ok... that seems reasonable... would it be smart to upgrade my springs and retainers? or just leave them?

 

mmm from what i understand that would depend on what sort of boost ur going to be running...if ur gonna go with say a stage 3 turbo like the one i pointed out its prolly a very good idea

 

I would leave them. Spend you money on a solid fuel management, fuel system upgrades and quality time on a dyno getting tuned.

Cams are the last thing I would do for a turbo setup. And since the stock cams will do you well, there is no reason to upgrade the retainers or springs.

Are you still planning on LS-VTEC and then boost, or just boost?

 

Unless you upgrade to a higher lift cam where the spring is more likely to bind or up the rev limit where the valve is more likely to float, upgrading your valvetrain isn't needed.

 

k so thats not necessary interesting...side question is there a good cam to upgrade from the stock when running a turbo if u want some major strip power but still streetable or is the stock cam best for that

 

Assuming you are running a GSR head, the stock cams will support 600 hp easy. ITR cams could be a little bit of an upgrade if tuned right with adjustable cam gears, but it is only necessary when you have run out of other things to do for power. For an LS head, I don't know.

 

k one more question then for you shmoo, running gsr head, gsr cams, would adjustable cam gears be something worth spending my money on when running turbo?

 

You may be able to squeeze a little power out of them on a dyno but if you are asking whether the power gained is enough to shell out upwards of $150, then I would have to say no.

 

i already have ls/vtec but i dont know what internals i have... the guy that had the car before me had the motor built and put in.