hey guys its time i pulled finger out my ass and got my DC2R goin a bit better.... all my mates own turbo cars and are bugging me to turbo it blah blah blah... but i wanna stay NA! so im just wondering are ITB worth goin for ? i know there mass benefits from them but is there any down sides ? and is it a big job to get it to work good ?
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yes its quite a big job and tuning them takes awhile. There are good benefits from ITB's but if you've got a stock engine with no internal work its not really worth it.
I'd say slap on a supercharger and show the turbo guys a lesson
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Originally posted by Fallenangel View Postyes its quite a big job and tuning them takes awhile. There are good benefits from ITB's but if you've got a stock engine with no internal work its not really worth it.
I'd say slap on a supercharger and show the turbo guys a lesson
Ultimate response machine! Otherwise just stay the way you are...
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ITB will still have strong mid range gains on a stock B18C7 ... But cost/benefit ratio ... Well, unless you were pretty handy yourself and could make some up out of Hayabusa throttles I wouldn't bother..
Hard to get a reliable fast b20vtec for under $5k... (i.e. To actually build one, not just throw two halves together)... I don't like the idea of the cylinder wall cracking and all the internals getting junked.
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how do you plan on running those ITBs? sucking in air with no filters? remember a star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
race motors that run ITBs are torn down and rebuilt more often, they're not supposed to be daily driven. keep that in mind because it will affect engine life. ITBs will give a heap of response all throughout the range but ultimately not as much up top. biggest gain as far as power is concerned is still going to be big lumpy cams of some kind and/or more compression. even with all that you're not going to get that much more out of a 1.8 to impress your turbo mates.
if you want to smoke them in a straight line K24 + T swap it. though IMO that ruins the car since your R is designed to be a all round package. good handling & power-weight ratio.
considered getting a cheap 180 or WRX and boosting it? that's bang for your buck right there. then you can thrash it hard on those nights when all you need to do is go quick between the lights and not much else.00-0138 ITR
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Originally posted by michaelz View Posthow do you plan on running those ITBs? sucking in air with no filters? remember a star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
race motors that run ITBs are torn down and rebuilt more often, they're not supposed to be daily driven. keep that in mind because it will affect engine life. ITBs will give a heap of response all throughout the range but ultimately not as much up top. biggest gain as far as power is concerned is still going to be big lumpy cams of some kind and/or more compression. even with all that you're not going to get that much more out of a 1.8 to impress your turbo mates.
if you want to smoke them in a straight line K24 + T swap it. though IMO that ruins the car since your R is designed to be a all round package. good handling & power-weight ratio.
considered getting a cheap 180 or WRX and boosting it? that's bang for your buck right there. then you can thrash it hard on those nights when all you need to do is go quick between the lights and not much else.... retired/
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Originally posted by michaelz View Posthow do you plan on running those ITBs? sucking in air with no filters? remember a star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
race motors that run ITBs are torn down and rebuilt more often, they're not supposed to be daily driven. keep that in mind because it will affect engine life. ITBs will give a heap of response all throughout the range but ultimately not as much up top. biggest gain as far as power is concerned is still going to be big lumpy cams of some kind and/or more compression. even with all that you're not going to get that much more out of a 1.8 to impress your turbo mates.
if you want to smoke them in a straight line K24 + T swap it. though IMO that ruins the car since your R is designed to be a all round package. good handling & power-weight ratio.
considered getting a cheap 180 or WRX and boosting it? that's bang for your buck right there. then you can thrash it hard on those nights when all you need to do is go quick between the lights and not much else.
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