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    Planning on turbo (Maybe)

    So, I was basically set on swapping to a H22 when I started doing some research on turboing my car. I found a kit that caught my eye. It is $2800 and seems like a pretty good kit. Now I am undecided. If I decide to turbo my car, I will probably get the kit, put it on, and build the motor in the near future. But, I don't know if I want to pursue this because I am wary of a 140,000 mile motor. The thing that attracts me the most to this option is the power. I originally wanted to swap to a H22 and go all-motor. I wanted to get like 200-210 HP all-motor out of the H22. With the turbo F22, I could easily surpass those HP numbers with a mildly built motor and a decent amount of psi. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am torn between the options. If you guys could give your input and advice, I would highly appreciate it. Thanks.
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    Get a compression test and leak down first to make sure things are fine. I was also thinking about turbo f22, but i have 183,xxx so i think not. I will just get the h22 and do a mild custom turbo untill work the block.

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      #3
      That's the thing. I would like to do a turbo H22, but it isn't a good idea from what I hear. Don't get me wrong, you can do a turbo H22 and make it run well. But, a turbo F22 is more logical, seeing how it already has 8.8:1 ratio already. I just don't know. Any more feedback would be much appreciated.
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        #4
        This probably should have been put in the turbo section... I agree that you should definitely get a compression test before you make any decisions, but either way I would recommend you go with the turbo f22. Of course I am biased because it is what I am going to be doing, but that is only after researching all the options and it's what I think is best. It seems you already realize turboing a stock h22 would not be a good idea. Getting a turbo kit alone is still probably going to be less than buying a h22 and getting it installed. Just with that you could make better than stock h22 power. Depending on how much you want to build your engine you can spend another 2-4k and make A LOT of power. The main reasons I like it are because it will make power cheaper than a swap will and you can buy it piece by piece. If you are buying a kit then that will be one big payment, but for building up your engine you can buy the parts whenever you have money which is a lot easier than saving up a large sum all at once.

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          #5
          Yea, sorry about not putting it in the turbo section. Anyways, I am probably just going to buy a kit because everything will be made for the car and will be brand new. Plus, like you said Fearit, I will just buy the parts for the rebuild piece by piece and get it rebuilt. I plan on putting on the kit right away, and just running very mild boost. After I get the kit on, I will get the parts to rebuild the motor to hangle more boost. I, like you Fearit, have put in a lot of research into both options. I am starting to sway towards turbo just because it will net me more power. Please, keep the comments coming.
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            #6
            Well your plans sound pretty good to me. What kit were you looking at? Have a link? I still haven't decided if I want to go with a kit or build it piece by piece over the summer. Either way just make sure you take all the precautions to keep your engine running good if you turbo it. You should get some colder plugs, retard your timing appropriately, and don't run over 7 psi for starters. If you do that your car should easily last until you have the money to build up the engine.

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              http://www.turbo-kits.com/accord_turbo_kits.html

              Here's the link for the turbo kit. Thanks for the insight Fearit. Thanks.
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                #8
                It does depend on your goals, I am going all out and plan to spend the extra money. Espeacially having a much fressher engine and transmission. (My tranny is shit right now).

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                  #9
                  these engines can handle 8 psi daily driven and 12 at the track with proper a fuel setup, ignition setup, and engine control. The reason ppl burn valves and melt pistons on boosted f22's is because they are usually running to lean and the combustion chamber heats up far too much. Dyno tuning whatever you get be it a kit or custom is very important. I myself am going after a custom setup because i will learn alot more about turbo setups in general, i will know what exactly to do if something goes wrong, and i will be able to access with part of the setup needs to be upgraded or downgraded. And i'll save about $1000 more and have a much stronger setup. I don't like kits because they cheap out on the most important stuff. They focus on bov's, intercoolers, shiny turbo's but not really highly tunable fuel delivery, timing control, or engine management. The reason most kits say safe up to 8psi is because of the fuel and engine management not the engine itself. Those kits come with fmu's...i'm gonna make a fuel 101 thread here in a couple so i can explain and also get more info on these units. Check out homemadeturbo.com and read till your head hurts. You might change your mind about kits once you see the price and amount of cheapo parts they skimp out on so you have to upgrade later
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                    #10
                    Yea I have to decided to go from H22 to turbo cause if you think about it, you can get more power with the turbo, and then if you were planning on gettin a turbo on the H22 then you can use that money to build the f22 and still have more power. so basically turbo would be great. and another thing about those "fresher" jdm engines. in japan they dont really take care of there engines like we do. like they get the oil changed like once a year cause it costs so much. so really when you get that low milage engine its not like gettin an engine from here that has the same amount of miles on it. jus my .02

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