Turbo kit help
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Turbo kit help
Ok, i got a situation. I want to put a power adder on my car. However, should I turbo the car, supercharge the car or do cams? I am in the pittsburgh pa area and i dont know many honda tuners but there are some shops here that dyno tune. What would be the best thing for me to do to the car in your mind and what kits would you recommend for each different power adder? thanks alot!
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Not gonna start a debate over whats the best of each means of adding power but I'll give you an idea...
Turbo-
This will give you the most power for the money... but be ready to spend between $3k-$11k (yes the range is that big... thats the difference between doing it cheap and doing it right) There are lots of kits outhere and everyone has a preference... I have researched it alot and have determined that the Full Race and InlinePRO kits seem the most complete and highest quality... Full Race is more and will be a less reliable and more quirky / modded seeming car as it is a tubular manifold design that spools more effeciently but also causes heat issues, is prone to cracking, and is not a COMPLETE kit... InlinePRO however is slightly cheaper and will be slightly less efficient but will drive more like a factory turbo car and be more reliable... they use a cast iron manifold design so heat is WAY less of an issue... that should get you started
Supercharger-
I haven't REALLY looked deep in to going SC but I know there are two main brands one is comptech and I cant think of the other off hand... if you are interested in going SC, PM "Sideways" as he is I believe the highest HP SC S2K on the board... I'm not sure about the cost but I think its in the $3k-$5k range...
Cams-
Forget it. There are no cams out there that are PROVEN to make significant power, Honda spent millions making sure they wrung EVERY HP they could out of this engine in its NA form... staying NA will by far be the MOST EXPENSIVE when considering cost per HP gained... although inlinePRO makes a 2.5L stroker that is pretty sick!
Hope this helps!
Turbo-
This will give you the most power for the money... but be ready to spend between $3k-$11k (yes the range is that big... thats the difference between doing it cheap and doing it right) There are lots of kits outhere and everyone has a preference... I have researched it alot and have determined that the Full Race and InlinePRO kits seem the most complete and highest quality... Full Race is more and will be a less reliable and more quirky / modded seeming car as it is a tubular manifold design that spools more effeciently but also causes heat issues, is prone to cracking, and is not a COMPLETE kit... InlinePRO however is slightly cheaper and will be slightly less efficient but will drive more like a factory turbo car and be more reliable... they use a cast iron manifold design so heat is WAY less of an issue... that should get you started
Supercharger-
I haven't REALLY looked deep in to going SC but I know there are two main brands one is comptech and I cant think of the other off hand... if you are interested in going SC, PM "Sideways" as he is I believe the highest HP SC S2K on the board... I'm not sure about the cost but I think its in the $3k-$5k range...
Cams-
Forget it. There are no cams out there that are PROVEN to make significant power, Honda spent millions making sure they wrung EVERY HP they could out of this engine in its NA form... staying NA will by far be the MOST EXPENSIVE when considering cost per HP gained... although inlinePRO makes a 2.5L stroker that is pretty sick!
Hope this helps!
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