1997 Integra LS. Just bought it, picking it up tomorrow. Really wanted a GS-R but this was an amazing deal. The car will not be a drag car, mostly lapping and Solo events. What is the most bang for the buck engine mod for this car? I have already lined up suspension and exhaust, but I know I will be looking for more power. Are cams the way to go?

Thanks

 

Turbo, a nice kit can product solid 10lbs boost and be very reliable
if you cannot afford the turbo, go with complete headwork,
min, 3point grind on the valves, cams, port&polish, deck the head, could also look at nice header also, valves & springs, will get your rev's a little higher also, try ditching that tranny if you are going SOLO, you want atleast an SIR or GSR tranny, tighter 1-5 gearing, the LS/GS/RS are geared really low.

 

awesome info, Turbo is out of the question, this car will be driven year round, and will also haul my son around once and awhile. I need reliability.

 

Turbo can be reliable if you build it right.

 

Yeah but to build it right you have to spend the $$$, and that is something that is not flowing as much as I'd like right now.

 

True that.

 

then put a B16 VTEC head on it

 

What is involved on replacing the head with a B16 head?

 

Is this Steve?

 

Mike from Inside Track / Sport Compact National magazine

 

What is the approx cost of doing a VTEC head on my motor? Just a ballpark.

 

christ yeah turbo.. thats it

if your going to use it for solo 2 or solo 1 and you want to be competitive first figure out what class you want to run in and read the rule book. thats the only way to proper build up a car...

 

Well the car will see more ;apping days than anything, so I'm not too concerned about where the car fits into the rulebook, but I do agree with you.

 

dont bother slaping a VTEC......

too much trouble... and plus u would most liely pull your motor out of the car anwyays.. to properly build this....

listen to steve.

keep it stock or TURBO, my buddy had a turbo RS and used it for SOLO events. Drag3 kit very reliable, running low boost with over 219whp

sorry his car waas a 2000 teg RS

 

hi i just installed a home made air ram system it gives my car sooo mutch better performance even in 5th gear on the highway i push the gass and it starts to pull away unlike be4 it would just make a different noise now my v teck dosnot working could this be something to do with the pipe that comes from the head of the engin with the different suction somehow stopp the v teck from working and is there any way ov testing weather its the solanoid. I have 2 ov them i have tried boath and stil nothing my next thing to try is go back to stock see if it works then. any ideas??

 

sorry everybody bear with me il get better

 

care to elaborate on this? have you ever built an ls/vtec?

They are quite reliable with stock bottom ends.. The only ****ty part of them is the r/s ratio....but.... if your not reving the snot out of the motor ALL the time you are quite fine.

ls/vtec is a great choice for you, id suggest not doing headwork to that ls head, because in realitly for the price of a b16 head vs. the price of a built ls head (the ls will flow SLIGHTLY better) its definantly not worth it.

 

A turbo would be more reliabe than the vtec head cause u wont have to redline it to get the power. Plus if u put a turbo kit together urself, it should cost the same amount as the vtec conversion. As long as u fuel the motor properly in accordance with the boost that ur running that motor will make way more power that a ls/vtec and be more reliable

 

^ do you have any clue on waht you are talking about?

How would turbo be safer than vtec?

Vtec is WAY more reliable than a turbo setup, and if you think you can build a "safe" turbo kit for the same price it would be to do a vtec conversion you should get you head checked. Dont speak unless you have built both, i have built both and i know the ups and downs of both. I reved my old ls/vtec setup to 8200 multiple times a day, and when i switched to my new setup, the old motor was in immaculate condition.


Turbo= higher cyilnder pressure, more heat

ls/vtec= better flowing head, vtec, around 150-160 whp resulting in a peppy car.

 

Ok dude.....U need to chill out, these are obviously just personal opinions...U seem full of urself, bragging about what u built and has no consideration for others....How would u know what I have built? Maybe ur turbo didnt work because u knew nuffin bout tuning a turbo car. Dont tell me ur one of them punks who just has to say sumfin cause others dont think VTEC is all that......Is VTEC ur wife? U also seem like u like to argue, I just know better, If ur VTEC machine is so great how bout u line it up with my turbo teg.....*** Ill even take out my intercooler just to show u how reliable it is.......