hey guys
i got a 96 g20 and have been piecing the turbo for a few months but ive been talking to a local buddy up here in cincy lately and he's advising me not to turbo the motor cause it has 159xxx and the compression is stock de ( 9.5.1)
i know plenty of people out there have turbo'd their de's and was seein what you guyz think i should do. turbo or build it N/A?? i've been thinking about this for weeks and cannot decide but mabe a bit of advice from people w/ a shit ton more experience than I , i might be able to make a decision.

if i do turbo it, it will run stock boost off t25 and i will not beat it(its my daily driver to and from work and college) also am def not gonna hot pipe it i got a side mount. almost everything's here just need to tune the ecu and fuel pump and injectors, but im second guessing it:confused:

advice would be greatly appreciated on what you guys think i should do
thanks and if you wanna make fun for being such a newb no offense will be taken lol :tongue:
i'm sure this thread will come in handy for many newbs to come

Do a compression test and that will tell you weather or not you should turbo it. Take the valve cover off and check that out for sludge and such.

why turbo or mod it if you are not going to beat on it? lol

i`m turboing my 170k de right now, and to be completly honest i will probably not baby it. i have turbo'd a couple higher mileage de's in the past, one with 150k, one with a little under 140k. both handled the boost excellently. there is nothing like boost, even with just a t25. it would be tough to get the same feel n/a without spending a fortune on internal engine work. you can go ve, but again it won`t be too quick unless you dump some bucks in it.

haha sorry i meant to say won't beat on it often
i'm glad to hear your de's have handled the boost well
as for compression test i am doing one tuesday but what will the numbers tell me? all i know is all cylinders should be within 5% of eachother. anything else i should know or look for?

dude. honestly, its YOUR decision.

i had a 10:1 de and turbo'd it. and wished i wouldnt have. i like NA muuuch more than turbo. but thats ME, its alllll up to you

turbo

/thread.

there's nothing like the feel of the boost kiking in or the spool sound.

Turbo all the way, I think I couldn't go back to N/A, my 2 cents.

go turbo :)

grow a set and boost it to the moon. Blow it up and do it all over again doesnt get better than that.

Depends on how much you want to vacuum out your wallet... No cheaper way to make anywhere from 200whp to 500whp than turbo.

if its a DE turbo it because they are cheap and easy to get

if it a VE keep it N/A

thats what i would do

My buddy had a sr20de+t and sold it, then put a ve in a b13 and wishes he never sold the sr20de+t.. ve is fast... but boost is..hmm. no way to describe it :) go boost.

i was going through the same thing about a month ago..still havent finished but im def. boostin...cant wait omg lol...i have all the parts just waiting of a fpr and my ecu and then taking to get the IC piping done and im gonna be in boost heaven

When you go turbo there is a lot more you can do for less money than n/a. You can go with a bigger turbo or just turn up the boost a lil for fun. With an N/A car you can play with the fuel and timing a little bit but thats just boring. And if you want to go real fast you will have to dump a shit load on internal parts.

boost ftw

Boost but take your time

all for turbo: 11

all for NA: 1

lol

thats one of the main reasons i love NA

if you had to ask, just stay n/a.

comp. test then slap a t28 on their

Go turbo¡¡¡¡
i have my primera turbo for daily driver and drag, its incredible

I actually was in the same dilemma; I just couldn't decide whether to go boosted of n/a. Then after a very long and colorful conversation with my mechanic (you can imagine the exchange of words) I decided to get boosted. I've driven Hondas and I've driven boosted cars and there's no comparison between boost and/or VVL/V-Tech; BOOST RULES. With a nice T28 Turbo you can run a comfortable 10-12psi daily without breaking anything. Just make sure you have your fuel and ignition side of things setup properly.