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Vroom_Vroom
05-09-2002, 03:19 PM
not to flame on anyone but almost every turbo civic or hatchback or gst i see sounds like something is grinding in their cyclinder walls or something like it doesnt sound to healthy..is this normal? if so why!? thanks for any info
borpph
05-09-2002, 03:36 PM
I was wonder the same. I also wonder what the celi will sound like turbocharged.
Da Kine Guy
05-09-2002, 04:04 PM
Civics were not meant to have turbos, so I don't doubt the engine could be doing some nasty stuff on f/i. As for the GS-T, any car can sound like crap when the guys favorite stores are Pep Boys and Autozone.

Take a ride in my friends '93 Talon TSi, it puts all Honda and Celica exhausts to shame. Plus, his actually gains a sizeable amount of power, not the 4hp something we get :(
Vroom_Vroom
05-09-2002, 05:04 PM
but its like a majority of them! they seem to be taken care of but it just sounds like theres a something dancing on their cylinder walls or something.,.
GTS LAID
05-09-2002, 05:20 PM
so is it some or most ??
SlasherX
05-09-2002, 05:25 PM
who cares? they're slow :)

lol jk..no need to start another flamewar
Vroom_Vroom
05-09-2002, 05:29 PM
most
MarkyMark
05-09-2002, 05:45 PM
I've never heard a civic with a turbo, people around here must be too poor to afford them or something. Either way...civics should be for 35 year olds going grocery shopping.
gts24
05-09-2002, 06:18 PM
I heard a neon that sounded like it was gonna blow up. the guy said it was simply the wastegate......
6SPDGTS
05-09-2002, 07:44 PM
Originally posted by MarkyMark
Either way...civics should be for 35 year olds going grocery shopping.

And so should the auto GT-S Mark whats your point????
Ugly Pete
05-09-2002, 09:03 PM
i used to own a volvo with a turbo! it sounded the same as every other volvo tho :P
AkUmA
05-10-2002, 05:04 AM
my friends turbo 240sx, sound bad when idling. the idle bounces all over the place, its when he gets on it that it sound nice.
pensfan83
05-10-2002, 07:54 PM
Originally posted by 6SPDGTS


And so should the auto GT-S Mark whats your point????

Stow the holier than thou attitude. He still drives a Celica :rolleyes:
3.2 TL
05-11-2002, 01:13 AM
i was at a stop light beside a turbocharged rx-7.....latest model.....
the idle sound sounds kinda funny..... its like the rpm is reving up and dropping slightly..... but when when driven in motion, it sounds so so sweet cuz i hear the BOV
6SPDGTS
05-11-2002, 12:54 PM
Originally posted by pensfan83


Stow the holier than thou attitude. He still drives a Celica :rolleyes:

Thats my point he has that attitude twords the Civic. He called it a grocery getter. Yet his Auto GT-S is also a grocery getter more so than a turbo civic. Thats my point.
larryd
05-11-2002, 08:22 PM
turbo's on non turbo cars sound different.. they are deep but sometimes sound harsh like stuff is breaking, but its not :)

turbo cars exhaust like mine pretty much sound the same.. they are loud and deep rumbles.. i love the sound myself :)
SlasherX
05-11-2002, 10:00 PM
Originally posted by 6SPDGTS


Thats my point he has that attitude twords the Civic. He called it a grocery getter. Yet his Auto GT-S is also a grocery getter more so than a turbo civic. Thats my point.

celica is a sports car..bottom line

civic is an economy car meant for women to take the kids to school and get groceries..turbocharged or not

v6 mustangs, meant for women who want to look cool


its the demographics. id take a slow ass auto GT-S over any civic anyday.
larryd
05-12-2002, 01:17 AM
i dunno man, what about a civic hatch back with a B18 turbo :).. id take that over my car right now :)
Vroom_Vroom
05-12-2002, 01:50 AM
yea most of the turbo cars i see are gsr's si's ls's etc almost every honda out there..

larry are u serious about what you just said about the hatchback??
larryd
05-12-2002, 04:49 AM
dude I love civic hatchbacks.. put a Type R interior in a civic hatch with a turbo B18?.. that car would be hella fast, rev super high, weigh next to nothing, itd be a fun car :)
Vroom_Vroom
05-12-2002, 10:23 AM
true true..but itll look NOO WHERE AS GOOD looking as your eclipse..plus you can run about 300+ horsepower on stock internals on the gst and run about 23psi on the stock turbo and still be safe cant ya? kinda hard to get reliability on a non turbo car..

