Hi, I just got a 1998 Acura Integra LS. I am looking for some performance upgrades. This is my first car, I just turned 15, and bought this car with my own money. What are some basic, cheap, performance upgrades with noticable power?


Thanks Ryan.

 

Also i want to get some Aftermarket parts for my Engine that will take away a lot of useless Crap on my Engine.

This is what it looks like...

 

Do I have a V-tech Motor?

 

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negative ghostrider, no VTEC for you

 

That looks like some nice paint....

 

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Nope, LS comes as non-vtec, GSR and Type R's have vtec.

What color is that? Looks real nice.

And how much did you get it for?

 

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Nope, LS comes as non-vtec, GSR and Type R's have vtec.

What color is that? Looks real nice.

And how much did you get it for?</TD></TR></TABLE>

So what kind of Motor do I have? Also is it a good Motor?

Its kind of like a silver...Ill post pics of the whole car.

I got it for 4 Grand.


Pics of car...

 

Get rid of the ugly *** steelies, they make the paint look bad....bwhaha. You have a B18B engine and performance wise it sucks but reliabiltiy wise is great.

 

That my firend is know as an LS engine also found on the RS and GS models...By a B16 head, and have a good known shop do an LS Vtec set up for you...That should be be one of the best bangs for the buck...The next option would be, to go LS turbo, and swap that tranny to an SIR-G with LSD...

 

i would have to disagree with your statement on performance wise it sucks.... a nlittle too vague for me

on another note, is that car a salvage title??? if so due to what?? other than that it looks clean and i would hold on for those steelies for winter season if you get snow or what not

 

A good set of wheels would be nice too! But 4g's sound pretty good, what is the mileage and title of your car?

 

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Ok, its 140hp and isnt fast.

 

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hahaha!

 

Looks like the front end might be slightly mis-aligned, is there an accident you know of in the past?
Otherwise looks great, nice drop.

 

wow you got a great deal. But for 4000 I would think it had a salvaged title or something?

 

That was a steal man!! How many miles are on the car?

I think it depends on what you want to spend on upgrades. You can do intake/headers/echaust and gaina few HP, or do a supercharger or turbo for 220-250hp, but it will cost you a few grand.

 

If you need help working on your car/ installing parts, I live like 20 miles away. Hit me up.

 

Damn, thats a very nice looking paint

 

For some parts you might want to look into intake or exhaust(if you dont have any yet) i couldnt see the rear of the car. those are pretty basic and rather cheap since you are just starting out. car looks nice tho. congrats on your first car man.

 

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not true on the performance part.

I'm running a b18b engine, 2000 sir tranny, jun 10lb flywheel, ctr N1 crank pulley, ACL rod bearings and new Hastings piston rings with a 1-layer head-gasket and the engine pulls really great.

Now to squeeze a lot of power out of the engine is more difficult then your usual b16/b18c but it's possible. With getting some aggressive cams, bump up the compression, do some transmission work(get a b16 tranny)! the car will move. A great setup would be the b18b, 11:1 pistons, new rings + bearings, some lumpy cams, valvetrain, light crank pulley and flywheel, custom setup ITB's and a short gear transmission with a nice final drive for accelerated purposes

The 95 Integra has a curb weight of (kg)1,245 --&gt; 2744.76LBS
My 94 civic coupe si has a curb weight of (kg)1055.06 ----&gt; 2326 lbs

so I'm 400lbs lighter stock to stock. Remove PS/AC and put in a manual steering rack with lighten up the car a considerable amount. The car has a good base, and the engine has a great potential, if you do infact know how to make it accelerate and put out power

 

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You're an idiot, I bet you'd say the Gsr(b18c) is Godly right?


And to the OP, don't mod the car, you're only 15, get use to it, know everything about it,
Maybe take some type of driving/autocross classes, then research about what You want later on.

That also looks like the car they had for sale on jdmshit.com ?

 

hmm shaved door trim and side markers

 

damn son, you came up!

take good care of her.

 

Since you are 15, Id just start with some basic bolt ons like I did. Im also 16, but for now I am doing only bolt ons, then after, im probably gonna get anotehr car to fix up and put better stuff other then bolt ons, but rght now, the car is fast, like the other guy said put intake and exhaust for now, drive it around, and slowly build the car up

 

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yep us 16-17 year olds gotta work.. i paid for all my own stuff on my car and it took MONTHS to save up money but its worth it.. can't wait till i get a better job and can go LS-V or turbo like these guys