i've been thinking about this for the past couple months... whether to go N/A or forced induction. seriously, i can't make up my mind. here was my plans for each setup...
N/A: toda C's, toda valvetrain, toda header, ls/vtec, gsr head port and polished/milled 0.020, je pistons 12.1 compression, eagle rods, edelbrock intake manifold and throttle body, upgraded fuel system and some sort of exhaust system.
LS turbo: revhard stage 2c system, edelbrock intake manifold/throttle body, upgraded fuel system, thermal exhaust, strengthened bottom end, some electronics.

please please lemme know whachu think i should do. i've already got some parts for the N/A route but i could sell them easily if i decided to switch it up. i appreciate it.

 

turbo.

your all-motor setup seems good except for the toda C's. they are race-only, meaning their powerband is not only impractical for the street, they'll put alot of stress that a daily driven motor cannot put up with for so long, and with the money you'll spend on all-motor you can have a very reliable and powerful turbo setup

 

turbo

 

You will love turbo..

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what do you want to be able to do with the car? drive it daily, or race it once a week?

if you want to drive it daily a mild turbo will suit you better (and give you a better HP gain/dollar) than a N/A setup.

so if all you want to do is gain some better accel, and still be streetable, go with a mild turbo.

 

I'm facing the same dilemma, but I'm leaning towards turbo. Both of your setups look pretty good, except on the all-motor setup I would use a Skunk2 intake manifold over the Edlebrock one.

 

edlebrock will flow a lot more air.

check out some of the fast turbo hondas, almost all of them use the edlebrock.

but then again, you aren't going to be flowing as much air as them if you go NA, and you won't have good air velocity going into the plenum....

 

You will be *much* happier with a turbo. LS/VTEC is just a fad- if you want long term reliability, go turbo.

 

ttt

thanks for all the input

 

im currently using the edlebrock im on my crvtec, the ITR manifold wasnt flowing enough, at 7000 rpm the car was choking, now at 7000 rpm the motor is getting enough air

 

Turbo whole nine yards my friend....

 

i'd honestly say it depends on what you're using your car for.
if you simply want power, you're not going to be able to beat the hp gains that a turbo will yield without sinking a LOT of money into a N/A motor.