Ok kids...I just dumped my SI and ponied up the cash for an 01-ITR...one of the last ones available in my neck of the woods. Now I need some suggestions...

1. What is the best rev to launch at? ( I got roasted by buddies's 540i and I figure I should be able to keep up to him till we hit third )

2. As far as I/H/E...what do you guys suggest?

3. The lingo...I know, I know i'm retarded, but I figure the fastest way to learn is to ask questions...I've read quite a few of these posts and I keep seeing 4.1 JDM pop up...can someone shed some light? What does this mean?

That should be enough to garner a bevy of honest answers as well as a few smart-*** comments I'm sure (try to keep these to a minimum, please)

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Thanx

 

First Off welcome to the Club

1.) Im not big into Drag racing but I will let you know a few people here that can help you off the top of my head, SgT (Steve) Lip (Jeff) TypeR0207 (Rick)

2.) Intake - I suggest either just a Comptech Drop in filter or an Icebox system from them
Header - IMO Spoon #1 If you want to spend a little more money you can go for the Hitech unit, The JDM 4-1 is the 98 Spec Japanese Integra Type R Header that came stock on the 98-01 ITR's over there Its a good step up from the stock US unit. Any of the JDM units (and hitech) will need a larger 2.5" Cat
Exhaust - Not much power will be made with one usually only 3-4hp There are many good designs out there A few of my favorites being the Spoon N1 or Street, 5Zigen Fireball, Mugen Twinloop, HiTech Twinloop, and many more

3.) 4-1 JDM is explained above in #2, JDM means Japanese Domestic Market which means a product car part etc that is Japan only the same goes for USDM CDM UKDM and on and on

 

Somebody will tell you to drive the car for a while and see what it can do before you go and modify it, I'll go ahead and beat them to it. They'll also tell you to do a search, but you may have already done that. And they will also tell you welcome to Honda-Tech.

 

Welcome to H-T.. the best tech site for type Rs

tj

 

Welcome to HT and to the brotherhood of owning an ITR!!! "Integra Type R!"

Good Luck,

A.

 

welcome..youll soon find out that we all have our own little biased opinion..but we try not to be obnoxious about it..(ive spent too much money on this crap for someone to tell me it dont work) hahaha
MUGEN BIASED

 

Welcome to the family and cngrats on your new car.... keep a close eye on her, they tend to wander away.

 

Welcome aboard.


IMAGINE! you're a driver, a racing driver. IMAGINE the engine outraces your heartbeat..... IMAGINE!!! LOL


[Modified by H-PIMP, 11:28 AM 8/31/2001]


[Modified by H-PIMP, 11:29 AM 8/31/2001]

 

welcome and enjoy the site. Honda Tech rules


[Modified by NewYorkTypeR, 4:14 PM 8/31/2001]

 

hey man ..welcome..but please drive safetly

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2===
.........==== exhaust pipe &lt;---- 4-1 exhaust
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.......=====
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............=====exhuast pipe &lt;---4-2-1
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get it??

again..welcome and drive safetly



[Modified by erottik-R, 10:33 AM 8/31/2001]

 

use the search button or you will be stoned. posts too, i woudl be careful with these. The members here are easily pissed off

 

I agree with TypeRmsm.

Word to the wise: Make sure you break in the motor properly before flailing on it.
It will get faster as you put some mileage on it and the rings/bearings seat.

Enjoy and welcome to the club.

 

I don't think a stock type R will ever beat a 540 manual - ever. Sorry.

 

Welcome aboard!

First mod, trade in the heavy red seats for a black set. It turns out that I have a pair that I can swap with you

Seriously, I would break in the engine for at least 2000+ kms first before you do some hard drag racing.

 

Good luck with the new car and take it easy........You'll find out real quick that it isn't hard to get tickets or find trouble. Welcome!

 

WOW!!! Thanx to all for the info and the hospitality. (quite a friendly bunch!!)

I have put approx 3500 K's on the car and it is time for the first oil change. Here's the question...natural vs. synthetic???

I had put synthetic in my 98 SI because a buddy told me to, but then I read an article in SCC that said there was no real benefit to switching it just cost more $$.

Any advice? ( I hope this question is 'techy' enough, I don't want to get punted on my second day!!)




[Modified by A_B_CYA, 11:13 AM 8/31/2001]

 

There's quite a bit of debate about synth. oil vs. dino oil. I use synth. I think the biggest advantage comes when (and if) you sell the car you can say "nothing but synthetic since the first oil change".