So just bought a 96 civic dx, and to surpise it was slow as hell in comparison to my old prelude I had. so i was thinking about installing a turbo kit on it but I dont know the frist thing about it. cost, parts, instialtion nothing! so I found a ad on ebay for a turbo kit, i want to know if this is everythinga that need or do i need more? and if possiable a recommendation on some one who can install it in San Diego? PLEASE HELP ME OUT!

here is the like for the kit:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=150398150206

any info will help

 

Ebay kits are trash. I feel like I have answered this question about 5 times within the past 2 days. Please search. We have a thread that is titled "everything you need/want/or could want for your turbo kit"

 

is thee any other way i can increase the speed of my car without installing a turbo?

 

Nitrous or Supercharger. Nitrous will only give you the power when you press the button and once the bottle is done, you can't go fast until you re-fill. I am not a fan of nitrous. Superchargers will not net you a HUGE gain, but it will definitely make the car fun to DD.

Or.....Some crazy all out NA build in addition to gutting everything... with a little nitrous.

To get any decent amount of power, you will need the car tuned. If you thought it was expensive so far.. this is another monster you will have to tackle.

 

i was hoping 500-1000. my original plan was:
cold air intake
cat-back
headers
chip

but I saw thar turbo on ebay and got excited and i dont know much about superchargers or nos

 

My SC kit was $600 and that's cheap. Usually the Jackson Racing kits for d series go for $800-$1000. Then, you have to buy something to tune it with (between $200-$500), and then get it tuned (~$300-$400).

You'll probably want a bigger fuel pump is you boost ($100), bigger injectors ($200), exhaust kit (~$300-$400).

Also, you mention a "chip". You cannot your OBD2 ECU..you would need an OBD2a-OBD1 harness, buy an OBD1 ecu (like a p28) ($100), then get it chipped (No idea how much this costs... I bought my P28 ecu already chipped)

Nitrous, you can do cheap. However, you will need a tune for it I would assume.

With $1000, I would suggest to either save up more, or get some suspension pieces and drop the car.

 

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