Originally Posted by 1995civicex
I just want to confirm some info about turbo set ups. The only reason I am planning on using a thicker head gasket was to lower my hp without the turbo, so when I put the turbo on it will create about the same amount if not more tq than hp. Is this true or is it a waste of money to put a thicker head gasket on my motor.
Don't waste your money on a thicker head gasket.
You'll almost never get more tq then hp out of a honda motor, they are small displacement engines so tq is usually going to be lower then hp.
On the plus side, d-series motors make great tq compared to their larger b-series brothers. I've seen d16's make 50whp less then my b16a did and make about 10ftlbs of tq more then my b16a (same engine)...It's not hard to get a d16 to make about 220whp and close to if not more then 200ft lbs of tq.