I'm thinking about turning my 92' Integra LS into a sleeper. Given that it is 10 years old and has around 138k miles on it, do you guys think it is worth it? I bought the car for 4k USD so almost any major modifications will completely overshadow the cost of the car.

Edit: If yes, what kind of parts should I look into? Turbo or superchargers is the obvious thing but what else is there that can increase a cars performance?


[Modified by Zephor, 5:22 AM 10/9/2002]

 

How long do you plan on keeping the car, and how much money do you want to spend on it?

 

u wanna keep it a sleeper...... get a big *** turbo and keep the body stock. maybe a exhaust that looks stock. then u will be a sleeper. make sure u have some of those "vote for " stickers and "my child is an honor roll student" stickers. no one will expect it.

oh and dont tell your friends what u are doing.

 

I will probably keep the car as long as I can ( I will drive this one to the ground ). A turbo will probably cost double the cost of my car, is there anything else other than a turbocharger or a supercharger that will work?

 

naaaawwz!

Tom

 

he'll need 2 bottles... the big ones!

 

by tonite!

 

If you want a true sleeper, turbos and superchargers tend to get loud unless you have a good exhaust system that will hide the compressor noises.

I'd suggest a B20 vtec with nitrous as another option.

 

quiet exhaust... turbo... and bada bing... bada boom. ZzZzZzZzZzZz

 

aahhaha but seriosuly...try builiding a "custom" turbo kit off of a starion or any turbo DSM and there yah go...my dream was to put a fat wing AlTeEzErZ street glows and drop an import bilders crvtec FI motor! MUWAHAHAHAH!!!! RICER WHO!?!?!?!

 

some peeps can't get F&F out of them.......


[Modified by thaiphob, 8:45 AM 10/9/2002]

 

If u want to have a sleeper...the best thing to do is probably get an engine swap...


[Modified by PiNg~PiNg, 8:55 AM 10/9/2002]

 

like someone mentioned before a b20vtec putting down about 215 whp with a 60 shot will take care of most of the competition on the street. also put a child seat in the back. nothing says family car like a child seat.

 

keep the engine that you have and build up the head. i have a 93 4 door w/ a built head from a 95 ls and it looks as if i had nothing done to the engine


[Modified by jellybean, 9:26 AM 10/9/2002]

 

b20/vtec + nitrous . Turbo/super charger will be too loud, and its a pain in the *** to try to find a way to make the intercooler not noticable, plus you could NEVER pop your hood. With b20/vtec some people can't tell just by looking at it, and you can easily hide the nitrous selinoids and lines.

 

My knowledge on the vtec is a little rusty. Doesn't it work sort of like a turbocharger in that its only cool neato feature kicks in at high RPMs? How much would a engine like that cost? Would a turbo or a new engine be a better buy?

If I want to build up the head would it really make THAT big of a difference?


[Modified by Zephor, 4:38 AM 10/10/2002]

 

buy jdm b16a engine and put a few mods on it and youll be set.

160 hp for only 2000 thats what i did. and then just get some simple boltons aem gears and pullies CTR intake manfold, throttle body, CTR intake cam and call it a day.

 

<FONT COLOR="green">thats what im thinking of doing to my ride. i have a stock 92 gs w/ a new clutch and 12 lbs. flywheel. i want to keep the b18a (b18b if the a dies on me or i kill it...hehehe), build it up and add a 50 shot.</FONT>

 

who cares about charger noise? cuz by then that means u'll be running someone, and it'll be too late for them . not like heavily modded NA motor won't make noise...modified cars will be loud either way.

 

Turbo.

 

turbo kit w/ powder coated black i/c piping and a paint the i/c endtanks black. no dumptube to the atmosphere from wastegate. have it go back into the downpipe. sleeper. kinda.

 

you dont have to have an intercooler, and if you do, you can paint it black.

 

you dont have to have an intercooler, and if you do, you can paint it black.[/QUOTE]

Beautiful....
Now that is a SLeepER!!!


[Modified by Acronym, 12:04 PM 10/11/2002]

 

hey i know this is off the subject but i am looking for a flywheel right now and i think im gonna go with fidonza but i have heard bad things about them chattering and stalling, due to that they are to light any recomendations on how light of a flywheel u should get, and any brands u reccomend. thanks

 

Yea it gets annoying at times.