wings? i hope you are kidding. lol
you want 11s, t4 60-1 turbo or a t3 60-1 p-trim wheel on either.
I was goign the t3/to4e route like everyone else and their mother until i was enlightend.
its probably the WORST turbo for street. why? because it makes both a lot of power and has not a lot of lag. This combo means, no traction in 1st, 2nd and part of 3rd in a launch.
the larger t4 60-1 is a more gradual boost- almost like a huge shot of n20. you will lag until about 4500 or so- but who cares... that maintains your fuel economy for daily driving... crusing on the highway at 85 mph, and you are STILL out of boost (with an ls tranny at least). so your driving for daily is uneffected. but once you hit 4500, the boost increases almost exponentially- but at the same time, its gradual- so come pek rpm, the turbo is making all kinds of power- and its harder to loose traction in a gear the faster you are going.
that said, t4 manifolds are more expensive
t4 60-1 is a $1200 turbo by itself.
but thats a turbonetics (name brand gareet style) ball bearing.
if you have the money, its kick ass. its what i plan to run.
intercooler, i got a PWR from a lancer EVo 7. its thick, its medium sized, and i think it will fit inside the del sol front end without cutting of shit. big ones from spearco and skyline-styles are f'in huge. you will have to cut your bumper in some places or shave it down.
I'm goign to run 720cc accel injectrors. maybe a little on the big side, but i wont max out thier duty cycle either.
hondata- yup
exhaust, im running a 3" downpipe to a car sound cat to a 3" thermal that im going to have to cut from an Eg hatch to fit the EH sol
manifold, im all about equal length ones. I'm getting a kooks. others to consider are full-race
they aren't cheap though either. inlinepro.com sells a cheap generic revhard-style T4 flanged manifold.
suspension:
nice ride? forget about it. pick one- lincoln continental stock ride, or performance ride from JIC or tein's.
i'm still debating tires myself.
S0-3's, good but heavy
azines, good but cheap and i hear they flat spot easily
p-zeros, great,but don't last for shit witha 140 treadwear
parada spec2's, love 'em on my ride now, but they wont hold the power i will have
kumhoes 712s, fuck them- i hate kumhoes
so im still looking too...
i wish yoko still made the avs intermediate
you dont NEED to upgrade the valve train, but if you over rev, your done for, the ls cant hold a high rev.
if you get a gsr instead, you should be fine- but always consider runnign turbo-cut cams. high lift, near-stock duration. overlap + boost = wasted power.
you are forgetting half of your car
and for 12 grand, i dunno dude... wheels, suspension, swap, turbo, hondata doesnt fit into a 12g budget if you ask me...
i say take it one step at a time.
suspension/wheels/brakes
then
swap
then turbo