Sol Man Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I have a 95' del sol S with headers and full exhaust with a cold air intake. I want to get serious with a turbo but I don't know what kind I should get, or how much boost to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBirdSucks Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 you shouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 you shouldn't id have to agree... figuring its an "s" ... a new engine would be in ur best interest if i may suggest something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 What kind of engine do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 whats your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 get a B19A11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 whats ur budget and what do are you planning on doing later on with it? the engine is gonna be some money too... so if u got a big piggy bank u can turbo the new engine... or go all engine... some possible swaps: b16 SiR-II b18b (LS) b18c (GSR) b18c (Type-R) h22a (Prelude VTEC) k20a (RSX Type-R) theres plenty out there... just depends on ur interest and your intentions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2point2 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 dont waste money turbocharging that motor. go with a swap or you could always kill yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 I want to be faster than most of the cars that drive around where I live. Believe it or not with what I've don so far I haven't raced any cars that were faster (except for that Porsche I raced). My budget is whatever it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 you must live in the hicktown of all hicktowns w/ nothing but 80's chevy pickup trucks, cause there arent many cars that a del sol S will beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 Yep, Actually its Hagerstown MD, but you are right about the chevys. That is why I want to make my car faster to race somewhere with better cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2point2 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 My car is (was) a del sol s. I don't know what you raced, but a stock s will get smashed by just about everything on the road. Great, so you're gonna be the next butthead who just bolted 3 grand onto his car and tries to race everyone in the world, aka "look at me, look at me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Man Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 Not really dude, I'm not like that. I could of had a faster car but I bought a del Sol so that my best friend and I could modify them together, not so that I could drive around and be a weiner. I hate people like that, and so do all of my friends. That is why they wnt me to make it a faster car, so that we can shut the buttheads up. I would have been perfectly happy leaving the del stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udream4mySol Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 The guy asked what kind of turbo to use not everyones opinion on whether or not he should. You pick on the guy because you don't know the answer to his damn question. There is nothing wrong with turbocharging a d-series motor. There are numerous forums dedicated to just that. Hell even GReddy sells a turbo kit for it. Now to answer your question... You have a few options and as always money is usually the determining factor. My personal opinion is a T3 or a smaller trim T3/T4. There are many different cars that came turbocharged from the factory (thunderbird turbos are often used) the only trick is to have an adapter plate that will mount the turbo to the manifold. And speaking of the turbo manifold, they are much cheaper for a d-series motor than they are for a b-series. If you want more info check out www.homemadeturbo.com that is where I learned the ins and outs for my turbo'd del sol. I think about 80% of the guys on that board are running boosted d-series motors. Good Luck and happy boosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 no, we did answer his question. we told him its not worth it to turbo, b/c that motor is not built to be a turbocharged engine. its an economy engine. the engine is not built strong enough to be turbocharged. if it was a d16 he would get different responses. sure, you can turbo that engine but in the end its not worth it. the money he would spend on that motor to handle the turbo and the turbo kit itself he could buy a better engine and have it just as fast and then have room to turbo that. i agree that he shouldnt get bagged on like most people do but their opinions in this situation should be taken into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Hell even GReddy sells a turbo kit for it. yeah, thats what we care about. since GReddy makes a turbo kit for it, its gotta be good. since you dont know crap let me inform you. he has a del sol s. this car has a motor which engine code is a d15b7. this is a non-VTEC motor, taht puts out somewhere around 8hp im guessing. also the rods are paper thin. i would assume that this motor would be capable of holding approx. 5psi maybe, with proper tuning and fuel management. now do you think that over $3000 is worth spending on a motor that you will not get more that 150hp out of? i dont. now tell me that i dont know crap. f*g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 yeah, thats what we care about. since GReddy makes a turbo kit for it, its gotta be good. since you dont know crap let me inform you. he has a del sol s. this car has a motor which engine code is a d15b7. this is a non-VTEC motor, taht puts out somewhere around 8hp im guessing. also the rods are paper thin. i would assume that this motor would be capable of holding approx. 5psi maybe, with proper tuning and fuel management. now do you think that over $3000 is worth spending on a motor that you will not get more that 150hp out of? i dont. now tell me that i dont know crap. f*g. Exactly my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipoid56 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I too have the del sol s and ive been planning on turbo charging i already have a turbo and intercooler for it and right now im in the process of making my manifold. I'll be using a td04 turbo. very small turbo that will spool fast. Although the rods on the d15b7 if you keep the boost low you should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBirdSucks Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 or you could spend less money swapping in an engine that'll put more power out stock and still have more potential when boosted. just swap in a B16A. it puts out more power stock than a D15 does turbocharged. it would be more reliable and you would have to worry about breaking anything. common sense > turbo D15 owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 common sense > turbo D15 owners baaa baaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 lol nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 gotta agree with the birdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udream4mySol Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 yeah, thats what we care about. since GReddy makes a turbo kit for it, its gotta be good. since you dont know crap let me inform you. he has a del sol s. this car has a motor which engine code is a d15b7. this is a non-VTEC motor, taht puts out somewhere around 8hp im guessing. also the rods are paper thin. i would assume that this motor would be capable of holding approx. 5psi maybe, with proper tuning and fuel management. now do you think that over $3000 is worth spending on a motor that you will not get more that 150hp out of? i dont. now tell me that i dont know crap. f*g. YOU DON'T KNOW crap!!! I only did that because you told me to tell you that, I don't recall saying anyone was stupid. All I said was noone answered his question. The guy wasn't asking for an opinion other than what kind of turbo to use. So jackass that probably means the guy wants to turbo his car and wants opinions on which turbo to use. And I didn't say that because Greddy makes a kit for it that it was good. I personally would never buy a prefab kit. I used that as an example to show that someone in a large company with plenty of money for R&D thought enough of the idea to turbocharge the SOHC Honda motors that they put a kit out. If it wasn't a good idea smartass this big brand name company sure as hell wouldn't waste the time and money to develop one. And depending on who's opinion you want to listen to some say that the non-Vtec motors are easier to tune for turbo. Thats not my opinion but its likely a 50/50 fight on that one. And $3000 for a prefab kit, well for a b-series they are that high and the d-series I think usually go for about $1500 ish. But then again don't buy a prefab kit and you can get out for less than $1000 on any motor. Do your research bitch before you start talking crap to me next time. I was building cars while you were still playing with barbie dolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udream4mySol Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 or you could spend less money swapping in an engine that'll put more power out stock and still have more potential when boosted. just swap in a B16A. it puts out more power stock than a D15 does turbocharged. it would be more reliable and you would have to worry about breaking anything. common sense > turbo D15 owners So where exactly is he suppose to buy a complete OBD1 B16 for under a $1000? I need your engine supplier. It would cost not less than twice that for a full swap. Stock B16 is 160hp and a turbocharged d15 can easily push 200. Come on now. BTW, common sense isn't very common. Very few people actually have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathshead Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 So where exactly is he suppose to buy a complete OBD1 B16 for under a $1000? I need your engine supplier. It would cost not less than twice that for a full swap. Stock B16 is 160hp and a turbocharged d15 can easily push 200. Come on now. BTW, common sense isn't very common. Very few people actually have it. D can go over 200 , but then again , whats better. Having a 200+ Turbo charged engine thats a ticking time bomb waiting to pop , or pay a bit more & get a far better starting point. Got a turbo'd B16A2 over here pushin out 395 turbo'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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