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Here is the issue: I am graduating college in one week and am going to start a decent job. I have been tossing the idea of boosting my car around for a while now. If I get a turbo I would spend around 4k and boost 8psi. The more that I think about it the more I relize $4000 is a lot of money. Should I just spend 600 and get a wet nitrous kit insted or am I always going to wish I had a turbo. If I did save the money I could buy a house in the summer and make a wise investment. Then sometime down the road sell my car and get evo or a s2000. Or I could just have fun now and get a turbo.
What so you guys think that I should do???

 
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Go turbo!

Just like nitro, only turbo never requers $50 refill.

 
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don't do it

I am in the same boat right now that u will be in......in a couple yrs. Towards the end of college, i bought my civic cuz i needed a car and was broke. I am making decent money, so i started modding. Got a turbo, had fun, but now i am bored. My need for speed is too great for my car.

My car is a daily driver and i cannot afford to swap or do anything else. Right now, i am seriously contemplating on selling and opting for the '05 STi or Evo MR.

If honestly you plan on getting a better car in a couple yrs, then just enjoy your 35mpg and save up........cuz insurance and mods will be alot more.

 
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swap a k20a2 and turbo it if u want to be crazy... if not then just turbo ur car or swap a k20a2 and go n/a. How fast do u want to be?

 
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swapping to a K is way to expensive I already looked into that. By the time you are said and done you will have 6K and that is if you do it yourself. Also I like powersteering and don't wish to go with out that

 
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that is why I thought that I would cure my need for a bit more speed by getting nitrous and then save up

 
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I vote for nitrous. You don't have to just stop modding after nitrous. There are still alot of other things you can mod if your need for speed hasn't been met and if it has, you've only spent $600.

 
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Both !

 
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Go nitrous, I'll tell you why. Its great for a daily driver, lower maintenance more reliable (dont have to worry about busted head gaskets and unwanted down time). Definitely cheaper if you ask me because I wouldve had to spend way more to get where I am right now in the 1/4numbers if I were boosted. I still havent spent near as much as I would if I went turbo. Easy low 14 second car if not 13s with some tuning. PLus you can always take it and install it in any import if you buy another car. If you wanna spend the big bucks, invest in a swap. Thats what I plan to do later on.

 
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yo dawg you gotta get da NAWZ its JDM Yo

j/j....go turbo


*Having nitrous is like sandblasting your pistons when u spray it and that = no good*

 
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I've been contemplating the same thing lately. Face it, if you get a faster car, insurance will go up. Why not just keep you car a little longer, spray it and be better off. Nitrous is better I've seen because it does not put the engine under stress constantly like a turbo does, it is a heck of a lot cheaper, and it is faster. It will not blow your engine like everyone says if you use it properly. It is essentially the same principal in physics as a turbo, more air, more fuel, more efficient and powerful conbustion.

 
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yeah, that might be your best bet. Look at how many boosted members sold their cars for faster ones.

Madwheel bought evo
futurersxswap is selling his car for something faster
guns sold his for a skyline
jwcardy sold his in hopes for something faster in the future
titleist is selling his and plans on buying a '05 STi in the spring

 
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yup...I have one picked out already...metallic grey 05 STi

 
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off topic, but do you play alot of golf??? My buddy and I are around 4 handicaps. I like titleist though

 
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ya...I shoot like low 70's. hold college record..i think still.

 
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won 4 Div III tournaments...

 
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yeah, i might just listen to u guys and get nitrous. spending about 4 k for the turbo and even more for tuning is unthinkable. oh yeah, ty for showing all the past boosters selling their kits and getting fster cars.

 
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I love Honda...

 
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do you know a guy by the name of brad haven??

 
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and yeah I use to shoot low 70s, but now I have a real job and can't play so I shoot high 70s-80s it sucks I hate it

 
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Maybe get the nos and build up internals. That would still be cheaper than turbo and more reliable.

 
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^^not a bad idea either

 
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Used RSX-S.

 
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yep getting rid of my ride is not a shitty idea. But I would get a evo MR the resale on that car would not be bad

 
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an MR is 38,000...approx. STi is approx 32,000. In all the testing they say that the MR may be a bit faster in the straight but the STi handles better and has more bottom end. No lag, you wait all day to spool up in the MR I guess.

 
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i would love to have one too.........but with it comes some cost.

Insurance will go up while mpg will go down........compared to the civic.

 
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Id much rather have an STI over the MR given the price, at the same price, however, I would take the MR.

 
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a used type s can run about 15 - 20k. a new civic ~15k. used for a decent 03 is about ~10-13k then wapping the engine out it 6k > than used type s. btw, if u wanna talk about weight and insurance and gas, perfomance isn't your passion.

 
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Don't mislead the poor member...boost is entirely throttle dependent, and doesn't put nearly as much stress on the engine if properly tuned/maintained...I can drive my turbo car all day long without boosting and have it be as reliable as ever, or I can boost all day and have it be reliable too

Plus theres just a feeling of accomplishment if you run turbo...IMO at least...plus ya know with a turbo that you can run all day long in boost without having to refill the bottle :]

 
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You also dont own a 7th gen civic. First of all, its way expensive to get, what...200+ HP just to turn around and sell it it for way less than what you put in after all the tuning? Also, if nitrous puts so much stress on our little engines then howcome you cant find any members on this board that have blown a head gasket or thrown a rod while using it? You should not be the one misleading members by speaking on the behalf of civic owners when you dont drive a 7th gen and by not mentioning the large amount downtime that so many other boosted 7th gen owners have had to endure.