What should I do?
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What should I do?
I have some money to spend roughly $2000 right now and the rest will be spent incrementally. I want to increase low end power. Currently I am looking at a full Comptech I/H/E and eventually I plan on getting some new cams, gears, UDP pulley, and some mild engine work. I already own a FI car so I want to try my hand at an all motor setup. My goal in the 1320 is 13 or sub 13 times. What should I do?
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Well here's the problem. If you get a bunch of bolt on type header, exhaust stuff, it won't flow enough later on down the road for whatever big spiffy n/a build you make. The one thing that you won't exceed the flow capacity of later on is a good intake like an AEM CAI, so go ahead and get that. Also don't get an underdrive pulley.
Secondly, you're not going to increase low end power. This is a small displacement motor and the way you make more power is to get it to flow more air and to rev higher. If you get aftermarket cams what you're essentially doing is moving the power peak higher up in the rev band.
If you haven't set up the chassis fully, I'd concentrate on that and then worry about the motor. You're not going to break into the 13's (I'm assuming this is on street tires with a GSR) without building it up rather extensively. You'll need a helluva lot more than 2 grand to do so.
Secondly, you're not going to increase low end power. This is a small displacement motor and the way you make more power is to get it to flow more air and to rev higher. If you get aftermarket cams what you're essentially doing is moving the power peak higher up in the rev band.
If you haven't set up the chassis fully, I'd concentrate on that and then worry about the motor. You're not going to break into the 13's (I'm assuming this is on street tires with a GSR) without building it up rather extensively. You'll need a helluva lot more than 2 grand to do so.
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Re: What should I do?
Originally posted by SexyManBeast
I have some money to spend roughly $2000 right now and the rest will be spent incrementally. I want to increase low end power. Currently I am looking at a full Comptech I/H/E and eventually I plan on getting some new cams, gears, UDP pulley, and some mild engine work. I already own a FI car so I want to try my hand at an all motor setup. My goal in the 1320 is 13 or sub 13 times. What should I do?
I have some money to spend roughly $2000 right now and the rest will be spent incrementally. I want to increase low end power. Currently I am looking at a full Comptech I/H/E and eventually I plan on getting some new cams, gears, UDP pulley, and some mild engine work. I already own a FI car so I want to try my hand at an all motor setup. My goal in the 1320 is 13 or sub 13 times. What should I do?
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If you haven't set up the chassis fully, I'd concentrate on that and then worry about the motor. You're not going to break into the 13's (I'm assuming this is on street tires with a GSR) without building it up rather extensively. You'll need a helluva lot more than 2 grand to do so.
How do you like your all comptech setup so far?
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Originally posted by SexyManBeast
I realize that it will take more than $2000 to make it into the 13's the $2000 was money on hand for the first mods. So to refer back to your first point, do you think I shouldn't get a header and exhaust at this point because my future motor building plans?
I realize that it will take more than $2000 to make it into the 13's the $2000 was money on hand for the first mods. So to refer back to your first point, do you think I shouldn't get a header and exhaust at this point because my future motor building plans?
comptech makes good stuff.
but if you are really planning to build up the motor really well....get a header with a 2.5 collector, and the same for the exhaust. its not that practical to do that now on a simple setup, but itll do good in the future when the motor is built.
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Originally posted by WiLL
comptech makes good stuff.
but if you are really planning to build up the motor really well....get a header with a 2.5 collector, and the same for the exhaust. its not that practical to do that now on a simple setup, but itll do good in the future when the motor is built.
comptech makes good stuff.
but if you are really planning to build up the motor really well....get a header with a 2.5 collector, and the same for the exhaust. its not that practical to do that now on a simple setup, but itll do good in the future when the motor is built.
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2.5" collector headers:
Good: DC Sports "JDM" 4-1 or OEM Honda JDM ITR 4-1
Better: JG Edelbrock
Best: SMSP or Hytech
Attatched to these you'll want a 2.5" hi-flow cat and a custom mandrel-bent set of 2.5" pipes hooked up to the muffler of your choice--with a 2.5" inlet of course. You can always bolt this stuff up to the stock motor, but you won't really see the benefit until later on once you really get into it.
If you don't have at least a good set of tires plus upgraded shocks, springs and brake pads I would go and get those items first before cracking into the engine mods.
Good: DC Sports "JDM" 4-1 or OEM Honda JDM ITR 4-1
Better: JG Edelbrock
Best: SMSP or Hytech
Attatched to these you'll want a 2.5" hi-flow cat and a custom mandrel-bent set of 2.5" pipes hooked up to the muffler of your choice--with a 2.5" inlet of course. You can always bolt this stuff up to the stock motor, but you won't really see the benefit until later on once you really get into it.
If you don't have at least a good set of tires plus upgraded shocks, springs and brake pads I would go and get those items first before cracking into the engine mods.
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"Mild engine work" and "13 second timeslips all-motor" don't mix 
If you're just going to do mild engine work, for under $2K:
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...&threadid=8484
Otherwise listen to what the other folks have advised...and mind you it's going to be well north of $2K.
Shingo
If you're just going to do mild engine work, for under $2K:
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...&threadid=8484
Otherwise listen to what the other folks have advised...and mind you it's going to be well north of $2K.
Shingo