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I have an issue...
i have HIN oct 23rd and my interior is stock! my rims are bought but i need tires too. i dont NEED a new front bumper i can cover the crack. i may or may not be buying a turbo for my car. i can either A) buy the turbo and scrounge around for money for seats or i can B) buy seats and scrounge for money for the turbo. what do i do? and if i get seats what color do i get? 
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Originally Posted by SuperFrankie
yea turbo it first and just keep your doors closed if you don't get the seats done :P
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Originally Posted by evilone
For HIN, looks first. Get the seats. Tenzos will work, and get yellow/black to match the rest
Just my $0.02, have fun deciding
^agreed...id say get some black seats with maybe yellow stiching or something. I wouldnt go to all out on the yellow tho please! Get a nice steering wheel/shift **** to match everything else, then maybe paint ur trim pieces with something. Not yellow tho! Maybe small sublte yellow accents or something. Just keep it clean IMO, and then do the turbo when you're ready, and have done all the research! Good luck...nice ride BTW
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Rep Power: 0 which motor do you have? if you have the ex motor, dont bother turbo'ing it. you should rather save your money towards a k20a2 motor n then turbo that. what kind of seats are you looking at? if it is bride, get the knockoffs. dont pay too much for seats unless you just want to go completely show. the civic motors in my opinion arent the best to turbo. I would rather swap in a b18c5 motor with that money than turbo the EX motor.
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why would you get a turbo on a "show car"? i highly doubt you would take a car like that to the track or run it hard without worring about messing up the show part of it. i dont know, i just cant see a car like that trying to be a fst car for any other reason than to use it for shows 
if your project/car isnt complete, i rather not risk it and bring it onto showroom floors. your definately going to stand out from the rest with not much work done to it. just my .02.
nice car btw
nice car btw
dont go with tenzo or any knockoffs....tenzo's...well, are tenzo's, and why pay 800 dollars for bride knockoffs. go with sparco or recaros, or even real brides, but hey, thats what i think....
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Rep Power: 0 heres what im doin......im getting the turbo....and im gonna call my man in cali and see what kinda discount i get on recaros they are black and say recaro in yellow stitch on the headrest
Originally Posted by abmerop18
why would you get a turbo on a "show car"? i highly doubt you would take a car like that to the track or run it hard without worring about messing up the show part of it. i dont know, i just cant see a car like that trying to be a fst car for any other reason than to use it for shows
^ummm i dunno....thats pretty weak imo! I guess he could do it, but seems like hes gunna get the turbo anyways! Prototype: those seats will look perfect in you're car! Not too much yellow, but just enough to stand out and match. Good choice!
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Originally Posted by Big Baller L
^ummm i dunno....thats pretty weak imo! I guess he could do it, but seems like hes gunna get the turbo anyways! Prototype: those seats will look perfect in you're car! Not too much yellow, but just enough to stand out and match. Good choice!
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Rep Power: 0 nah i plan on doin some work to the turbo...potring it out and upgrading the fuel system...i still want to have fun driving with more kick so its not gonne be 100% show
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Rep Power: 0 the max your gonna pull out of the turbo with porting is gonna be around 230 to the wheels. thats not very impressive compared to doing a swap then turboing it that engine. just to get more horses out of that, may I recommend nitrous. for show purposes it does add points for you in both the engine and interior. if you do get nitrous, i would also get a purge for more show points.
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Rep Power: 0 forgot to add this also. with the already 3k+ being thrown in for the turbo(depending on which you get), you are also going to have to shell out another 1500 for an intercooler and piping. i think the only one that does have that with the turbo is the greddy one but it doesnt shell out much HP. after that, you will need a BOV(for show use, it has to be a name brand). also to remember is the labor that will have to be paid unless you are doing it yourself. forgot to mention about a different ECU unless you want to go on stand alone. so practically this is what you should have with the swap:
turbo w/ intercooler and piping, electric fan, new ecu, boost controller, downpipe, atleast a 3 1/2 in exhaust. with what I mentioned right there, you are looking at around $5k worth of stuff without labor atleast. also something else that would help with the HP gain would be gettin low compression pistons, reinforced rods..etc for the motor. turbo'in the ex motor makes you think a lot before doing it.
turbo w/ intercooler and piping, electric fan, new ecu, boost controller, downpipe, atleast a 3 1/2 in exhaust. with what I mentioned right there, you are looking at around $5k worth of stuff without labor atleast. also something else that would help with the HP gain would be gettin low compression pistons, reinforced rods..etc for the motor. turbo'in the ex motor makes you think a lot before doing it.
