What to look for in a used turbo?

[soldiaboy]

i know this guy selling a greddy turbo kit for my ex. he said he blew the block i think and he needs money, hes selling it for 800, the only problem is that i really dont know what to look for but im bringing some friends that know about turbos. is there anything i should look for? he said he had 20k miles on it boosted. btw i plan on getting a b18c1 in the future so i wanted to know if i can run the same turbo on the gsr

 

[KennyC]

buy it.....

 

[TurboZinc]

Check for any shaft play and check all the impeller blades for any damage.

 

[soldiaboy]

thanks, but will the same turbo fit on a LS or GSR?

 

[CivicEX13]

you would prolly just have to get a manifold that is made for the enigine and the right size trubo...i think

 

[soldiaboy]

o ok thanks for the info btw i like your sig

 

[ner0x]

buy mine! lol doesnt even have 1,000 miles on it.

 

[Sound Streamin']

Check for any oil in the compressor side. You never know if he blew the seals or not. You should also check on the exhaust side, but this is a little easier for him to have cleaned up.

 

[SeanMc300]

it will not bolt on the b series motors. you will need a new mani and downpipe (dp im pretty sure of). if swap is in your immediate future, i wouldnt by it. Unless you plan to turbo that swapped motor. id take it, only for the intercooler, bov, charge pipes, and injectors. that turbo is gonna act way different on the b series.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

the 14b/19b will spool REAL quick on a b-series.. and will cap out in efficiency REAL quick also.

 

[soldiaboy]

yea i plan on turbo the new engine i get which is most likely gonna be a ls

 

[SeanMc300]

i wouldnt use the d series greddy turbo on any b series...

 

[soldiaboy]

well thanks everyone for the info, i went to check it out, it was a pretty good deal, fulll turbo kit tdo4 + injectors for 800, the only thing was the turbo was so small, it was like the size of my fist. i dont plan on keeping my engine so i didnt bother. i plan on going LS turbo thanks for the heads up

 

[SeanMc300]

y ls turbo?? and dont say cuz of the tq, cuz thatss one of the lamest reasons....atleast for that motor.

 

[child_racer]

LS, because of the low compression. Its easier for people to buy a low compression motor than buy a high revving high comp. motor and swap pistons and other misc. internals

 

[Sound Streamin']

You buy an LS for low compression, but the stock sleeves can barley handle 10psi, maybe 12 at the max. Stock internals can't handle it either. You buy a GSR, and it's the exact same deal. As long as you tune it properly you will have NO problems and you'll make more power. GSR is a better turbo motor in my opinion because it forces you to tune it better. LS just allowes you to get careless.

 

[AqueousFila]

also LS is cheaper than GSR...

 

[child_racer]

the same deal goes for a Type R motor, but most people aren't willing to fork over that much cash and spend a great deal of time tuning. But I've seen the best results from tuned TypeR-T's.

 

[Sound Streamin']

the same deal goes for a Type R motor, but most people aren't willing to fork over that much cash and spend a great deal of time tuning. But I've seen the best results from tuned TypeR-T's.

And that makes sense. The amount of power you can make with a turbo is effected by how much power you can make N/A. LS makes 140hp n/a, where as the GSR is 180 (or whatever it is) so the same turbo on both motors will make more power on the GSR, and of course even more on the Type R.

 

[civicsi94]

yes the gsr can give better results and the ls can get u to ease of the wallet alittle.lol Because to calculate hps with a turbo is just undefined because of the various turbo combinations now-a-days ya know. either of the 2 can be faster than the other if tuned correctly.