Hey, I have a 92 JDM EG8 civic which comes with the JDM 1500 SOHC VTEC engine (d15b - 130hp)

My civic is in the process of the turbo conversion (using IHI VF10 turbo, custom manifold, 500mm x 300mm custom intercooler, 2 extra 420cc injectors, & link engine management).

Im planning on running my car at 7 psi on standard internals.

Anyone have any objections to this amount of boost on this engine? Will the rods hold up?

Will the standard fuel pump be Ok?

I know these JDM engines arnt common but any help would be appreciated.

 

yes the motor will be fine providing u have some sort of decent tuning like zdyne or custom boost chips.

 

Ok, Do you have any links to these tuning devices?

Im using a 'intercept link' which fools the map sensor to allow boost http://link-electro.co.nz/ancillary_devices.html
Im also using an extra injector controller which will be dyno tuned - http://link-electro.co.nz/powerlink.html

Is this similar to zdyne or custom boost chips?

Thanks.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

That setup will be just fine.. Might take a little bit to tune it, but other than that, you should be just fine.

That turbolink looks similar to the EIC setup
http://www.sdsefi.com/eic.html

Jeff

 

Sweet, Thanks for that. My car is being dyno tuned tomorow morning and I get it back tomorow night (provided nothing goes wrong ).
I'l post up my numbers & how it goes.

 

Civic is running but still needs a bit more tuning.
Its first run on the dyno it reached 105KW @ the wheels @ 6psi. Not the best power but my car would have struggled to make 60KW @ the wheels while N/A + Its nice and reliable for daily driving

 

That seems low.
That engine is rated at 130 hp at the flywheels. that would be 97KW

 

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but I want to compare factory power rating to my current reading.
How do i convert power at the fly wheel to power at the wheels?

Thanks.

 

you lose something like 15-20% through the drive line.