Are any of you hitting high 13's or low 14's with your gs-r? If so, what do you have. I'm getting my car soon and I would like to know how much it will cost me till I'm able to beat my friend in race with his gsx.

 

What's done to the GSX and what does it run?

 

He hasn't taken it to the tracks yet and he hasn't done very much to it but tonight he's supposed to get a downpipe an intake a boost controller and a new blowoff valve

 

I see.

Well basically he's going to spank you unless you drop a few grand. The GSX is a little faster stock, and can see much larger benefits from relatively minor modifications compared to a GSR. You have to spend like $800 just on i/h/e to put 155 hp to the wheels and run a 14.8 after a good launch.

If you're set on beating a GSX, a GSR is not a great choice.

If you want the GSR because you like the overall experience more than a GSX despite the lower power, go for it. Otherwise if you are simply looking for bragging rights at low cost I would suggest a different car.

 

How much power/time increase do you think i would get with a turbo on the car at around 8psi?

 

at first I was thinking of going all motor but i have been looking into turbos and have found that they're a good way to go with a gs-r. How much boost could you safely run on one.

 

It depends on how tightly you tune the fuel.

Generally 8 psi is a good number. That'll get you at least 240 to the weels with decent reliability.

DSMs run like 12 psi of boost stock. However psi is directly proportional to a lot of specific things about the motor, so comparing 12 psi on a GSX to 12 psi on a GSR is rather pointless.

I know this sounds overly simplistic, but:

What do you want the car to do?

 

If he gets those mods with an exhaust you'll be spending alot on that GSR to keep up, and make sure you race him from a roll.

 

Drop $5,000 on both cars and the gsx will spank you all day and all night. You can pray you just race from a roll, but I would get a different car if you're concerned about draggin'. Or you can wait until his crank goes to hell.

Shingo

 

Crankwalk is blown out of porportion. It does not happen to the majority of DSM's. Its just the people that is does happen to are the ones that are always posting about it. The same thing goes for the reliability of DSM's. I had 70,000 miles on my GS-T when I bought it a little over 2 years ago, now I have 95,000 miles. I had about 88,000 miles on the Civic when I bought it 3 years ago, now I have 109,000 miles. Not counting basic maintence( oil change, plugs & wires, brake pads, ext.) I've spent about the same amount of money on repairs for both cars. $300 Idle Air Controller for the Eclipse, and 350 on a new clutch for the Civic.