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Old 02-13-2006, 05:06 AM
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I have a 1.5 dual carb civic jus fitted new engine with only 40k on the clock.My problem is that its to slow need to beef it up apart from an induction kit and an exhaust system wat can i do to the engine?.can you put a turbo in a dual carb?please help need some power........
 
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I don't know what can/will work with your car, but here's so mod's you could think about/research....

intake, header, pully kit, super charger, turbo charger, n2, upgrade the internals, what new engine do you have?

If you really want power, and money isn't an issue, a K20 series motor, beefed up, and turbo-chargered will be all the power you'll ever need
 
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:57 AM
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carbs are tricky to turbo. normal carbs need to be in a sealed pressureized box when they are turboed, because of the float bowl and how a carb actually works. some carbs are made to run with a turbo setup like delortoes. these can be blown through turboed, just connect a turbo pipe to it and it will work, but then you need to jet it properly and tune them, which can be a real pain with dual carbs.
 
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Old 02-13-2006, 02:07 PM
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I would do a dpfi to mpfi conversion and use a z6 head, intake manifold, and ecu. The problem with the DPFI setup is they only use 2 injectors and it is impossable to get enough fuel out of them to supply even the smallest boost project
 
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:11 PM
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Thanks for the info guys but im still no wiser...So wat i need to know is can i get a turbo kit to fit directly to my engine?and where can ya gat them from.
And can i change my head to one from a 1.6vetec and is it a straight forward swap?
 
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:39 PM
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I would do a dpfi to mpfi conversion and use a z6 head, intake manifold, and ecu. The problem with the DPFI setup is they only use 2 injectors and it is impossable to get enough fuel out of them to supply even the smallest boost project
unless you use like 650cc lol
 
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Old 02-14-2006, 10:57 AM
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I just read the mini me thread i really wanna change my dual carb head to a vetec head,But can anyone tell me will it be a direct fit and how much of power gain will i get
 
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Old 02-14-2006, 08:09 PM
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Can someone please help?And does anyone know the number for my engine its a 1.5 dual carb......
 
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Old 02-15-2006, 02:22 AM
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What year is it?
 
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Old 02-15-2006, 07:42 AM
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its 1994 can you help?
 


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