Hey guys, I'm brand new to this forum... I've had my integra for a year now, have a few basic engine mods. Comptech exhaust, random tech. high flow cat, dc sports 4-2-1 headers, aem cold air intake, ngk iridium plugs... $1500 suspension (besides the point, but like to say it considering the amount of money it was) BUT, what I was wondering was about some new engine mods. I really want things like, intake manifold, pulleys, eventually cams/cam gears... what would be the smartest way to go? what things first? also, is it worth just replacing the cam gears and not cams, dop you get good power out of it? I'd also like to switch out my stock ecu for something to allow some more power... Any suggestions? Thanks guys.

 

Do you plan on going FI or Stay N/a?

 

What he said...and do you have any power goals for the car?

 

skunk2 IMO is always good. i like mine

 

Cam gears won't do you a ton of good without cams. Although they may lighten the load, it would be close to negligable. First I would go with the intake manifold, then pullies. After that, hit the cams and gears followed by the ECU if that's is going to be the end of your modifications (at least for a while). When you are ready to tune your car, get an OBD2 -> OBD1 adapter and an OBD1 ECU so you can chip it and tune it the way you want. A dyno can help a lot in your tuning efforts, but keep your old ECU so you can swap it back in come inspection time.

IMHO in any case.

 

True. Cam gears are really good for when tuning comes. Other than that, the only way to truely find out the correct settings, is on a dyno. You can actually do more harm than good by advancing or retarding the timing too much. Only dyno tuning will tell...

 

i say focus on the head.. thats where i got alot of power... valves, valve job, port and polish, head gasket, ect... cams are cool too...

 

although many cams you have to upgrade the springs and retainers too.

 

Not also by just doing some head work you would gain some power. lets not forget the block. some high comp pistons will help too.