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Old 07-Jun-2006, 05:19 PM
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i have a b18a1 in my 89 hatch

and im looking 4 allittle more umph


i wouldent mind a turbo but u cant realy hide that and i dont wana tell my insurance i duno how mutch it wil go up ???




so i was thinking cams or mabie new pistons or somethin i have a spare motor sitting around that i can have a play with any sugestions????


im not loades so everything wil be used that i buy ????

i know a guy that just went vtec on this motor and he is verry disapointed so im not going that rought its expensive with so real gain
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just slapping a vtec head on a b18a is meh at best.
I would boost, b18a's take boost well b/c of their lower compression ratio. There are people who've built b18a's for N/A but it takes a lot of money.
Lsvtecs when built properly make pretty impressive numbers for a 1.8L.
You could always squeeze. N20 is a good, relatively inexpensive way to get a bunch more power.
Telling your insurance company that you put a turbo/nitrous on your car is a good way to get an increase in your rate.
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Old 07-Jun-2006, 09:02 PM
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yea but if i dont tel them and the lovely cops round here wil tel them and then i wont be havein any insurance and trying 2 get insurance wen canceled buy another comany hahaha yea talk about increase


so if i do go turbo i wil need 1 of them timeing retard things ???

i know **** all all i know is that it pushes air into your motor increasing the preasure inside the chamber be4 it gets compressed buy the movement of the motor


i would need 2 get the car dino tuned after that ???
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you'll need a bunch of things if you want to turbo, such as a turbo kit, bigger exhaust, bigger injectors, tuning (custom chip) a good clutch that can handle the power, sticky tires so they don't just spin.
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go turbo, you can do a stealth setup similar to this guy with a d series. i believe he made close to 300whp.





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Old 08-Jun-2006, 12:06 AM
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You obviously dont know much, leave the b18a1 stock before you hurt yourself.

The best bang for your buck is to put a vtec head on it. You lack the knowlege to own a turbo car.
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yea i saw that turbo thaught it was a ****ing great idea i allready baught a stock air box just 4 that puppose


i have a good mechanic he knows alot about this ****
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yeah if he lacks the Turbo knowledge, slapping a VTEC head aint going to help either if you lack that...

there is alot more involved than slapping it on!!
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