some questions before i turbo

[white95civic]

i was thinking of turboing my 95 civic, and right now it is all stock except for a magnaflow exhaust. i realize that im going to need some type of chipping done to it, but we don't want to have to "hack" into the stock computer by cutting wires and stuff, so basically i want to know if there is anything other than an AEM EMS (too much money) that i can use that will not require cutting of ecu wires. i was also wondering what the highest psi a stock d16 can handle, so i don't push too much

THANKS

 

[Astheros]

u can just get a chipped ecu from craigslist or buy one from like pheareble.net or something...however you spell it. i got a kit for sale actually if youre interested. 900 bucks and its for a d series.

 

[white95civic]

im getting a turbo already from a friends eclipse, but thanks, and would any chipped ecu be ready to adapt to the changing airflow w/ a turbo?

 

[ryanM]

apexi powerFC

do it, you wont regret it.

 

[Pootie]

oh man, i see you are going to have a hard time with this one!!

there is no such thing as getting a "chipp" and tadaaaa your car is tuned!!

not everyy set-up is the same, and u have to tune for the differences.

first off the block will hold as much power as the internals will allow..and don't be scared by boost #'s. (worry about HP, because different size turbos will make differnt amounts of HP per pound of boost !!

so someone with a smaller turbo might run 20psi ( but is only making about 200whp).. but here u are with a T67 and u hear this guy saying i run 20 psi all day long yada yada.. does this mean it's safe for YOU to run 20psi ( because u might make 2 x's the WHP on 20psi and kaaablewieee)..

so it's like this,, build your car, turbo it with quality/pruven parts ( these can be cheap, so u don't brake your pockets, just be smart in your choices).. DOOO NOTTT CUT CORNERS!! and GET IT TUNEDDD!!

a GOOOOOD tuner will know whats the motor's limit and whats good for you driving style!!

GOODLUCK!!!

PS: chipped ECUs are cheap and they work once the Tuner makes the proper tweeks for yourrr set up, i think the only down side is that they don't datalog!!... i'm on a chipped ECU with eCtune and made well over 400whp on PUMP gas ,, and they car drives like a stock SOHC on the highway with 1000cc injectors!! GET IT TUNEDDDDDD!!!!

PPS: GET A WIDEBAND!!! only way to truly know your car is tuner good!! because u can monitor it!! coz a "tuner" can take your $$ and just say here you go!! and you are 15:1 A/F in boost and 10:1 at idle!! (( the higher the #'s the leaner the car is ,, lower the # the richer---- u wanna be rich in boost and lean at idle))not the other way around or anywhere in between