CrumbMC Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I thought I would post this as a rough guide to anyone who has no idea about putting FI on a car. Obviously there are some vehicle specific differences. ie, most turbo kits for the Z have twin setups but maybe this will help to reduce the number of questions posted. Also the full length versions are a good watch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineV35 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Wow I learned awhole lot more thanks! But just a quickie.. Why does it matter RHD and LHD on turbo kits for VQ35de engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Steering column is on the opposite side .... you need a lot of space for all the extra pipework for a Turbo setup - if you get one for a left hand drive it may not clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineV35 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Steering column is on the opposite side .... you need a lot of space for all the extra pipework for a Turbo setup - if you get one for a left hand drive it may not clear Ahh ok thanks, but surely pipework is cheap and can be fabricated easily to suit? Or is the cost difference between a RHD and LHD setup the same? Just heard that RHD are hard to get a hold of because mostly US based kits.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Good video. Although it could say turbo kit what you need : £££££££££££££££££ Would love to turbo a none turbo car at one point. I'd really like to do a s2k actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Good video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrustyCrab Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 And a spotted @ 3:28 Silver 370z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineV35 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Good video. Although it could say turbo kit what you need : £££££££££££££££££ Would love to turbo a none turbo car at one point. I'd really like to do a s2k actually. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2nSMzdxg8 I would keep S2k Na =) but I would go Honda NSX and then turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Would love to turbo a none turbo car at one point. I'd really like to do a s2k actually. When we had our S2000's two of my mates had MASE mapped turbo S2000's. Due to the fantastic forged OEM internals in the F20 it's not too much trouble to do this and run big boost. 540whp and boost by gear made these the quickest things I have ever been in, not the fastest (M6 wins this) but the quickest wiz bang acceleration I have ever witnessed. Still love S2000's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 9krpm and boost. What's not to like plus I never realised you could get that much power from one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 9krpm and boost. What's not to like plus I never realised you could get that much power from one. Mine was NA but tuned and ran sold power to 9800rpm, VTEC at 2800rpm, just needed better springs, but then that's race tune spec valve train. They run these super high boost in the States, build them to hit 700whp, then retire them FFS. My mates cars were daily's and track cars, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 That sounds epic. Are there many boosted s2ks about? They seem to be able to take a lot of power abd they are light. Or does the boost mess with the pureness of it e.g. I'd rather have a 350bhp n/a then a 400bhp boosted generally. But I want a turbo nutter car to get it out of my system. Anything else you did to your s2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 That sounds epic. Are there many boosted s2ks about? Loads mate, the cost per pony seems to push a lot of people that way, they charge them too which works well. Something I looked at. Anything else you did to your s2k? Yeah, lol. The thing with the S2000 is that Honda over engineered the F20 engine soooo much it's very hard to eek any extra NA horses from it unless you have super deep pockets. It really was developed to bring the best out of the whole package, despite being heavy the OEM exhaust system is pretty good. I was running a full Mugen exhaust system, K&N forced air system and AEM EMS on a JDM(more power than UKDM) car. Once mapped that gave me about 20hp more than the standard car I pushed in, so that's nearly £4000 for 20 hp, lol. For the same outlay I could have had a boosted S2000 and well, where do you want to go from there really . For me the S2000 is a NA motor, much like my 370Z, if I wanted boost, I'd go boost. I love the raw NA sound you get from Honda engines, all the way to the red line, roof down, sun out, B road blasting with that Mugen system singing was epic. This is me (for the sound) going over the start/finish at Spa one year.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Awesome. See thats the thing I do love NA. I honestly think its the best way to drive most of the time, but I want to have something silly turboed. Would rather a boosted s2k then a scooby personally. Do you think boosting the s2k would ruin it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Do you think boosting the s2k would ruin it? No mate, it would be cool, I would have, I just got tired of coilovers and an old car (mine was a '99 import) I wanted something more refined and fresher that I could still track and **** about in, so I spent my money on a 370Z. The car is very well balanced from the off and being RWD it will cope with the extra 200hp+ much better than say a FWD car. Also, the chassis on the S2000 is great, so again, it can handle the hike well, no point in bracing these things either, solid as, although I think under bracing is the only way to improve it as opposed to top mount, they just don't do anything to it. These are proper cheap now, when/if you buy, try and get a GT version with the hardtop and make sure the geo bushes have been greased recently as its very common for them to seize and can be costly to sort out. Let me know if you need any info come buy, I'll be able to help out man. Now, on a similar but different route, my mate just imported a sweet as a nut OEM S15 (Silvia) now that's a crazy boost car. Old school turbo RWD drift machine, stunning, crazy car . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 but I want to have something silly turboed. JDM Toyota Starlet/Glanza Turbo, bolt bigger turbo on it and it gets rather silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmr1980 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I trubo charged my mx5, it was excellent fun! 236bhp in something that doesn't weigh much with a fantastic chassis, can't go wrong! Good vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Do you think boosting the s2k would ruin it? No mate, it would be cool, I would have, I just got tired of coilovers and an old car (mine was a '99 import) I wanted something more refined and fresher that I could still track and **** about in, so I spent my money on a 370Z. The car is very well balanced from the off and being RWD it will cope with the extra 200hp+ much better than say a FWD car. Also, the chassis on the S2000 is great, so again, it can handle the hike well, no point in bracing these things either, solid as, although I think under bracing is the only way to improve it as opposed to top mount, they just don't do anything to it. These are proper cheap now, when/if you buy, try and get a GT version with the hardtop and make sure the geo bushes have been greased recently as its very common for them to seize and can be costly to sort out. Let me know if you need any info come buy, I'll be able to help out man. Now, on a similar but different route, my mate just imported a sweet as a nut OEM S15 (Silvia) now that's a crazy boost car. Old school turbo RWD drift machine, stunning, crazy car . Thanks for into mate really appriated. Something for me to look into 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HmmBen Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Steering column is on the opposite side .... you need a lot of space for all the extra pipework for a Turbo setup - if you get one for a left hand drive it may not clear Ahh ok thanks, but surely pipework is cheap and can be fabricated easily to suit? Or is the cost difference between a RHD and LHD setup the same? Just heard that RHD are hard to get a hold of because mostly US based kits.. Pipework really isnt that cheap. Especially if your buying lots of aluminum bends etc, Then theres lots of labour welding them. Definately not for a person not familar with mechanics. Also I would never tap a return into the block like the video shows without cleaning out properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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