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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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I KNOW TURBOS RUN GREAT ON OUR VTEC'S BUT IS A TURBO A GOOD CHOICE FOR ME??

I DRIVE ALIL OVA 45 MILES A DAY, STOP IN GO TRAFFIC TOO...
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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Depends, if you push it too much then your reliability is going to drop. If you do mild boost I don't think it'd really too much of a problem.

I think supercharging would be a better option, however.
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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A turbocharged car can be just as reliable with a good tune. Ask Das Schmoo, he's running 8lbs on his gsr with ~140k miles as a daily driver.
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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Actually, I think he's running 10lbs now.
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 2legit2quit
Actually, I think he's running 10lbs now.
I am running 8 psi now, but after this weekend, I will be running 10 psi with my new boost controller.

If you do the research, have it installed properly, and tuned with proper fuel management, it will be plenty reliable.
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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my car is the mirror imagie of shmoo's car, and i run 8 psi daily, but i was also lucky enough to have my good buddy shmoo help me every step of the way with my car!!

And yes that boost controller is going to be nice!!!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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oh ok fellas thanks, boost controll, properly installed,tuned to proper fuel management i gotchaaa...

and about the superchargers, Iv starting to see a few RSX with the VORTECH supercharge units in a few of my recent magazines are they good?? no mattafact are superchargers good in general?? I seen that setup alot in American cars for many years now.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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supercharges IMO suck big balls, they seem not to work well with our motors, boost is the way to go, u have a lot more room to grow, and it complements the motor better then supercharging system
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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My buddy daily drives his talon at 20lbs.

Surprisingly, it's never given him a single problem.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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TURBO IT IS...

GREDDY, HKS?? what?? need a good turbow/ a good price. Impossible right??
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