im finaly gonna throw on my turbo in my civic 00. stock internals for now, im thinking of only around 7-9 psi to start off what do u guys think. oh any1 know were i can go to get an ecu upgrade and can any1 tell me how i could possibly mount my small intercooler.

 

There's no way to know what 7-9 psi could do without knowingwhich turbo you are using. Psi means different things on different turbos. The amount of horsepower you put out is the important thing. Also, what engine do you have in your car? That can make a difference too.

 

probably has the d16y8

 

yes it is a d16y8 and as for the turbo i have no clue what it is. it was a hand me down from a buddy that decided to sell his focus.back to the turbo, i see A/R .50, t3/t4, on it and m12.

 

not to be an a** or anything, but if you need to know how to mount your intercooler, you probably shouldn't be trying to boost yet.

But for the ecu, you could do an obdI conversion and get a p28 (d16z6 engine) ecu, which can be chipped

 

one word for you (or three ): RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

 

Yea this is not the project for you buddy.
Not yet at least.
You need to learn about what you are messing with before you start just 'playing around' with it.
GO do some research
And I don't just mean read the forum up and down.
Go get some books, compare products, learn how a turbo works and why it works the way it does!!!!

 

yup, ima research more then and in a way im kinda glad i didnt rush into to it. as i was driving my car today my enginge started making a sound i hear old pickup trucks do when they speed up. a light ticking noise. i think i am just gonna drop it off at a mech and have him look at it. any clues on what it might be?

 

When does it happen? When you accelerate, brake? High speeds, low, all the time?
Does it happen when the ac is on, off, both? Tell us more.

 

when i accelerate. also when i let off the pedal there's a light metal noise outta the engine near the bottom. when i useto skate my wheel bearings made the same noise when they popd or were missing ball bearings. i have also checkd for any codes and i got 2 long flashes ans 3 quick flashes outta the check light. knock sensor malfunction is what i understood from the auto zone employees