im am 15, ill hopefully get my liscense in oct 2003. i want to learn about car tuning and doing modifications. But really, there is no place to learn. All the sites dont give information to learners, and all the forums have people talking so advanced that i dont know what the hell theire talking about most of the time. i understand teh BASICS of tuning, but its not enough. i was here about 1-2 months ago, and someone told me to go to howstuffworks.com . i went, learned some basiscs about car engines n stuff. I might get a integra, if i can find a good gs with low miles and a good price (under $11,000).
so, can someone plz tell me where to learn about tuning? i cant read the forums becuase its hard to understand what people are talking about.
i know to start, i should start with intake (air filter, cat back, intake, headers) but i dont know the specific information. can some please help me? and what are some good mods u think I should start doing after i get my car? It must be under 600$. and im not talking about turbos since the wear on the engine. thanks alot guys

btw: i met someone here on xbox live, they gave me this site but i forgot thier gamertag. post if u remember me!

 

Cam shafts, you can score a set from 400 (civic\integra type-r) to 650-700 (skunk2 stage I-III).

Pick up some books if you really want to learn some stuff, or just hang around here and you'll pick up on a thing or two.

 

wow your askin for alot...umm...the only thing you can do is ask as you go...when you come upon a problem..thats what this place is for...its kinda hard to give you the run down of tuning..when tuning is so universal..and there are millions of diffent things that can be covered...die to different situations and blah blah blah...but yes intake header exahust...all good starter stuff..i dont concider this tuning...but if your ganna get a teg...save alil more and with that 6bills SLAM it... welcome.....

 

welcome to tha board. Its commendable to humble urself and ask for help... its somethign i sometimes have a hard time doing myself. I have learned a whole lot since joining this webboard.. its a great online community to learn things about your car and get to know alot of people as well. i understand that it may be hard to decipher some of the threads posted on this board.. hell i was intimidated by this site as well, until honda-acura.net crashed and i switched over. Jus patiently keep readin.. and u will learn. As for a more article based resource for learnin stuff bout integras.. go to team-integra.net where they have some great articles on alot of things pertaining to the integra. And speedoptions.com also had a series of articles written by mike kojima a long time ago that are still available there that were really great. Read those.

Hope that helps.

Eric.

 

yup, read read read.

and for $11,000 have you thought about maybe a 94-95 GS-R?

 

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yea, think about GS-R definiely. I got my 94 for $7500. only 62k miles on it at the time. (guy was movin, had to sell ) But you should definitely consider going with a GS-R

 

you got a lot of learning to do young grasshoppa. you came to the right forums.

 

Here are a couple other good sites:

http://www.c-speedracing.com/index.html
(Go to the 'How To' area)

http://www.bseries.net/
(Go to the 'Garage' area)

Hope you get some good information. Good luck!

 

yeah, i know that i cant just say, "hey tell me everythig u know!". but i just need 2 know where to start. I know reading forums is good, but its slow reading higher infor. kinda like building a tower starting from the top...

but, i was thinking at first gsr but insurance would be high as hell i couldnt get it for less than 11. what car is good for a 16 year old? i have a Thunderbird right now but i think we might sell it. maybe a civic ex 99?
ok, well if i do get a integra (gs) what mods should i start with?

i was thiking,
k&n air fiter=35$
Cat back- 300$

what else? i dont have a job, but have 500$ now, and ill get a job soon.

thanks alot guys
and expect some quistions that will make u laugh for a while now....

 

if your doing it the ghetto way and dont work and try to mod a car its not going to come outr well. but if your going to do it buy just the filter and reaserch making your own CAI for half teh price and from experience i cqan say your first car will be beaten so id keep the t bird kil it a bit then sell it and get a 90-93 GSR the insurance will be lower plus comon the DA9 is way nicer than DC2

 

yeah, i think im stuck with the tbird but i have 6 months so i dont know what will happen.

but, if i do, what mods should i start doing for less than a 600$ buget?

 

The BEST way to learn about cars is to actually work on them, either watch or help someone work, or tinker around yourself. I have never taken an autoshop class, but I can swap an engine, pull a head, change a clutch, all from reading my repair manuals, watching, and actually doing it.

 

Patrick,

so, if u want to color ur rims,

u need to use sand paper to smooth it out. then u just clean it so its smooth. then u just paint over with a spray bottle u get from pep boys? and u use cards to protect the wheel.
is there anything else i am missing?

 

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Patrick,

so, if u want to color ur rims,

u need to use sand paper to smooth it out. then u just clean it so its smooth. then u just paint over with a spray bottle u get from pep boys? and u use cards to protect the wheel.
is there anything else i am missing?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Check out the articles on http://www.team-integra.net. They have so much info. on "tuning" it's unreal. Start w/intake. Then headers and catback. Instead of trying to make your own intake, get on ebay and get a cold air, or ram air. Check the sellers feedback first, and if it's good buy it. I got my cold air w/shipping for $50. Then go to any local auto store and buy a K&N filter, ebay filters suck. I was in your position about 3 months ago and now I can do most anything. The first step is to read up, and then get some hands on experience. Welcome to H-T.

 

Yup yup. Honda-tech members are here to ask and answer questions.
BTW http://www.team-integra.net is also a detailed site on all integra basics to hardcore.

 

yup... team integra is a great site... but the format of this one is 897319028734096152 easier on the eyes and to navigate.

 

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you aint neva lie...thats why i never go on Team integra...haha to the simplicity of HT

 

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you aint neva lie...thats why i never go on Team integra...haha to the simplicity of HT</TD></TR></TABLE> true but there are some good articles there.

 

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yeah...but 75% of the time..somone from HT will go there..and bring it here..so to me for being lazy... to the people who actually take the time to hunt it down...quite a few people here that do that..

 

LMAO.....hahahahhahaha you and skunk2nr...the signatures are hilarious...but yours is better...hahahah dam i cant stop laughin....

 

alright guys

im registered at the integra site. but is the informaiton ONLY for tegs? what if i get something else, is the info useless?

thanks for the links,
i dont really want to do too much u know. just catback, and intake, dont wanna mess with the ingine too much. and soem exterior styyling. but ill learn slow since i cant actualy do anything just read it.
once again, thanks alot for teh links

 

Here is a much better site to learn the bascis of cars, and other crap
http://www.howstuffworks.com

its no joke.