Turbocharging is, and will most likely always remain, the best cost : power investment for the combustion engine. N/A may not be as cost effective at delivering raw power, but it has its other advantages and pulls a different following to the force induction crew.
It all depends on how much power you really want. There is a limit to how much power you can put to the wheels of a front wheel drive before you have serious traction issues (and thus, street drivability concerns). If you're just looking for a bit more go with added reliability and perhaps a more linear power band, N/A is a good choice. If you want to "smoke 'em up", drag, or drift, turbocharging is better bang for your buck, (although unless you specifically wanted to challenge the FWD class, I would be asking myself why I didn't go AWD or at least rear wheel drive for this purpose).
[QUOTE=Dylanamus] (although unless you specifically wanted to challenge the FWD class, I would be asking myself why I didn't go AWD or at least rear wheel drive for this purpose).
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funny u mentioned...i did own a subaru wrx before ek4.
good fun to drive..but i feel it lacks bit of power.
thanks for ur help!
yeah the throttle response gets me goin:P my old mans got an 02 Wrx sti and i hate it ya try to heel toe at low rpm and the ****er does nothing ya simply touch the pedal in the teg and up the revs jump......(drools) NA all da way
yeah the throttle response gets me goin:P my old mans got an 02 Wrx sti and i hate it ya try to heel toe at low rpm and the ****er does nothing ya simply touch the pedal in the teg and up the revs jump......(drools) NA all da way
there's no reason you can't do a turbo set up that has wonderful throttle response... all a matter of how the turbo system is designed.
yeah the throttle response gets me goin:P my old mans got an 02 Wrx sti and i hate it ya try to heel toe at low rpm and the ****er does nothing ya simply touch the pedal in the teg and up the revs jump......(drools) NA all da way
Yeah maybe if your in 4th gear and under 2500rpm, the same can be said for your honda too. Our STI and my WRX have excellent throttle response from take off.
In regards to the question, value for money your always going to be looking at the forced induction route, 4-5k should get you double the power at the wheels with a correctly designed turbo kit.
u cant compare the 2... with the amount of money u spend on mods to a n/a car u could have a 12sec turbo for less.. though u would be spending more on the long run with a turbo with all the fuel/tune ups/parts/repairs/insurance etc
How on earth would you be spending more in the long run with a turbo setup?
To make power you use fuel, so regardless of which setup both are going to use fuel.
Tuning a high power na setup will cost the same, if not more then a turbo setup. More fine tuning in a high power na setup as your going for every last bit of power.
Parts, well fcuk both setups require parts, na is going to cost you more money for a similar power or time on a track.
Insurance is going to be the same, insurance goes on how many modifications you have on the car aswell, not just whether it is boosted or not. Here is some news for you, insurance on a turbo honda was more then a wrx for myself.
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ower to cost : power LOL 
Originally Posted by HondaLva
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