I'd heard what I heard from multiple Honda "gurus", but Aj, you sound so much more intelligent than my other Honda sources, it's scary :P Thanks for the good info, bud! I'm still new to this whole normally-aspirated performance build-up thing since that only seems to make good power on Hondas and I've only owned my ITR for 7 months

Good info and thanks again!

 

Yeah i agree, Aj you totally know your engines, if your gonna be at the expo, and i can make it , i will be looking for your help for a bad ass all motor setup. also what kind of suspension are you using. and would you reccommend springs and struts, or coilovers. i was thinking about the eibach pro-kit(in NJ cant go any lower) with either bilsteins or tokico illuminas. give me your wisdom. thanx man




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Now I do know suspensions and I'd stick with the stock units until you can afford Tein, Zeal or any other high-quality coilover setup. The ITR suspension is the best compromise of street and track drivability I've ever been in. The harsh ride of springs and aftermarket shocks just doesn't justify the iffy gain in performance. Unless all you wanted to do was lower the ride height :?:

 

well, of course i would rather have a great handling car. how much do those setups go for? the reason is b4 my R i had a vr-6 jetta and had eibachs and bilsteins and it performed really great. althouh i know i am in a way higher class of performance vehicle. well thanx kabob, any other help you can supply would be great.

 

Well, coilovers are not cheap, lol.

A good set of coilovers from Tein will run you about $1200-$1600 brand new though I've seen a set go for as low as $900 used. I'll be buying new, though. I don't really trust a used set of shocks or coilovers as I don't know if the guy is giving me all the special adjustment/alignment tools or if they've been abused. I haven't priced any of the other brands, though. With a hookup, you should be able to get a set of Tein Flex which is an excellent street comfort set of coilovers for around $1250-ish (retail is $1430). I was thinking of getting a set of Tein RA but they're a bit pricey at $1650. I'll see if/when I wear out my stock suspension.

 

I'm with Kabob on this one, a set of coilovers is really the way to go. i've tried a lot of suspension combos, and found that nothing replaces a good set of coilovers. On a side note, the reason why you're VW handled so well on Billsteins, is becuase the stock struts are terrible, and really need the improvement, where the ITR is a race inspired suspension that is actually functional to it's purpose.

Any way, to answer your question, I run a set of Ohlins race coilovers, which as much as I love them, I would not recomend them as a starter set of coilovers, they're a real investment at 3800 bucks, and unless you really track your car a lot, it's really not worth the cash, you'd be far better off with a less expensive set like H&R, Bilstein, Tien, Zeal, etc..

There are a number of great coilovers on the market, if you need some suggestions, by all means, there are a number of guys who have pretty much tried everything at some point in time or another, feel free to ask, at the very least, I'll give you my honest opinion.

Later,
Aj