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Originally posted by GeneralDzur
He said he wouldn't even bother turbo-ing a SOHC, because the only boost you could reliably run would be something like 6 or 7 PSI at max.
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Your mechanic is an idiot and should be kicked in the head. He clearly doesnt understand how things work. D's will hold up to the same amount of boost as almost any engine (basically). Theyre not made out of foil... Yes, compared to say a b18b/b20, D16's have higher compression...but b16s and b18c's have even higher compression. D16's are not junk and take to boost very well.
http://www.turbod16.com/viewtopic.php?t=4140
There is a good list of turbo D16's. Notice that many of them are totally stock internals. Christ, even if you did want more power, you could always resleeve the damn block.
I'd stop going to that place if I were you...they clearly dont know anything. 'Reliably'...:scoff: Its called tuning!
(then again, you did say they do not deal w/ turbo apps)
Anyway...now that I got that out of my system...
If youre looking for more low end power get a supercharger (which you will get tired of on your d16) or swap in a b18/b20 for a lot more torque (b18b if you want a good turbo motor and b20 for gobs of torque on a stock motor).