It's a wild one, but I have a source on wholesale turbo parts and want to go FI. I'm pricing this and thinking it is too good to pass up...

BUT! and here is the question.

You guys running turbos in our summer heat, what sort of boost are you running? I'm wanting to do a T68, and wondering if stand alone is nessecary.

I'm clueless on boosted Hondas, so I'm full of questions. But lets start with the easy stuff regarding the heat!

thanks in advance!

 

I am by no means a turbo master but I think a stand alone engine management system would be recommended for all turbo applications. Not sure its required but your HP and tuning options will be pretty limited without one. Overall I would say if youre gonna do it, do it right, and do it right the first time around. Youre better off saving for a bit longer and getting everything you want as opposed to cutting corners and getting lower quality parts and possibly damaging your engine.
For that matter, a Greddy e-manage isnt much more than a V-AFC anyway

 

You really have two options from FI on the s2k.

1. Sell your s2k, and buy a car that is already turbocharged.
2. Get a supercharger.

I looked into all the options before I supercharged my s2k, and a turbo just wasn't worth the hassle. Reliability, Emissions, Drive-ability, Cost/Gains.

 

I agree on both these points. Engine management is pretty much mandatory if you want your car to be reliable. Also plan on spending a healthy chunk of change on getting it set up.

If you do decide to do it, you'd probably only be able to go up to 6-7psi safely without having to do any internals. It would also probably be worth your while to find some shops that already have a working turbo setup for the S. Could save you a lot of guesswork.

 

Unfortunately I don't know of a single S that is running reliably in the summer with the a/c or at the track without heat issues.

 

um... wrong.. lol please read the FI forum before you add your opinion.

Bostedf with the standard supercharger kits. you can go 9-11 psi safely with standalone fuel stuff and 3mm head gasket.

Sidewasy is running 500hp on stock internals... so lets just say. you're wrong on this one.

All these people running stock inline pro kits must be having loads of problems because if there isnt a more reliable kit out htere then its the inlinepro kit.

The instant you start running boost, it means you're running the car hard.. shit breaks once you do this... with or without FI...

 

I Agree w/ checking the FI forums. Theres tons of info in there. However, there are tons of S2000s that are both supercharged and turbocharged that have no problems at all. If you purchase a reliable kit and you install/tune it the way it should be, you should be fine. Of course there are circumstances like tracking the car in 100+ weather that may cause issues but if you do everything the way it should be done I dont forsee any huge problems.

 

I had a turbo Integra here in Arizona and will never do turbo in the desert again - this is why I went SC on the S2000.

I am running about 7 psi and getting about 320 whp - will be upping the boost to about 9 psi soon. You can run about 10 psi with no engine modifications. Above 10 psi you will want to drop the compression be installing a 2mm or 3mm head gasket.

Regarding engine managment - Plenty of folks do just fine with what comes with the CTSC and VTSC kits. Personally I would not do FI on anything without a wideband A/F gauge and some means of logging (A/F, injector DC, temps, press, etc..) - I am running an eManage Ultimate - it works perfect and I don't have to do anything to pass emissions.

 

wow, theres alot of misconception. besides the e-manage ult. stand-a-lone is you best option. other stuff will only work up to the "tease" level, then you will want more... much more. thats how boost works, the first couple worked so well, and its so easy to turn it up a few more... you get the picture. and i don't care how much self-discipline you have. you couldn't control this desire. put in a thick headgasket, and standalone, then go for big numbers. you wouldn't have any problems then as long as you get it tuned by a pro. i say go turbo cause when you want more, you turn it up, when you want less, turn it down. when you drop it off at a shop to get worked on, tie the wastegate open so it won't boost at all. i got a turbo civic that would wax my s in a straight line, and i would take a turbo over a supercharger anytime.

 

yeah blower is not an option. I'm a turbo guy... always have been. I was running 22psi on my last car, and I know this one is tuned differently, but I was hoping for at least 12-15... is that ridiculous?