Originally posted by crucial Si
ummm.... a sohc turbo will beat a hybrid....
the apex kit is like $1400 on gbc....all you need is a couple minor parts and a FMIC which you can pick up anywhere and get pipes made...or you can get the FMIC from apex but i think its expenisive..anyone know?
OK, it will beat a hybrid. Sounds reasonable.
But let's look at it from another angle.
You drop a B-series. with I/H/E choosen with a turbo upgrade in mind.
You LEARN DOHC tuning, you cut your teeth on a real engine, you get to know it, love it:naughty:.
You learn to DRIVE:driving: it. (I'm not disparaging, just saying, maybe this HP, is a good "teething" car).
(maybe you grow out of the need to blow the doors off of everything on 2+ wheels, and find bombing back-roads is a truer test of skill:screwy: )
So when/if you decide to drop the turbo in
1)You know the engine inside and out, this will help with install/maintenance of the engine.
2)You're ready for a performance boosts, cause you have some wheel experience.
(I'm not sure the turbo tuning considerations with vtec SOHC/DOHC, I'm kinda noob there
)
Did I bring up any good points?
:dunno:
And now to save this post from being totally off-thread-topic
jkan2001 has a SOHC TURBO setup, and he doesn't seem to be completely full of shit. (only about 30%) Heheheh, just kidding (25%)
Also I came across this link:
turbod16.no-ip.com that deals solely in your question. :thumbup:
Jeez, I need a turbo timer to let that long winded ass post wind down
-PHiZ