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HatchCord
12-14-2003, 07:05 PM
this is my first post so hello first of all. i just bought my first 3rd gen 89 lxi hatch 5 speed which i love. it has 160k miles on it though. i was wondering what kind of work i should do to the engine to sort of restore it to its maximum. i want to turbo later. i was thinking about the b20a swap but the a20at sounds more apealing to me. does anyone have any specs on what a turboed a20 would pushing? thanks any and all help is appreciated.

wprocomp
12-14-2003, 07:31 PM
it all depends on how well its built...but you are looking at 190hp-200hp on low boost...look for seans threads...you will get an idea of what the A20 can and cannot do...welocme to the board...dont forget to search too

HatchCord
12-14-2003, 07:44 PM
well im looking for at least 200. 230 would be the ultimate goal. ive tried to search honestly but it gives me an error message. i have managed to find a couple of threads on turbo.

NXRacer
12-14-2003, 09:36 PM
you can get 225 whp no problem with seans setup. look in my sig for more info......

Elijah
12-14-2003, 10:30 PM
I would agree that 225 should not be a proplem witha little work.Just talk to Sean he is a big help.

bobafett
12-15-2003, 01:08 AM
yeah 230hp is doable if u do it right. u are looking at over 300ft lbs if u end up with 230hp though. :P

at least according to what i have seen

HatchCord
12-15-2003, 10:01 AM
300ft lbs? wow! his car must fly. yeah im definatly gonna try to look him up and check out your sig nxracer. ive worked on a couple of cars before but ive never rebuilt an engine, where do you guys think i should start?

NXRacer
12-15-2003, 11:15 AM
get a good manual (like haynes) and make sure you have the right tools for the job. It'll make your job a LOT easier and you'll be less likely to screw it up! :D

ChaseR
12-18-2003, 10:32 PM
225 horse is possible with an A20?

NXRacer
12-19-2003, 09:10 AM
very possible for relatively cheap.

do you really have a f22a in your car? Do you have any pictures and info on the swap??

1988starter
12-19-2003, 09:21 AM
Originally posted by f22a89accordLxi
225 horse is possible with an A20?

Oh yea just look at sean 88turboaccord or johnny 0

1988starter
12-19-2003, 09:21 AM
Originally posted by f22a89accordLxi
225 horse is possible with an A20?

Oh yea just look at sean 88turboaccord or johnny 0

buzzbomber88lx
12-19-2003, 06:30 PM
if you wanna go all out then talk to jhonny o about his 10sec. a20'ed 3g hatchie. it sucks that the search is down. I think stock internals should be able to handle around 10psi but i dunno because i cant remember what the compression ratio is stock. I know my celica with 9:3:1 compression handles 18psi up to 22psi on stock internals. 88turboaccord has a nice turbo setup. justin used to have a nice setup and sean is prolly the person to talk to. He has some stickies up here on performance check them out. WE finally have a 3geez member who admitted he used the search before posting!!! yay