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Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 7th, 2008, 10:45 pm
by CT_the_AZN
Okay, so, in the world of the aftermarket there is a fair share of shafting that goes on. Now popular companies such as Spoon, Mugen, Skunk2, and DC Sport. Good? Bad? I know we've ALL heard the saying "You get what you pay for", but on the otherhand, I'm sure more than one of us has heard the line "You're just paying for the name".
That said, what's a good company to go with for:
-Exhaust?
-N/A induction?
-Internals?
-Suspension?
-Brakes?
Now i'm not trying to go ALL out, full race or anything like that. More bang for the buck if you will. Any suggestions?
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 7th, 2008, 11:22 pm
by Bbasso
Really depends on the intended use...
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 8th, 2008, 2:09 pm
by walker111
CT_the_AZN wrote:Okay, so, in the world of the aftermarket there is a fair share of shafting that goes on. Now popular companies such as Spoon, Mugen, Skunk2, and DC Sport. Good? Bad? I know we've ALL heard the saying "You get what you pay for", but on the otherhand, I'm sure more than one of us has heard the line "You're just paying for the name".
That said, what's a good company to go with for:
-Exhaust? Hytech
-N/A induction? Mugen
-Internals? NONE
-Suspension? PIC
-Brakes? Stock calipers with upgraded pads and auto zone rotors
Now i'm not trying to go ALL out, full race or anything like that. More bang for the buck if you will. Any suggestions?
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 8th, 2008, 2:11 pm
by walker111
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 11th, 2008, 1:59 am
by neo_
Stock. Leave perfection alone.
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 16th, 2008, 2:25 am
by silver
Bbasso wrote:Really depends on the intended use...
exactly ^
i daily drive and track mine and you'll only find oem and spoon parts on my car. i've used other brands and modded nearly everything but after a couple of years found myself reverting back to pretty much stock form with various spoon parts.
my most recent addition was spoon progressive springs and fixed dampers, i love it and it's exactly what i wanted out of a spring/damper combo.
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: February 17th, 2008, 12:43 pm
by get RIGHT
Can't go wrong with Mugen.
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: March 5th, 2008, 11:56 pm
by CT_the_AZN
So i guess it's a true matter of budget then.
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 4:31 am
by baysic r
you got to know what your useing the car for first. drag, autocross. etc. than you can
start looking at parts that better fit that driving style.
i just picked up my r in october. so i was in the market for a intake system. i have always used AEM but was wondering if something that cost more be better. i was thinking ARC, system but after reading diffrent post from people, plus the cost of it, i stayed with AEM and i'm happy with it. i'm sure someone is going to say AEM sucks or you should have went with ARC but it's your dollar. just my 2 cents
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:52 am
by nautica_t
you should add a BPi velocity stack to mate your aem
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 7:19 pm
by baysic r
do you have one on yours? how do you like it. i need to get a header first.
Re: Spoon, Mugen, TODA, etc, etc, worth it? Y/N
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 10:06 am
by Dave_B
I put down 192 WHP on a dyno using only the following parts:
Mugen Intake
Mugen Head Gasket (raises compression, barely)
SMSP Header
SMSP Race Exhaust
Hondata IM Gasket (keeps intake temps down a bit)
Tuned by LHT Performance on Hondata S300
Mind you the engine only had around 10k on it, so it was pretty fresh.
But yes, you get what you pay for. Be it 1-4 WHP more than the competition.