a good rachet set is all you really need. ps im 16 too.

by the way, the k20 in an EK is a suicide mission unless you really know what you're doing. it involves custom fabbing and lots of money that most people dont have, along with a very good knowlage of both your car and the engine you're swapping in.

 

How about is there an engine that I can swap then turbo without doing any internal work and getting around 200hp?

 

Any D16 and some D15s.

 

well i have a d16y8 now, how much psi would i need to get around 200? would it be safe on 150k miles? OR, at that mileage, what would the highest psi I could run safely?

 

an H22 with bolt ons should put you around 195-200 to the wheels.

 

Yea I think i might go with the h22a with bolt ons

 

good choice. honda tuning did a project a while back, and with I/H/E, crower stage 2 cams, and AEM cam gears they were sitting on about 193 at the wheels.

 

are cam gears something you could do yourself if u know little about engines? Like I could do intake and headers but thats about it.

 

eh, just research a little and you'll find you can do it.

you could also buy some stored issues of HT. i know they keep copies of every issue to sell if someone wants a specific article from a past magazine. i'll try to figure out which issue the H22 build was in.

 

Now I think I'm leaning towards turboing my current engine at low psi. What would the worst thing that a turbo could do to my engine and about how much would it cost to fix it including an estimated labor?