metralogia

guys i was told that if i get a turbo that i would have to get rid of vtec. is that true? and wouldnt a turbo be faster than a supercharger? what is more convinient and more economical? everyone is supercharging their S' and i am not the type of guy that joins the bandwagon so i am lookin for better options if available.

xviper

Let me start:

Where do people come up with stuff like this?

JDMallmotorAP1

no you would not lose it.. who ever told you that or what your hear was idiot.

it is program in to your ECU.

AusS2000

Metralogia - don't want to be too harsh, but take everything you have heard, put it in a cardboard box, and set fire to it.

If you're after opinions, you've come to the right place. You'll get everything from 'Go fully sick turbo bro' to 'NA is be best'. The skill is in sorting the wheat from the chaff.

BY the way, I can't help but point out:

metralgia
n : pain in the uterus

xviper

His screen name is: metralogia

(Nothing in the dictionary on this one.)

metralogia

hey i just learned somethng new lol! my tag in high school and as a boxer was metralleta which in spanish means machine gun so i used my tag name metra and added logia which in spanish means metralogy. its somethin i made up. but thanx for that info. but going back to turbocharging someone told my bro in law that getting rid of vtec is a must cause that will be too much power to the engine. this whole time i wanted to turbo then i swithed and decided to go super and now that u guys cleared it up for me than i guess i will go turbo. i am packin the garbage in the box right now and i poored gas in it and burnin it. u guys are all like brothers to me thanx!

timg

no
yes
SC

Tim

AusS2000

for taking it in the way it was intended.

Here's my opinion:

The V-AFC is a bit of a toy. It's ok on NA because NA mods are mostly fairly subtle. But when you go FI it is like retreads on a Porsche.

The Comptech and Vortech SC kits are pretty easy to install, don't require much modification to the car and will give a nice kick. If you want to upgrade and use better fuel management some say the V-AFC is OK, but not me. I say minimum of E-manage and better still AEM EMS.

Turbo is a much bigger commitment in terms of modification and tuning. And the benefits are proportionally greater. Torque in the mid-range being the standout advantage. But I would strongly advise against using just a V-AFC and rising rate regulator with a turbo set up.

By way of qualifications I've had a NA S2000 with V-AFC, a Comptech SC with V-AFC, E-manage and AEM EMS and I'm currently running the LoveFab turbo with AEM EMS and absolutely loving it. And I do all my own wrenching.