so my buddy just picked up a 1990 acura integra 5 speed manual for $500. i don't know much about hondas, but i'm pretty sure that one comes with a B18 right?

well could someone please tell me how good the engine is to mod? we really want to do a F/I FWD dragster, and i think we finally found our car.

so has that engine got any potential to be boosted? i'm looking for 300+ whp. i understand we'd have to rebuild it, and that's really not a problem for us.

or would it be better to do an engine swap?

i appreciate any help i can get guys. thanks a lot in advance!

 

yes its a b18a non vtec. Yes motor very cappable of handling boost rite out the box but youll need to redo the bottom end to handle 300whp. If u got motor questions thers a Turbo Forum that ur questions would be better answered

 

IMO swap the motor, there is no "F/I FWD dragster" that is using an LS motor. You can very easily through a Vtec head and turbo kit on that bottom end and make over 300. With a built bottom end expect more.

Good luck!

 

no ****. any suggestion on where to find a head?

 

You don't need a vtec head.

Seriously.

If its a dedicated drag car, you'd want vtec killer cams in a vtec engine anyway, just to reduce unnecessary parts and rotational weight. At that point, you have what is essentially a ported LS head.

For only 300 whp, compression test to see how the engine is first. Rebuild if needed, throw the turbo on, tune, and enjoy. The engine has plenty of potential to be boosted, and with good compression test results and a good tune would be fine making 400 whp.

 

Www.g2ic.com. Forced induction

 

sweet guys. thanks. so far we've got 525$ into it, sounds like we should throw a few grand into it, and smoke some vettes. blow it up and do it again.

 

Oh really?
Please show me some legit race cars that either don't have a vtec head or use vtec killers.

 

my buddy back in Vermont is going to do a compression test on it tomorrow. have a check in my hand for $275, my half of the car.

 

throw in a v8 and call it a day if u want to make it a drag car

 

ls1's aren't cheap.

plus i want to do this with a honda motor. and make it as light as it could possibly be.

first mod would have to be a security system though. i hear these things get stolen like crazy.

 

If you're only gonna use it for a weekend drag car, just make it a nice dogs home on the weekdays, LoL.

Stock up on Febreeze.

Build the engine, lots of boost, and a nice tune is all you need to make 300hp.

 

well if it is an rs then the motors best for boost because the rs has lower compression then the gs or ls model

 

You gotta be F'in kidding me. Nice first post. Re-register with new name, try again.

 

Bwhahahaha wow, uhhhhhhhh yea what seanbev24 said!
Kids these days, funnier then what TunerNoob said!

 

LoL. That's got to be the funniest sh*t I've seen & read in H-T.
There's a lot of f*cking dumb kids in H-T.

 

 

ok wtf are you guys talking about? this is the first time im on ht i dident re register a name? and i dont know much yet but thats what i heard the rs model integra comes with lower compression thus it has 10 hp less than the newer models and i heard lower comp is better for boost srry if im not right or if you guys know everything and think your cool on a f'n internet forum, you dont need to flame me for trying to help.

 

Read it again

Wasn't really trying to make fun or say I am cooler, just pointing out that if they use the SAME engine, well you can see where I am going from here.

 

And to clear things up for you, so you will know in the future:

You should have said :

 

ok so clearing things up i know the gs ls and rs are all b18 but i heard the rs has lower comp than the other 2 gs or ls, so this is false ? ok thanks for telling me, see that wasn't bad compared to calling me retarded lol i came here to learn about Honda motors not get yelled at.

 

That is indeed false sir.
The may be a slight compression difference between chassis(DA and DC) and whether it is JDM and USDM however it would be marginal at best.

But keep that is between newer chassis's, etc, not RS, LS, GS and so on.

 

You don't need a vtec head to make over 300whp.
A lot of info in this thread is bullshit.

 

ok cool thanks for the info

 

Very correct and very true.
However how many "F/I FWD dragster" cars do you see sporting an LS turbo?
I was just going on his literal description.
Personally I am not a fan of the turbo LS setup.

Please help us correct said Bu!!**** so we can get this man some good info.........