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Old 10-10-2003, 11:18 PM
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beef up the current motor or swap?

I am looking into doing some engine mods to my car. I have heard mixed stories from everyone about how the f23a1 won't handle much boost and recommend an integra/prelude swap. well, I am not looking to put a turbo in my accord... I'll save that for when I get my RX-8. anyways, I was wondering if should swap out my F23a1 for a stock inetgra engine, and build the integra engine up to higher compression, but at what point does higher compression actually hurt the performance? I am looking for a bit more torque, and some more HP, mostly torque, as that's what's important in the acceleration of any vehicle.. I have looked into this for a while, and the hassle of a turbo, from others stories, and the trouble they have, and all the equipment that goes into it scares me a bit, and I want to do this mostly by myself. I was thinking of boosting compression to about 12-14:1, from the original 9.3:1. i dunno how this will change tuning, and I imagine I will need a piggyback ECU to control fuel/air ratios, and bigger fuel pump, as well as larger injectors.. but I was wondering what if all you knew, or should I just wait to get my RX-8 (not for a while)?
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