Help with turbo????

[96CivicSOHC]

Im new to the civic game picked up a decent condition 96 Civic EX with a D16Y8 VTEC in it. Has warpd head so im picking up a new one soon i dont know what to add to it or change out or what? Would like to turbo it but like i said im pretty new so i have no clue where to start, parts i will need to upgrade/ replace. Im looking to get around 250hp. Im 18 years old and dont have very much cash thats why im looking for some of you guys to help me out so im not wasting time or money. Car is my daily driver just looking to make it more fun/ turn more heads. Any advice or anything that will help is apperciated.
Thanks.

 

[civic92si]

uhh whats your budget? then we can talk about it. 2 many newbs come here and post instead of search..

 

[96CivicSOHC]

Uhh if i could stay around 1,000 thatd be good i found a turbo kit off craigslist for 300 says it includes "kit includes turbo,intercooler,piping,blowoff valve,wastgate,air/fuel,boost and oil gauges,all gaskets and hardware" but no manifold for 300$.. What else what i need? and i searched around these forums and google and i dont know whats reliable and whats not.

 

[civic92si]

Uhh if i could stay around 1,000 thatd be good i found a turbo kit off craigslist for 300 says it includes "kit includes turbo,intercooler,piping,blowoff valve,wastgate,air/fuel,boost and oil gauges,all gaskets and hardware" but no manifold for 300$.. What else what i need? and i searched around these forums and google and i dont know whats reliable and whats not.

maybe thats an cheap ebay knock off one, 1000 hmm thats gonna be hard because the tune itself is expensive.

 

[rndmheroxx]

if your not in a hurry you could do it for around 1k, thats what I did mine for.... although i spent almost 10 months combing craigslist and the forums for the parts i wanted. all name brand stuff too so i know its good. for 1k i got Used: blitz bov, cast mani, tial 38mm wastegate, oil feed lines, p28, ostrich, hulog, kyb agx's, skunk2 coilover sleeves. New: ACT clutch, flywheel, pp, boost guage, innovate lc-1, energy suspension motor mount inserts, turboxs knocklite, obd1 conversion harness, garrett t3/t04e 57 trim. I think that about covers it, all the work I did myself though, including the street tune and all welding (downpipe, dumptube ect.) So it deffinitly is possible but you might just have to take your time and wait for the right deals to come up!! good luck to you!

 

[steviezee47]

sadly to say, a good kit does not come cheap. Whether you a buy an entire kit or make your own, you have to pay the cost to be the boss

 

[SleepingSol]

sadly to say, a good kit does not come cheap. Whether you a buy an entire kit or make your own, you have to pay the cost to be the boss

obviously you never pieced together your own kit.


If you are patient you can find deals on here and other places. I put a full kit together for my Y8 a couple years ago for between $900-$1100