I was wondering what people thought or had any suggestions about which turbo kit i should buy. i was looking at the rev hard stage 2 kit and the greddy kit.....if anyone has either of these please leave me some comments on what you think of them..

 

Assuming your car is a '96-'99, the GReddy kit will essentially bolt up and run no problems. The RevHard kit can be bolted on as well but to get it running smoothly you need to add a few more things. However it also has the potential to make more power and has less redundant parts if you decide to start upgrading things.

Which one you choose has to do with how much tuning you want to do and how much upgrading you would like to do of the kit in the future.

 

You could always piece the kit together. That way you'll get exactly what you want. That's what I did.

 

You can bolt on the RH kit and it will run as smooth as the Greddy kit. The difference really is in the installation. The Greddy kit will be ridiciulously bolt-on, while the RH kit may require you to shave the block a bit, work with the piping, etc. Nothing too ridiculous though. The only thing the RH kit IS missing is an intake, but thats a couple bends and a filter, no sweat.

I say go RH or Drag. I wouldnt bother with the Greddy kit personally unless you KNOW you wont be upgrading anything in the future, and absolutely cannot handle a mild installation yourself.

 

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Also if you don't care about legality :happysad:

 

I always liked the Greddy kit; it was an easy install. How much psi you wanna run? Think about it, without upgrading internals, you can't run high boost anyhow, so why not get the Greddy kit and run it reliably at 10psi. The stock con rods are good to about 200hp and those crank bearing won't last nearly as long. I know people say other wise, but I seen too many GSR's overboosted and not well tuned blowing up like F**kin SH1t.

 

Because 10PSI isnt 10PSI. The turbo in the greddy kit and the hybrid turbos in Drag, RH, etc kits are completely different. 10PSI out of a Greddy kit will typically put out about as much as 7PSI from a Drag. The two kits are completely different.


Absolutely wrong.

And you think this has something to do with the kit? Or the motor? It has to do with your own statement...not well tuned. Why spend the money on doing all this only to do it half-ass?

The advantages to the Greddy kit are:
1) Easy to install (wah wah!)
2) Quick spooling (anyone who has driven with both kits will tell you...not a big deal, lag isnt really noticeable)
3) SMOG legal (cant beat that. But if you get an IC kiss it goodbye)

 

I see people reccomending to use stock honda bearings on fully built motors. I don't think they would of got that reputation from being weak. Think about it, when was the last time you heard about a stock highmilage honda spin a bearing?

It is my opinion that a properly tuned fmu with safc setup will last longer than the a blue box setup.

If you want to get the greddy kit because of smog or anything else, ditch the blue box and get a fmu + afc + 310s at the least. If you can afford a better fuel management, go for it.