Originally posted by spooncivicb16b
well since hondas are made for high reving and high compresion a turbo is going to cost him alot more money since he'll need to lower compression and beef up every thing . if you do decide to go turbo still get the skunk2 intake manifold(type-r won't work) you'll get even more power with a turbo
A turbo is obviously going to cost him alot more money than I/H/E and other assorted bolt-ons. But it sounds like he's pretty eager to be *faster* than everyone else out there, so that's why I recommended he skip all the 5-20 whp bolt-on mods and save up for F/I. You will not see the gains made from F/I with an all-motor setup, and the all-motor route is just as expensive (if not more). A turbo will give you the largest possible gains for a honda period.
The B18C1 isn't exactly a high compression nightmare for boost (think S2000 F20C). You'll only need to lower compression and build up your internals if you decided crank up the boost. You can run 6-9 psi just fine on the stock internals with proper fuel management aka tuning. With a turbo running 8 psi he'll be faster than someone who spent an equal amount on, let's say, an all-motor setup.
Shingo
ps. If you still want to do bolt-ons ignore what I said and listen to the other guys. I would hold off on changing out the intake manifold and messing with the fuel rail etc. as that will bump you well out of stock/STS classes if you decided to autocross and whatnot.