I want to thank everyone so far for all the great information given!

I was talking to one of the only people i know that has any knowladge on FI yesterday. He is a civic man and knows his way around Hondas. He was pressuring me to get the Greddy turbo kit instead. I will probably end up researching all the different kits before making a decision just to make sure i am getting what i want, this is going to take some time...

 

S2000JUNKY,

That new list is very nice i wish there was a column for estimated cost of all the setups lol

 

Well I guess its the newest one out but it isn't up to date

 

Do not waste your time with a Greddy kit. If you are going turbo at least get an inline kit or something capable of more power.

Personally I would never run even the low boost supercharger kit with a FMU or piggy back that does not at least have ignition timing control. Even if it is "safe" your car will not be running optimal and likely will not have a great powerband. If you are going to do it then do it right and get something like AEM or Kpro. If you do not have the money to do this then save until you do.

 

The safety and reliability are definitly more important than the overall cost of this job. I have no problem with buying a used AEM EMS not sure wether i need the series1 or 2 but if thats the way to go then i will do it. Its just the fact that everyone seems to have a different opinion on wether or not you need it to be safe :\ Maybe if you can go into more detail on my or why not that would help me better understand everyones opinion. Im thinking i could buy the AEM used for 600-800 depending on what series. I live in Geneva NY so im thinking the closest tuner to me would be rochester. Does it really cost around $700 for a tune?

 

I started with a stock sc kit and then greddy emanage ultimate and then went to the aem ems. Do it right and get a standalone ems from the start. Get it tuned and leave it alone..... Well until you up the boost

 

+1 on not getting the greddy kit!!!!!!! get a basic inline pro turbo kit or the basic supercharger setup

 

So it looks like step one is the AEM EMS, who wants to give me one for free? lol

Seriously though thanks for actually answering my nub questions everyone because i honestly didn't even know where to begin my search.

One more quick one before i leave the nest and look for everything else by my lonesome... I see on that chart the highest gains from a CT SC is like 400whp and 250tq. I kind of doubt id want to go over that or even reach that but where does it top out? When does it get to the point where i have to think about buying more parts to maintaine the reliabilaty of the build? Or is that to vauge?

Thanks again everyone!

 

400whp/250trq is the typical max output of the Novi1000 which is the blower that comes with most of all the used Comptech kits you find. The newer 1220 is slightly more efficient but not worth the upgrade, the next upgrade choice which is gaining popularity is the Novi 1200 and its good for another 100whp. There are other Novi blowers such as the 1500, but no one has successfully run these up to their full potential yet to see what we can get. Now that ive got use to 400whp on a stock f22. I'm interested in moving to the Novi 1200 blower and shoot for 500whp.

To add; a good/complete Comptech base kit with After cooler is the least expensive and arguably most reliable way to step into FI. You can run this kit indefinitely as it was designed with no issues, or start building it up with higher boost, EMS and injectors down the road as more money permits. Its how I got started and many who get used kits. It also allows you to get accustom to your initial new found power and adjust for more later when your skill level warrants it. Spending 10k on a full blown high boost EMS, built yada yada is a nice thought, but most dont have the cash for that up front, and one of the big selling points with the base comptech system is you don't have to.

 

I'd take a Greddy turbo kit over a low boost centrifugal SC any day of the week. My Novi 1200 setup at 15.5psi is way faster, but the Greddy was much stronger at low rpm. (I still have it and sometimes think about putting it back on the car.) A low boost SC kit would be pretty much unnoticeable below 5,000rpm so I'd almost never enjoy it.