# B18B turbo

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 27, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/b18b-turbo/192072 "2007-08-27T23:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![watacanga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@watacanga](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/watacanga)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/b18b-turbo/192072/1 "2007-08-27T23:10:33Z")

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First off gt28 or gt35? There’s a $400 price difference. Second how much boost and power can i safely make on an LS block with block guards (remember it’s my dd). How much more power N/A can I make off the stock motor if i add a turbo cam, port and polish, pistons and rings, eagle rods, and valves and retainers (no turbo)? If my pistons are 8.4:1, how much more boost can i push? Finally if i do all the head work and the turbo, how much power am i looking at safely producing? Budget-wise for next summer it’s either going to be (1) port and polish, new head gasket, block guards, arp studs, and one of those turbos or (2) All the motor work with sleeves but no turbo until the year after. Thanks everybody!:stupid:

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**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/b18b-turbo/192072/2 "2007-08-28T00:01:57Z")

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This is approximately what I’m into…

'92 Civic CX hb ~$1000  
B18C1 Swap $2200  
Sleeves $800  
GT3582R $1000  
Cams, $300  
pistons, rods, $700  
ARP fasteners ~$200  
Bearings ~$100  
Head re-work $500 (no porting/polishing)  
I/C $200  
Piping $300  
BOV $100  
WG $200  
DP $200  
Mani $800  
Gasket $50  
880cc injectors $225  
ACT 6-puck $400  
Axles (I use stock, but have a stockpile), ~$300 worth of spare axles, JIC.  
Rota’s + used BFG DR’s about $500

Trans is next…probably hardened gears, CF synchros and quaife LSD for another $1000.

I’m guessing it’ll be close to $10K total investment including shell, B18C1 complete swap, sleeves, and a GT3582R + all the other shit & tune.

Don’t go cheap if you boost and DD. If you DD, I strongly recommend staying N/A and going with 12.0:1 pistons, and doing ECU chip+tune with sleeves, rings, bearings, rods, valves, springs, retainers, injectors, manifolds, CAI etc.