They made one back in the day called a Citi Turbo....i believe it was a 1.3L turbo 4cyl.

I don't think Honda motors were meant to be "boosted"......but with today's technology, it doesn't have to be meant for turbo in order to be "boosted."

 

i have had quite a few discussions about that very thing. almost every import manufacturer has F/I vehicles in their lineup, yet there are more boosted hondas than any other import. doesn't make sense for me, i guess people don't wanna pay the money for the Nissans, are tired of searching for answers to DSM problems and can't find mazda parts... so honda is the winner by default.

and about them being boosted, they're boosted quite easily, usually all you need is a slim jim or a crow bar...

 

In the 4 cylinder world the Sr20 and the Mitsubishi 2.0 are the only engines I can think of that are made for boost from the factory from the start but also sold NA. VW's 1.8 is a variation of some other engine but I don't know enough about it to list it. Just because it's not made for boost doesn't mean in can't be boosted well. Honda has so much aftermarket support that you can do just about anything you want with the thing and do it well. Made for boost "NO". Boost friendly if you have the $. Sure

Edit: I forgot about the Toyota engine in the MR2.

 

mr2? are you talking about the N/A mr2 that has the 5SFE, not a 3SGTE non-turbo.

 

Not sure. I don't follow the toyota much but I thought they shared the block. If I am wrong then sorry.

 

yea, the n/a is the camry engine.

 

they did share the block. the na has a slightly larger bore and lacks the oil squirters that the turbo has. however, the na actually has a stronger crank. the rods and pistons are not as good though.

 

The engine in the NA eclipses is the 420A... way different than the DSM. I dunno about all models... but at least the 2nd gens are this way.

 

I don't think its that Honda's just handle boost better, I think its just what people assume because a lot of people have boostifed hondas. A Toyota/Nissan/etc stock internal motor could probably handle the same ammount of boost of a stock internal Honda, its just that not many people have tested out Toyota/other manufactures to see. Know what I'm trying to say?

I don't know, let me know if you see what I'm trying to say.

 

well honda has a turbo ("boosted") jet ski