B16a

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Blanco said:
Remember to pick the right turbo for your goal. Research should be the first phase of shopping, for anything. :)
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Like some asshat from California once said :D "You could just buy a bunch of parts that don't really relate to your build, throw them in there, and blow up your engine." Well, "he" didn't really say it like that at one time, but eh, he's said enough to have it compiled into that. haha :eek:

Research is your friend, my friend. Do lots of it and do it often. You may find that parts which you once thought were needed to make power and help you meet your goals are really unnecessary and a waste of money. Research first, ask questions, research more, ask again, make notes of what you want, ask again, look for better deals, ask once more, and then BUY! :D

I wish you the best of luck on your build. Please keep us updated.
 
Luis998 said:
Like some asshat from California once said :D "You could just buy a bunch of parts that don't really relate to your build, throw them in there, and blow up your engine." Well, "he" didn't really say it like that at one time, but eh, he's said enough to have it compiled into that. haha :eek:

Research is your friend, my friend. Do lots of it and do it often. You may find that parts which you once thought were needed to make power and help you meet your goals are really unnecessary and a waste of money. Research first, ask questions, research more, ask again, make notes of what you want, ask again, look for better deals, ask once more, and then BUY! :D

I wish you the best of luck on your build. Please keep us updated.
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Yea thx man i will definately try to keep an update. Found a T3 50 trim, relatively small turbo brandnew 300whp max.
 
Lee7pcNOOb said:
eBay Motors: Turbo Manifold Header B Civic Integra B16 B18 T3/T4 (item 230229344248 end time Mar-12-08 09:57:13 PDT)


woulld this be a good turbo manifold for 6 lb boost? 200-250 whp?
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No i wouldnt buy it. The relative design (ramhorn style) is good. But that's way too cheap brand new on ebay. That thing's gonna turn purple and crack most likely. Steer clear of XS Engineering and most ebay items. Find yourself a used manifold. since there's no moving parts or diminishing chemicals (like a cat), it's not going to hurt any. skimping now will give you lots of headaches down the road.
 
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thx man, used as in used name brand turbo manifold? wat about the "cast iron " turbo manifolds on ebay? ive heard good things about them?
 
YBLEGAL said:
No i wouldnt buy it. The relative design (ramhorn style) is good. But that's way too cheap brand new on ebay. That thing's gonna turn purple and crack most likely. Steer clear of XS Engineering and most ebay items. Find yourself a used manifold. since there's no moving parts or diminishing chemicals (like a cat), it's not going to hurt any. skimping now will give you lots of headaches down the road.
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where do you recomend looking beside ebay and craigslist?
 
not necessarily a name brand one, but not a known bad name brand one. i couldnt list every good brand, because I dont know all that there are.

idk, i just try to steer clear from ebay as much as possible unless they are posting part numbers for a legitiment product.

i would look around our parts for sale section, and similar sections on other honda forums, mainly honda-tech.com

here's a few sites anyway:
INLINEFOUR.COM - Mon.~Sat. 9:30am~6:30pm PST - 7242 Garden Grove Blvd. Westminster, Ca. 92683
Auto Accessories, Performance Car Parts, Import&Domestic @ Modacar Auto Accessories
http://kteller.biz
TrackSpeedRacing - Honda & Acura Drag Racing Performance Parts Specialists
Welcome To Slowboy Racing
 
Blanco said:
Let me repharse what he's saying. Use eBay to find outstanding deals on quality products but do not buy the cheap, generic shit that people sell on eBay. Ebay doesn't sell anything and they are not responsible for the crap that people do sell.

Anyone who discounts using classifieds and auctions to find good deals is spending more money than they have to. :)
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Yea i gotcha thats my fault for not researching enough lol, found a thread from another forum through goole that showed cracked ebay manifolds and turbo's that were glued back together per ebay. horrible lol....
also when people say the turbo has "zero shaft play" that means? foudn one on craigslist that basically brand new saying zero shaft play for 125 bux and the dude is comboing it with a blox manifold, log style. i heard ramhorn is better.

(this is starting to become forced induction) =)
 
deffinatly. do you know the blow off valve from the waste gate? the function and purpose of each? things of that nature...

i got a friend in college who just got an STi on a loan, and he doesnt know the difference, yet he thinks he wants to do certian things to it. so it's wouldnt be suprising

i'll give you a hint on shaft play. it has to do with worn bearings... ;)
 
Lee7pcNOOb said:
i have a 1997 ex, with a jdm b16a2 in it. i will check out the refernce section now. i was searching for turbos t3's t4's operating pressure 5~30 psi ebay for like 129 cheap..
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just a little fyi, if your engine code ends in a number, it isn't jdm. the b16a2 is a usdm motor. i would agree with others and suggest boost over n/a for a b16. good luck with your build
 
YBLEGAL said:
deffinatly. do you know the blow off valve from the waste gate? the function and purpose of each? things of that nature...

i got a friend in college who just got an STi on a loan, and he doesnt know the difference, yet he thinks he wants to do certian things to it. so it's wouldnt be suprising

i'll give you a hint on shaft play. it has to do with worn bearings... ;)
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Oh lol yea i definately did all my research.
Blow off value rids off all the backedup pressure in you pipe once your throttle bottle closes, like when you let off the gas and all that air has no where to go. triggered by vacumn


And wastegate is connected to your exhaust manifold or internal, and it regulates how much lbs of pressure is flowing into you charger pipe. (by spring)


Thats why i was asking if i can get any small turbo (like a 50 trim) or whatever and regular the amount of boost with a wastgate like6 lb wastegate. Meaning that a wastegate with a 6lb spring would regulate ~around 6lbs of pressure is enting the charger pipe.
on the topics of small turbo---
Smaller diameter piping reacts faster than wider piping because of the volume depending on turbo size.
what i mean by react is when the wanted psi inside of the piping is reached. But since the piping is smaller you will get the wanted pressure but the volume of the airflowing into your throttle body will be less that that of a larger pipe.
I would also assume that the smaller the piping the less lag you would have before you feel your boost or change in acceleration, due to the fact it would take less time to charge a smaller pipe to a certain pressure


correct me if this idea doesnt make any sense.
 
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a_white51 said:
just a little fyi, if your engine code ends in a number, it isn't jdm. the b16a2 is a usdm motor. i would agree with others and suggest boost over n/a for a b16. good luck with your build
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yea i know it says b16a
but its an OBD2a
it would be classified as gen.
i raced my friends si that was stock and my motor is stock with just intake and i pulled on him really hard and was ahead the whole time
b16a2 usdm 160 hp
i have no modification to my motor, p2t ecu obd2a (usdm)p2tobd2b
they asshole didnt snd me any paper work for my motor like he said he would.
maybe i lucked out and got the 10:2:1 170 hp motor. but its not obd1 .......who knows and who cares it drives lol
 
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Blanco said:
I'm trying to tell you that that turbo is too big for you goals. You need a smaller one.
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my bad blanco lol, TD04 shoudl do me, for some reason they are all over the web for average of 50 bux =/ suspicious
 
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Hex said:
Like these guys say, a little boost goes a long way. even 30 hp is very noticable.
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Indeed it is. I felt like I was almost driving a freakin' Ferrari when I swapped out my D15b7 for a D16Z6. haha Sad but true.
 
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