hey...i'm the new guy. i should start by saying i don't personally own a honda or acura and my knowledge of these cars is nill, but i'm here because my cousins has an integra and i might be helping him to build up the motor. i personally am a domestic guy, but def have an appreciation for the sport compacts. used to have an old 86 prelude si and it was one of the best running cars i ever had, rust and all!
anyways.... here's the deal. i'm not sure what year his integra is, i think it's a 97. he was talking about selling it, but he has put alot of time and money into the car and it's pretty hot. its got a kit on it and the interior is custom and there are some engine mods, which i have to find out a little more about.
he says it has type r pistons and i know it has a computer control device mounted on the dash which controls air and fuel and v-tec and does all kinds of stuff.
now the questions.

1) lets assume it has type r pistons. they came in the car when he bought it. what else might be done to the car? if i were to go through the trouble of putting new pistons in, i would be sure to spend some extra money and get some other things done, but i'm not familiar with the honda engines, so i don't know what would be a standard procedure. what else might the previous owner had done while going with the type r pistons? also...what makes the type r piston differant?

2) what do we have to do to make this thing fast? it's quick now. it pulls pretty hard, but there is always room for improvment. turbo would be nice, but i'm not sure he is going to have the $$$ to really do what needs to be done to the bottom end to make it bullet proof enough to run boost. forged internals and what else?

3) does anyone know a good place to get a head/cams package?

4) what kind of power can you get out of these cars going all motor? i think he has a b18...c?? he's got a header and cat back, type r pistons, the computer thingy on the dash, and who knows what else. i'm pretty sure it isn't cammed. it idles too smooth. what should we add, upgrade, and/or replace while doing a rebuild?

thanks!
:-)