Whats the best/ cheapest ($) turbo..
There's a lot of ignorance in this thread. Domestics don't have aftermarket support? Where did you get that information- have you ever even opened a domestic magazine or ventured into the ford/gm forums on this very website? Honda NA engines are just as suited for boost as factory turbo engines? You essentially have to completely change every last component in the engine for a far stronger aftermarket unit to make a naturally aspirated engine that was never meant to see positive manifold pressure live with more than ~10 psi. Stock 4G63's, sr20's, 3sgte's, and whatever the hell they call the skittle engine- these are engines that can take 500+ whp in stock form. I've twisted the boost controller a bit too much, taken it out on a test run, and accidentally maxxed my 14b at 22 psi before backing off without any damage to the engine- thanks to an engine that was overbuilt from the factory and several layers of monitoring and protection built into the ecu's code- protection that an NA car won't have.
I've seen some very impressive turbo Hondas run at the track, but the amount of money dumped into the buildup could have been better spent on a factory turbo four cylinder car, or hell, why not a domestic? If the people bashing domestics had ever been to the track (which I doubt), they'd be shocked to see so many overweight, low-tech domestics running 12's, 11's, 10's, and even 9's, while only a select few 4 cylinders run faster than 13's. Single turbo fox bodies are putting down mid-400 whp numbers on stock blocks without breaking a sweat- how's that for an NA engine going turbo? Put the same effort into building an engine for that fox that you'd put into building a turbo-prepped b-series and you'll have 700 hp and be in the 9's.
I've seen some very impressive turbo Hondas run at the track, but the amount of money dumped into the buildup could have been better spent on a factory turbo four cylinder car, or hell, why not a domestic? If the people bashing domestics had ever been to the track (which I doubt), they'd be shocked to see so many overweight, low-tech domestics running 12's, 11's, 10's, and even 9's, while only a select few 4 cylinders run faster than 13's. Single turbo fox bodies are putting down mid-400 whp numbers on stock blocks without breaking a sweat- how's that for an NA engine going turbo? Put the same effort into building an engine for that fox that you'd put into building a turbo-prepped b-series and you'll have 700 hp and be in the 9's.


