turbo ques

[Guest]

Hey sup <P>If i decide to keep my factory 1.6L sohc and i rebuild it is it as good as new? If i rebuild it whats the max boost i can run..is a turbo worth it.. good gains? Also as a daily driver can this engine hack it? tranny?<P>cheers

[boostedmx]

as a daily driver i wouldnt exceed 9 psi of boost. the tranny and engine internals will handle that easily. the clutch may need to be upgraded since it is a weak unit from the factory. it is definately worth it in my opinion. with more tuning and mods better gains are possible in the future.

[ProtegeSTS]

if you rebuild it right, and put good money into electronics and tuning, then you could run daily at ~15 lbs of boost depending on turbo size, which would make one hellava fast car, but its going to cost money.<P>The tranny will be the weak link, but if youre nice to it, it should last a while.

[VizualXTC]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ProtegeSTS:<BR><STRONG>if you rebuild it right, and put good money into electronics and tuning, then you could run daily at ~15 lbs of boost depending on turbo size, which would make one hellava fast car, but its going to cost money.<P>The tranny will be the weak link, but if youre nice to it, it should last a while.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>If you get an electronic boost controller, wouldn't you be able to run at 9PSI and then change it to 15PSI when needed?

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by VizualXTC:<BR><STRONG><P>If you get an electronic boost controller, wouldn't you be able to run at 9PSI and then change it to 15PSI when needed?</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well yeah, but what fun is that?<P>

[VizualXTC]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ProtegeSTS:<BR><STRONG><P>Well yeah, but what fun is that?<P> </STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't know much about the Boost Controllers. Can you change boost levels from inside the car, say at a red light? If so, wouldn't that be the best thing on the engine? run 5-9PSI, then go to 12+PSI when a nice new red prelude pulls up beside you?

[OsoSlo z28]

if you're boost cont. is capable, you can change boost settings while driving