Engine dilemma.....
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Jackson versus turbo is cheaper and much less plumbing to do, especially if you go 2nd hand.
TBH I dont know what your going to be using the car for though so its hard to select without that information.
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There fine with boost. Its a Type R Integra.... LSD by default and proper suspension with equal length. Honda do chassis's almost as well as there engines.
You posted "Jackson with no intercooler isnt really that great for sustained use" but nobody suggested running anything without an IC so I'm confused as to why you even brought it up :/Me. I think that comment was in my post
Checking around, there seems a few septics running 300+bhp on stock internals. Blimey.
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I suggest you research Jackson Honda kits then.
There is merit in this thread to mention the limitations of the jackson kit which is the only rootes PD charger you can get off the shelf for a backwards spinning Honda.
Is it okay if I post again?.
There is merit in this thread to mention the limitations of the jackson kit which is the only rootes PD charger you can get off the shelf for a backwards spinning Honda.
Is it okay if I post again?.
Rubbish
No you are only allowed to suggest bodged up ideas that involve baked bean cans and pieces of string. Oh and the car must be on wheels that have had hairspray sprayed inside them
The car is just my toy, mainly road but sees track action a few times a year, and a little drag action too.
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Probably NA is the best bet then TBH.
Jack of all trades, and will keep working.
Jack of all trades, and will keep working.
To play devil's advocate for a second, why are you constantly chasing the Jones'?
Personally, I'd prefer to have a mildly tuned car that was running PERFECTLY, than have a mad car that was dodgy. I'd take more pride in that.
Personally, I'd prefer to have a mildly tuned car that was running PERFECTLY, than have a mad car that was dodgy. I'd take more pride in that.
I want to say Turbo but I just wouldn't mean it. To save yourself from yourself, get it NA and leave it alone. If you get a turbo setup you will fiddle till it blows up.
£1000 getting engine fixed
£1000 getting Carbon Fibre Doors
£500 for carbon boot
Get Sneaky Peaky on that things ass.
£1000 getting engine fixed
£1000 getting Carbon Fibre Doors
£500 for carbon boot
Get Sneaky Peaky on that things ass.
Agreed. Get it running like it should be.
£2.5k is a lot of money NA. I could almost get a supercharger for that and instant 125hp gain
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tbh if you're thinking of going back to a turbo/super charged car I really question why you ever sold the RX-7 or the Scooby. Both are arguably more capable cars when talking large bhp figures.
Boost it man! Turbo will add torque - big boost adds big torque.
With good mapping you should be able to have a nice midrange spike and have it tail off towards the top end when VTEC takes over if you're worried about it holding together.
Don't worry too much about traction unless you're going well north of 300 BHP, especially if you have equal length shafts and decent suspension. Plenty of RSTs, Civics, Corsas/Novas etc pulling a lot more than that (although in true Ford style, most big power RSTs break gearboxes for fun!!
) Scrabbling for traction is not really any different to waiting until you get to 10,000,000 rpm and hit VTEC y0! now to go is it? 
There's one RST that's having a 536 BHP Duratec turbo dropped in it very shortly - that's something to aim for.................
With good mapping you should be able to have a nice midrange spike and have it tail off towards the top end when VTEC takes over if you're worried about it holding together.
Don't worry too much about traction unless you're going well north of 300 BHP, especially if you have equal length shafts and decent suspension. Plenty of RSTs, Civics, Corsas/Novas etc pulling a lot more than that (although in true Ford style, most big power RSTs break gearboxes for fun!!
) Scrabbling for traction is not really any different to waiting until you get to 10,000,000 rpm and hit VTEC y0! now to go is it? There's one RST that's having a 536 BHP Duratec turbo dropped in it very shortly - that's something to aim for.................
TBH I'm leaning more and more towards keeping it N/A now, it just makes more sense all round. Problem is I have to wait for a little while, Pez can't fit me in till the end of may 
And that is doing me a favour and squeezing me in.....
I wanted it ready for some track action at Japfest, I'll have to give that a miss now.
And that is doing me a favour and squeezing me in.....
I wanted it ready for some track action at Japfest, I'll have to give that a miss now.