I'm about to place an order with HRC. I just want some extra performance, so I'm only going with a stage 1 HRC turbo kit. But, I have stock internals. I plan on using it mainly for extra low-end performance and don't plan on taking it to the track or anything. I just wanna spank some Hondas on the street heh heh! Is my engine going to be able to handle this? Hope I can get some feedback, thanks!

first off, what condition is your engine in right now? Do a compression test see where your at. Everthing look good? Install the kit, keep it at 5psi and enjoy the ride:D

P.S. you'll get to a track sooner or later, the curiosity of what your running is gonna get the better of you:)



chris

LAST EDITED ON 07-Sep-01 AT 09:11 PM (PST)

DSM1,

Got the car with 30,000 miles and it now has 53,000. But I have used nothing but Castrol Syntec, and premium gas, and I use engine cleaner every few months. I would sure hope that this has kept my engine in great shape.
By the way, do you really notice a difference with a ported throttle body?
Thanks!
P.S. Your ride is pretty damn sweet

I don't think you should be using premium gas. Our cars are ment to be ran on just regular, as we run pretty rich as it is. But I'm no expert. Maybe someone can clarrify this issue.

running premium gas will not do any harm or get the car running rich. octane rating is a measurement for the resistance to detonation, not the amount of gas thats packed in. but I dont think it'll do you anygood since our stock engines wont take advantage of the premium gas...sorry if this sounded like a lecture

In the name of longevity you still want an intercooler somewhere down the line. The cooler charge of an intercooled system is a safety feature as well as a perfomance feature.


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I'm with you on that one. Get an intercooler and run 6psi boost. I've been doing this for a year and my engine is still in perfect shape...no leaks, no blow by, perfect compression. I've never been to the track...I just love jetting around town/interstate. Watching honda guys drool over the intercooler will never get old.


Corbin
'95 ESI-T
HRC + FMIC

rsjourney,
thanks for telling me that, i'll save hella $ not using premium until i get a turbo!

wouldn't a turbo not help your low end power?? i thought turbos helped top end power . even at stage 1 it would kick in at just over 3 g's to give that mid range to high end torque

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yeah people drooling over an IC will never get old, hell ive got one on my car and it isnt even turboed yet, HAHAH!!! whew...anyway, i line up next to this shitvic leavin work tonight, i look at him on the left and he and his gay friend look back and stare, my friend in the accord VTEC (I,H,E) pulls up behind me. as the light turns, i rev to a good deep exhaust level (4K) and so does my friend, we take off and run dead even all the way to about 110mph before my balls start to shrink and we slow down, i was freaking. we pull over later and he says i shoulda seen the look on the riceboy and his life-partners faces as we took off. he no doubt noticed my performance hindering, weight adding, interFOOLA! oh yeah baby! (the hahn comes in next week)

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