i'm looking to turbo my wagon, it has a 1.5L em1 motor(2nd gen).what size,and manufactuer would you reccomend? the motor will be fresh when i proceed with the install, cuz i plan on doing its first rebuild here anytime soon.

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maybe a T25 Garrett would be your best bet... it's small, but it'll be easy enough for your motor to spin freely and still produce enough boost to make it worthwhile.

but you'll need to fabricate an intake system to attach and seal to your carburetor.

wow i was gonna say garrett t25 too... anyway dont go too big, hondas dont have a lot of exhaust pressure itll take too long to spool if u go too big, of course if this is going to be a race-only vehicle lag wont be much of a question cuz u can rev the engine up ahead of time, but for a street car i wouldnt get bigger than a 25 or 30 mm. garret, ihi, turbonetics all make good turbos, also the smaller hks ball bearing turbos would bo good for u.

right on i'll have to check those out!
i've also thought of using a smaller turbo to help spool up a larger one, how well that works i dont know but i've heard that it does.:D

Originally posted by 82civicwagon
right on i'll have to check those out!
i've also thought of using a smaller turbo to help spool up a larger one, how well that works i dont know but i've heard that it does.:D

it's called sequential turbo... it still requires more exhaust pulsing than your motor can generate.

if u wanted to go really crazy u could do what is called a divorced turbo, where u have a second, smaller engine mounted elsewhere (likely the hatch) and its exhaust is run to the turbo to spool it, then the turbo is piped into the engine that is driving your wheels. since none of the 2nd engines exhaust is going out of the vehicle through the exhaust system, its all being run to the turbo and then the smaller motor can produce enough pressure to keep the turbo constantly spooled and at full boost all the time. of course as u can prob tell this is not something u just go out and do but requires very extensive and pricey custom mods. also i seriously doubt its legality, and i dont think ive ever even heard of this being done on anything but balls out open class pikes peak cars. but like i said, IF u wanted to go REALLY crazy...