NA motor keeping up with turbo

[JRC]

this might help you can get the first package and have like 1500 left over for a few other mods....sussy, brakes etc...


or you can save for a bigger one.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51767

[destrukshn]

if you want to thrash most turbo cars out there.
drop in a k20 or even a k24.

[panda[cRx]]

Pour lots of money into your motor. Strip your car so its lighter. BTW its vtec.
It really depends on how much money you have to play with, and also don't forget driver skill. I'm sure if you came up against a crap driver in a wrx you could beat him.

Do a search on the tech threads for na mods, or frankenstein set ups etc.

there are a few relatively stock b18c crx's that are quicker than stock wrx, skyline, v8 etc.

decent engine and light body goes a long way, you dont need to go overboard on mods for it to have decent speed compared to STOCK cars

[maraban]

i would love to put in a k20a but wont that gets lots of wheel spin.
i dont wanna be ripping up 2nd 3rd and 4ths

[Q_ball]

Consider:
Driver skill,
MONEY
MONEY
MONEY!!!!

Keeping ur car NA, you're lookin at basically the following:
Engine swap,
Internal work

A stock EK4 vs stock MY03 (same driver skill) = complete mismatch, straight line or track.

[maraban]

i dont want to go for an engine swap yet.
but i know it would be easy to put in a b20b block.

but for the time being i wanna get the most out of my b16a.

[SKREMN]

its possible ive been there done that and its not worfit now have cut my losses on all previous pojects and have gone 5.7ltr V8

[Dylanamus]

$5k won't get you too far if you have to factor in labour. If that were purely for parts, you could make a beast, but I assume that's not the case.

Just try not to lose sight of the fact that you are competing with a $45-$50k car, most of which will at least have the exhaust done.

The b16a is a great engine with lots of potential, but it wasn't designed with poverty stricken tuners in mind.

If you can't do any internal work yourself, half of your budget will end up in the workshop's bank (assuming you prioritise correctly and choose a reputable engine builder/tuner).

See if you can source second hand CTR or ITR valetrain components - a lot of guys with those cars upgrade to aftermarket, selling off their stock parts at a reasonable price.

At your budget, you'd be lucky to get the head alone worked, but if you can source second hand like I said, and find a generous reputable tuner, you might just be able to squeeze in a new exhaust and a second hand header. It would all be rather wasted if you didn't have it all tuned properly though, so I'd recommend extending your budget a tiny bit to include a second hand piggy back ECU and a dyno tune.

If you got all that done, I think you could expect between 115 and 125 at the wheels and, coupled with some weight reduction, your power to weight ratio should be getting mighty close to over taking the WRX.

[Limbo]

for $5k i'd just go turbo if you really wanna beat the wrx so much.
It will do more than what you would get by staying NA

[destrukshn]

its possible ive been there done that and its not worfit now have cut my losses on all previous pojects and have gone 5.7ltr V8

and a good choice that was.
lol.
kinda.

[ZeForce]

Swap your bottom end for a B20b.... Thats what Im doing

[marabaan]

yeh thats what i want to do put a b20b.
but i want to do some work to the head first.
i wanna go with some new cams.
iv looked around and have seen some good prices for some b16b cam(cheap way)
or i spend a lil bit more and get some toda spec b cams.. (expensive way)