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Old 03-13-2005, 07:41 PM
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Hey AZCivic! I just finished reading the posts for the Insight turbo. Very exciting stuff. One of the things that concerns me with turbos is cold, dense air. A fuel/air meter would save on pistons in cold air. I couldn't find any pictures of his install. I'm most familiar with turbo charging Subarus. The most boost I have ever run in a STOCK subaru 2.5 is 16 pounds. I trust Subaru blocks far more than Hondas. It has no counterbalancers, and you burn a hole in a piston, and all you'll do is puff smoke, while still running flat out! I don't think a stock honda block can take that kind of abuse. However, I'm not talking about pushing a mill past its limit, but making efficient horsepower when necessary. On my Subaru I had installed a new ignition system that I could get 29mpg at 70mph! Anything over 80 would kill it, but proof of power was in my top speed. I had put a piggy back, performance chip on the stock board that disabled the speed limiter. Without a speed limiter, my 2.2 Outback Sport, stock.....would do 121mph. With the new ignition system, it could run 126mph. That is a huge difference. That was on a stopwatch, no GPS. I've had my civic over 110mph, and I'm wondering if it has a speed limiter. Not like it really matters. I usually park it at 70mph on the highway, but I am excited at the prospect of pushing air to make power when I need it.
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