New Teg, what to do first?

[abrammicah]

So, I've been driving an automatic '89 5 door with a d16, 1.6 and it's been wonderful. I had a short-ram intake in it, which made a little difference. Best car I've owned so far. I just found a manual '94 LS sedan with only 70,000 for $3,500, so I bought it. Thing is, I don't know what to do first. I don't want to rice it out, but I wan it to perform well. Do I get an intake first? Do I get springs? Some opinions would be great. Thanks you all.

[DoMeStiC_kila]

first how much money do you have to spend for parts? if i was you i would look at getting a regular intake, cat back exhaust and coilovers

[abrammicah]

I've got a couple hundred right now, but will have more as the year moves on. When you say "regular" intake, are you referring to a short one?

[b18 ls]

Go with a cat back exhaust first, then intake, and then headers. (I would go with cold air intake, just me though) After that you could get new pulleys, (unorthodox best), then a new intake manifold, throtle body, cams, valve springs, and adjustable cam gears. This should put you above the rest of the civics and basic integras. These are all just engine mods though, you must not forget about your suspension. For a good price I would go with HP coil overs and struts. They are just as good as skunk2 but half the price............fISH

[RSX-S777]

Originally Posted by b18 ls

Go with a cat back exhaust first, then intake, and then headers. (I would go with cold air intake, just me though) After that you could get new pulleys, (unorthodox best), then a new intake manifold, throtle body, cams, valve springs, and adjustable cam gears. This should put you above the rest of the civics and basic integras. These are all just engine mods though, you must not forget about your suspension. For a good price I would go with HP coil overs and struts. They are just as good as skunk2 but half the price............fISH

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by abrammicah

Do I get an intake first?

You first have to decide what's most important to you as of now since you're on a tight budget. $200 isn't going to get you much, especially in more than one area of your car, so pick which area is more interesting right now and go there, is it go fast mods, handling, or appearance? A couple hundred isn't even gonna get you the basic Intake, Header, Exhaust set up. So like you said above you could get an intake and a set of lowering springs. Of course your car won't be much faster and your ride won't be any better, most likely worse, but hey, it'll be lower lol. So go ahead and buy what's on your mind or you could save your money and then do it right (springs, shocks, sways, etc...) all at once.