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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

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.

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.

<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?

<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>

<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?

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