if you cant afford an extra 20cents a gallon for premium you probably shouldnt be modding your car

 

Yeah, F23. I was just making sure everyone was paying attention h: j/k. So nitro is cheaper than turbo huh? Do you have to retrofit the engine at all to do nitro?

 

its all good, I figured you mean F23.
a nitrious kit will run you about $400-600, there are no major modifications, all you have to do is install it and bolt it up. or if your not sure a shop can do it for you for roughly $200-300. you can safely run a 65-75 shot on an F23. you'll need to run premium, and you have to use colder spark plugs. I've got a zex dry kit that I'm going to be installing soon. I got it off a friend and I'm actually the 4th owner of the kit, and all the accords that owned the kit ran perfectly fine with the kit, and their accords are still on the road driving fine now. its way cheaper and easier to do than an engine swap, or a turbo but you are limited by what's in the bottle. once you run out, you've got to fill up just like gas.

 

This statement couldn't be any more true.

 

ok dont quote me on this one but doesnt nitro destroy a block over time? i mean yeah a 60-70 every once in a while may not but from the way this guy is talking hes gonna strap in a nitro kit and go out every day. if you wont to get the continous power shouldnt you just save the cash an get a good quality turbo or supercharger?

 

My area 91 octane is about 60 cents more than 87...


Anyhow, Nitrous does destroy your block... A turbocharger is probably the most efficient way of adding the most power without destroying other qualities like gas mileage and reliability.

I supercharged my mustang and went from 11 mpg to 8... I love the power, but geez it's an expensive trip to the store.

 

You must love that Gas Spike thats occuring right now. Where I pickup gas its around 2.40/gal lol....I Filled up my tank from 1/3rd empty and it ran me around 25 dollars.

But for now....ill save and get me Megan/DC Header.

 

What if you don't hit the turbo very often, does it still affect your mileage much? Sort of like VTEC's affect on mileage if you are gunning it all the time. Is just the presence of the turbocharger going to lower your mileage? I get killer mileage in my 6th gen, I got 35mpg on my last tank, no lie. I just installed a K&N and it instantly gave me 2 more MPG (up from 33). Granted I need to fill up more than once to get a good statistical analysis, but I'm happy so far. I'd hate to screw my mileage with anything, let alone a turbo. But I suppose it's the price you pay huh?

Thing about the VTEC is you can get up to those high RPM's when you need the power but can take it easy if you don't. I always figured a turbo is a little like that too but I could be wrong.

 

well a turbo can destroy your ringlands on a stock block it all depends on how much you boost. if you run nitrious and you don't go overboard its just as reliable as a turbo, so I would have to disagree with you on that one. both are efficent ways of adding reliable power, the only difference is one is limited by a bottle. if anything nitrious is more reliable, there are less things that can happen. with a turbo you actual turbo seal could go, dumping oil into your intake causing some damage to your motor. the hight boost on a turbo can fry your internals, or punch a hole thru your block. you need a proper tune to run a turbo setup safely. with nitrious, you slap on the kit, switch to colder plugs, run some premium gas and your ready to go. Sure if you go crazy you can cause damage, the chances of having an electrical or mechanical gremlin pop up from nitrious vs a turbo is less. now if constant power is a must then go the turbo route, there is no supercharger avaliable for the 6th gen accord 4cyl.

 

i'm all for turbo because you don't ALWAYS need to boost. i don't see the point of 200+horses in slow traffic, you just burn more gas going slow...if gas is your concern.

nitrous is sick because it's power when you need it, not all the time. you're not going to be gunning it everyday (hopefully) at every car with a decal (hopefully).

now if it was a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, that's different...LoL