Askin this questions for my friend with a 5th gen (non atts). He is lookin to get some more ponys and has a budget of 2-3 grand. Anyone have any suggestions for a decent set up for that price?

all he has right now is a dc header

 

As many APC products as he can find.


Look in the FAQ. We dont know whether he wants to boost or go NA.

 

most likely na, but if he can get a good FULL turbo set up for 3g and still have it reliable he will do that too

 

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Look in the FAQ. We dont know whether he wants to boost or go NA.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You dont like OBX? lol

 

Best hp/$ is always going to be FI, nitrious especially. But $2,000 is barely enough to go FI, let alone boost it AND build it reliably.

$2,000 could get you a good custom exhaust manifold. SMSP and RMF should both make +10whp over stock and will cost you ~$1,000. With the remaining $1,000 I don't know, there's lots of options. Bolt-ons are where you should start though.

The stickies and FAQ's should answer your questions and then some.

 

definitely start with bolt-ons...intake, exhaust...i would get a suspension too...u can get those three for 2 grand...

 

Intake, exhaust, mod the header, urss pullies, crower 2b ands valvetrain, nitrous (NX of course), and a hondata.

under 3gs easy.

 

suspension

 

If you don't mind a few missing flanges and a few nuts and bolts you can pick up from home depot, I sourced a complete turbo kit (intercooler, emanage, everything) from Greddy that a man is selling for 1400. Let me know if your friend is interested.

 

With only $2000, He could address all the exterior eye candy stuff and easy bolt ons but if he wants to build up (NA or FI) he's gonna want a little more in the bank to do it right. My $.02

 

How about Nitrous?

 

your friend should check these out...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1480771

lol, shameless plug

 

Best bang For 2,000$ - 3,000$ Bucks !!!

Ebay or H-T sponsor can get your friend a Greddy Turbo kit for 2,200$-2,500$. Install at home and save ( makesure have couple frineds helpout ). 500$ for tunning.

 

save a bit more and get a reliable FI setup.....300+WHP

lmao i just realized who the OP was.

dude you shoulda told me, let's supercharge his bitch. is it the black one? or what?

 

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nitrous isn't FI. FI means Forced Induction...as in compressed air from a turbocharger or supercharger.

you want to go fast for under $2k? I/H/E/Cams/NX...done

 

^^^exactly........

I suggest skipping power and get some springs shocks or coilovers and a nice exhaust and you'll love to drive the car even more.

Other than Nitrous or maxing your budget with FI......all these bolt on will only yield very little power but if your ok with taking baby steps then go for the usual route of I/H/E.

 

Nitrous is too a form of forced induction, more oxygen is forced into the cylinder when the nitrous breaks down into O2 and N2.

There's nitrous threads in the FI froum all the time.

and IMO you're not going to get a decent turbo/SC setup for $2000. well, not new anyways.

 

Intake/good Header/E + Tune or Suspension + something.

 

Nitrous and suspension mods.

 

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I refute. Forced induction implies pressurization. Nitrous breaks down into O2 and N2, true--but that's not the same as adding more air. It's breaking down empirically as it burns. It's more of a reagent than a catalyst.

 

2,000 to 3,000 dollars can go a long way...

naturally-aspirated:
RMF or SMSP headers with JUN camshafts and Hondata or Neptune and tuning

forced induction:
GReddy turbo kit

 

one 2 cents is tell your friend to get rid of the dc sport.
also if he is going for the forced induction way get crower stage 2 turbo cams.
get some AEM pullies.
get a custom 2 and 1/4 or 2 and 1/2 inch cat back.
that is the same route that im going with mine and i already have the pullies. and the cat back is on the way from a guy i know.
and i strongly suggest going with hondata.

 

Type s pistons- $365
SMSP Header- ~$1000
TWM ITB ~$1300
Tuning ~$500
the sound of NA pulling- Priceless

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92hondalude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Type s pistons- $365
SMSP Header- ~$1000
TWM ITB ~$1300
Tuning ~$500
the sound of NA pulling- Priceless</TD></TR></TABLE>the price for the itb's seems a little low, and the tuning seems a bit high... it all works out in the end tho...

and that right there is a lot more than 2 grand

 

yea but about half way down the thread i think it got changed from 2k to 2k-3k.
if not my bad