i just bought a 97 gsr.. this is what its got;
exterior- carbon fiber hood, jdm front end, type r wing, rims/tires.
interior- aluminum dash kit, tenzo r seats, indiglo gauges.
engine- cia, valve springs, radiator, headers, apexi cat-back
suspension/brakes- drilled/slotted rotors, ajustable coils, 2 stut bars,
swaybar

the question i have is .. whats next. im a senior in high school so im not pulling alot of cash, especially before june. i just bought her and shes not goin on the road to save her through the winter. so i want to do a mod before march. i need some ideas. do i go all motor? in wich case what do i get next? should i try to get a used supercharger?.. also the car came with a zex dry kit but i have reservations about putting it in because ive had to work alot ot afford this car and im worried about ******* it up. any opinions would be helpful

 

sounds like you have a nice car that is fast enough for you right now. maybe some stereo. just my thoughts.

 

wow a senior in highschool w/ a fixed up car like that......BEWARE of haters! I recommend going all motor....less problems down the road. sell the aluminum dash kit, and the indiglo gauages.....maybe get a jdm itr front lip if it doesnt have one already? a little bit of bump? lo jack? cams? cam gears? vafc? chipped ecu? the list can go on and on.....but its really up to you. looks over performance? security over all of it?

 

i pritty much think thats its looks are all set. most of the kids i ride with are all go no show, and my carbon hood is pritty much all the rice i want. for starters i have no idea what "a little bit of bump? lo jack?" any of that ment. also i was thinkin cams but ive heard that if you go cams that arent honda made then you shouldnt go n20? so pritty much you think i should sell the zex and put the cash into all motor? also what is vafc? about the "security over all" part, this is my daily driver as well as my track car, so i dont really want it off the road for more than a week at a time and i dont really have the flow to be repairing blown gaskets or rods or things like that all the time.... oh by the way http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=1873874286
thats my car.. but i didnt pay 20 for it

 

lil bit of bump=audio system. "lojack" = car tracking device(in plain terms)..security measure in case your car is stolen. vafc=vtec air/fuel controller. (for very basic tuning). do some research on here...and decide your path. twenty million bandwagon brothers will urge you to go turbo..but all i can say is to do research and good luck.

 

sounds like a great car --- what kind coilovers does it have? if its something crappy id deal with that, and get some shocks.

 

okay sorry i read the ebay thing --- definitely ditch the ractive coilovers for some ground controls or a nice H&R spring setup and get some shocks.

 

I say, go suspention first, then get some good cams. Here are some idea's, you could find better deals though.
http://www.inlinefour.com/juntyp3cam.html

http://www.inlinefour.com/ctrcamshafts.html

http://www.inlinefour.com/skuncam.html

 

and start searching now for some replacement tails.........down with altezza's
and i would definetly get lojack!!

 

i whent with stero and lights. im a freshman and people at my school think that my car is all pimp. even seniors cus of my stero. so if the people at your school know alot about cars then i would go with performance. if not then go with the stereo. thats just my opion.


[Modified by ballenwitnobudget, 6:13 PM 1/12/2003]

 

first thing i got to say is... im already back to the stock tails. the altezzas were stupid. also i was thinkin to go cams. mainly the skunk2 stage 2. but they are pritty expensive. the cir and itr are the most inexpensive but are they any better than stock. the itr only has like 25 mroe hp than the gsr so i cant imagine that itr cams would make a solid differnce in the preformance. also i havent seen many differnt kinds of cams on the market, so how good are skunk2. by what i read they seem to be pritty nice, but i just want to check.

 

now get some different seats

 

I think you should get to know your car better.


[Modified by B2FiNiTY, 8:00 PM 1/12/2003]

 

def get some cams..i just installed my itr cams today and i love them...also u may want to get a vafc and a lot of peps on here dont like the tenzo seats so u may wanna get somethin else..nice car tho i like it and im glad u put the stock tails on it

 

whats the problem with the tenzoR seats? i think they are sic. anyways im lookin at doin some fuel or ignigtion ****. plugs, wires, fuel rail, maybe a fuel pump. what kind of hp gain would that be if any?

 

thats a great reason to get rid of the seats...cuz people on here don't like them

 

bastard, its always the kids with rich parents that get GS-R's and TYPE-R's and the people who work so hard gets the low end models...why why?!?!?!?! j/k good luck with ur car. but im still jealous

 

HATER!

 

i would first buy a good intake then go with a header and midpipe to finish off the exhaust. then save up for a turbo or super charger, or get a body kit


[Modified by 97gSrkId88, 5:04 AM 1/18/2003]

 

yea they dont like them cuz they are poor quality and prolly arent crash tested

 

I wish my car had that much **** when I was a senior in H.S. But anyway like everyone is saying get a good quality suspension setup, or the OEM kit if you don't already got it, either are definately worth the money. And also a good security system, don't want to be another teg victim!


[Modified by xintegra01, 1:10 AM 1/18/2003]