The increase in fuel economy (15% ain't bad if they can consistenly get that) does impress me, it kind of seems like a sidenote about the product from these guys.
My meaning: I have a 1993 Civic SI. It is a 4-cylinder 1.6L that gets roughly 25-30MPG on the street and puts out around 125HP. If I want to increase power/ mileage, my best option is a turbo kit from GReddy. $2500 + _HOURS_ or labor for "everything you need" for a power boost.
While this is technically true, anyone experienced with building a good engine (at least most Japanese 4-cyl engines) will know that the "bolt-on" turbo kit will greatly affect your system's stability without building up your block. I.E. new pistons with stronger wrist pins, maybe even sleeving the block, reducing the compression ratio, etc...
For about the same price as a decent turbo kit and all the modifications it will require to run nicely, I would rather have a system that I can literally bolt on in a couple hours, and see a DIRECT INCREASE in both mileage and performance.
This system is aimed more to someone who wants the extra power without too much work or sacrificing stability or has already done a forced-induction job already and still sees room for improvement, and less at your save-the-environment and stop-america's-dependence-on-foreign-oil camp.
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The increase in fuel economy (15% ain't bad if they can consistenly get that) does impress me, it kind of seems like a sidenote about the product from these guys.
My meaning: I have a 1993 Civic SI. It is a 4-cylinder 1.6L that gets roughly 25-30MPG on the street and puts out around 125HP. If I want to increase power/ mileage, my best option is a turbo kit from GReddy. $2500 + _HOURS_ or labor for "everything you need" for a power boost.
While this is technically true, anyone experienced with building a good engine (at least most Japanese 4-cyl engines) will know that the "bolt-on" turbo kit will greatly affect your system's stability without building up your block. I.E. new pistons with stronger wrist pins, maybe even sleeving the block, reducing the compression ratio, etc...
For about the same price as a decent turbo kit and all the modifications it will require to run nicely, I would rather have a system that I can literally bolt on in a couple hours, and see a DIRECT INCREASE in both mileage and performance.
This system is aimed more to someone who wants the extra power without too much work or sacrificing stability or has already done a forced-induction job already and still sees room for improvement, and less at your save-the-environment and stop-america's-dependence-on-foreign-oil camp.
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