I have a 95 honda civic with 1.5L 8 valve. I was gonna put a Garrett T3 turbo on it. What's involved in the installation, and what do i need besides the turbo? Is it a good turbo, and will it take me a good distance from 70 hp? An engine swap is not an option. My goal is to get 150hp out of a D15B8 engine. And i am determined to do it. The only problem i forsee, is i need some more money. I only have $3000. Thanks for the feed back.

 

I know you don't want to hear it... but you've got $3000, plenty enough for an engine swap to a b series engine with the HP your looking for. And it will be more reliable.

$300 on a D15 is crazy or stupid, depending how you look at it.:tfg: :slap:

 

go to www.importparts.com and get the Drag III kit. T3's are okay, they're just so small that they kind of suck in the higher rev range.

 

Swap might be happyer

 

why is engine swap not an option for you?

 

you want to put a turbo on a 8v 70hp CX engine?

I will personally shoot you if you do it and have $3000 to spend.:fawk:

at least get a d16z6 or something if your set on getting a turbo. You can rebuild the d16z6 and get an intercooled T3 setup for $3000.:thumbup:

Or you can just get a b18c1 swap for about $300 more.

 

hmmm 8 valve D15...


turbocharging the CX engine?....



you might be better off swapping a cheap D16 and turbocharging that.

 

I got a b16a2 w/170hp stock (no now though) w/ a factory LSD and shipped to my door step for $2925 (this motor stock will waste that 8v 1.5 w/ turbo). And also you have to think about installation costs of the turbo. I have spent a few grand on extra motor parts and I hit 151 mph and it was still pulling (some a** hole pulled out infront of me) on 95 last friday and smoked my neighbor who has an 88 s-10 pickup with a 350ci v-8 on a 100-hp shot of NOS, and can take those mustang gt's w/o too much difficulty.

 

there is no way your going to get 150whp with that...a turboed d16 pushes somewhere around 140 at the wheels.

 

d16 turbo with 140whp, yea, at like 4/5psi