i have been reading through forums and heard so much random blah blah blah ****. lol gets old. everything i have heard from this site has been true thus far. so i came here to ask, what should i do in turboing my ls motor? how much boost can it hold on stock internals and still be a safe and great daily driver. if i were to build it up what should i do? is it best to keep it low compressed or throw a gsr vtec head on it? thanks.

 

my opinion is dont use turbocharger for daily driver. bad gas millage if it is use for daily driver. different case if you install turbocharge for race.

 

Ummm are you serious or just that stupid? There are countless people having boosted dailys. Seriously please dont waste the original poster's time. OP, you can boost it, and even if you want put a gsr head (id prefer a b16 head myself) on and boost it but be careful with the internals, because an ls is meant to rev as high as a vtec head

 

what he said ^. Hes got a turbo daily driver

 

actually turbocharger helps with better gas mileage

 

<3 no homo

 

if and ONLY if you stay outta boost. If you don't put them bigger injectors to use by slamming on the throttle all the time, then yes, it does slightly increase it, but all that goes out the door once you hit boost

i have a boosted DD too! It is definitely frustrating without having a beater when something goes wrong, but it's VERY doable if you do it right

 

so in boosting my ls i choose to go non vtec i hear its more reliable. what all do i need to do to keep it giong and last me a long time possibly couple years and say if i wanted to take a trip somewhere. what should be done. reliable boosted reliable and quick dd [: thanks doods

 

There's an turbo LS right down the street running just fine, you'll want the low compression for turbo. Just make sure you keep up with the oil changes often, and drive it like you have a brain and you should be ok. Don't forget your turbo timer....

 

don't be lazy... get the engine built before a turbo... or you will end up getting the engine built after the turbo hahahahaha don't be cheap and lazy