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GT40FIED · 02-05-2004, 04:58 PM

A turbo will only double power numbers if the pressure reaching the engine is 14.7psi and assuming good adiabatic efficiency. Not many of the kits I see for Hondas are built to run more than 8 or 9psi...but then again I haven't looked too hard. I don't see your run of the mill basic kit doubling the hp of any of those engines. Even some of the better street turbo kits out there for V8s won't do that. You're looking at somewhere between 60%-80% power gain. So you could spend $3K+ on a 300hp turbo'ed Civic or a few hundred on a 300hp N/A V8 that has a LOT more potential for power.

02-05-2004, 04:58 PM	#25
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	A turbo will only double power numbers if the pressure reaching the engine is 14.7psi and assuming good adiabatic efficiency. Not many of the kits I see for Hondas are built to run more than 8 or 9psi...but then again I haven't looked too hard. I don't see your run of the mill basic kit doubling the hp of any of those engines. Even some of the better street turbo kits out there for V8s won't do that. You're looking at somewhere between 60%-80% power gain. So you could spend $3K+ on a 300hp turbo'ed Civic or a few hundred on a 300hp N/A V8 that has a LOT more potential for power. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika Last edited by GT40FIED : 02-05-2004 at 05:02 PM.