hey hows it going i got my 2000 civic ex and i got a sohc d16y8 motor in it. it has a light weight flywheel, act clutch, jdm trans, aem cold air and some other minor stuff done to it. i just raced a 96 ex with a b16a jdm swap and i lost by a car length between his rear bumper and my front. i want to turo it or supercharge it but i am having a hard time trying to figure out whitch to do and whats the best way to do it. please let me know thatns nick
turbo or supercahrger on my 2000 civic ex
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here's a link to read up....i'm thinking of going turbo....but i got a big sissy automatic that makes my exhaust sound like el crap.
http://www.turbod16.com/
http://www.turbod16.com/
I think that you should think about swap before turboing a d16....I have a 2000 ex as well and you can get just about the same horse power with WAY MORE RELIABILITY and then you can still turbo that...the car would be FAST....think of a b series, like b18c1 or b1c5
I would swap out your d16y8 and put in a b16a. Then put in a Vortech Supercharger and of course your going to have to do some internal engine upgrades ( like timing belt,etc.). Then you'll have the hp your looking for. 
Click Here to see set up I was talking about. 8)
Click Here to see set up I was talking about. 8)
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bro i thought of turboing my d series but it depends too how much mile u got on it?... w/ my mile i would have get new pistol n all da crap for the engine so.... for me it's cheaper to swap...than turbo..
I have a d16y8.....i liek going teh hard way...so i just got my7 d16y8 turbod with a greddy kit all teh way. i have to rebuild my engine now for teh turbo so it becomes reliable..... doing the swap is a easy way of gaining HP which i think is messed up.
ok i think in the long run you need to do a swap first..then get the turbo on. if you do the swap and then turbo down the line your going to get sooo much power out a DOHC motor than a SOHC, but don't get me wrong d series can be pretty quick to. if you don't have the money for the swap do turbo but i think you should strengthen up your block you you want a boost a good amount safely. i gotta a buddy on H-T and he's runnin 260whp on hin d-series but he is boostin 14 daily with a fully built motor.
and if you need help gettin a good deal on turbos' click on my Enduro Motorsports link he can help you out man
good luck
and if you need help gettin a good deal on turbos' click on my Enduro Motorsports link he can help you out man
good luck
there is a very cheap greddy kit on ebay right now less than 1500 way less... if you go search you will see it... if you want i can post teh link for you...
I have heard some bad stuff about greddy. Just foot the bill and go with www.full-race.com. Don't cheap out on forced induction...
lol turbo cheaper then swapping? turbo kits alone cost about $5k, thats if you want a decent turbo. secondly, always swap if your going inforced duction. D series arent ment for that kind of compression on your engine
1st off you can get a clean turbo kit for under 5Gs and secondly besides a ls there really isnt any other honda swap that would be good for turbo, but edelbrock makes some pretty sick turbo kits for a d16y8vejita1283 said: