Turboing B16a2

[J35T3R]

hey all,
First time poster.
I have recently bought a '95 civic from a private sale.
The previous owner had put a B16a2 engine in the car.

I have heard talk that it is a bad idea to turbo this kind of engine. is this correct? i want to eventually turbo this car. however i want to get some more info first.

Just wanting to know if it is a bad idea or not. Is there anything that would be required to turbo this car?

Cheers,
Will.

[tRipitaka]

quite a few people here on ozhonda have boosted their b16a's.. and have been reliable.. and a couple haven't..

it all depends on how much boost you want to have, or how much power you want to make..

so it's definitely how you go about boosting your car, it's in the combination of parts, and most importantly, the tune.

EDIT:
being a newcomer, it's recommended that you search before posting questions, as they may have been covered before :)

[Q_ball]

Whoever told you that is a fool.
You can turbo the b16a and produce massive amounts of power.
With regards to whats required, it depends how far you're gonna go, how much power ur expecting, and ur budget.
Do a search man, theres so much information on these forums about this it aint funny.

[J35T3R]

thanks guys. i don't want too much power. juist enough to satisfy my hunger. lol. i'm used to driving a little pulsar hatch. lol. so its a big diff. it has about 200hp at the moment. i'd only be running 10psi at most i reckon.

[Q_ball]

Check out these threads:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5555&highlight=turbo+b16a

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/search.php?searchid=162635

1st thread is probably your best bet.
2nd thread is a search which i performed to give you a range of threads that are to do b16 turbo/kits.

Happy reading :)

[tRipitaka]

thanks guys. i don't want too much power. juist enough to satisfy my hunger. lol. i'm used to driving a little pulsar hatch. lol. so its a big diff. it has about 200hp at the moment. i'd only be running 10psi at most i reckon.
if that's the case, a few people on here are running low boost on their b16a's on stock internals.. have a look around.

[saxman]

the difference between a proper running turbo b16, and one that blows up is the tuning.

Get a decent set up, on a well maintained engine, with a well tuned ecu, and you shouldn't ever really have a problem as long as you keep things reasonable.

[Stoosh]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46017&highlight=b16+turbo

check out this thread, he is selling his b16 turbo kit

[J35T3R]

Thanks for everything guys. you've all been a big help!

[FastFwd]

hey J35t3r. i am one of these people that have a b16a2 turbo'd. i've got the japspec motor tho.

Deffinatly go turbo mate, and as others have said its about the setup and tune and you should be sweet to drive safely. but if you dont do it properly you will end up in a bad result like i had. i blew my motor running 6 psi on stock internals because the tune was bad and my setup wasnt to crash hot either.

since then ive done full rebuild with complete forged setup, some mild headwork, and rebuilt my intercooler piping and alot of other little problems i have ironed out to make it alot more stable.

but take my advice deffinatly go turbo b16a2. i got mine tuned at 220whp on 7 psi last friday.

[saxman]

with a forged internal set up, etc, why on earth are you only running 7psi?

[n/a]

with a forged internal set up, etc, why on earth are you only running 7psi?

i think conservative would be the word you'd be looking for matt. :thumbsup:

[saxman]

I was thinking more like waste of money... all that cost for something that would make less power(presuming he dropped the c/r, as most people do) and be equally reliable as a stock internalled set up

if you've built it... use it!

[n/a]

I was thinking more like waste of money... all that cost for something that would make less power(presuming he dropped the c/r, as most people do) and be equally reliable as a stock internalled set up

if you've built it... use it!

agree, trying to empathise for the guy..

[Twincam16]

Buy a A/F meter and raise boost mate, with forged internals and thicker head gasket, you should make waay more power from it.

[saxman]

a/f meter is absolutely worthless without a wideband to tell it what's going on

[daniel b16a]

Yeah i am thinking or turboing my b16a2 but i wanna keep my internals stock....first im gona get a power fc...is that any good for turbo? is thr a different model of power fc if im going to turbo it or its the same one if im going to do a n/a setup? also wat turbo kits do u guys reckon and other mods...thxx

[FastFwd]

Yeah i am thinking or turboing my b16a2 but i wanna keep my internals stock....first im gona get a power fc...is that any good for turbo? is thr a different model of power fc if im going to turbo it or its the same one if im going to do a n/a setup? also wat turbo kits do u guys reckon and other mods...thxx


Good choice on the power FC, i got one atm and they run sweet

[turbo convert]

a/f meter.lol
every tuner will you how sh*t they are, not accurate

[jimmeh]

thanks guys. i don't want too much power. juist enough to satisfy my hunger. .

youll find that you will want more power after you get use to it. ask anyone on here.

[Q_ball]

youll find that you will want more power after you get use to it. ask anyone on here.
Yep yep yep!
Its a power addiction,
And for you to turbo your Honda, you're jst a confirmed addict :p

[Limbo]

a/f meter.lol
every tuner will you how sh*t they are, not accurate

They tune cars with a wideband A/F meter FYI. That's how they get your A/F reading on the dyno.

[saxman]

They tune cars with a wideband A/F meter FYI. That's how they get your A/F reading on the dyno.
yes, but a lot of people install a/f meters into the car that hook up to the narrowband o2 sensor, which is completely worthless

[shecomb]

If you need a realtime A/F meter in your car then you shouldn't be on the road. Get the setup done properly on the dyno and your done. Nothing you can do once you see the meter reading lean at full noise cause the engine will have shat itself before you realise to take your foot off the gas!

[daniel b16a]

hey guys....im in WA and thinking of boosting the b16a2....how much would a basic turbo kit cost and whats the max psi and power i can get from a stock motor...not intending to touch internals at all...just bolt and and use it...but tryin to get max power....also what is safe running day to day psi ? thanks

[jimmeh]

3800 for a basic kit with a good turbo.
someone is selling one in the for sale section. look for b series turbo kit by super R

[daniel b16a]

thats with ecu and all? hmm i tot it was arnd 2.5k or so? can the engine take it? how much boost cna i run?

[Waggy]

Yes - Honda engines are strong. You can run 6-8psi safely with the correct tune. If you are looking for a good used kit and it doesn't include the ECU, run a PowerFC or Hondata (S200 or 300).

I will be running around 12psi or so on mine with forged internals and plenty of head work. 200whp is readily acheivable on a stock B16A2 with low boost levels.

[daniel b16a]

thats alot of power...200whp...ive only got 122hp on my stock b16a2....neways anyone with turbo kit for sale let me know asap...cant wait to have iton...should be quick!! gettinr eaddy for loads of undesteer!!

[Nightrider]

na is best Daniel

[saxman]

na is best Daniel
yup... best at costing tons of money to make any hp and for making absolutely no torque.

turbos are for those that actually want to make power and don't have the funding of a small government to do so

[Nightrider]

Turbo is best daniel

[daniel b16a]

lol @ nightrider...hahahah yeah hopefully i can find cheap setup or a good 2nd hand one...anyone selling theirs?

[FastFwd]

Danial, there is a really nice setup selling on here for 2500 with Ecu, dump pipe, oils lines, intercooler and piping....pretty much everything for a setup.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53350

[daniel b16a]

thanks fastfwd...will look into it....