i got a gsr....b18c1...tomorrow im ordering injen short ram intake, hks hipower exhaust, and comptech 4-1 stainless steel headers.
after that....im wondering and debating...rebuild the head....rebuild the motor...or drop some forced induction...or upgrade the fuel system...new drivetrain...any opinion on order of building pu this car?

 

uh dont buy any of those parts until you decide what your gonna do. if you go turbo than you'll have spent all that money for part you dont need.

what are your goals? how many miles on engine? dont rebuild it if its relatively new unless you wanna build it for a crazy setup

 

Well the first thing that you have to think about is what are your power goals for this car? Is this still going to be your daily driver? I would personally save up and boost. The thing is that intake, header, and exhaust that you just bought will be useless if you boost. If you want to stay NA then you should start working on the head. Maybe skunk2 IM, performance Throttle Body, p&p head, work on valvetrain, etc. Just decide what you want to do and where you want to go then work from there.

 

agree with GSR Mike, u need to map out what your power goals are 1st, then go from there. If you do decide to boost you will want the motor built differently then if you rebuild with all motor in mind. Good luck

 

you need to set a goal like everyone else said and deside where you want to end up. bc if you don't you will be wasting money. but if u do deside to waste it get it to me, i can put it to good use, lol.
good luck

 

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this is what 95% of people don't realize, great advice

 

im sorry everyone...my bad.....i have spent 2 years debating on what to do before i found my car. the car has 35,000 miles on it. im going with a supercharger setup with some n/a modifications thrown in. it took a good 2 years to decide whether to turbo or supercharge...but i wanna be different and try something new. im looking for a 275-300 whp goal with fine tuning, headwork, and supercharger along with other upgrades. the 2.5 inch exhaust will be perfect...with minimal backpressure and the headers are great for a s/c setup. im planning on a air dynamics carbon fiber intake manifold, 70 mm throtle body, crower forced induction spec camshafts along with matching dual springs...new valves, port and polish, the s/c either vortech or jrsc....not sure yet have a big problem deciding, apexi power fc with commander and fine tune. you all think my goal is attainable?thanks

 

Oh i see, i thought that you were gonna go turbo, then those headers and exhaust would be a waste of money. Well sounds interesting, i would like to see a sc make those numbers. You dont see very many people running superchargers, let alone 300 whp setups. Turbos are much more commonplace with hondas.

 

yeah...it just seemed like the easy and typical way out. the car is show and go...cause i just got sponsored so i want reliability from a daily driver. the s/c setup im looking into is the vortech centrifugal kit, which creates 278 hp to the crank at redline. so figure about 246 to the wheels with the "discount" factored in. add some headwork...could see an extra 25-35 to the wheels, and with a fine tune i have a decently good feeling about a reliable, and i cant stress that word enough, daily driver with some punch. im also looking into the jackson racing setup. im planning on kind of a hybrid setup between a supercharger setup with some components you would see in a all motor set up. better flowing intake manifold, 70mm throttle body, camshafts, valves, springs, port and polish, mods like that. ill keep you all posted...the first parts should be here by wednesday im told. thanks for all your input...if you have any obstructing information on either s/c setup, please PM or email me, it would greatly be appreciated...thanks again
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