I want to turbo charge my honda prelude but?
Ok I got a 96 prelude and I'm looking to turbo charge it but i don't know what turbos will fit I've heard of t3 t4 turbos are those good I'm really new to it(I'm 17) but does anyone know good turbos to buy for this car and are those cheap turbo kits good or are they trash thanks
You can't just slap a turbo on it and call it a day. You need to rebuild the entire engine with stronger internal components like pistons, connecting rods, cam shafts and crankshaft. You also need a transmission capable of handling the added power as well as an upgraded suspension. Of course, there's more that needs to be done. All of this will cost you significantly more than what the car is worth.
1. Pull engine.
2. Rebuild with forged rods, low comp pistons, and cam of choice.
3. Work out turbo, intake, exhaust, oiling, intercooler, injection, fuel delivery, ecu, transmission.
4. Dyno tune.
Or just Jerry rig it on a stock engine and keep bus fare in your pocket for when the engine blows.
Need to figure out budget, performance goals, time you can spend, make a plan and execute it. Sounds like you need to learn a lot more. The actual turbo is just a small part of a large, dynamic system.
How much work it is depends on how much boost you want to run and how much you are willing to spend on ignition up-grades.
I turbo charged a Miata (which has lower compression then your car) and started with a kit off of e-bay and doing research on Miata turbo set ups. To date I have about 2000 dollars in the project. This includes one blown turbo and one engine with blown rings.
If I just would have started out with a quality kit, it would been a faster way to go and not too much more money.
So this is the scoop as I see it-
What you don't spend in money on a turbo kit will cost you in labor and scrap parts! Look for one with directions, fuel and ignition problems addressed and one that includes extra or needed sensors.
On the stock engine don't plan on running more the 5 lbs. Boost, maybe 7. But if you want go over that- plan on finding a engine builder that can at least drop the compression ratio, balance and blue print the engine. Fancy rods are not required, but the willingness to throw away stock rods and the crankshaft is imperative. Some rods and cranks that are safe for a stock engine have problems that will fail at boost.
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