after researching for awhile i finally decided to rather spend money on a custom turbo setup . got money in the bank and want to start buying some parts . i just wanted something that i could use as a daily driver/street setup boosting 6-8psi and quick spool . please look at my custom setup and tell me what your opinions are . i am open to any comments/suggestions/criticism/remarks . thanks .
h23a1

.goal
-250whp (butt want to aim for 300whp)

.custom setup
-stock block
-stock head
-arp head stud
-drag manifold (or probably ask lovefab to see if they can make me one i dont really see too many h23 manifold)
-garret t3/t4E 50trim .63a/r (some suggested .48 for quicker spool butt the majority said .63 would be best)
-pwr intercooler 24x6x3
-blitz bov
-tial 38mm wastegate 6.5 spring
-oil feed/return line (seems flamenco.t is the guy to go to)
-custom 3" dp and exhaust (probably ask lovefab for this too)
-custom 2.5" ic pipe (i think ill just try using jcwhitney.com pipe)

.fuel management going to use the afc hack
-rc 440cc injector
-apex vafc (already own one as a xmas present)
-walbro 255lph intank pump
-?? boost/egt/oil pressure gauge (havnt researched to see which ones are good or not butt i wont worry about it til i have everything else)

i will eventually get hondata to replace my fuel management butt going to use the hack for awhile since i already have the vafc . i just wanted some comments/suggestions on my setup to see if i got everything i need or need to upgrade . i know for one thing that ill need a new clutch and probably going to get a clutchmaster . and i know i need to go to a dyno and get some tuning since people on this board stated that tuning is the key . thanks for any replies .

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by redxalien &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">after researching for awhile i finally decided to rather spend money on a custom turbo setup . got money in the bank and want to start buying some parts . i just wanted something that i could use as a daily driver/street setup boosting 6-8psi and quick spool . please look at my custom setup and tell me what your opinions are . i am open to any comments/suggestions/criticism/remarks . thanks .
h23a1

.goal
-250whp (butt want to aim for 300whp)

.custom setup
-stock block
-stock head
-arp head stud
-drag manifold (or probably ask lovefab to see if they can make me one i dont really see too many h23 manifold)
-garret t3/t4E 50trim .63a/r (some suggested .48 for quicker spool butt the majority said .63 would be best)
-pwr intercooler 24x6x3
-blitz bov
-tial 38mm wastegate 6.5 spring
-oil feed/return line (seems flamenco.t is the guy to go to)
-custom 3" dp and exhaust (probably ask lovefab for this too)
-custom 2.5" ic pipe (i think ill just try using jcwhitney.com pipe)

.fuel management going to use the afc hack
-rc 440cc injector
-apex vafc (already own one as a xmas present)
-walbro 255lph intank pump
-?? boost/egt/oil pressure gauge (havnt researched to see which ones are good or not butt i wont worry about it til i have everything else)

i will eventually get hondata to replace my fuel management butt going to use the hack for awhile since i already have the vafc . i just wanted some comments/suggestions on my setup to see if i got everything i need or need to upgrade . i know for one thing that ill need a new clutch and probably going to get a clutchmaster . and i know i need to go to a dyno and get some tuning since people on this board stated that tuning is the key . thanks for any replies .</TD></TR></TABLE>

everything looks good...a fuel pressure guage wouldn't hurt. I would invest in some greddy gauges by the way. But if you can afford it..definitely go for some DEFI gauges. Many people have the cheap alternative "Autometer" and I almost decided to take that route but glad I didn't. Three people around here have had autometer and upgraded to greddy within a few months wishing they could have saved themselves the money and trouble from the beginning if they would have just invested in the greddy guages. They all complained about the inaccuracies and quality issues of their Autometer Carbon Series and Ultra-Lite Series. Plus I see no reason to replace your headstuds with ARP studs. People only upgrae the studs if they upgrade to a "thicker" headgasket. And it wouldn't be a bad idea to get a thicker headgasket inorder to lower the compression a little, then you will need those head studs.

Khoi

 

well someone suggested me to get some arp head stud as a safe insurance and also to prevent head lift . or does this only apply when you get a thicker headgasket ?!

i was also thinking of getting a cosmetic headgasket butt didnt know if i wanted to drop it to 9.5:1 or 9.0:1 . butt then people said it was not necessary for my application .

 

no not necessary really to upgrade the headgasket..just as its not really necessary to upgrade the headstuds...get my drift

khoi