need some help....

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 19th, 2002, 12:43 am

i just was wondering what i should do to my R to pick up a few more horses.... i was thinking about the toda b cams, or somthing along that line but when it comes to all motor n/a applications im kinda in the dark could some one please help me? what to do???? what to do????

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » October 19th, 2002, 12:19 pm

First, what do you have done already?
list
your
mods.

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 19th, 2002, 1:13 pm

aem cai
apexi n1 cat back
test pipe
and thats about it motor wise. whats the verdict?

Post by **Trey** » October 20th, 2002, 12:50 am

what is our budget?

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 20th, 2002, 1:11 am

moderate. just dont wanna go crazy on the money situation.... should i go with the toda spec b cams? what kind of power can i expect from them? ive heard all kinds of things.... also what about a set of cam gears and advance the timimg? ive always had a boosted car and i bought the r to auto x it but i m in the dark when it comes to n/a... so what ever you can tell me will help...

Post by **Trey** » October 20th, 2002, 1:16 am

I would say for where you are at B's is jumping the gun. ALso I personally would avoid B's based on the timing belt issues. Get A's.

That being said $375 gets you a JDM header and $165 gets you the Carsound cat to go with it.

$300 gets you a VAFC.

Cam Gears - Toda $300 (I think), Skunk 2 $200 or less.

Tuning on the Dyno $125-$150 for an hour.

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 20th, 2002, 1:21 am

i have a vafc but i just havent hooked it up yet... also the reason i say spec b is b/c i have access to them really cheep...but how much of a diff is there between the two?

Post by **Trey** » October 20th, 2002, 1:23 am

Personally I would just stick with the Stock Cams. I put a 2001 ITR intake cam in my 98 but I am not sure if it is worth it.

I would do the Header first. If you have the VAFC already spring for the Toda Header for $950 ish. THen tune. Will probably be looking at anywhere from 12-17 more whp and a good bit of tq.

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 20th, 2002, 1:29 am

thanks man, ill hook up the vafc tomorrow and you dont know where i can get a toda header from, i dont know any where that sells toda or even can get it. know any one with a used one b/c 950 is kinda high for it, iguess its worth it. but i was kinda worried about ground clearance... she's pretty low..

if not toda what else would u rec.???

Post by **Trey** » October 20th, 2002, 1:36 am

for Toda try

http://www.jdmspecperf.com and tell Leo Trey sent ya or try http://www.ipsracing.com

The only 2 headers I considered were the OEM JDM 4-1 or the Toda. SMSP is also an option.

Stay away from DC stuff is ground clearance is a concern.

Be sure to schedule some dyno time once you get the VAFC in.

dohcvtec717 · Post by **dohcvtec717** » October 20th, 2002, 1:42 am

thanks man... i thinmk that once i put the vafc in ill go to Knowldge performance and get it tunned... thanks for all of your help! any thing elae i should do before i tune it?
fpr?

Bbasso · Post by **Bbasso** » October 20th, 2002, 2:05 am

Everything Trey said I'll just nod my head in agreement.

B2FiNiTY · Post by **B2FiNiTY** » October 20th, 2002, 3:59 am

Yup. If you go for the Toda B/C cams then you should probably get a Toda or SMS header. Tuning is defiantely key. I would take a step further than the VAFC and get a Hondata setup too.

Post by **Trey** » October 25th, 2002, 3:11 pm

Not sure where you are located but if it is anywhere near N ATL try going to Dynolab. THey come highly recommended by the other ATL ITR owners.