Vtec Tuning and Turbo.....

DarkDestroyer · Post by **DarkDestroyer** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:56 pm

Hi Guys,

I need more power for my 99 lude.

I was thinking of adding a turbo or getting the ECU coded to get more power out of the beast.

Are there any recommendations that you'd suggest?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Post by **ek9sid** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:13 pm

What is the current spec of your prelude? There are a lot of mods you can do to gain more power before considering a snail

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:04 pm

It depends on how much more power you want.
Which engine do you have now?

Post by **Vtecmec** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:30 pm

A remap will require a standalone ECU or piggyback, with bolt on mods you might see 30-40 bhp. Maybe £1-2k

A bolt on turbo setup with no engine upgrade will get you to maybe +80bhp without knowing how long it will last. Maybe £2-3k.

A built engine n/a with cams will get you maybe to +80bhp. Maybe £4-5k, not including labour costs.

A built turbo build will see you +100 to +300 depending on how big a turbo you go for. £5k minimum rising dependant on turbo/exhaust, etc, not including labour costs.

DarkDestroyer · Post by **DarkDestroyer** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:12 am

ek9sid wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:13 pm
What is the current spec of your prelude? There are a lot of mods you can do to gain more power before considering a snail

I've got the 2.2vtec so basically that came with 200bhp. I have an AEM cold air intake as well as a Tanabe Hyper Medallion aftermarket exhaust fitted.

DarkDestroyer · Post by **DarkDestroyer** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:14 am

ek9sid wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:13 pm
What is the current spec of your prelude? There are a lot of mods you can do to gain more power before considering a snail

I've got the 2.2vtec so basically that came with 200bhp. I have an AEM cold air intake as well as a Tanabe Hyper Medallion aftermarket exhaust fitted.

Thanks

Post by **Drax** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:27 am

DarkDestroyer wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:14 am

ek9sid wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:13 pm
What is the current spec of your prelude? There are a lot of mods you can do to gain more power before considering a snail
I've got the 2.2vtec so basically that came with 200bhp. I have an AEM cold air intake as well as a Tanabe Hyper Medallion aftermarket exhaust fitted.

Thanks

im guessing you have a JDM import 2.2vtec? they had the 197bhp h22a - if yours is a UKDM 2.2vtec they are 182bhp h22a2 im afraid unless it's already had some mods.

ATR84 · Post by **ATR84** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:06 am

@Drax he said he has a 1999 so if UK, 2.2 and manual it will be 197bhp

@DarkDestroyer as someone else listed out above, it really depends how much you want to spend vs how much power you want to make.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:49 am

Best bang for buck isn't power increase for putting a 4.64 final drive into the transmission, this will make the car so much more quicker as it will increase the wheel torque.

If you have a h22a8, put an accord type r intake manifold on it. Stock a8 throttle, hondata s300 ECU and you should see around 235-240bhp.

Post by **Drax** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:00 pm

ATR84 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:06 am
@Drax he said he has a 1999 so if UK, 2.2 and manual it will be 197bhp

@DarkDestroyer as someone else listed out above, it really depends how much you want to spend vs how much power you want to make.

arg missed that bit

i only tend to think in 4g, not 5g