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why is there even a question on the stage one or stage two, come on if you are all about racing and totally spanking some rice burners then you arent even thinking about stage one. stage two all the way here, i love horses.
damn do those civics really have a slap in the face coming to them. count me in for this summer. i love this turbo stuff.
hey terry let us know about the mods to our blocks that would absolutely have to be done, you know like new rods and pistons and a new exhaust of course and where is the best spot to get these items. thanks a bunch, man you are the shiznit.

The reason I'm unsure of Stage 1 or 2 is this - I can come up with the cash for 1 quicker, which may help get this thing on the market. Of course, I'd later upgrade to 2 when that money was in the bank

The stage one will retian all drivability and Reliability, thats a little more important not much though,

Like he said the stage one is the best option to start out with. Even with the HP increase it gives you you should be able to beat most Hondas on the road...assuming the usual piddly mods.

When you're talking about the stage two its a whole other realm. It costs $1200 more, plus you have to have the bottom end rebuilt. Thats another $2,xxx probably...including the labor. Starting with 2600 is a much more feasible option at this point.

I thought the stage 2 didn't require any interneal work. There was a higher version that would require all that. I might be wrong though.

Nope stage 2 required some internal work.

In actuallity you could say there are FOUR stages but not really. I've heard Terry refer to the stages as each having TWO stages of TUNING. I assume 'tuning' means boost. Thats why there is a range listed for the potential HP instead of just one number, basically. With the stage one you can get the lower number or the higher number based on its level of 'tuning'. All on stock internals. The stage two however requires a bottom end(pistons, rods!!, crank, etc)regardless of the 'tuning' level. Again, this is just the way I perceive the kits to be setup, I may be WAAAAYYY off base. In which case hopefully Terry will correct me.

to my knowledge both stage 1 and 2 require internal work

Chris,
If you are thinking about offering a turbo for the Zetec could you please give us some specifics as I am getting tired of reading other posts about YOUR kit. Thanks

will the 200+hp at the wheels gude kit not work on the contour`s

they are only 1800.00

tom