If you get FI, your clutch will start slipping eventually. Its not a question of if but when...


FWIW, I bought a used comptech SC. Before I installed it, I got a ride in a vortech SCed s2k and I was displeased to say the least. I immediately sold my SC (before installing it) and went to InlinePRO to have them build me a beast; best decision I ever made.


I'd say get a ride in a SC AND a turbo s2k and see which one you enjoy more; thats the only real way to do it.

 

Well I just don't have the money to go turbo right now anyways, so would rather just go with an sc and not even get a ride in a turbo so I won't feel what I will be missing. I am sure it will be a nice gain over stock and that is what I am looking for. Maybe it wont FEEL extremely fast, but it will indeed be a good bit faster than stock for sure. I have no poroblem if the clutch will start slipping as long as it will hopefully lastme long enough to have money for an upgrade. I will go with an ACT clutch set up. I also like the fact that many parts stay stock with a SC unline with a turbo kit. So less things that can go wrong really.

 

maybe think about going with an emanage tune for now and later on turbo if that's what you really want?

from my tuner...
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I had an hour to tune the thing and in that time I was able to get an average of 15 lbft increase in torque across the entire RPM range. The dyno plot shows the final tune against the baseline (dotted). [B]This equates to a 13%

 

You mean just a tune with no SC or anything?
I really think a sc will still be a fun upgrade. Do you think gears would be a better performance gain?

 

i think first you should decide what you really want.. once you got that sorted, then get that or save if need be.. the s/c will definitely be an upgrade over stock but do it once and do it right! i'm not saying to get turbo over s/c or vice versa, because only you can answer that question.. i however wouldn't get a s/c just because its what you can afford right now

FI > gears

 

I strongly strongly agree. Buy what you want and will be happy with for awhile than what you can afford now.

Hypothetically speaking, if you get the used CTSC and are unhappy with it and upgrade to a turbo kit after a short time, you will have saved yourself much money to go turbo in the first place.

Not saying turbo is better, just presenting you with a hypothetical situation.

It comes down to what devs said though, do it once and do it right. Goodluck!

 

Well buying the SC kit used I won't really lose money cause I can turn around and sell the sc kit for probably the same amount I can get it for $2500 total with an upgraded pulley as well, and the stock one. SO if I wind up not liking it or wanting more power after some time or more torque I could sell it and get everything I payed for I would think. Unless I take it somewhere to get it installed then that would be a different story as I wouldn't get those costs back. If I buy one new then I could see you losing lots of money if selling it and then buying a turbo kit. The thing is yeah I would like a turbo kit, but I do not see myself ever spending like 5 or 6 grand on one. For $2500 it seems like not too much money to go for. Plus I can sell bunch of parts I have on the car now and get some money back so after all that will only be like 1800 to me. I am thinking of it like a mod I am doing. Not a life long decision I will have to live with. I know I will like it more than stock for sure. I will be much faster than stock as well. So I don't really see how I can go wrong. If I had the money for turbo I would do that, But I do not see myself ever trying to save up 5 grand or more to go to turbo. I would rather buy a second than go that route I think.

 

Personally i think you should do it right the first time and also when you have enough $$ saved for anything that might go wrong. Yes SC's are reliable but hey going FI can lead to expensive problems.

Personally im going to be going KW SC kit. I was looking into turbos; etc and it was actually Devs2k who told me save your money for now and get what you want. You'll be happier which is totally true.

If you want a quicker fast car right now Personally i would go get Headers, tp, exhaust, and a Emanage Tune. Lower vtec engagement to around 4500-5000 only during WOT like the hondata reflash. You'll have alot better of a midrange. Also get 4.44 gears. With all those mods you'll be running in the mid 13s if you know how to drag race. And it will be alot more fun to drive. Also if you get the right headers some headers will let your future sc make more power so its not a total waste on paying for headers

Im geting Headers, high flow cat, exhaust, hondata reflash tune to keep me satisfied until i eventually get the kw sc kit.

 

I already have a Spugen dual oval exhaust, Megan test pipe K&N FIPK VAFC1 and harness. But it is just not worth it for me to go spend money getting tuned and keep all thos parts for not a whole lot of gain. Getting a header and then emanage and gears I will be close to, if not more than the cost of buying a used SC kit. So I don't really see a point doing that.
The thing is, if it really costs upwards of 5 grand to get a decent used turbo kit going. Then I will most likely never do it, because for 5 grand I would rather just buy a first gen awd dsm or something as a daily driver. So the $2500 is not that much money really and will give me a much more fun car to drive as well. It should be faster on the highway than a Greddy turbo kit and be able to beat most of the competition even though I don't street race or anything really.
I thank everyone for their help very much and it reallyhelped out, but thinking of the extra costs to go turbo and it should be less reilable as well, I just feel the sc kit will be good for what I am looking for. Personally I really like the feel of the car now, I just want a litle bit more power so a sc kit seems like a good route to take. If I ever want to sell it, I should be able to sell it for the same cost I bought it for so not really losing anything there.

 

do you get a discount for already having a hondata reflash when you have to send it in again?