my civic Si is my regular driver car, and i was wondering if or when i turbo it will i notice better gas milage when i drive it easy or on the interstate?

next question: any specific turbos to look for or not to look for ?
with all the right tools what is average instilation time on this job?

sorry if these questions are silly, but serching this forum with so so so many threads it is had to pin point a specific thread talking about what i need answers to.

thanks for your time

 

Well yeah you will.

I would get a greddy kit.

Don't know the timing.

And goodluck!

 

more power means less fuel economy. (depends on the tuning though)
I'd bet when not in the boost you should run close to or just a touch worse than you do now.
when in boost, fuel milage is going to be in the toilet.

 

What Relic1 said. You won't get better fuel economy unless you lower your compression and tune accordingly. Still then, it's a crapshoot. Fortunately you won't use that much more gas unless you just can't keep your foot out of it. Most people don't want to keep their foot out of it. I wouldn't. Not after all the work.

If you don't buy a turbo kit, installation will take as long as whatever you set yourself up for. I'd go with a kit unless you're replacing your internals.

 

do i need to worry about the stock 5-speed in the car with that much power going to the weels?

 

stronger clutch is usually the best way to go. other than that.. u'll be fine!

 

with only a greddy turbo and intercooler on a SI like mine what diff in time will i notice in the 0-60 and 1/4 mile? running a average boost

 

You won't be dusting Subaru's, but you'll be blowing every other stock civic away, that's for sure. You'll figure it out once you get it. :thumbup:

There are too many variables to tell you in numbers, but YOU'LL KNOW when you feel it.

 

if it were my car i would build my own kit. more power can usually be found that way and you learn alot more and i would convert it to OBD1 to run uberdata.