99% Noobie

[omarjamil]

YO GUYS WHATSUP,
im going to buy a 98 Integra GSR and I wanted to know some beginner mods i can do to get my HP really up.
first off when u list them please explain them cause im hearing all these names of parts and i dont understand what u guy s are saying, LOL im to noobied to know, so maybe explaining some parts to me would be the best, gold bless you

[loesch8102]

The main thing is to do the 1g boost. Spend a grand on the following...

People always say the first thing is I/H/E, or (Intake, Header, Exhaust). This lets your car breath better. Cars come from the factory with bronchitis. The stock air boxes are very restrictive, especially with your Integra. So buy a good Intake. In my opinion a short ram intake is the best, such as a K&N Typhoon, so you don't have to clean the filter as often. When intalling this, don't forget to remove the resonator box inside the fender. It's a big white french horn looking thing where the air about to go into the engine gets circulated around to silence it. The header is where the exhaust gas leaves the engine on it's way to the exhaust pipe and muffler. This is also sometimes called the exhaust manifold. DC Sports makes a good one for imports. I would prefer the ceramic one due to price. Then get a high flow catalic convertor, (I'm not sure about any brand names for these). Then get a local shop to build you a cat-back exhaust with an eBay muffler to save money, or go out and spend $550 on a Greddy Evo cat-back. Next, is suspension. I'm not sure what all you want to do, but if you have an Integra you gotta lower it. This is all a matter of preferece and could be a whole new topic, so I'll just shut up and click "Submit Reply".

[omarjamil]

thanks for going into details for me, but theres one thing, whats the catalic convertor and would my shop take out the resonator box while im putting in the intake? and what are filters? i see people selling round big shaped filters and i wanted to know what that was for. also would it be possible for me to add a turbo kit to my integra? how much are those? and what are cams? i see people are also putting in new pistons and a lot of stuff in there car for the first mod they ever do, should i do so? thanx i got these questions that no one ever answered, so i gotta let em all go at u, lol, thanx

[loesch8102]

Yeah, no problem. Well the catalic convertor is a cylindrical shaped thing about 2 feet back from the front wheels that the exhaust gas goes through to make the gas more environmentally friendly. Unless you live in a state that does smog emissions tests, you don't need to worry about it. If you do live in one of these states, it's going to be a lot more complicated because about the only thing you would be allowed to get would be a CARB Exempt Air intake, and a CARB Exempt header.

The shop will, (should), know what you are talking about if when you take your car there you specifically request that they take out the "resonator under the fender".

The filters you hear about are a special filter developed by K&N that attaches to the end of an air intake that filters dust and other contaminents out of the air that is about to be combusted by the engine. These kind of filters do not need to be replaced unlike normal filters. K&N sells a "Filter Charger Kit" that contains cleaning solution and aerosol oil so that the filter can be reused when it gets dirty. Some companies like APC copied this filter idea, but if you want top quality, stick with K&N. Any Short Ram intake that you buy will come with one of these, so you don't have to worry about buying one. Also, as far as the intakes are concerned, you should try installing it yourself. This is a good project to be your first. There is very little that you could do to harm your car intalling this, plus it's good experience. If you decide to have at it yourself, PM me and I'll make up some good intructions for you. The ones provided with the intake are garbage. They aren't car specific and generally suck.

Turboing an Integra is way out my league but what I can say is that it'll probably end up being around 3-4,000 dollars and if you choose that route, don't buy an air intake, header, or cat-back just yet because it would be useless after the turbo install.

Cams is a quick way of saying camshafts. I don't know the mechanics behind what all they do and how they work. Sorry but all your questions from here on out I am not familiar with and wouldn't want to give you mis-information about them. Good luck with everything.

[nickzed20]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

thats what a camshaft is.

No, u dont change your pistons as your first mod.

how old are you?

[Kilboy57]

loesch...is the man on this thread....everything he said is good advise and should be considered....

[omarjamil]

im 15 but ma parents know im car crazy so im gonna drive early, ok now i got the basics of under the hood mods, now i hear people talking about clutchs, and flywheels, and this stuff which again i dont understand

[mellowboy]

U should also get some civic type r cams to.

[omarjamil]

civic type r cams? but yo what do cams do? what are they in charge of doin? and what the hell is an underdrive pully

[omarjamil]

ma bad the site told me what the cams do, but what is the underdrive pully and what does it do

[crxlvr]

pulleys are the things that spin the various components on your engine, the belts go around them, an underdrive pulley is lighter and smaller, making more of your engine's power reach the wheels, and not be used to spin the component, like the crankshaft or water pump.

[omarjamil]

so would i be buying a performance one? or just adding one to the car(DOES the car come with one)?

[loesch8102]

Yeah, your car comes with them. Open up the hood and look for a big belt about 3/4in wide and there are pulleys that giude it. AEM makes aftermarket pulleys, as does Unorthodox Racing. I'm not sure which are better but Unorthodox are more expensive, so they are probably better. lol. You also should think about getting a lightweight crank pulley. Unorthodox sells a complete kit I believe. I hear that a lightweight flywheel is also a good buy. I don't know a lot about them, but I can picture it making a big difference. Anyone know a lot about flywheels? I wouldn't mind getting one myself. Like what would it cost to get one intalled and what are the good brands?

P.S. Does anyone know if any companies make an air conditioner pulley? That is a beast of a pulley.

[omarjamil]

yes tru dat and if i get an intake manifold, would it give me more hp?

[B16EJ1]

Originally posted by loesch8102

P.S. Does anyone know if any companies make an air conditioner pulley? That is a beast of a pulley.

Nope. That's why they make wrenches. So you can just yank that bish out.