Jaybub
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- Jaybub
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Hello all. First post and new to the forum.
I'm thinking of picking up a 10th gen civic with the 2.0, solely for the purpose of installing a turbo. I've read through a bunch of the threads here attempting to research it and was surprised to see that either the community doesn't take very kindly to thoughts of throwing a turbo on the 2.0 or that the K20C2 just wasn't engineered for it. There seems to be talk of how it's untunable due to no pressure(?) sensor in the manifold? I also seen a post where a major engine aftermarket producer said they had no plans to support the K20C2. Granted, these were all posts from a year or so back.
I was surprised at the lack of turbo talk with this engine. I'm assuming it's been out for at least a good 4 years in its current iteration and still no mass sold turbo kit? From what I've briefly seen, it looks like there is ONE out from 27Won? I would think at this point, there would be several options. I mean, this is a Honda Civic engine; a car that has come close to possibly owning the aftermarket scene for years now. Does the K20C2 not share the beefed up internals of its previous iterations?
Or maybe this is the natural occurrence of events that usually follows when a new generation is released? Did the 8th gen civic not have an aftermarket turbo kit for its engines until five years after coming to market? Honest question.
I was really thinking of picking up a Nissan 370Z since aftermarket turbos and parts are commonplace, but this is a car that's been around for over 10 years. I got tired of watching DannyZ videos and the the 10th gen civic has really caught my eye. I'm new to Hondas so was sincerely wondering if there is something unique about the K20C2 or if this lack of turbo kit situation has all been repeated in the past.
Sorry for the long post. Appreciate your thoughts!
I'm thinking of picking up a 10th gen civic with the 2.0, solely for the purpose of installing a turbo. I've read through a bunch of the threads here attempting to research it and was surprised to see that either the community doesn't take very kindly to thoughts of throwing a turbo on the 2.0 or that the K20C2 just wasn't engineered for it. There seems to be talk of how it's untunable due to no pressure(?) sensor in the manifold? I also seen a post where a major engine aftermarket producer said they had no plans to support the K20C2. Granted, these were all posts from a year or so back.
I was surprised at the lack of turbo talk with this engine. I'm assuming it's been out for at least a good 4 years in its current iteration and still no mass sold turbo kit? From what I've briefly seen, it looks like there is ONE out from 27Won? I would think at this point, there would be several options. I mean, this is a Honda Civic engine; a car that has come close to possibly owning the aftermarket scene for years now. Does the K20C2 not share the beefed up internals of its previous iterations?
Or maybe this is the natural occurrence of events that usually follows when a new generation is released? Did the 8th gen civic not have an aftermarket turbo kit for its engines until five years after coming to market? Honest question.
I was really thinking of picking up a Nissan 370Z since aftermarket turbos and parts are commonplace, but this is a car that's been around for over 10 years. I got tired of watching DannyZ videos and the the 10th gen civic has really caught my eye. I'm new to Hondas so was sincerely wondering if there is something unique about the K20C2 or if this lack of turbo kit situation has all been repeated in the past.
Sorry for the long post. Appreciate your thoughts!
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