For thoes of you running a supercharger on your itr with the stock bottom end. are you using a thicker head gasket or a stock oem one.

i am debating on weather or not to get the inline pro 2mm head gasket witch will drop compression to 9.5:1 or just keep stock compression.



Modified by Vampyre at 5:53 AM 4/18/2003

 

ask Jim (batoutofhell).

 

i am running stock boost, and stock headgasket. no problems at all. drove it 250+ miles each way to indy last september in 90+ degree heat for the F1 race with 4 other people in the car. no problems at all. no need to change headgaskets. i would recommend the IM gasket though ...

 

Yes the stock headgasket is fine. For $50, you can't go wrong with the IM gasket, though. I'd recommend you install the IM gasket as you install the jrsc because it's a beotch to install the gasket when the blower is on the car.

 

Stock bottom end with stock headgasket. Never had any problems.

 

what if you are running the jdm itr pistons?

 

Dude im running a Garett t28 roller bearing
on my itr at 8 psi with 9.6:1 if i ran boost higher than 14 id shoot a rod through the side of the block
so put it this way if you want to run high psi u better do the math or pay the consequences
high compression on forced induction = very hot engine and internal crankcase pressure

 

well i am doing a vsc kit. trevor at superchargersonline.com is hooking me up with a custom kit. i dont want to get any higher whp then 275-300 and at 8psi that should be very easty to do once i get the car tuned.

sounds like ill stick to stock or the im. (by the way what is the im gasket)



Modified by Vampyre at 4:18 AM 4/17/2003

 

Vamp
I noticed your runnin 193hp at the wheels
Are you using 4-2-1,
and what kind of ecu are you using
thats a nice power figure dude for stock internals
please enlighten me as to how one acheives this

 

Vamp
I forgot to ask are you inducting your cold air from inside your fender or runnin an open pod filter under the hood

 

aem cai intake spoon 4 2 1 header spoon cat jack kakimoto R 2.5 exhaust and hondata tuning tuning tuning. but i think my motor is just a freak. ill pull on any other type r with similar mods before i had my hondata but at least 1 car link or more. and i have driven others r and they dont pull like mine does.

my car was the last one sold in the SW reigen. but maybe just maybe when they where putting my motor together the guy was very happy that day and did a extra good job on the p&p or something.

i cant wait till i see what the vsc does untuned and the after its tuned WOW i hope its good.

 

ohh heres my car. this was taken by someone when i was at a track event right after i installed my exhaust system no tuning. i ran a 13.9 that day. and actually i broke out buy a 10th of a second and lost.

but when the pic was taken it was in the first day during trail runs.




Modified by Vampyre at 5:01 AM 4/17/2003

 

vsc = vortech? worst of both worlds. parasitic drag and no low end. i am not a fan of those in principle. but they can make some good numbers at the track.

 

i dont really care that much about low end. yeay its better for daily driving but most street racing and most racing is 5000 and above and thats where vsc makes the best power. yes the jrsc make great tq # below that. but i am going to have traction problems as it is.

to each his own

 

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Yeah those are awesome numbers for the mods. Are they corrected? I wouldn't go as far to say you pull any other R with similar mods. Mine ran a 13.7@100.4 with just an intake and header on stock exhaust. It also trapped 100.89mph with only 173whp . Oh and its also stock weight and on street tires as well. With 20whp more your trap seems pretty low. Wonder why that is?

 

damn all of u with those quick times on a lightly/midly modded Rs.

and on street tires.....geez

 

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The only question I have, is why not go with turbo. I mean I know there is alot of debate about this. I would say go with a turbo though. Just my .02

 

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I agree. I have a jrsc and I love it, but the only advantage that a supercharger has over a turbo is the low end. If you want high peak HP then go turbo.

BTW 193 whp for your mods is great. Maybe I could add a few horses just by going to your dyno.

And to answer your original question, the stock gasket is fine. Especially with the hondata tuning. If you decrease your compression ratio the you will have less power when not unde boost.

 

2 years, 20,000 miles. Stock internals, stock compression. No problems here.

 

i dont want to turbo. i have researched this for about 6 mounths and the vsc is what i want.

i have only raced the type R's around where i live and i beat them all the same. i think it really takes a good driver to drive the type r to its limits.

 

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when i said that around where i live we do it alomost in the middle of nowhere and its acutally kind of off any kind of main road. but then theres the sprited driving that we all do.