Turbo BS Thread

Soon to be VERY exciting! Makes me want to swap cams out ASAP!

 

Who's doing the tuning? You knocking it out, or taking it somewhere?

 

Well, next big hurdle, is getting my truck out here lol

Then i'll probably steal(cough), or utilize @05Taco4x4 map and build off of that on my own. Just street tune stuff to learn. I have to do some serious local searching for a good dyno.

Anyone know of anyone good around the western KY area?

 

Hmm. Sounds fun. Lol

 

Bet if you look North into Indiana there probably some good shops.

 

Turbo kit instructions unclear; ended up with a 2019 Civic Si.



My access cab has no rear seats (utility package) and I was looking for an addition to the stable that's a little more... sedan-like and fuel efficient. Turns out the Civic Si checks all sorts of boxes- only available with a 6MT, turbocharged (20 PSI from the factory!! ) and it's got all sorts of cool tech on it like adaptive suspension. Really darn good value for a ~25K MSRP and it gets 38 MPG on the highway. So I figured I would sate my turbo craving this way.

In the meantime at least.

 

Nice! I love the Type R with the turbo but I was a bit disapointed the SI used a turbo 1.5L. IMHO, the SI should have stayed N/A with a high rev 1.8 or 2.0L engine.

 

If my car dies that will probably be my next dd. Already looks like there is a bunch of aftermarket if you want to go down that rabbit hole.

 

I think i am going to use Freedom Racing Engines to dyno theyre out of indiana

 

I feel like a detuned 2.0T related to the Type R would have been cooler than an up-tuned 1.5T from the EX-T trim, and I do understand that traditionally "Honda" and "8K Redline" go hand in hand...

That said, the way this thing's powerband hits is... damn impressive. 192 foot pounds from 2100 all the way to 5000 RPM! It gives me that same instantaneous spool giggles that my modded Mk4 VW GTI from years gone by did, only now it has an LSD so no torque steer.

And apparently this little 1.5 is quite strong, people have been beating the piss out of them at power levels exceeding 300 HP with no windowed blocks so far... supposedly 400 is the stock internals limit but I have no intention of testing that...

Oh yes there is... which is awesome. Honestly though the state of tune it ships factory is pretty darn agressive and to my mind, what would really make it shine is some beefy "supporting mods" (Bigger IC, heat wrap, silicon boost hoses, and so on) and I do plan on doing some of that.

 

Christmas in May

 

Whooooooooohoooooooo! Man am I excited for you!

 

So, @MrCrowntown . Have it in, tuned, and here by this weekend's Coffee and Cars?

 

I missed it, what is in the crate?

 

Its the turbo spooler.

 

I figured that much, but curious what the specs are.

 

I want to say, but I also don't want to take that away from him.

 

I assume it was posted previously somewhere, but I got tired of clicking the little back arrow.