New 96 LS

[bkennedy]

Just got a new 96 LS in not so hot condition.... ill post some pics in a minute. The springs were cut to drop it so low that the bumper sometimes scrapes and the tires rub a little in the wheel well. Also when the previous owner installed headers they were the lowest part under the front end so they scraped a hole in them. Luckily i got new Tein Basic Dampers and DC 4-1 Stainless Steel headers on the way. My next purchase is some new rims and tires (15x7 Kosei K1 silver with BF-Goodrich g-forces 205/50/15) to get the driveability back, and eventually take it to a body shop to get it fixed up and repainted. It has full exhaust and thats it. What can i do to it to give it more power without putting a turbo on it? Also it is an automatic, how much $ and HP will i need to get it to under 6.0s 0-60?

 

[bkennedy]

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[white89hatch]

A lot of weight reduction, a lot of motor work and swap the tranny to manual. Or you could look into goin turbo

 

[bkennedy]

Ok how about 6.5s lol here is what I've considered, I'm pretty much definitely going to get an AEM intake and skunk2 intake manifold. I was looking at cams but I don't know what is required to do cams, I was also looking at fuel injection stuff. I plan on doing all the work on the car myself except perhaps getting it tuned after a cam installation. I got this car for 1500 and the engine has 30k on it while the rest of the car has 196k... A manual tranny swap is pretty difficult right?

 

[bkennedy]

any suggestions of what I should do to this thing? I just want it to look awesome (although all integras do IMO) and be moderately quick.

 

[Samurai_Blue]

matching wheels is a start

 

[bkennedy]

Yep already got that on the list, like I said earlier I'm getting kosei k1, and yeah I know this car is a bit of a beater but I got it for $1500. I just sold my other car for 4000 and as soon as I get the rest of the money I'm ordering my rims and tires.

 

[Samurai_Blue]

if you want your 0-60 to drop you need a manual tranny. automatic transmissions are notorious for being expensive to be able to take power

 

[bkennedy]

Do you know how much it costs to have it done?

 

[bkennedy]

Really I'm just not sure what I want to do, any idea how fast I could get it NA and AT and if so what would I need to do to get there?

 

[toophatspitfire]

sounds like alot of work, good luck man.
welcome from a fellow newbie

 

[xsuper7x]

sounds like alot of work, good luck man.
welcome from a fellow newbie

thanks man, i checked out your thread, your car is sweet! Its completely unique and original, and completely awesome.

 

[bkennedy]

The reasons I don't want to put a turbo on it are:
1. I know nothing about turbos or what is needed to build a turbo kit
2. I'm afraid of doing something wrong and messing up my engine
3. I don't think I could come up with the money to purchase the parts and services needed to run a turbo safely.

 

[8-bit]

matching wheels is a start

:rolf: welcome to club integra.