LAVmarine

hey how is everyone. im new to this and i joined loking for some help doin mechanical things, if that made any sense. also advice as in what i can do to my car to increase performance. so if ya know anyone or if you can help. lemme know. also i dnt know how to post pictures so help there would be great. thanks for checking this out

LAVmarine

delsolproblems

Welcome to the forums. Your car looks beautiful. I'd suggest you start by getting a maintenance manual if you haven't already. How long have you had the del sol?

JDMeg2si

performance is so general, give us an idea what you want to do to the car first, start with turbo or n/a(naturally aspired), both require new bolt-ons, headers, intake, exhaust. Gets really technical with building the engine. OH GODDDD YOUR QUESTION IS JUST TO DAMN VAGUE. askfdl;asdjmfjasd;'fjsad'fjasdfasdfjlsdflasjdf.... .sorry excuse my language.

delsolo95

dang!!! that looks like original paint... if anything, i think you should get an alarm before any mods!

darkenedsol

First off-details. What trim line is it-S or an Si? Then, like JDMeg2si said you need to decide what kind of performance do you really want? are you looking for all-motor power? maximum horsepower? top-end acceleration? handling? what you do depends on what exactly you want from your car. then you have to decide on how much performance you can afford-and then go from there-most of all, have fun!!!!

z6htch

Clean!

LAVmarine

ok sorry for such a vague question. well i have had the car for 10 monthes now. i have put most of the bolt on parts i can think of really. i have a short ram intake, thorttle body spacer, header, full exhaust, performance wires and plugs, upper front strut bar, lower rear tie bar, and lowering springs. yes it is also the original paint job. my trim level is the base model of S. i have the d15 motor i believe. its sohc non vtech. i would love to do naturally aspirated cuz you always see a honda with a turbo but not many with natural aspiration. thank yall for comments and suggestions

D Griff

If you want naturally aspirated power, a swap is really your only option. The d series won't deliver much.

Your car looks nice though, nice job so far.

jaykerp92eg6

^^^^^^x2 but i would def do a swap some nice wheels and just keep it clean its a sol not to many running around super clean but good luck cant wait to see up dates

del sol owner

sweet car i have ared 94 its not quite as clean but i think it still looks good.https://honda-tech.com/garage/1994-H...l%20owner.html

LAVmarine

thanks for the advice. how about a turbo or supercharger would that make a difference on this little engine

LAVmarine

yea man looks pretty good. where u located because i would like to race another del sol but where i stay there are none.

delsolafw

Yea thats a pretty del sol. I recommend a Turbo

D Griff

A turbo definitely would.

LAVmarine

Awsome advice. Thanks again. Ok so I'm thinkin turbo now, but should I do anything to the actual engine itself to prepare it for the turbo

del sol owner

you need to build the bottom end so when you put the turbo on you dont blow the engine. i would sugest geting performance jets and fuel rail. cause when you add more air you need more fuel to compinsate for the added air.and i would also sugest geting either an upgraded ecu from http://hondata.com/ so you can better controller your car and you realy dont want to cheap out on a turbo kit either. this isnt neccesary but an eltronic boost controller like this one http://www.andysautosport.com/honda/...t00065205.html will make ajusting your turbo much more eficent. then when you get done installing everything you will most likely need a tune.

del sol owner

I plan on turboing my del sol also.

del sol owner

i live in champain il

mlp98dx

That is a very clean Del Sol.

mrharmonic

god s h i t bro

LAVmarine

good stuff now all i need is a helping hand

velisma

1. maintenance manual for your car and then a maintenance manual FOR A DIFFERENT ENGINE...

"why?" you say?... I'm so glad you asked!!! :D ... VVVVV


2. engine swap hands down... putting a turbo on a stock D-series SOHC is gonna' disappoint you I think... If you have the money, experienced honda friends and a "jump in and learn" kinda' attitude ... K-series and the sky is the limit... If you wanna' stick w/ something a little more tame and been done a million times then B-series... of the B18 persuasion in particular would be good for your set up I believe (turbo charging right?)... buying a complete turbo kit, installed and tuned for your STOCK d-series engine is going to cost as much IF NOT MORE than doing an engine swap that might be a bit slower than the turbo set up... just my .02 cents but whatever you do you, just enjoy it for what it is... CHEERZ!!!

p.s. full B18a and B18b swaps are stupid cheap btw...

LAVmarine

how do i go about getting these engines stupid cheap. also the rest of the stuff to do the swap

LAVmarine

hey, just an update bout my upgrade direction. i have read bout the mini me swaps on here and yea i think thats what ima do to my del sol. i have some more recent photos of my ride. ill will post them once i figure out how to. thanks