Turbo tuning potential

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saxophonias
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Turbo tuning potential

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When the discussion goes to turbos the sky is the only limit performance wise! There are several d14 turbos with a respectable amount of horsepower!
Let's discuss about them.

killah
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I did a turbo build on my civic Ma8 whit a d14a2 engine two years ago.
Dynoed it to 97whp on 0.3bar. The only fuelmanagement was a fpr and a afr gauge.

would definently had pushed it more if i had found out that you can run a p28 ecu whit the d14 engine.

But now i already have swaped in a d16z6 fully built for turbo.
I am so D as it can B! oh K!?

Drives:
96- civic EJ9 D14A4
96- civic MA8 D16z6 Turbo( formely D14A2 turbo)
88- civic ED7 D16A6

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Dodo Bizar
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How many hp did you get from it?

Law_
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" 97 whp " - about 120hp on the engine i believe...

killah
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yes thats right, about 120-130hp in the engine.
It made 10.8 on 1/8 mile, and thats whit the 1190kg heavy ma8 5dr.
My crx ed9 whit 125hp d16z5 made 10.3 on the 1/8.

I dont know what a stock d14a2 can take before it breaks? 160whp?

I have tought about swapping the d14a2 back into the car as it now is obd1 and have a chipped p28 ecu whit neptune rtp and a Lc1 widebandkit.

But its more expensive to build a d14 whit rods and pistons than a d16.
I am so D as it can B! oh K!?

Drives:
96- civic EJ9 D14A4
96- civic MA8 D16z6 Turbo( formely D14A2 turbo)
88- civic ED7 D16A6

Spoof
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Got Turbo on my D14A4. Im waiting for my mini-me, then i will run a dyno. Friend of my got also a Turbo`d D14, he gots 183hp

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awesome keep us informed, i havent really heard of many turbo d14's, got any pics?
1996 EJ9 Civic
1998 BB8 Prelude Motegi VTi
1998, B16A2 EK4 Civic VTi

Aims:
EJ9 - Now my GF's car.
BB8 - Rebuild after crash damage to front end.
EK4 - Daily driver. Strip and track prep once prelude project complete

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Image

Best pic i could find. If my engine bay is cleaned i will shoot some new ones.

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saxophonias
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Looks very nice! Look forward to a detailed post of your mods! :)

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I shall introduce myself when i got the time to write a nice list

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