Originally Posted by preludedriver99
I just got done building a 7000 dollar motor on my 99 sh I think I know what I'm doing. Don't believe me go to superhonda.com. Block was sleeved and built by Golden Eagle. Full stage 2 port and polish with full crower valvetrain and cams. I'm running Je 11.5 to 1 forged pistons and forged eagle rods. I'd never myself turbo a high compression motor just for the simple fact that your boost levels must remain low because of detonation. Your telling me you could easily put 25 to 30 psi of boost on that kind of compression you my friend are an idiot! Don't tell me I don't know what I'm doing. Golden Eagle warranties their blocks to 60 psi on sleeve cracking and sinking for 1 year. I'd guarantee if I put 25 psi to anything over 11 to 1 compression it's blowing up no matter what engine management you've got.
Actually, no, that's not what I said. I said you would have to do more reinforcement work to handle the higher compression ratio. Yes, the chance of detonation does increase, which is why you must build the engine correct. You seem to be missing the point of my post though. I agreed that blowing the motor is more likely to happen (if not properly built), I was saying that turboing a JDM is a great idea because higher compression will ALWAYS yield more power than a lower compression engine. I run 30 pounds of boost on my MR2 with 11:1 compression and it's going strong.. no signs of slowing down. Go ahead and put 30 pounds into a lower compression engine of the same type, and I'll run him all day long.
Matt