Hi all names Rick, 24 y/o. I have an 02 Echo right now and tired of getting beat (The egg is actaully very modded & pretty quick for what it is) but found a couple of 99 tegs that i like. one is a 99 gs for 8K and another for 10k but its a gs-r.For the extra money i could save on buying the gs i could turbo it, But would it make more hp than a i/h/e gs-r?..Looking for around 200-ish hp.This would be a DD but would drag and auto x it once in a while. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks!

 

gsr is overall better. better when you need to sell it later too

 

buy an integra RS... they are pretty cheap... and very light.... boost it to 8 lbs and you will most likely hit your target hp range...


BTW you will never look back after going from an echo to a dc....

 

What kind of hp numbers will 8 lbs of boost and a rs/gs motor give me?
One last newb q?..whats a DC?

 

You'll definatly get more hp with a gs and boost than a gs-r with i/h/e. You'll be lookin at about a 20hp gain with a gs-r and bolt ons but if you turbo the GS you'll be lookin at 220+hp

 

DC is what a integra is called 94+ in other words a DC2, like the g2 integras are DA, its just a code for the model of integra... but i would go with the gsr its a better platform and worth the extra 2k, i got mine a 96 with 100k for 4600 in excellent condition and i couldnt be happier

 

Why not buy a gsr, save a bit more.. then boost that ****

 

cant go wrong with that! and you'll have vtec ha

 

Sorry ..Last one, Promise :D
is there engine that i could "swap and drop " in that would oem dependability and get 220 hp n/a?

 

the ONLY engine with "oem reliability" is a k20 from a rsx type s, the full swap will run you around 7,000 dollars.....

 

Damn!!!

Guess this bitch is getting a turbo, Thanks for the info