[R1600Turbo]

Thanks! Any noticeable difference? Also any companies that sell nice front lips? And sideskirts? I’m not keen on ordering Amazon ones that might fit

There's some good aero stuff on Tuscanicustoms.com

Whatever you go with, make sure it's attached properly with nuts and bolts.

 

[R1600Turbo]

I’ve been on uniqperformance.ca and found a couple pieces. I’ve got a used set of eibach lowering springs I found on marketplace for a good price I’m going to throw on until I get coils. I read somewhere the ecu is limited to about 15 ish hp over stock? How accurate is that?

The stock ECU will limit power around 190whp, yes. Most bolt-ons won't do much without a tune.

 

[R1600Turbo]

Is a scorcher a way to deal with that or is sending the ecu away the only way?

A Scorcher is what is often referred to as a sensor fooler. It tricks the ECU into thinking that it is running normal, when it's actually running more boost. It's cheap speed and not recommended. Something like a JB4 or SXTH Rev6 are better when it comes to piggyback systems. Whether or not you go with a piggyback or an actual tune, other upgrades are recommended. Colder plugs, catch can, 5w40 oil at minimum.

 

[R1600Turbo]

Thanks for the info! One final question. Bc coils and the ysr camber arms can I make 18x8.5 +30 work? Offset has always confused me lol. I come from the truck world where offset doesn’t mean much beyond how far my 12 wides stuck past the fenders lol

You don't need camber arms in the rear unless you want the stiffer bushings, the stock arms will adjust pretty far. For wheel fitment, these cars are kind of a pain to get right because the front track width is narrower than the rear. So you can run a wider wheel up front (I ran a 17x9 +40 easily) but you are not fitting that same size wheel in the rear without problems. If you want a bolt-on solution that requires no additional work, 18x8 +45 is where I would go.

For offset, the smaller the number the more it pokes out of the fender. +30 will stick out further than +40.

 

[R1600Turbo]

The Konigs would be better, but I'm pretty sure they make them in a 8" wide sizing with 40-45 offset range.

 

[R1600Turbo]

Excuse me for dragging this question out but this is where I’m getting confused. I’m on fitment industries looking at wheels and I’m seeing plenty of ES’ running 18x8.5 +35. This is the sort of look I’m going for. Maybe even a little lower.

Is that with Coilovers or any other height other than stock? I just picked up my ES a week ago and bolted on my Enkei TS5 17x9s 245/40 without issues on a stock suspension.

My setup was 17x9 +40 245/40 front, 17x8 +45 235/40 rear. I did autocross and canyon runs so went reverse stagger for improved handling.

Either of the sizes mentioned will work on stock suspension (will obviously poke) but with lowering will come problems with rubbing. You guys can run what you want, my suggestions are simply coming from someone that is not a fan of poke and prefers wheel/tire setups based on handling and not visual appearance.

 

[R1600Turbo]

I’m not much of a poke fan myself, but these are what I already had in my possession from my 92 prelude so I figured why not. They poke about 3/4 inch, on a stock suspension setup. So I’d imagine with a proper amount of camber and Coilovers for auto cross/track they would sit just a hair outside the flush zone, which I’m content with. I’m still new to the ES platform, but what made you stagger smaller in the rear ?
Edit: I know you said “improved handling” just trying to gain more information on that. Wouldn’t a square setup give similar or better steering performance ? Depending on your suspension setup.

Reverse stagger on a FWD car improves rotation. Paired with a large rear sway bar and understeer is pretty much non existent. Sticky tires (200 treadwear or lower) recommended to reduce snap oversteer. I ran ~2.5 degrees of camber in the front and rear. 1/16" toe out in the front, zero toe in the rear. Your setup will require quite a bit of camber in the rear that may cause excessive wear on the inside edge.

 

[R1600Turbo]

Yeah I think I found the wheels I’m going to go with. 18x8.5 +45 konig ampliforms. Possibly 17s I haven’t decided yet.

That is definitely a better offset. Still probably going to require ~3 degrees of camber in the rear to clear the fenders.