I have a '93si prelude stock but it has a auto box. I would like to know which of the following anyone would recomend?

1. Just get a manuel gearbox and turbo the car?
2. Get a vtec motor and manuel gearbox and turbo the engine later on?

I'm looking for ideas etc.

The vtec motor will cost me R8900 and the gearbox R2600.

Just the manuel box for the non-vtec i have now is R2000-R2600.

Turbo conversion on my current motor as is at 0.8bar boost will cost me about R25-000.

I'm going to have 2 change my discs soon, should i just get drilled,grooved and ventilated discs and use my standard callipers or should i get bigger discs and callipers?

If the car can do between 180Kw and 210Kw at the wheels min. i would be happy, anny suggestions?

P.s. I'm from south africa, it's bloody hard 2 find the 2.2lt vtec gearboxes around here.

 

how many km on the engine itself?
if it has < 240000km, then just swap the tranny out for a manual non-VTEC
if it has > 240000km, then it's good to get the VTEC engine in.

overall, it's your choice. post this in the prelude forum. we discuss a lot about this kinda stuff in there.

 

It's got 132000km on the clock. So i should just get the manual gearbox then
and turbo later?