Quote Originally Posted by DAtegPilot
Im Building a 1993 Integra, a DA. . .With a B18A1. I want to stay NA but at the same time i want to build it with enough power to be one hell of a rush on the mountains and the back roads. Id Also really prefer to stay NON-VTEC. sense i drove a buddys 2001 GSR an hated the way vtec kicked in while i was in a long corner and such.

im not sure what kind of power goal i should be looknig for sense this is my fist honda. [ I've always had Nissan or Toyota. ]

so what are some ideas and sugestions to stay around the 200-230 WHP range and be plenty of fun but still a confy daily driver.
You don't need power to be fast in the mountains, it's all about gearing, suspension, and tires. Over 200whp in a honda WITH an LSD and you'll still be spinning coming out of the turns...if the VTEC engagement bothers you then you certainly don't want to be in that situation.


Transmission - You need shorter gearing then put in an LS 5th for gas mileage
Suspension - A quality linear spring with a matched dampener.
Alignment - Proper camber, toe, castor, etc.
Tires - All the above is useless with out the appropriate tires.

THEN and only then work on the engine. You don't want VTEC? Try VTEC killer cams but you'll need the valve train to go with it, might as well do some headwork as well. Just to warn you the first 4 to 5k RPM's are slower than a loaded mini-van missing on 2 cylinders though but 5,000-10k RPM's is one of the best rides of your life