3k including the motor/trans?? or are you saying use the d16z6 motor? I am not familiar with that one. Also keep in mind my DIY abilities stop not too far from doing oil changes. Dont have the knowledge or the tools.

So you would stick away from those 2 though? theres nothing else for sale anywhere near here (portland OR)

 

If you don't know what you are doing then how do you expect to maintain the car? Owning a non-factory turbo'd car requires some knowledge, not just installing it.

 

You know.. thats a very good point. What kind of maintenance would i be getting myself into? Keep in mind I am not going to be "racing" it. I just want the power to be there when i want it. the other 95% of the time its driven as a daily driver.

 

Regular maintenance wouldn't be much different besides changing spark plugs and oil more often, but if something went wrong you'd need to know how to fix it, or have a friend who can. You also need to learn to read the boost gauge so you know how to watch for boost spikes or any sort of abnormal activity. You'll have to invest in a turbo timer or make sure that you let the engine idle a little before shutting it off. Little quirks of owning a turbocharged vehicle. If you have a friend or a mechanic who can fix that kind of stuff even though it's not factory installed then don't worry about it. If you have high quality parts though and they are installed correctly then you shouldn't have much to worry about. I guess what I want to say is that you just have to "get to know" your car. It won't be too hard to learn though, don't be turned away from it from what i've said.

 

That doesn't sound like too much of a problem. I dont think i would be able to afford anywhere close to starting from scratch and building one. Since I would have to pay a shop to do the swap and everything. Or buy a shell...dont want to deal with that though.

So my option are kinda between those 2 if I want to get a turbo civic. The first ones stats i posted i did drive and it felt 100%. I guess that doesnt have anything to do with the quality of parts though. yeah they work now...but

SO would you just stay away from those all together? I know probably hard to say without seeing/driving

 

I would check with the seller and ask them to provide brand names of all of the parts listed. If we find out it's a generic turbo or something like that then I would stay away.

OR, you could just replace those no-name parts with good ones and then get another tune, which actually seems the way to go... unless something hard to get to like the clutch is a crap brand. If the clutch is a no-name you could just run it though and if you have problems replace it later... it's not like you're going to suffer other damage if the clutch goes bad.

 

What happens if the turbo breaks/goes out/blows up .... whatever it is they do

 

If the seals go bad, it will leak and/or burn oil. Other stuff can happen too, not really sure

 

I checked a local place for tuning. It costs that much just to get it going?


All tuning is done on our in ground Dynojet 224xlc chassis dyno.
Specializing in:

* AEM (Factory Trained)
* HKS Vpro (Authorized dealer)
* MoTeC (Authorized dealer)
* Hondata (Authorized dealer)
* Crome
* PRO EFI
* FAST XFI (Authorized dealer)
* EFI LIVE
* More....

Tuning prices:

* FULL EMS tune (standalone) - $900
* Hourly - $200

Honda/Acura using Hondata or Crome:

* All Motor - $250
* Turbo - $450

 

The $450 one at the end is the figure you'd be looking at