ok heres the deal.
99 integra ls.. everyone knows the ls is a slug stock. car has 83k and new topend on it... options for me..

A)turbo kit and run 8psi on stock internals

B)knockoff type r pistons on stock head will make it 11.57:1, stage 2 cams, with a full race header and maybe individual throttle bodies with a tune.

im leaning more toward boost i've had several high powered cars and this is my first (bseries)integra....

 

yeap you'll be faster with boost

 

turbo it but don't push more then 8lbs..

 

8lbs on what snail...?

 

i guess he's saying anything under 8lbs is safe for an LS

 

Build an allmotor 2.1 LS/Vtec with Stage 2 cams. You'll be much happier, and take a lot more pride in your car. Boost is cheating. IMO. and you'll be payin out the *** for tuning if you want to get any nice power. + turbo lag = sucky.

 

Whats the milage on the motor?

edit: Sorry I just caught were you mentioned the milage. (just got up still tired)

I see alot of people boosting stock ls's with good results as long as the tuning is good. Of course if its more about getting your hands dirty with a complete rebuild then go LS VTEC.

 

it doesnt matter if you build a N/A or turbo setup. its what he likes....and boost is not cheating...it's just as much work as any other build

 

that depends on the turbo size; different size turbos flow different amounts of air at the same psi. psi doesn't mean **** without knowing what turbo you're talking about.

an na ls engine will be slow pretty much no matter what you do to it; if you want decent power out of it you gotta go with a turbo.

 

change your tranny to a gsr or b16. you will think different about your "slug" motor. boost and be happy.

 

we'll im good at tuning.. I had a gsx eclipse pushing 41psi on a gt40r from cheapturbo.com running 680 precisions and meth anything over 10psi.. at over 28-30psi i'd see a/f's in the 11.9-12.2 range..
anyway, im just looking for something nice to drive daily while i build another gsx. the only real fast honda/acura i've had was a h22 95teg, ran good but had no a/c, one seat a dash and shifter along with a one piece front end... I sold it about 2yrs ago.. I've never done anything bseries but I want a quick daily driver that'll be reliable.. car runs great has full greddy exhaust 2.5" and a short shifter.. im gonna keep the ls trans for the gearing im not draging the car and will be doing alot of highway driving on it.. anyway, I was just trying to think of something to make it a little peppy and look good.. dont want my rep tarnished driving a p.o.s... im not going to be racing it either no matter what gets done to it its a daily driver.. I was just thinking pistons to get a little ump with a type r style race header and individual throttle bodies would look good cruise better and be something different.. i was also thinking obx top mount gt35r nice fmic and run 8-10psi with meth above 5psi.. i appreciate the advice guys.. my plan is to in the future cut the front end off complete and do a ITR front clip put on at my friends body shop on the frame machine. but for now im just looking for something fun for a daily driver.. but yeah any advice is appreciated im very indecisive on it so far.