StreetRacingCRX

I already bought a greddy turbo kit as you probabally know already, but I want to know if I should sell my turbo to get a mini me swap or just keep the turbo and turbo my car. How much of a difference will a mini me swap make? will it even come close to a turbo?

mistacee

I question if you have any clue as to what you are doing and why you would even pose this question.No contest,turbo would yield higher hp.With a mini me all you are doing it mating a vtec head to a non vtec bottom end.SO for example a d16y8 head(96-00 Civic Ex,vtec) to a d16a6 bottom end(88-91 Civic/Crx Si,non vtec).But with a turbo you are looking at more maintanence/one more thing to go wrong on the car.
With a mini me swap you are looking at a about 130hp @ the crank.A turbo obvisously will put you above that depending on type and how many psi's you run it at.

Provocateur

Boost & VTEC > Boost > VTEC

Just turbo it. Way more fun and power than a mini me conversion.

StreetRacingCRX

I already have the turbo, the problem is that it cost a lot of money to install compared to if I sold it and did a mini me swap.

Kai

A "Mini-me" won't compair to a turbo.

That said, I have a spare Y8 head if you need one.

StreetRacingCRX

I am doing one or the other, if the mini me swap wont do much then I just stick to turbo

Provocateur

It won't do much and you don't have the parts. You have the turbo, which will give you way more power, so I am failing to see the dilemma here.

StreetRacingCRX

I just want to save money were I can

daveb91

From another post it would be nice to know the exact motor you have.

mistacee

:werd:
Is it actually stamped d16a6?
I didn't think that there was a JDM d16a6,wouldn't that make it a USDM motor?
Aren't the d16's here the stamped Zc over there??
What i am saying is there is no JDM motor stamped d16,they are Zc's?
The only true JDM stamped d motor is the d15b,correct?

D15A Honda Civic DX 1988-1991
D15A1 Honda CRX DX 1988-1991
D15A2 Honda CRX HF (Carbed) 1984-1987
D15B2 Honda Civic DX/LX 1988-1991
D15B6 Honda Civic HF/CRX HF 1988-1989
D15B6 Honda Civic HF/CRX HF 1990-1991
D15B7 Honda Civic DX/LX 1992-1995
D15B8 Honda Civic CX 1992-1995
D15Y7 Honda Civic DX/LX/CX 1996-2000
D15Z Honda Civic HF 1996-2000
D15Z1 Honda Civic VX 1992-1995
D16A1 Acura Integra 1986-1987
D16A3 Acura Integra 1988-1989
D16A3 Acura Integra 1988-1989
D16A6 Honda Civic Si/CRX Si 1988-1991
D16A6 Honda Civic EX 1990-1991
D16A8/9 Acura Integra 1988-1989
D16Y8 Honda Civic EX 1996-2000
D16Z6 Honda Civic EX/Si /Del Sol Si 1992-1995

ZC Honda CRX (JDM) 1990-1993
ZC Honda CRX Si16/1.6i (JDM) 1989-1992
ZC Honda CRX Si (JDM) 1985-1987
ZC Acura Integra (JDM) 1990-1993
ZC Acura Integra (JDM) 1986-1989
ZC Honda Civic Si (JDM) 1986-1987
ZC Honda Civic Si (JDM) 1988-1991

After some searching i am calling BULLSHIT on your so called JDM d16.