Is it worth it?

[sideways]

I might have the chance to get a boost kit for my car with intercooler and everything for around 200 bucks, but i have a stock non vtec F22A4 motor and i was wondering if you think i should take the chance or wait till i get a better motor to boost that. What do you think and what would YOU do?

[dysfunk]

If you have to ask, then probably should stick with N/A. I wouldn't do it. I would want to make sure that my engine is built and reliable before I even thought about putting boost on it.

[cobrajet0123]

I might have the chance to get a boost kit for my car with intercooler and everything for around 200 bucks, but i have a stock non vtec F22A4 motor and i was wondering if you think i should take the chance or wait till i get a better motor to boost that. What do you think and what would YOU do?

if you can get the kit for that price AND its a decent kit why not go ahead and buy it and hold on to it for a little while till you build your motor.... aint like you cant sell it if you decide not to later

[Junior Smurff]

if you can get the kit for that price AND its a decent kit why not go ahead and buy it and hold on to it for a little while till you build your motor.... aint like you cant sell it if you decide not to later

This, part it out. you'll make more

[deevergote]

A "boost kit"?

Yeah, you're going to need to do some research on turbo before you buy or install ANYTHING. Hell, the fact that you said "non-vtec f22a4" illustrates just how much you know about your engine itself!

Now, before you take offense to me telling you to do research, understand that I'm not calling you stupid... I'm simply saying that there is a LOT to learn, and we're not going to spoon feed it to you. We can't. It's just too much information.

[h22sparkle]

Save your money buy a turbo car if you want reliable boost.

[dj_ender]

A "boost kit"?

Similar to a "drum set".

[deevergote]

Yeah, but... not.

It's like calling a wheel a "tire holder". Technically, it's correct... but the usage indicates someone who knows very little about what they're talking about.


And sparkle is correct. Boosting a 20 year old N/A car is expensive to do correctly, and unreliable if done incorrectly. A car that comes boosted from the factory is often a better choice, as long as you're careful to get one that hasn't been beaten on. One that's taken a pounding (like most turbo performance cars) may be no better than a boosted CB7 in terms of reliability.

[dj_ender]

Yeah, but... not.

It's like calling a wheel a "tire holder"

But wouldn't the tire be the "wheel holder"

[deevergote]

The wheel is holding the tire in place. The tire is not holding the wheel.

[dj_ender]

The wheel is holding the tire in place. The tire is not holding the wheel.

But it's holding onto the rim. And technically, the bead is holding the tire in place.

[deevergote]

So it's like a hippie, then? A tree hugger?

[dj_ender]

So it's like a hippie, then? A tree hugger?

In a round about, over the river and thru the woods, way? Yeah..... I think

[dysfunk]

Tire hugger. We are all tire huggers.

[dj_ender]

Tire hugger. We are all tire huggers.

Speak for yourself, I use a shit load of gas racing boosted cars. I'm no tree hugger.