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Old 05-08-2010, 02:30 AM
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Ok guys, ill get straight to it. I bought my 08 si sedan in November of 09' and so far what i have done...
Exterior:
8000k HIDs
JDM yellow fogs
Red emblems
Red Brake Calipers

INTERIOR:
Skunk2 shift ****

PERFORMANCE:
Takeda short ram intake (says 17hp 15tq) (bullshit: maybe 5 to 8hp)
P2R throttle body spacer (says 4.5 whp gain) (bullshit: i think i lost power)
Tsudo 70mm cat-back exhaust (says 7-10hp) (again bullshit: i definitely lost power)

BUT ANYWAYS!!! this has nothing to do with the topic but sometimes i feel like my car is slower somedays and some days its faster... i dont know why but whatever...

NOW THE REAL THING!!! As you all know im married, its tough being married and having to save and listening to ur wife complain "oh we have to save for our future and kids and if you keep spending money on ur car we will never get anywhere" BUT THINGS CHANGED!!!
This morning i woke up and my wife said ILL LET YOU BOOST UR CAR. AFTER THAT, NO MORE!!! i couldnt believe it guys!! So i figured this is what ill do... Im going Full-Race turbo kit GT3076R hopefully make close to 400HP and im getting my forged internals done becuz i wanna bulletproof motor instead of dealing with these garbage *** bolt-ons for minimal hp gains. Besides im tired of getting beat by bitch *** srt-4's and evos and sti's... i wanna be like that guy from AJP!! haha and im getting an engine dress up kit. I told my wife its part of the kit and it helps out fuel economy so she's down with it haha

Any thoughts? c'mon i never thought it could happen to me!!! now im anxious my car goes in the shop next weekend
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Um....congratulations on obtaining permission to boost your car?
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lol u seem very excited about the fact that ur married
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lol u seem very excited about the fact that ur married
yeah... really --- enough to make his screen name show that he's married.
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why would you keep mods that you think you lost power with?
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im not actually im getting rid of them and everything is going to be re-done when i go boost, and yea im happy to be married but i couldnt think of a user id so i made this one for now
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OP. I'm not sure what would make you think you lost power with a 70mm exhaust but I would venture to say you are wrong.

You might want to reconsider the forged internals especially if you plan on only making 400whp. The gt30 might not even be able to hit that.

My tuner advised me that if I plan on keeping my car a daily driver then forged may not be the way to go. Honda selects alloys for the pistons and block that offer similar rates of thermal expansion which gives long life and maintains compression and oil consumpsion throughout the life of the motor. When you get forged alloys you lose those characteristics and over time you get pistons that will rock and in a sense jiggle and give small vibrations due to not having a tight fit anymore which will lead to more oil blow by and compression losses which will require a rebuild sooner than if you had OEM items.

I made 414whp and 302 torque on dyno jet and ran stock clutch and internals. This week I am putting in a clutch and RSX type S oil pump and upping the boost to about 15 to give me 490-500whp. I was advised that I don't need internals unless I want to go more than that. I've been running over 400whp for a year now.
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Trade your wife in.

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Trade your wife in.

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im glad you got your permission slip signed. do you have to raise your hand to go to the bathroom as well?
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Does your wife realize how much this is gonna cost you and her? If not i'm bettin she's gonna put her foot in your *** when this is over.
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Nice
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Originally Posted by ajpturbopittsburgh
OP. I'm not sure what would make you think you lost power with a 70mm exhaust but I would venture to say you are wrong.

You might want to reconsider the forged internals especially if you plan on only making 400whp. The gt30 might not even be able to hit that.

My tuner advised me that if I plan on keeping my car a daily driver then forged may not be the way to go. Honda selects alloys for the pistons and block that offer similar rates of thermal expansion which gives long life and maintains compression and oil consumpsion throughout the life of the motor. When you get forged alloys you lose those characteristics and over time you get pistons that will rock and in a sense jiggle and give small vibrations due to not having a tight fit anymore which will lead to more oil blow by and compression losses which will require a rebuild sooner than if you had OEM items.

I made 414whp and 302 torque on dyno jet and ran stock clutch and internals. This week I am putting in a clutch and RSX type S oil pump and upping the boost to about 15 to give me 490-500whp. I was advised that I don't need internals unless I want to go more than that. I've been running over 400whp for a year now.
Agreed, forged internals is a bit over kill for this situation. Have you considered parting together a turbo kit? That would also save you some money. 400whp on a stock k20 motor is very realistic and reasonable. Also take in to consideration, tuning is also quite expensive. You're probably going to want to have 2 different maps (one as a conservative, one as a race day tune).
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hahahaha.....
she is probably giving him an excuse to runaway from him....

But hey.... you are boosting your car,......
hahahaha.....
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hahahaha.....
she is probably giving him an excuse to runaway from him....

But hey.... you are boosting your car,......
hahahaha.....
boosted si > wife ????
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Boosted Si > wife that controls your life / money ??????


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Grow a pair and tell her you are boosting the beast man...

Oh, and we'll be expecting a boost build thread with GOOD pics.
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and pics of the wife.
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UH.

Yeah. That too.
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love this thread... for me, divorce > married life. i should make my user id "DivorcedWith09Si"
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Originally Posted by MarriedWith08Si
its tough being married and having to save and listening to ur wife complain "oh we have to save for our future and kids and if you keep spending money on ur car we will never get anywhere"
Sounds like she's right.

Money spend on depreciating assets... may as well throw it in the trash can.
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sell your civic, but a sti/evo and start saving for more important things than having a "cool" car.. after all you are married and everything
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now your kid will be stuck in public education and end up dropping out of high school with no intents on going to college. KOBE!!
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Originally Posted by i-VTEC_DOHC
now your kid will be stuck in public education and end up dropping out of high school with no intents on going to college. KOBE!!
thanks to you, I had to clean the pudding off my keyboard after I read this, good thing pudding tastes good. hooray for pubic schooling!
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Originally Posted by gg emerican
sell your civic, but a sti/evo and start saving for more important things than having a "cool" car.. after all you are married and everything
I respectfully disagree. have fun, don't buy an evo, and worry about kids and **** later, at least that's how I look at it. kids for me ain't happenin' til I'm 30.


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