Hey guys, I'm still new to this site and to honda engines.

I was thinking about adding a turbo to my engine but was advised by my mechanic that it wouldn't be a good idea because it's a sohc. He said if I wanted to add a turbo then I should swap to a dohc engine.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Has anybody added a turbo to a sohc?

I have a 96 Civic EX coupe, manual with no mods.

Thanks!

 

your mechanic is dumb. It's perfectly acceptable. Boosting a SOHC can be damn quick, and still reliable with the right parts and a good tune. Do some searching around this site and you should find plenty of info about "boosting a D series"


Good luck, you've got a LOT of worthwhile reading ahead of you

 

lol! I'll be sure to let my mechanic know. lol!

Thanks! And I'll let my fingers do the walking around here.

 

chances are, you will wind up with a more reliable setup SOHC, because the three or four grand that would have gone to the swap can now be used to build the engine...