like the topic says. im lookin to buy one of these possibily. i need it to be reliable because its my daily driver but i also auto x and road race too. i have $2500 ish to spend. i dont know if i have enough to do an ls turbo but if anyone has a suggestion on what i should do that would be great. oh and i have a 92 vx hb

nick

 

if you plan to roadrace or autox with this I would not go turbo due to the possibility that the turbos characteristics may not give the optimal throttle response .. and plus a turbo honda running at a open track for more than a few minutes needs some serious cooling as well as strength in the motor... I say best overall will be a b16a mild setup with cams/i/h/e..BUT then again you can build a pretty sweet LS and throw in a ITR tranny

LS swap 1500...$400 for cams/200 for cam gears/300 decent header(make less overall power vs a b16 but more torque .. but the gearing will not be the best
B16a sway 2200-2400...
good luck
sorry if I DIDN'T help there are just way to many setups and money is an issue

 

anyone else have a comment

 

You have enough for a turbo kit, but not a LS swap + turbo kit. If you plan to stay all motor and use it for auto-x and/or road racing, I'd either get the B16A swap or the LS swap with a B16 tranny (torque is just a fun as a high-revving motor, IMO). With my old turbo B20 setup, that thing would hit full boost around 4500 and at 11 lbs, the tires would just light up in 1st through 3rd gears very easily..... not the safest thing that you want happenning while on the twisties or turns on a road course. With an all-motor setup, it's more predictable and more controllable. Sure there are people with turbo setups on the auto-x course but from my own personal experience with it, it's too unpredictable, espeically if you have a large turbo that gives you full boost capability at 4-5000 rpms. Stick with a good all-motor setup and you'll be happy with that.

 

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