hi guys, im new to the forum and just bought my DA (all stock) and im wondering what is the first thing i should do just to make it faster. im planning on buying cams first, i was looking at the buddy club and skunk2 cam gears, but im not sure what to get yet, so if you guys can help that would be great! i have a shortram intake already, planning on gettin a 4:1 headers, but i dont wanna buy it yet. so what should i do first?

here is my DA:

its sittin on blades with the jdm one piece and lip. primed black all around.




anyone in the bay got a rear bumper for me?

 

sorry i can't help you...but i must say thats a very clean DA...congrats and welcome!

edit: sorry i didn't answer ur question, yeah you can do cams, but what are your future plans w/ the car, cams are a great start if you want to be all motor, but if your planning on any sort of forced induction (turbo, supercharger) it's a bad idea to do cams, only b/c your going to have to replace them anyway....if you are unsure what to do, start off w. the basic intake/header/exhaust (I/H/E) until you know what you wanna do exactly

whatever you do....don't body kit that ... it's clean...i hate to see it ruined ... a nice coat of paint would definately give it more justice though

 

i want it to be all motor. no turbo or anything on it. not body kit either, i just wanna buy the add on kit all around for the looks, with jdm all around, and for the interior go from blue to black interior with gsr black leathers on the looks, and for the motor i plan on doing what ever i can. lol i have a short ram right now, and im going to get 4:1 headers soon with straight pipe and exhaust, but i just wanna know what else i can do to make my motor better preformance and speed wise.

i also plan on getting new paint (black) and new shoes on it, lookin at rota auto x but not sure yet.

 

plan your motor and build it all at once, because a bunch of parts thrown together isnt going to make a good motor...

so slow down, take a breath, and read about your options..i promise you'll change your mind 100 times before you actually do something..

shocks/springs would be a better investment than cams for you IMO...

oh and make sure youve got all your maintenance done before you start going nuts on your car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PROJECT 91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i want it to be all motor. no turbo or anything on it. not body kit either, i just wanna buy the add on kit all around for the looks, with jdm all around, and for the interior go from blue to black interior with gsr black leathers on the looks, and for the motor i plan on doing what ever i can. lol i have a short ram right now, and im going to get 4:1 headers soon with straight pipe and exhaust, but i just wanna know what else i can do to make my motor better preformance and speed wise.

i also plan on getting new paint (black) and new shoes on it, lookin at rota auto x but not sure yet.</TD></TR></TABLE>


a ton of things, search.

 

i already have some coilovers, since you guys no way more than i do, what should i do first?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PROJECT 91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i already have some coilovers, since you guys no way more than i do, what should i do first?</TD></TR></TABLE>

learn how to properly drive the car

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nickG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">plan your motor and build it all at once, because a bunch of parts thrown together isnt going to make a good motor...

so slow down, take a breath, and read about your options..i promise you'll change your mind 100 times before you actually do something..

shocks/springs would be a better investment than cams for you IMO...

oh and make sure youve got all your maintenance done before you start going nuts on your car</TD></TR></TABLE>

I totally agree with him... I must have changed my mind a couple hundred times before I started assembling my motor.

 

the toda head package is a good start for all motor but its pretty expensive tho

 

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if you are a "baller" why do you drive a honda?

 

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if you are a "baller" why do you drive a honda? </TD></TR></TABLE>

uh oh easy there Tempster. Dont stir up the E-thugs now

 

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uh oh easy there Tempster. Dont stir up the E-thugs now </TD></TR></TABLE>

tee hee

 

wait til you have some cash, and plan it like everyone else said, itll work 1000000000 times better that way. I change my mind alot and its starting to kick me in the wallet. Ls/Vtec will be ur best bet. But for now buy a B16 tranny. Itll help out alot now, and ull need it later anyway

 

ya, b16 tranny and ls-vtec.

 

wasnt that the one for $2000 on craigslist?

 

+1 for the b16 tranny!!
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1338325

 

i rather go itr tranny

 

if it was the one on craigslist for 2g's i was about to get that one
looks nice

 

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there was no cable ITR tranny

 

na it was on craigslist for 1700 but it was my friend selling it and he sold it for 1300 with only 93ooo miles on it.

 

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there was no cable ITR tranny </TD></TR></TABLE>

they now have a converter 2 change it from hydro to cable ... itz like 300 though haha

 

pretty good deal.

 

very clean da.. nice purchase...

 

turbo, dont be scared

 

Your short ram intake is taking power away from your motor. Put the factory intake back on and take out the resonator! You should be pumping about 2 extra horse power with that setup...