i dont think there is to many people that would argue that... a N/A motor is more reliable because its less that can go wrong. nothing wrong with a turbo on a DD vehicle if you have thought about every possible weak link and dealt with them. and also keep an eye on the gauges.

i myself would love to have the power from a turbo but dont have that much $$$$ for the reliable setup. so im keeping mine NA.

 

I have looked into LS/V a lot, and from what I have read on many sites from many people who have done it the right way, the motor would need a slight rebuild every 40k miles. While thats only about every 3 years for me, its still something to consider. And the cost of LS/V. People seem to think you buy the head spend a couple hundred on the LS/V conversion and your done...there is much more to it. And if I did do it, id want to build the head and get a nice tune. $$$

 

I feel ls turbo would be nice. Ya ls/v seems like alot of work for not that big of a payoff :/

 

My thoughts exactly. A nice torquey LS turbo is my future plan. After I finish working out the little kinks from the swap, Im going to start piecing the kit together.

 

Hell ya dude. Thats exactly my plan in the distant future. Are you going to build the bottom end first? or just go with low boost?

 

Low boost. The LS is already low compression so it will handle boost well. I know 2 people with 300hp tunes running around my area with LS swaps and have been fine for about a year now. One guy even ran a 380 tune for about 6 months on a stock LS bottom. I do plan on building the head though. I plan on shooting for around 275hp.

 

Ya but isn't this your dd? I wouldn't dd a 300hp civic. I wouldn't even dd my ls ef cause the clutch is a bitch.

 

Its my DD, but within the next year or two Ill have no problem buying a daily beater. Plus once I take my journeymans test, my company will give me a take home truck. Whats up with the clutch that keeps you from DD your LS EF? I have a stage 3 in mine and it feels fine. Its a cable trans with the conversion bracket.

 

My friends girlfriend has a D40 and took a few pics yesterday of our cars. Thought Id share...




The popo coming to kick us out.


My friends SVT Focus.

 

Tinted my tail lights I picked up at pull-a-part the other day and put them on. Also got some Pioneer 6.5" speakers for the doors. They took a little dremel magic to get to fit right, but they sound great.






Where she sleeps.