Nothing is going to show as great of an increase in acceleration as much as turbo or NOS. But, as far as the gears go, you could buy a performance clutch to give you a better catch when changing gears (if this is infact a manual, im not sure because i dont believe you put a specific on which transmission you have). Or perhaps improving gear ratios? I dont know how deep you want to get into this but there are many ways to increase acceleration, performance intake being one of the more simpler ways.

 

Get the block built by ERL Performance. Get a Superdeck 2 and 8.8:1 compression pistons, then a Garrett GT35 turbo system and set it to 28 psi. You should be pushing about 480-500 HP at the wheels ...... should be enough ...... oh yeah, expect to spend about $12k.

Then you are going to need a high speed head with +1mm valves, so add another $1500.

 

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Start by getting everything running properly stock. Its so far off I wouldnt plan on anything until you know your engine is OK.

 

I agree with Jim. Getting everything running perfectly according to stock should be your first priority. Take the car to a trusted mechanic and ask if theres anything that needs to be repaired. Chances are they will "find" something. If you have the repair records of the car prior to when you bought it that could be useful to you when undertaking this.

After you get the car up to stock opperating condition you can than think about mods. You know have to think about what you want. Do you want people to know that youve got a nice ride? Or do you want to pull up next to a G35 (For example) and blow them off the line without them thinking theres anything under the hood? Ill take you the route i went/am going.

Start off with the standard Intake/Headers/Exhaust/Hi Flo Cat. What thats going to do is give you a slight increase on the low end, and more power in the midrange. Expect to pay close to 1K, if not, more. This would be a noticable change in accel/power. Then you can change the cam gears in order to change the timing of the engine accel or top end. Swaping the pullys for either light weight or under driven, both will increase the low end acceleration.

Ive got a meeting to get to so ill continue this post later. check here for an extensive list of parts for your year honda http://www.ultrarev.com/

 

If you want help/advice with doing the initial tune-up, holler. Or check out all the good stuff in our DIY board.

Lots of expertise here, willing to help,once we know what youre asking for.

 

well heres an answer lol

for a few hundered the max u will probly get is 20, it will takes at least 2000 to get any serious gain(besidess nitrouss)
i have looked into serveral perfromace shops, they all say the same no such thing as cheap horsepower

opps didnt see there was 2 pages lol

 

oh noes....i have intake and auto...does that mean my car is 2/3rds SHOW? [:@]

 

LMFAO! that's funny!!!!

As to answer the question: if you want to spend a few hundreds, then go for intake, and exhaust...headers are no good on i4 unless turbo.... If you want to spend 3-4k then turbo or SC. I Turboed my car and so far I haven't regret it.How muchyou looking to spend?

 

Actually, the headers are no good for turbo either since you need a turbo manifold instead.

 

headers are for us N/A junkies. :P