we talked on sunday. the turbo route is almost totally defunct. he interested in getting the easy cheap HP, and still retaining a lot of the longevity of the engine (only ~70Kmi)

so we;re looking at the suspension first. thanks for all the tips. i ran some searches on headers and exhaust. great info here, but one question remains: the acura muffler has a nice tone, what can you expect as far as sound and performance gains with just headers and a downpipe, and leaving hte axleback?

any louder or gutsier? i can't imagine the backbox would be a huge flow restriction, so am i right to assume only minimal HP would be lost if all else is replaced?

also, i see rota wheels are all the craze over here. they're blowing up the spot over at clubwrx.net also. nice and strong, lightweight, and some great looking models. only thing is, all my sources only have 5x100 bolt patterns. any links for the 4X100?

thanks again folks.

dR