Turbo Or All Motor W/ Nitrous

[Bryan_M]

first off, if you haven't seen my topic in forced induction you can take a look: http://www.civicland.com/forums/inde...showtopic=5650

up until now i was convinced that i wanted to go turbo, but now that i think more and more about it in my particular situation i don't know if i'll be able to save up the $3 to $4 grand i'd need to properly turbo the car.

then i started thinking about going for all motor, and maybe adding nitrous after i do the basic I/H/E. then see where i go from there...maybe build the motor up some.

the thing is is i'll be moving into an apartment in august, and from then on i'll have a rent payment. i'll be making enough money working to pay for all my bills, but i probably won't have too much money left to put into the car after gas, utilities, etc. take their toll. so i'm thinking it'd be a hell of a lot easier to save up a couple hundred here and there to gradually add stuff than to save up $4 grand at once for turbo. so i guess basically i just want your opinions on what you make of the situation.

[imported_comutek]

if i understand you right you live w/ your parents now but are moving out in august. so my advice would be to work your ass off until august! buy that turbo kit w/ cash!

i bought my civic ($4500) w/ cash in the summer of 01 using cash i made from just three months of working in a photolab and building websites. of course, i did technically take out loan for half of the civic and used my cash in the bank as collateral (for building credit).

[Smooth_Imports]

Originally posted by comutek@Feb 10 2005, 11:19 PM
if i understand you right you live w/ your parents now but are moving out in august. so my advice would be to work your ass off until august! buy that turbo kit w/ cash!

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[Bryan_M]

that'd be pretty sweet if i could do that, but i doubt it. starting right now i have a car payment and insurance which adds up to about $350-$400. but yeah, i'm definitely gonna see how much i can save from now until then.

[imported_comutek]

Originally posted by Bryan_M@Feb 11 2005, 08:11 AM
that'd be pretty sweet if i could do that, but i doubt it. starting right now i have a car payment and insurance which adds up to about $350-$400. but yeah, i'm definitely gonna see how much i can save from now until then.

ah, such as self defeating attitude!

it's all about how bad you want it. i know it's cliche but if you want to play hard you literally have to work hard.

just curious, are you moving out because you are moving to a different city for college or something?

[Smooth_Imports]

you also don't need to spend 4 grand on a turbo kit. If you want a full kit just buy a greddy one and then a hondata for another 400. You can get the kit and hondata for like 2 grand minus the intercooler.

[CivicSi04']

could get a used turbo kit too for pretty cheap. i say go turbo

[Smooth_Imports]

Originally posted by CivicSi04'@Feb 11 2005, 10:24 AM
could get a used turbo kit too for pretty cheap. i say go turbo

I don't sugest buying a used turbo. You can buy used everything else but the turbo itself you should buy new

[CivicSi04']

Originally posted by Smooth_Imports+Feb 11 2005, 11:55 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Smooth_Imports @ Feb 11 2005, 11:55 AM)</div>

I don't sugest buying a used turbo. You can buy used everything else but the turbo itself you should buy new[/b]

thats prolly a good idea. i guess only get a used turbo if it has little use on it and stuff. either that or couldnt u buy a used turbo and get it refurbished. not sure how relaible they are after that but i know its possible

[Bryan_M]

Originally posted by comutek@Feb 11 2005, 11:59 AM
ah, such as self defeating attitude!

it's all about how bad you want it. i know it's cliche but if you want to play hard you literally have to work hard.

just curious, are you moving out because you are moving to a different city for college or something?

heh i'm trying to be realistic...not negative! and yeah, i'm moving to Athens to go to Athens Tech and eventually UGA.

so let's do some figuring here...i make $250 a week (yeah i know it sucks for 40 hours but hey i just started). i'll be paid 23 times from now to when i move in so that's about $5,750. i'll be paying $400 a month for car payment and insurance and between $40 and $50 for my cell phone bill, so that's about $450 a month in bills for now. that leaves about $500 to $550 a month to play with. then there's gas, food which shouldn't be too much b/c i usually eat at home, and other necessities (some weed, beer, cigarettes, etc.). if my calculations are correct, and they're probably not, i'll have approximately $3,200 to spend on things besides bills, and the above mentioned necessities aren't factored into the bills. all this plus i was really hoping to get a good amount of money in the bank before i move into this place so i won't be living completely paycheck to paycheck and barely making it.

so as you can see, even if i did manage to save up enough for turbo i don't know if i could even justify spending that much money on something and moving into this place with no money in the bank at all. i guess getting a cheaper kit could be an option, but i'll have to look at that stuff more.