Hey guys,

I have an LS Integra with 140,000 miles. I've been reading about how to do LS/VTEC (seems easy), but I've also read that LS/VTEC is unreliable.

My question is, what is more cost-effective and reliable? LS/VTEC or Turbo? I want to get about 200 whp on my Integra. I've been told that I can get there with low boost, about 7 psi. What is the hp gain on a mild LS/VTEC conversion?

Thanks,
Ben

 

with a nice ls vtec setup u can get from 170 hp to 200 but i would go turbo better results and more realible but do a search this was covered at leasr 20 times

 

I didn't find any reliability comparison posts... mostly howto posts. I did try.

Ben

 

LS/Vtec Turbo!

 

ls/vtec is a more relaible set up. boost plays to many factors. and if u get ls/vtec done the right way, then it a awesome st up.

 

Do turbo. LS Turbo @ 7 psi should make more power then a LS/VTEC.

 

turbo LS LSVtec aint **** unless u build the motor. if youre gonna do that.. you might as well build the LS for more boost.

 

LS Turbo. I have seen this same post like 20 times this week on here.

 

go turbo save some money for the rest of the car. besides you'll get better power gains out of it. more bang for the buck. just maintain the car a lil more meticulously and it should be jsut fine.

 

haha very true.

 

yes, turbo LS...just completed mine

 

yeah, you will get 200 HP quicker w/a turbo.

your car has a lot of miles though, but if you had the car for the majority of it's life and have maintained it, then it should be fine to boost.....and if you did end up having motor problems, big deal, your engine had a lot of miles on it anyway.

If you do decide to go turbo, build up bottom end. don't run on stock internals.

 

turbo