turbocharged or supercharged or naturally aspirated for the K20A2 motor, for a daily driver/autoxer


Modified by JDM yo! at 1:37 PM 6/21/2006

 

i think that only people with experience with these things should vote. otherwise we would just vote what we want, or think is the best. anyways, interested to see where this goes...

 

daily driver, track, or ***** enhancer? what the purpose of the car?

 

daily driver/autoxer

 

I would stick with simplebolt ons. If you modify your car with a turbo or a sc you are gonna be in a difficult class.

 

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The supercharger is going to throw up in the class rankings but it will be better for daily driver, there is less stuff to break and easier to install. The performance for auto x is better to becuase of no lag, even with the perfect turbo set up you will still have lag and you need low end power and torque that you get from SC. Either way you could go bolt ons too but if you are serious about auto x look at you suspension. Brakes and suspension are key to auto x racing, not hp.

 

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The supercharger is going to throw up in the class rankings but it will be better for daily driver, there is less stuff to break and easier to install. The performance for auto x is better to becuase of no lag, even with the perfect turbo set up you will still have lag and you need low end power and torque that you get from SC. Either way you could go bolt ons too but if you are serious about auto x look at you suspension. Brakes and suspension are key to auto x racing, not hp.</TD></TR></TABLE>

im going all suspension before i do anything -- koni yellows and neuspeed race...

 

anyway, back on topic.... vote what you would do!

 

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Then why dont we at least talk about what you are going to buy. Believe me the turbo, SC, NA thing has been beat into the ground. It just depends on what you want to use the car, how much power you want it to make and how much money you have to spend.

 

supercharger because you can still use your stock internals and if the person who installs your turbo doesn't know what he is doing then prepare for leaks!

 

turbo. all day every day.

 

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Why not save your money on the power mods and get a better suspension setup? The Konis are fine, but the Neuspeed Race springs for the RSX isn't the best setup, by far.

Consider a good adjustable coilover setup with adjustable camber plates. Seriously, the RSX needs better suspension much more than it needs more power.

 

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X2. And RSXes don't really do that well in G stock to begin with.

Suspension for the win!

(Actually, for me - a completely different car FTW!)

 

Boosting is great and fun, but a pain in the ***. I spend half the time troubleshooting the lastest hicup in the system more than driving it.

I would reccomend NA or SC over turbo. Turbo leaves too many factors for trouble down the road. One loose screw can cause drops in boost and trust me, a loose screw on your throttle body is the last place you look...

The engine can handle alot, just make sure you back it all up with other upgrades to keep the car running smooth.

 

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boost is boost *** nog. sc or turbo its gonna wear your internals

if you want ultimate highend get a turbo ya ****.

 

I chose turbo but that was before I saw your purpose (dd/xcross). In that case I'd go SC.

 

i say go with the supercharger if you get a comptech one it wont void your factory warranty if you still have one and its 50 state legal so the cops cant tell you anything. oh and yeah you should really go with some coilovers it's the world of difference from koni yellows and springs i have some OK cheap coilovers (K-sport) on my dc5 and they help out a lot and ride pretty good

 

I would go NA with simple bolt ones and spend some more money on the suspension.

 

how does having a super charger NOT void your warrenty???

 

because comptech is like endorsed by acura, to put it in simple terms. comptech superchargers, installed by acura dealerships, do not void.

 

k-series...all motor all the way turbos suck!!!

 

Had a WRX, now have an RSX-S... its a tough call.

Turbo good for:
Being lazy in traffic and not having to downshift
WOOSHY sound

NA good for:
Honda BUURRRRRR sound
Floggin the **** out an engine.

Im still adjusting to NA. It is different, but Im loving it too.

Rich

FYI: Chicks love to get asked if they wanna see your big turbo

 

Suspension and some sticky tires.