you could easily make 244 hp with less than 9 psi (psi is the pressure in pounds per square inch. this pressure means more power since it is forcing more air into the motor at a pressure higher than the regular air pressure around us. More psi generally means more power). You probably make closer to 250 - 260 with a good well tuned set up. And you'd be lighter then the v6 which is a good thing.

of course I'm a fan of the 4 bangers. I've just never been crazy about bigger engines in a front wheel drive car.

turbo will void the warranty. however, honda motors are great engines to turbo and hold up fine if tuned properly (a good air fuel mix is key). I turbo'd at 140,000 miles on my motor and it runs awesome. It's never noticably low on oil and compression is excellent. Of course I take care of it and use Mobil 1 at every oil change, blah blah. If you do your homework (or buy a pre-made turbo kit and have it installed correctly) your engine will last a very long time turbo'd.

There's a post called turbo help in the nitrous and forced induction area, among other great posts, that has a pretty detailed list of things I used in my turbo kit. It's a good place to start. You may have to look a ways back or search it, but it will answer many questions. Keep in mind it's a big project that you must take step by step. There are plenty of great web sites out there that can help. home made turbo is a great place to start. I spent under $2000 for my kit. It was about $1500 for everything.

And without getting too techinical (I'll leave the homework for you ) the boost pressure (psi) is set by the wastegate. The wastegate says how much boost the turbo can put in the engine. If it is set for 9 psi, then that is all the turbo will put in the engine. It's more complex than that, but that's the idea.


stock to stock I think most accords out there could whip the pilot. The pilot is meant for some decent towing and utility so it's not the best speed machine. A great vehical though.

 

I believe I only will make small modifications to the Accord. Intake and Exhaust, maybe cables.... a little improvement will be ok.... If i can gain 10 or 15 hp this would be fantastic because the accord ivtec 2006 comes with 166 hp stock. I will buy a turbo car in the future.... anyway, thanks very much!