This is an interesting thread. I've kicked around the idea of turboing a WBX for a couple of years. My main reason for doing it is because it would be cheap for me to do (labor excepted) and I run my van on propane. Propane has an octane rating of about 110, you can use the stock compression ratio of 9:1 and you don't have to worry about retarding the timing or using water injection. I don't think I would want to go above 5 - 6 lbs. of boost. My propane system is good for 250 hp so I don't have to worry about supplemental fueling either. I haven't done it yet because I have serious reservations about the water jacket seals and other heat issues. The same weaknesses the WBX suffers from already would be multiplied with turbocharging. Heres a picture of one of the turbo manifolds I make, this one for 1997 - 2000 honda civic http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/honda/hondamanifoldahort.htm
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