Originally Posted by Rooftop voter
Well it looks as though forced induction is just a little more than a vtec conversion, and seems less risky, and more reliable. The only thing is that I've heard a couple different things about it. One is that you shouldn't run it on stock internals (which I would be doing, since I'd be broke after the turbo) and another thing I heard is that it's ok if you don't go over 6 or 7 pounds. Would FI even be worth it with only 6 or 7 pounds? Would getting low compression pistons be enough to run 8 to 10 pounds safely? Are there other factors involved? Just to let you guys know, I've learned more about cars in the past few days than in my entire life, just looking at what you guys are saying and then reading up about it online. I'm in the middle of reading how engines work, on how stuff works.com. Speaking of that, while I was reading it I thought of this, Since in the higher RPMs the b18 series can't breath, If you just change the heads, and air intake and exhaust, wouldn't that give you more air and breathing room and make everything work better without doing a full vtec conversion? Just a thought I had, remember, I don't know shit so be easy with my theory. (I'm used to AR-15.com and those dudes are dicks)
slow down turbo lol.... it seems like your just getting into it... thats a very good thing, glad to see a noob doing their research. but take your time.... do one thing at a time. at the moment, you can do just about w/e you want.
assume
-$1000 for a good full-suspension setup when all is said and done (w/o install)
-$2500 for a safe LS/Vtec conversion (w/o install)
-$2000-6000 for a turbo setup (depends on level/build quality) (w/o install)
yes.... putting on things like a new intake/header/exhaust will greatly help your engine breathe better and increase the overall efficiency. but the thing about that is.... if you are to do a turbo setup... you will lose your intake/header... so thats almost $500 down the drain. decide what you want to do first... then go from there... start doing research on it. LS/V has been covered several times (by me more than a few times). Turbos have been covered so many times that we should make a new section just for it. All sorts of suspension components are constantly being mentioned. and as far as your manual conversion... i know it's been brought up several times, and few times even full write ups were written in posts.
highly suggested you search around the forums for your information.... even in the past month... we've discussed just about everything you need to know at some point