d16y8 turbo info
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d16y8 turbo info
Yo wasssuuuppp i had plans 2 turbo my 97 civic but i want to know what steps i should take. Because i have 140k miles but honda has been doin work on my car i had all my belts changed, new pumps, tuned, valve adjusted. i want to turbo to get that extra boost. i want to turbo my car right what else should i do?
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Don't worry about it
RE: d16y8 turbo info
First thing, learn to spell. Second thing, learn proper grammar. Third thing, if you cant change some simple belts on your car, dont turbo it. Fourth thing, research. Fifth thing, make sure you have money to do it right. By the way, you can turbo a car with 140k miles. Get a compression test done. kthxbye
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From: Marquette, MI
RE: d16y8 turbo info
the related threads below everything has alot of answers. Just looking, it says "D16y8 turbo", "turbo on a d16y8, worh it?", "d16y7 turbo civic", "d16z6 turbo on d16y8", and "turbo d16y8 project". Read up 
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,442
From: Marquette, MI
RE: d16y8 turbo info
well heres alot of what you'll need, this might help too, this too. For a compression test, use this DIY, and if all the numbers are close, your engine should be in good shape. Just about 200 hp would be safe on your d16y8, but you could atleast get some new headstuds to avoid headlift, which happens under boost sometimes. ARP makes some and they seem to be pretty common. For tuning (which is the most important part of your turbo setup), you're going to need to convert back to OBD1 and have it tuned with Crome, Neptune, Uberdata, Hondata (which is a bit more in-depth), etc., or oyu can get a piggyback that wont be as good as an OBD1 tune, but might do the job too (Greddy Emanage, AEM makes one too, etc.), AEM also makes a standalone system called the EMS and it offers awesoem engine control, but its super expensive. Help a little more?