out of the box my type-r motor was great, along with the tranny. but yes Ive encountered problems now while still trying to stick to N/A Ive noticed that it will cost a lot of $$$ just to get 20hp out of that bitch, better just buy an gsr motor and turbo it, type-r is fun in stock form, and even better with some cams, but after that theres lil you can do to increase hp. unless you have deep pockets.