LS engine, new head gasket, new rings, bearings...used turbo kit (hondata, crome, neptune) 13" HX wheels or lensos, 22" slicks = 12 second pass. Put stiff springs in the rear to help with traction

Your gonna hear a few hundred opinions, most will probably work...try to listen to people who have done it, Not the people telling you about their friend who's brother once read on the internet about a guys neighbor who saw a dude run 12's....

 

so springs over coilovers

 

what kind of electric modifications and i looking at for a turbo, can i use my stock ecu or does it need to be replaced

 

You can use springs or coilovers. If it's a straight drag car just use really stiff springs in the back (you don't want the rear to sit)

Look into getting a tunable ECU (hondata, neptune, etc). Engine mgmt. is so important, and can always grow with you as you upgrade in the future.

There are other little things to look into. Injectors, fuel pump..if you have slicks at the track you need extended wheel studs...upgrade clutch. Deff. an expensive hobby

 

i love this honda, the prices on parts, compaired to parts for my 3000gt, talon and VW, honda parts are really nothing

 

well good luck bro, PM me if you have any questions...I like to help people serious about racing!

J

 

im sure once i get the engine in i'll have a million questions, first i need to find a damn tranny

 

you cant just slap a vtec head on and go.you should put different pistons in if you go the vtec route. the valve reliefs on the ls pistons aren't big enough.

 

im going to stick with non vtec for right now

 

i went 13.9 with a bone stock internal 143xxx mile ls motor in a SI hatchback that was gutted ( no sound deading in the entire car, no speakers, radio, radio wiring etc). no p/s or a/c

the build was simple....

stock ls motor.
gsr trans
pwjdm intake
dtr header
skunk 2 intake manifold
hondata intake manifold gasket
edlebrock 65mm tb
and a buddy club spec II exhaust. ( i lost torque with this exhaust but picked up 2 hp.)
tuned on chrome. made 150whp on a dynojet.

and i couldnt drive back then. had alot of launching issues due to my launch control being set in the wrong place.... way to low... so my 60fts were horrid




so it can be done.