I have a 2000 Integra GS-R with about 57K miles. I'm toying with the idea of a turbo kit. It's my daily driver so it has to be reliable.

I'm looking at kits such as the Greddy and they seem to be bolt on a go kits. Is this really the case or is there a lot fine tuning that needs to happen? I'm pretty mechanically inclined and it looks like I can install it in a couple of days by looking at the greddy website. Is this reasonable or will it turn into a can of worms???

Thanks,

Scott

 

The Greddy turbo kit is about the closest thing to "bolt-on" that a turbo kit will get. The Greddy ones come with the piggy-back ECU that will make sure your fuel curve is right, and all the tubing is pre-fit as long as the kit is going on to the car it's made to fit. For example, if you're putting the 92-95 civic kit onto a CRX, you're gonna have to customize some of the tubing to make it all work.

There is additional tuning that will benefit a turbo, though. Dyno tuning and all that. So, i guess the answer is, nothing is ever "bolt-on" when it comes to forced induction. But, with a Greddy kit the parts are fit well enough and the boost is mild enough that you could bolt the kit on and drive without problems.