My 93 Ex is completely bone stock. I have around 1200 dollars at the moment. I was gonna drop it, throw rims, an exhaust and tints and then save for boost. But my locals are telling me other wise. Building up my internals and boosting it should come first. I don't care if I have a sleeper I guess, people just won't look at me twice on the streets. What should I do? Save and build and boost? Or make it look sick. Keep in mind I make 800 a month so it owuld take around 3 months to get 3 g's for everything. (My local shop's turbo kit for my car is $1500).
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Save for boost man. With the money you have right now you have more then enough for boost if you piece together your own kit. Your stock d16z6 is capable of reaching 180 whp easy with a good tune. D's are notorious for making alot of torque when boosted. Theres a few people on here with boosted D's, they'll tell you. Keep it a sleeper for now, do engine work and leave the cosmetic stuff for last. 
homemadeturbo.com
www.turbod16.com
both sites have alot of info on how to piece a kit together and forums if you have questions.
www.turbod16.com
both sites have alot of info on how to piece a kit together and forums if you have questions.
why would you even think about bring attention to your car?
build your engine first, Looks come last.
not really. what if he buys everything off honda(lips, headlights ect.) and its installed perfectly? and what if he comes up on real wheels?
rices are uneducated people.
Your correct on that. A really clean stock Honda/ modded with Honda exterior pieces is a thing of beauty. I thought he was talking about kitting it (which I would never suggest anyways). In fact if your still learning about boost you make go ahead and do the mods you were talking about, and take the time that your saving up for boost to study, study, study.
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Boost isn't cheap. It's just a fact. Those are all chinese crap kits. Trust me study, learn what it takes, and the piece a kit together with quality parts. You will save money piecing it together yourself, and you will be able to hand pick your parts. In the end you will end up with a better kit for less money.
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Boost > looks.
you can do looks later.
A kid in a type r style hatch with a stock D is going to feel like crap after you beat him.
you can do looks later.
A kid in a type r style hatch with a stock D is going to feel like crap after you beat him.
Their turbos and manifolds are crap. Pretty much the whole kit is. You can boost on a budget, but not an eBay kit. It will just fall apart on you down the road probably about 10 mi down the road. What are you hp goals?
Well I am not made of money so Building up my internals is going to have to come down later down the road. I want around 220. Then after I build my internals I should get more. Im not into swapping out, I'm just gonna keep my D16. I found a greddy turbo kit at my local shop for 1500, here's the link. http://www.extremepsi.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=16187&cat=263&page=1&veh=Acura/Honda what do you think?
you can better safe your money for a complete build, turbo/engine etc.etc.
Meanwhile you can study about turbo's and building engine's
first the suspension, chassis, brakes and than the real power
Meanwhile you can study about turbo's and building engine's
first the suspension, chassis, brakes and than the real power
I say suspension and wheels, then moderate looks on the outside (lip, sidemarkers, whatever). But of course if you already know all that you need to know for boosting your car, save up however much more you need to get the turbo kit, the labor (if you don't install yourself), and a good tune.
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BOOST nuff said