Turbo Honda ENGINE for I/O

45Auto

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Re: Turbo Honda ENGINE for I/O

longstand said:
P.S
45Auto.. i like the way you type. its very clear, teach me how to write.
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Longstand, I couldn't teach you anything! Your writing is VERY clear considering that you are not writing in your native language. I used to speak a little German and Turkish, but NEVER could write anything in either language.

English is one of the hardest languages to learn. Your writing will be better than anyone else on this board if you keep practicing even just a little bit! :)
 
flatsfishing

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Anything can be reliable its just about the money and knowledge you have.......:cool:
 
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alumi numb

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DO IT!
that's the only way you will really know.
have you ever looked inside a honda engine?
totally beautiful work of art, the swiss watch of engines.
no engine builder out there could make the inside look any better, they are beautiful!
twin turbo's pumping about a 100 psi and making over 500 hp.
gale banks has a dmax huffed to over 125 psi.
some of those ricers are pumping over 130 psi.
some cummins guys shoot a very fine water mist thru their turbos with no erosion.
was thinking on your order in a way, aluminum 4 banger to replace the cast iron mcruiser 120.
starcrafts set low in the back because of the lb's.
i'm 65 kid and look how bad we screwed this word up so get out there and change it, screw the paradigms!:D
 
joey maneri

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longstand said:
dont get mad. its just my little idea.. iam not rich. but so far i have 4 new cars. seens i lost my job. my favorite car to drive is my GEO metro. i actually get 41MPG.. to be honest with you guys. iam starting to love this geo metro. i mean. its slow. really really really slow. but ones it gets going. it just keep running.. iam thinking of buying another GEO METRO to save money and save the plannet..

i think iam going GEO.

P.S. dont want to upset anyone. but.. What about GEO METRO for a Boat? maybe a small boat. little tiny boat that only seat 2 people and a baby chair? what you think of that.

GO GO GEO
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longstand you are shot out! lol you realy have too much time on your hands! I think you love to get all these guys rilled up. This was the best reading Ive done in a long time. But I think if you want to walk all over your buddies boats you need to drop a 350 chevy in your boat.
 
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alumi numb

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Re: Turbo Honda ENGINE for I/O

45Auto said:
Sorry if I upset you by disagreeing with you. I wasn't raised in the "everyone's got to feel good about their self" style. Feel free to disagree with me on anything, I'll be glad to change my opinion if you have any kind of actual data that supports your position.

There's a big difference between what the Wright's did and putting a particular model of an engine into a boat. The Wright's were the first ones to use an aluminum crankcase for their motor (along with a couple of other things dealing with aerodynamics), which allowed their airplane to have a power-to-weight ratio high enough to actually fly.

People have been sticking car engines into boats for over 100 years now. They've been sticking turbocharged engines into boats (based on car, airplane, and specially designed boat motors) for 80 years or so. It's very easy to look up the performance of an existing Honda (or Geo or whatever) motor and compare it to something wih a very similar power curve already in a boat. The boat doesn't know what brand of engine is in it. Horsepower and weight work the same way no matter what name is on the valve covers. There is nothing to speculate about, the performance is already known. You're not moving into the unknown like the Wrights. To use an analogy from the era of the Wright's, what you're talking about doing is no different than swapping horses pulling a cart. You know the performance of the horse on one cart, you can pretty easily predict his performance on the other cart.



High mileage on a vehicle doesn't necessarily have anything to do with reliability. If they like the vehicle enough, anybody can keep replacing parts as they break or wear out to keep it going.
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hey auto are you also on a cummins diesel forum?
the mannerism is similar.
 
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Re: Turbo Honda ENGINE for I/O

alumi numb said:
DO IT!
that's the only way you will really know.
have you ever looked inside a honda engine?
totally beautiful work of art, the swiss watch of engines.
no engine builder out there could make the inside look any better, they are beautiful!
twin turbo's pumping about a 100 psi and making over 500 hp.
gale banks has a dmax huffed to over 125 psi.
some of those ricers are pumping over 130 psi.
some cummins guys shoot a very fine water mist thru their turbos with no erosion.
was thinking on your order in a way, aluminum 4 banger to replace the cast iron mcruiser 120.
starcrafts set low in the back because of the lb's.
i'm 65 kid and look how bad we screwed this word up so get out there and change it, screw the paradigms!:D
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???

you sure 'bout that?

First restrictions in F1 boost pressures in the 80's restricted to 4 bar (~60psi), big diesels run somewhere in that area, but I haven't heard of 100psi+ pressures in recent times.

Also, water/methanol injection before the turbo is a bad idea. The turbo will sling the water out of atomization. Better off with Roots style blowers as it reduces the clearance between the screws and the case for less bleed-by.

And I would add that you could probably get away with a turbo boat project if you're using an engine with decent displacement to begin with, and a small turbo (smaller turbo = less turbo lag).

In any case, you could do better than a honda, they're economy cars, not race cars (or boats).
 
Stachi

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I am an automobile mechanic and I work in an independent shop. Most of the cars I see are mid 1990 vintage,and have suffered from poor maintenance during their existance. That being said , I replace 15 - 20 Honda engines a year.....very few Toyota,Nissan,Mitsubishi,Mazda,GM,Dodge, I did just replace an old Ford Escort 1.9 engine,but I can't remember the last one I did before it...I also replace MANY Honda transmissions each year..... I am not really impressed with Honda durability or quality....
 
Stachi

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nope, piston rod thru the case... owner ran it dry of oil...
 
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