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Originally Posted by eckoman_pdx

If you are wanting to go the Forced Induction route, don't mess around with a piggyback like the greddy e-manage (it's pre-progamed, first of all) or the s-afc, espiecally at the boost levels you are going to have to run to attain 300WHP. If you are looking for an ecu for FI...get a Hondata...period. To keep it short, it's basically a stand-alone. They are well worth the money. If you are serious about 300hp and boost, get a Hondata ecu. There are other stand alones out there, and some are very good, but for the money and price, you won't beat Hondata, and they are very good. For a quick run down of what a Hondata is, check out the last issue of Import Tuner (March 2004 I believem it's on the shelves until 2/24/04). As far as re-sleeving, all honda's come with an open deck stock. That being said, I perfer AEBS sleeves over Darton sleeves, I recommend AEBS. They make the top sleeves around for hondas, IMO. If you are looking for 300hp out of a D-series motor, that will take something in the range of 20psi (there is more to HP with FI than just psi, this is a rough off the top of my head estimate). Basically, at the boost levels you'll have to run to achive your HP goal, you'll need a fully built motor. I.E, re-sleeved (your stock sleeves will wobble under all that boost, and this will cause the cylinder walls to crack), good low compression ratio pistons (9.0:1 or so) like aries or weisco, good rods like Crower 4340 Billet connecting rods, vavles, springs, retainers, etc. A proper fuel managment system is important, with FI....a Hondata ECU will help take care of that and other issues with boost as well. As far as Turbo's go, check out Garrett, their GT series is good. If you are willing to sheel out the money, check out the Garrett Disco Potato turbo (it's finally available at long last!!!) It's well worth the money.

Dude, what are you talking about. First off, e-manage does come with a map, but you can make your own fuel maps also. As far as the s-afc, it works for it's intended purpose. Hondata does make a good ecu, but I would much rather go with the AEM EMS or something like that, but I doubt he has 1,500 to spend on a standalone. As far as all Honda decks have an open deck, I'm sorry but you are wrong, if you'd like a pic of my block I'm sure I can e-mail it to you. As far as sleeves, the new darton sleeves with the MDI are rated very high. As far as the best sleeves for a Honda, I'd have to go with Golden Eagle and I'm sure many would back me up. As far as the turbo system itself, this guy doesn't have a lot of money to spend as he has said. If he went with the kit I showed him or one of the same kind, he'll be able to make the hp he is looking for without having to piece it together. Basically, with that kit alone and a built block and head work, he could make 300whp.