theres a guy at the si club forum i think its www.clubsi.com and he has a black 97 hatchback with the b18c5 (type r motor, b18c1 is the gsr) and he runs 13.6's in the quarter mile..
2kcarbonblue
05-12-2002, 11:52 AM
the only turbo cars ive ever heard sound great. a supra and a few gs-t's.
YOshi31
05-12-2002, 01:58 PM
well my old civic 99 4dr ex auto had turbo it was greddy with a type-s bov and it was sh!t till i put some headers and cams i was going to put rods and pistons but i got crashed... and well it sounds good untill i hit 145 running from the cops and my downpipe breaks loose... and then it s so loud you can hear me coming a mile away... cost me 250 to fix that sh!t too... about total i put in the car only to waste it on letting a friend drive it and crash it was about $8k i mean i did alot i was going to HIN this year with it!! but no! dumba$$ friend borrow my car to go to store (NOT!) goes his gurls house to show off the car and on the way back tries to race some dude and crashes it in to a pole! and guard rail.... and he is jail now for racing and life endagerment and i get TICKETS!!! for mods on my car!!!... oops sorry to rant... but a turbo charged civic sounds good if you put the right stuff with it!
Blue Lucifer
05-12-2002, 02:31 PM
:wtf: ........ Ouch
valkyrie
05-12-2002, 03:23 PM
so how about celica?
does anyone ever hear about the sound when it has turbo ?

"they are deep but sometimes sound harsh like stuff is breaking, but its not" <- will it be like that?
pensfan83
05-12-2002, 03:43 PM
Originally posted by SlasherX
v6 mustangs, meant for women who want to look cool


So what are you saying, Dave? Is there something you want to tell us? ;)
SlasherX
05-12-2002, 05:21 PM
Originally posted by pensfan83


So what are you saying, Dave? Is there something you want to tell us? ;)

I'm being honest over here :) the motors got some decent potential to it, and has a nice aftermakret to it, and all that, but lets be honest, Ford didnt design the car to run 9's anytime soon.
pensfan83
05-12-2002, 05:37 PM
Oh, well I was thinking more about the "women who want to look cool" part ;) but hey, you have fun working on it, right? Same situation here, but with a slushbox to boot :( I'm thinking VR-4 motor swap :D
SlasherX
05-12-2002, 05:44 PM
Originally posted by pensfan83
Oh, well I was thinking more about the "women who want to look cool" part ;) but hey, you have fun working on it, right? Same situation here, but with a slushbox to boot :( I'm thinking VR-4 motor swap :D

I cant make up my mind about this car..its like a semi-psycho gf, some days you wanna dump her, other days you wanna **** her.

was thinking H/C/I and an easy 280hp for around a grand, then was thinking of how ugly working on a motor can be, and was thinking 7psi procharger setup and over 300hp for 3 grand..then was thinking Cobra, which my mom shot down on me for the second consecutive time..now im thinking maybe a used 99 GT...

in the end, whatever it is, it won't be any slower. :)
BoyRacer
05-12-2002, 08:26 PM
nissans that are turboed sound like mac trucks to me. loud and harsh. fun and fast though :)
PaLaDiN
05-13-2002, 01:22 AM
Why so much hate against the civics? I don't have a civic or anything, but I do own and integra GSR soon to be turbo, and an IS300. There are nothing wrong with civics and for the popular beliefs they are not getting a little bit more performace upgrade from factory than the usual civic you see back in the day with 100hp. Civics have come a long way as did the Celica's. Bottom line why can't everyone just get a long. You guys are just mainly biased cuz you own a celica.
AkUmA
05-13-2002, 09:35 AM
Originally posted by BoyRacer
nissans that are turboed sound like mac trucks to me. loud and harsh. fun and fast though :)


:werd: thats how my friends 240sx turbo sounds at idle.
SlasherX
05-13-2002, 09:40 AM
Originally posted by PaLaDiN
Why so much hate against the civics? I don't have a civic or anything, but I do own and integra GSR soon to be turbo, and an IS300. There are nothing wrong with civics and for the popular beliefs they are not getting a little bit more performace upgrade from factory than the usual civic you see back in the day with 100hp. Civics have come a long way as did the Celica's. Bottom line why can't everyone just get a long. You guys are just mainly biased cuz you own a celica.

cuz they're about as built for speed as a bread box.

unfortunately, people consider engine swaps "normal" in honda tuning.
6SPDGTS
05-13-2002, 01:19 PM
Easy Dave
Vroom_Vroom
05-14-2002, 03:30 PM
yoshi i dont think turboed cars used headers..??
YOshi31
05-14-2002, 06:44 PM
Originally posted by Vroom_Vroom
yoshi i dont think turboed cars used headers..??

it was NA so i had to modiy it to so the direct down pipe which was where the headers were, so i got the most efficent gain from the turbo so there was the least about of lag so the there were "headers" there with the after market turbo
it was my baby blue rice roquet now mom and dad says no mods on the car and no one can drive it except me and myself and I with the celica