Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better
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Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better
I am about to trade my 92 ls motor with turbo kit for a 95 gsr motor with ecu. It also has cam gears, and some other little stuff. All in all I am not sure if I will be happier but I think that my ls motor will only take me so far. My turbo kit cost me roughly 1400 and my motor was about 500. I know it would be really hard for me to find a gsr motor with ecu for the same price. It should only cost me 1500 to duplicate my turbo setup maybe even better it. I have talked to some of my freinds and they all think I am crazy. WHat do you guys think about it.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
If you can pull it off go for it. I'd take GSR over LS any day if I could justify the substantial price difference!
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Triumphant)
Its all custom and tracking down used parts that work well together.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
Your LS set up runs hard. If u want to stay on a budget I say u run hondata and let me tune it. another 50whp in ur car it will really be a monster. But I agree, at the point where u max out the stock motor it becomes pointless to have the LS as it will cost just as much money to build it as a gsr, and the gsr will have more potential.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (IRepD)
Yeah, I figured that if I get the hondata injectors tunning, some bigger slicks my car should run 11.5s or so. Which is bad *** for a street car. But if I do the same to a gsr It would be even faster HOPEfully. I just want my car to have stock internals and be reliable. I figure a gsr with a low compression head gasket and hondata tunned should make 290-320 range @10psi which would be safe and very fast. Which should put me right where I want my car to be a low 11s high 10s car.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
what ls setup are you running?? mods/ turbo , im about to build an ls turbo motor and 12.1s sound good to me.........
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (b16acivic90)
Its a stock ls motor with a rev hard kit pretty much. After running such good times with low power, I just really want to throw together a turbo gsr setup and TRY to break 10s with a stock motor. With the exception of a low comp. head gastket and maybe some head studs.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
why dont you just do ls/vtec? that would be the smartast thing to do. think about it, the money that you would spend getting a gsr building it then turbo charging it you could of built a bad as ls/vtec and boosted higher and you would be in the 11's. **** the vtec head by its self if you are already running 12.1 will put you in the 11's. well just my $0.02.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (babyboib16)
I just dont like ls vtec setups. I have never seen anything great come out of one. But then again a setup isnt dont right regardless of what it is its going to mess up.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
your gonna need at least another 100hp to break 10's. thing is do u plan on pushing 350whp+ on a stock gsr motor?
i say if its a really good deal, I would go for the gsr anyways. If its gonna cost u alot of time and money I would stick w/ what u got cause so far its working out great.
i say if its a really good deal, I would go for the gsr anyways. If its gonna cost u alot of time and money I would stick w/ what u got cause so far its working out great.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JdmRiceMonster »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">But then again a setup isnt dont right regardless of what it is its going to mess up. </TD></TR></TABLE>
why arent you happy with the setup.......do you think your motor is close to its full potential?
Modified by silverEH2 at 12:00 PM 4/29/2003
why arent you happy with the setup.......do you think your motor is close to its full potential?
Modified by silverEH2 at 12:00 PM 4/29/2003
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
What does your CRX weight with you in it?
Also what does the Suspension/slick setup consist of?
Thanks
Also what does the Suspension/slick setup consist of?
Thanks
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Bryson)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bryson »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What does your CRX weight with you in it?
Also what does the Suspension/slick setup consist of?
Thanks
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ill answer for him
car weighs: 2050 w/driver
sus:gc/kyb agx
slicks:15x22
Also what does the Suspension/slick setup consist of?
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ill answer for him
car weighs: 2050 w/driver
sus:gc/kyb agx
slicks:15x22
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Bryson)
The ls setup still has more potential in it. But the thought of a gsr really has me going. There is a hp and 1/4 time calculator somewhere, I cant remember what site though. With only 235whp I hit a 12.1 and I think it had more in it then that but I only got one run on slicks. I think that an extra 60-70 hp and bigger slicks with a few other things I should be well on track for a reAL LOW 11s car.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (silverEH2)
89 CRX HF = 1838 lbs
Added weight from LS swap = 75 lbs
JDMRiceMonster = 137 lbs
I 0wn j00 by 8 lbs
Could I ask what times you hit on street tires? I have almost the same setup, my turbos just a touch tinier than it needs to be.
Added weight from LS swap = 75 lbs
JDMRiceMonster = 137 lbs
I 0wn j00 by 8 lbs
Could I ask what times you hit on street tires? I have almost the same setup, my turbos just a touch tinier than it needs to be.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (IRepD)
yeah, I know. My crx is plenty of fun right now and scares me on a daily basis. Any improvements from the new setup and I will be happy. I guess I ma kinda excited this is my first "real motor". Its a joke because people talk so down of the potential of ls motors. But ls motors can make good power and run good times. I think many people on h-t have shown that. Oh well I guess I will see what the gsr can do all motor at the track soon, I am hoping for some mid to high 13s out of the box seeing how the old ls pulled of 14.5s
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (JdmRiceMonster)
Pleeeeeeeeeease don't let the LS die!
I love my LS, built it and slap some cams in that *****, be different damnit! Don't be a VTEC poser! :-p
I'm hitting the track this w/e with mine....we'll se how it runs.
I love my LS, built it and slap some cams in that *****, be different damnit! Don't be a VTEC poser! :-p
I'm hitting the track this w/e with mine....we'll se how it runs.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Speed PHreak)
the ls isnt dead its simply living in another body. As for the crx its already got its new transplant I will let you guys know how it runs once I get it wired up.
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Mr. Belding)
what were you using for fuel management? I have the same setup that I'm gong to be running in a month. skunk IM, ls motor with 90 ls trans with quaife and a rev hard kit basicly with a hometurbo intercoler. I'm just waiting on my zdyne. anyone on here have a good zdyne tune with 450's?
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Re: Giving up my 12s ls turbo setup in hopes of something better (Speed PHreak)
A freind of mine with a 95 civic hatch with a 6th gen front end conversion will be rollin my old setup. Fuel management was fmu and inline pump, stock injectors with a aem rail. As for the gsr its in a runs damn good for me not having the secondaries hooked up yet. I hit about 125 or so in 4th gear and then my speedo cable broke. No vtec and no turbo for the time being. I cant wait to turbo it, its going to be a beast.
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