I am a newbie and my friend's buddy wants to race me in his nissan 1993 nissan 240sx with a stock sr20det motor (201 hp, 203 ft/lb). I have a 1995 civic EX with turbocharged b18c in it and exhaust. What upgrade do I need in order to beat him.
Any help would be great.

On a D series motor, not much more ya can do
New Cam
Get a quick 50 shot or 75 right on the intercooler

On a D series motor, not much more ya can do
New Cam
Get a quick 50 shot or 75 right on the intercooler

He's got a B18 bud. That aside, i agree with what you said. He could also try stripping out some/most/all of the interior to try to lighten the car further if possible.

Edit - Duh!! Your right i'm on 12 hours working today a bit tired - still same applies.

a boosted b18C in a 5th gen coupe should be able to waste him without any other mods.

a boosted b18C in a 5th gen coupe should be able to waste him without any other mods.

agreed, with a turbo b18 even pushing only a few pounds you should be up with him in hp. torque who knows, its your car. stop fucking around and just race him :thumbsup:

there's a dynograph of a GSR with the RevHard Kit. It says about 230 hp and 170 lb/ft tq at the wheels. Translates to over 250 hp and about 200 lb/ft of tq at the crank. The sr20det only has about 200 of each at the crank. He should be able beat him, considering his setup is similar anyways.

stop fucking around and just race him :thumbsup:
werd^^^

Yea, u should be able to beat him regardless of his swap, especially if it's a stock SR20det. Your only problem with be hooking off the line, but if you have B-series boosted, you should, in theory, depending on driver, catch him at the top of second and into third gear. I had a 96 civic EX with an LS boosted swap and it made 248whp stock, with no bolt-ons, and only an upgraded fuel pump. Your car weights less than my civic did, you're probably pushing more horsepower, the only question is, can you drive....

i have no problem beating a stock 240 with sr20det, niether should you. remember you got more hp and are way lighter.