Was going to get a crvtec swap but i'm thinking of just getting a turbo kit formy d16y8. I'm aiming for about 225-250 whp. I know that the edelbrock kit makes 176 whp running at 7 psi on stock internals. I want to get that kit and run a little more boost (rebuilt internals ofcourse). Do you guys think i can squeeze out 225-250 whp out of a d16y8 or is that too ambitious. Just a question...

 

finely tuned, the d16 can hold a lot...but again, its all on how you care for it and tune it.

 

so it's not unrealistic over a period of time with a moderate budget. good!

 

you might wanna talk to jkan2001. He hangs out here and the race forum. He's got a d16 turbo'd, not in the 200's, but I'm sure he could provide some useful input. I don't know specifics so I may be off, but its worth a shot.

 

If u build the motor from the bottom up, turbo, and run it off the bottle its possible.

 

the new Greddy 19t turbo kit is supposedly good for 300 whp.

 

I got 225@psi on my d16z6 on a stock motor...mind you I blew the motor, but its possible.

BTW, I was running a Greddy kit

 

I've seen a D16Y8 put out over 500 whp.. fully built of course.

 

If you plan on going any higher than 8lbs, I would STRONGLY recoomend getting ARP head studs. I was having problems with my head lifting at 8lbs with stock head bolts. With aftermarket rods, pistons, head studs, and a few other goodies, you should be able to run 12lbs no problem and have it reliable with some tuning.

 

my work dyno tuned a d16 at 237 whp. it is possible.