I HAVE A $2500 DOLLAR BUDGET TO BUILD MY EF HATCH & WAS WONDERING IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME OUT ITS MY 1ST POST IM NEW HERE. I WAS THINKING B16A W/ NITROUS OR B20V THE HIGHER COMPRESSION BLOCK? OR MAYBE GSR LONG BLOCK WITH Y1 TRANNY. ANY ADVICE EVEN A SINLGE CAMS AS LONG AS ITS FAST

 

get some nice suspension an brakes first. get some stuff at the junkyard that make the car look nice. unless you done all that already.

 

Rock the single cam, mini me turbo.

 

Stop yelling!

 

haha sorry for yelling. the suspensions another part aside from the budget those plans are tokico whites with h&r race springs & sway bars but the cars teal green with fat 5 gsr wheels with azenis 205/50s lowered on ebay coilovers for now. really clean all around. just wanna make it quick

 

z6+vitara+boost

 

i see that you live in covina but want something more quick in a well established residential neighborhood...are you planning to street race or track this car since being fast is something that your more worried about then actually replacing worn out parts...!!!

 

drag racing once and a while but more of a road race is what im looking for so i need torque and the b16 is kind of out of the ? now. i got some $ to play with ive owned this car for 5 months now and i already have a dd 08 fit sport. i only drive this dual point ef 4 times a week i do want it reliable still. but i like taking turns but dont wanna stay behind

 

ill post some pictures up 2maro to show you guys what im working with.

 

an get it BAR'd...ull be sorry if u dnt do it the right way...this IS cali u know

 

This is a good suggestion above. but if you wanna good reliable performance go with all stock honda parts set up. Do a ls/vtec with b16 piston, you can pick up all this stuff for dirt cheap. And if you wanna ever go bost you already got a good base set up. An if you ever go boost you could get 350hp on pump gas and still be some what reliable as long as you get good quaility fuel. in a ef that is fast.

 

If you haven't misspoken or exaggerated about anything yet and this will be an actual track car. Then the first thing you should worry about is safety. AKA Rated racing seat...not bombz, Rollbar at the least, and a good safe harness. In addition to that you will need some other safety gear such as a helmet and if you so elect, a suit/shoes/ect. Next on the list would be a dedicated set of wheels and decent tires. After that replace your worn out stock components such as bushings, brakes, ect. That should take care of your 2500 pretty easily and maybe leave you with enough money to get some seat time.

 

Getting it bard sounds like a good idea how much is that? suspension bushings wheels is nothing major cause those 2500 is from my tax refund check so thats strickly for the swap. i get unemployment & get paid under the table so making the car race ready isnt difficult for me to do rite now lol. but while i build up the swap ill be buying struts springs bushings & all that goodness @ thesame time aside from the 2500. ls/vtec sounds good any1 know a website where i can pick up p30s w/rings? maybe even a ctr intake cam for cheap? also i kinda wnna stay obd0 cause of the budget but idk? if some could help me do the math on an ls/v setup for under 2500 koo

 

honestly a swap is going to cost more than you think. the price of the engine/tranny/ecu is just the main part... you have linkage/mounts/other misc crap that adds up fast.

 

buy a 1 gen b16 swap which can be had for for less then 1500 nowadays and swap the bottom end for a b20z with a crvtec kit and tune= around your budget but with 200 fly hp,**** load of tq,short gearing and easily take you into high 13's or low 14's depending on driver.

 

thats a good idea but will only work if you do the work yourself, thats something you havnt told us.

 

vitara build and boost!

 

the work will be done by me & some friends. i found a used tranny b16 tanny for 300 an ls block for 200 complete & a pr3 head for 400 complete all CL shopping pretty much. machine work of course a shop installing the pistons thats it. everything else garage work. i think it should be enough tho but ur right. it does add up quick! my buddy might shoot me his ls/v complete with y1 tranny axles & ecu for 1400 its in running condition no problems @ all/ ill see if i gettm him to sell it if not then back to my wish list. b20 block alone is pricey in my town. longblocks go for 550-600 depending on c.r. id but are either reliable for a good beating @ a time attack/road race?

 

If you don't want to go boost, swap a B.

If you want to boost, mini me turbo.

 

yea i dont want to boost seems to expensive think im going b series just dont know what setup. it would help if any1 out there has experienced ls/v b20/v with 1/4 times & setups. my goal is to hit 190-200whp & good torque maybe 130. i should start buying pastrs by mid next week ill keep posting on how everythings going.

 

I sent you a PM.

 

huh?

 

Private Message, located in the top, right corner. I know it's asking alot, but it's best offer.

 

ls/vtec's suck some reason they all ways seem to blow up....

 

Better have smog hookup and hope to not get pulled over also.