Serious opinions / help needed guys...

kk... heres the current situation

i own a 97 EK1 VTi sedan, everything stock, except for intake.. D16Y8 i think, its the SOHC VTEC

recently have run into some moneys, $600, and i will have $450 comin in every fortnight from now on (Youth Allowance :D :D :D ) and i am seriously thinkin of some modifications to my car... What do you guys think?

i so far thought rims, ehaust, or turbo, or SOMETHING to get me some power, as SOHC VTEC is fast, but i know it can be faster without a engine conversion... the engine only has just over 80xxx on the clock, so its realtively good.

thanks in advance

Hully

Depends what you want mate.

My opinion on the best first thing to do would be to get a full exhuast system (headers, b-pipe & axle-back), CAI inc. Pod filter (Apexi, K&N etc) and some springs (my choice will soon be Eibach Pros) to give it a better stance and handling.

Start with a few things first, but you see, if you wanna stick a wizzer (turbo) in it, prolly best to save your money and buy the exhaust and everything all together as an exhaust for a turbo will have to be bigger than one for an NA engine.

Have a think about what you want to do with it first. Then make your decisions and spend your money accordingly.

Well in the end i want a turbo, and i know that a 3 " exhaust is what i'll need if i go turbo, and yeah, thinkin maybe saving is the best option... in your honest opinion guys, would it be easier to go a bolt on kit or get a custom turbo setup... i want a bit of power in the end, lookin maybe 200 kw

I can't help you much with turbos mate sorry, I'm more of an NA freak.

Anyone else wanna pitch in for iceman?

youth allowance payments arent gonna get u a turbo kit in a hurry.. better to do your intake as waggy said

if i were u id prefer to drop a better engine in and keep it as n/a and a long way down the track if u still have this car.. turbo it, just my opinion, each to there own..

good luck with the mods

btw im from geelong too champ :)

keep in mind if you go putting money into power... money will have to be spent on handling like brakes, suspension, tyres and chassis strength otherwise your car will be all over the shop to drive... so may want to focus funds on that first? just my thoughts! :p

Yeah mate. Paul is right too, I was all "I'm gunna buy all the expensive sh!t" when I was young and reckless (not that I'm saying you are mate, but you know). Then I realised how much everything costs.

A decent turbo kit is going to cost you around 5-6k at least. That's without labour too, unless you can do the install yourself...

do it once and do it right

http://www.glausers.com/matt/newturbo/manifoldleft.jpg


decide what you want to do and go from there... it's silly to spend lots of money on intake/header/exhaust etc if ultimately you want to turbo the car. The sohcs with a turbo are wonderful engines. Way way way better than any engine you could swap in imo.

save up and do a swap i reckon. SOHC turbo doesnt sound like it gonna last long unless u have enough dollas to beef up th internal which i think gonna cost u as much as the turbo kit. Swap to a twin cam B or H series then u can turbo it later when u have better access to the dolla bills. but like every one else said its only my opinion.

well say i was to go all out NA SOHC styles.. any opinions? i've heard people say that u can get a bit of power out of the SOHC with it NA

Hully

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save up and do a swap i reckon. SOHC turbo doesnt sound like it gonna last long unless u have enough dollas to beef up th internal which i think gonna cost u as much as the turbo kit. Swap to a twin cam B or H series then u can turbo it later when u have better access to the dolla bills. but like every one else said its only my opinion.

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a properly tuned sohc turbo will last quite a while, even on a stock internalled engine. There are tons of people out that have been runnign them for years without a problem. There are several making 230+ whp(170+ kW at the wheels) on stock internals without a problem. It's all about the tune. There's no reason why a b or an h would be more reliable turboed than a d

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well say i was to go all out NA SOHC styles.. any opinions? i've heard people say that u can get a bit of power out of the SOHC with it NA

Hully

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if you want to stay NA, I would definetely suggest swapping the engine. You'll end up spending tons of money only to get out maybe as much hp as a stock b16.