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Honda Civic Type R turbo rebuilds

Planning a Type R turbo rebuild or upgrade? This is the turbo Honda fitted to the K20C1 in the FK2, FK8 and FL5 Civic Type R, and what to send GP Turbos in Scunthorpe.

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The K20C1 and its turbo

The K20C1 2.0 VTEC TURBO arrived in the FK2 Civic Type R in 2015, and Honda described its turbo as mono-scroll with an electronic wastegate. The same engine continued in the FK8 from 2017 and the FL5 from 2023. Its factory turbo is made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

The Type R has not appeared in GP Turbos' past listings, so start by sending the turbo's part number and what has been changed on the car. A turbo rebuild returns a turbo to its original specification. A hybrid keeps the original housings and upgrades the internals, and only works as intended with a calibration matched to it.

GP Turbos is independent of Honda. Model names are used only to identify which cars a turbo fits.

Engines

Civic Type R turbos

FK2 Civic Type R (2015–2017)

The K20C1 with a mono-scroll turbo and an electronic wastegate.

FK8 and FL5 Civic Type R (2017–2021, 2023 on)

The same K20C1 and its Mitsubishi Heavy Industries turbo.

Questions

Honda turbo questions

Does an upgraded Type R turbo need a new calibration?

Yes. An upgraded turbo moves more air than the original, and the engine's fuelling and boost targets are set by its calibration, so the two have to be matched for the upgrade to work as intended.

Send GP Turbos your Honda's model, engine and turbo part number to find out what is possible.

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