Is boosting a Honda bad?

[X_cessive]

Someone I know said Hondas don't like boost. He said it will kill em

[kelton]

to a point yes, but with proper tune and everything done the right way it will last. Check out the forced induction section and see what some other people are doing.

[ilovemycb7]

no.

[X_cessive]

I thought so...thanks

[h22sparkle]

Just about boosting any car or honda without it being properly modified or able ready built to handle boost is bad. It just wont last because it wasnt designed to take a beating that forced induction throws at it. Thats just the way it is if it cant handle it its gonna break. Hence why i just said screw it imma jus tget a boosted car and enjoy it all day.

[JDMxDB8]

No. Just make sure you get it tuned properly.

[myk]

Is killing kittens bad?








lol, most *preformance* oem honda motors are higher compression and designed for N/A applications. The other honda motors are designed for gas mileage and reliability. Although you can boost them and get high HP numbers out of them, they were designed to used in N/A applications whether its on the track or for the daily grind. Its the amount of time, research, and money that you want to put into the motor. Sadly *most* boosted honda motors are of the "Lets strap on whatever turbo we can get, however we can, just so its turbo" kind.

Its not bad or good, its whatever you personally think of it. Just make your mind up after you read up on what exactly a turbo does for the motor, and what a turbo charged motor needs to operate reliably and at its peak performance.

[NAiL05]

1. Sparkle covered a decent amount.
2. Properly tuning a boosted vehicle (any vehicle) will prolong its life. The only thing that will hold you back is either weak internals of some sort or worn parts. Properly tuning, inspecting, checking the motor will prevent this and help you maintain a healthy motor.

[d112crzy]

Is killing kittens bad?

Not in china/korea/wherever they eat cats.

[NAiL05]

Not in china/korea/wherever they eat cats.

I eat them for dessert.

[deevergote]

As said above... Honda engines aren't designed for it. Therefore, you have to be careful in how much boost you run, and especially in how you tune it. When you build the motor, you can make as much power as you want.

Boosting STOCK Honda engines isn't a great idea... though straightedge, a member here, has made over 400whp on a stock F22A. I wouldn't expect to repeat that, though.



With a good turbo setup, you can make 220-250whp fairly reliably on a stock F22A, as long as you tune it properly. It won't hold as much power as factory-turbo cars, but once you reach the 400whp mark, you're pretty much in rebuild territory for even the factory boosted engines.

[RelentlessCB7]

... but once you reach the 400whp mark, you're pretty much in rebuild territory for even the factory boosted engines.

This is a very true statement. Except for some of those beefy Nissan Engines...SR20, RBxx, etc.

The reason why that guy said "Honda's aren't good for boosting", is that most(not all) of them have open head designs and OK stock internals. Hondas are great, reliable cars when stock...but too must boost tends to make Pistons/Cranks start walking...

[d112crzy]

Honda's don't really have crank "walk". The weakest points of most stock Honda engines are the ringlands, then the rods.

[deevergote]

The internals of factory forced induction engines are made to handle it. The internals of naturally aspirated engines are not. It doesn't mean that they're weak, but the design and composition of the parts is different (taking into account things like expansion, heat, increased pressure, etc...)

The stock Honda sleeves can usually handle about as much boost as those in a stock FI engine. ALL sleeves will crack with enough force! It is true that the open deck design isn't good for turbo, though.



One of the most significant factors when boosting a Honda engine, and one of the hardest to plan for, is the condition of the motor itself. When boosting a CB7, you're adding something that the engine was not designed for... to an engine made 15-19 years ago! The mileage is only one indication of the engine's condition. If that engine already has things beginning to fail inside, a turbo will accelerate those problems. It's like making a guy with a bad heart run up a flight of stairs.

[MarcD]

A stock engine in any car is not meant to handle boost as mentioned above