NeonSmokeRings
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that must be because the auto is only a four speed cause on a lot of newer car reviews the auto is quicker than the stick because there is no human error
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New car reviews of cars with DSG "automated manuals". Paddle shifting dual clutch automatics grab the next gear before letting go of the other as I understand, which is a relatively new development in road cars and makes for virtually no gap in shifts. VW has one in the GTI I think. Traditional automatics have a gap in between gear changes, plus they sap about 30% of the engines power versus 15% for an manual. Car and Driver just did a comparison with six cars, the Kia Rio had a 6 speed auto and the Hyundai had a 6 speed manual. They're essentially identical cars with different cosmetic treatments. The Kia was 1.5 seconds slower to 60mph.that must be because the auto is only a four speed cause on a lot of newer car reviews the auto is quicker than the stick because there is no human error
NeonSmokeRings
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Im new to civic's and manual trasmissions how are they to drive I learned on a 2000 ford ranger and didnt care for it but I drove my friends manual jetta and it was a lot easier to sift and felt more fluid and idiot prof lol
I say get the ex manual tranny and I am building a d16y7/8 mini me with vitara if you want to check it out. Their are plenty of turbo kits to buy for the y7 you should atleast upgrade all the fuel system. My civic I have now is first car I learned how to drive stick with. It's alot easier shifting than some other cars I have driven.
Honda manual trannys are a little better than Fords of that era lolIm new to civic's and manual trasmissions how are they to drive I learned on a 2000 ford ranger and didnt care for it but I drove my friends manual jetta and it was a lot easier to sift and felt more fluid and idiot prof lol
Yeah im taking the slow route when it comes to building a car. I just got the car OEM and running good and now im working on interior. its so ugly haha. then im doing the transmission swap this summer then suspension then ill work on upgrading the engine. Im making a build thread here pretty soon, this cars going from barely running to super fast.
NeonSmokeRings
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Nice keep me posted I would really like to see the buildYeah im taking the slow route when it comes to building a car. I just got the car OEM and running good and now im working on interior. its so ugly haha. then im doing the transmission swap this summer then suspension then ill work on upgrading the engine. Im making a build thread here pretty soon, this cars going from barely running to super fast.
NeonSmokeRings
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nice I might be interested in buying thati know someone selling a D series turbo kit for 200 bucks. good kit too
darkknight
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what all would be involved in turbo a d series would you need new internals
at the very least you should upgrade your fuel system so you can get enough fuel into your cylinders to match the amount of air that's being pushed into there, and then there's the all important tune. Without a tune you shouldn't drive it because i guarantee you will blow your engine in no time, even if you don't get on it. On a stock engine with an upgraded fuel system and a proper tune i wouldn't run over 8 PSI. If you upgrade the valve train (spelling) and some stronger pistons and a good transmission you can really push out some power without having to worry about it blowing up in your face. BTW if you have an automatic transmission the power from the turbo that the engine gains will pretty much F your transmisson, you can kinda delay this by getting a really good transmission cooler but your only buying time, so do a transmission swap.
i would deff do a 5spd swap and a d series is a reliable engine but boost is a little hard on it so a good rebuild would be a good idea.. bigger injectors etc.. look into it. it all depends on how much power your planning to make. and agreed more than 8 psi is too much youd do pretty good with about 6psi