Need suggestions on modifying an EK VTi-R with 10K budget!

[Mr_will]

sell the B16A, buy a B18CR. get intake/header/exhaust, aftermarket ecu with a good tune, swaybars, coilovers and good tyres.

if he has anything left over after that (unlikely) get a recaro or two

[Zdster]

sell the B16A, buy a B18CR. get intake/header/exhaust, aftermarket ecu with a good tune, swaybars, coilovers and good tyres.

if he has anything left over after that (unlikely) get a recaro or two

You wouldnt even be able to afford all that. The engine plus tune will run you in the ten mark if done correctly.

[Mr_will]

i dunno,

eg http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92150

and he might get 1000 for his b16a, so he'd have $4k left over.(assuming he provides the labour himself...)

Would probably have to choose between coilovers and swaybars, or i/h/e

[moo moo nel]

you need EK9 pedals
the stock Ek4 one sucks

[outatime]

bore/stroke and port polish the engine
make the final drive ratio to be even on all gears
replace ecu with hondata s200 and get it tuned by toda
replace cams with ek9 or toda
get new exedy heavy duty clutch and toda lightened flywheel
get the latest Cusco coilovers
replace oem seats with Recarro/Sparco/Bride seats
get 6000k hi/low hid kit
replace the block with a b20 so he'll get a b16/b20 hybrid

[Mr_will]

make the final drive ratio to be even on all gears

please explain

[outatime]

please explain

he needs a mechanic to do that. i dont know exactly what it's called but making the powerband the same on all gears so when you shift you dont lose much power or accelaration.. i think they call it 4.7 final drive ratio something like that. usually on first and second gear the engine gets louder quickly so you shift up. with a good final gear it's all even. (what's that called again ben?)

[Mr_will]

he needs a mechanic to do that

i meant explain what you mean by 'make the final drive ratio to be even on all gears'

the final drive ratio is fixed at say, 4.7. it does not change depending on what gear youre in




still waiting on this explanation

[SiR CRX]

The paint is immaculate so why would he want to respray the car? Like I said he wants performance.

The suspension he has are height/damper adjustable so I think these are good enough for the moment.

So far it looks like there are 3 realistic options.

Keep the B16A and build it up n/a.
Convert to B18CR and add headers etc
Add a turbo and build motor for strength.

[LUD35]

ok this is my opinion - im biased btw

I would tell him to save his money for another couple of months until he has time and money to do a k-swap. totally worth it in my opinion, my swap cost me around the $13,000 mark. you can do it cheaper if you know where to look for motors but yep totally worth it

personally...i would'nt build up the b16 N/A. good motors, but if hes just landed a really good job then he might spend 10k on the b16...and be disappointed with its power/torque - thus this might make him spend more money on another motor.

the b18cr is a good motor, and is pretty unbeleivable performance at stock - plus with future mods can be built to be a monster boosted or crazy N/A. good idea in my opinion if he decides not to wait for a k swap.

Adding a turbo is ok..but 10k is pretty small budget for a DECENT(IMO) turbo build. i personally would budget at least 12-13k without labour for a good turbo b16 - that being said if he has some mechanical experience he might be able to do it himself and save alot of money.

thats my 2 cents. as i said im biased lol just depends on what he wants.

And FYI - k20's and k24's are pretty light motors and arent that much heavier than a b series. i upgraded from a b16 to a k24 frankenstien and cannot tell the difference in handling.

[outatime]

is that for everything LUD35? 13k for parts and labour?

[barefootbonzai]

is the 10k for total modification of the car or just on motor goodies?

Need to plan your stuff carefully or 10k will dissapear very quickly.