Registered: Nov 2006
Location: leaning against the speaker stack
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Originally posted by Ferg
Skip computer also.... you aren't turbo so the difference will be minor.
No way!! ECU tuning is one of the best and most efficient ways to to gain HP/TQ in any car...turbo or N/A. I'm not talking about those shitty $50 eBay performance chips - I'm talking about real standalone tuning systems via AEM EMS/Hydra/Megasquirt/KPro ... There are so many parameters that you can tweak to unleash/free up hidden power.
I've done all the tuning on my Subaru with an OpenSource cable and free ECU editing software and gained a lot of power throughout my powerband. A properly tuned car will be night and day compared to a car running regular bolt ons with no tune ...
To the OP, I recommend getting good suspension, sticky tires, sway bars and then do intake/header/exhaust/CAI and tune and you'll have a proper fast RSX.
If you're looking for a header, my brother is selling a race header with electronic cutout off his rsx-s!
Jan-19-2012 05:07
feelgood
im cool, i swear.
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Guelph
quote:
Originally posted by Sasha
oh boy
haha im sure theres space for an eclipse... especially one with a driver who can take good car shots
Originally posted by Mach X
Was also conflicted on SRI or CAI, CAI is better from what I gather, but you run the risk of hyrdolock which something I'm terrified of!
AEM has a one way valve that allows air to travel but no water. forgot what they called it but its been around for many years.
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Jan-19-2012 12:47
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
ps. auto performance/tuning is a HUGE money pit. dont ever expect to get your money back when you sell your car. i learned this many many years ago in the 90s.
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Jan-19-2012 12:49
feelgood
im cool, i swear.
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Guelph
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
ps. auto performance/tuning is a HUGE money pit. dont ever expect to get your money back when you sell your car. i learned this many many years ago in the 90s.
maybe i should lend you a diesel motor so you guys can go faster :P
I drive a moded 225 tt.... whats diesel.... lol
About the intake... People always say it doesn t do that much. I had one on my gti vr6 and it made my car go from normal to sounding like a monster. I did exhaust, suspension and a couple other things but nothing was better then punching the gas and watching heads turn when my golf screamed by sounding like a Ferrari. Don't buy a cheap intake, skip a couple packs of butts and buy a decent one, doesn't need to be carbon fiber or anything.
Jan-19-2012 16:26
Ferg
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
AEM has a one way valve that allows air to travel but no water. forgot what they called it but its been around for many years.
think its called a breather valve. The chances of you actually sucking up that much water are slim. If you are scared go short ram with heat shield.
- Also I had a Giac chip (ecu tuning) in my golf vr6 didn't do much. I think the difference was that I now could only pump 91 or higher. Chipping an n/a car is for racing when you are trying to squeeze every last hp out. Also mr haze aside from sway bar and chip the mods you recommended are some of the more expensive mods in which each can not be done right for under 1k, but i totaly agree suspension and tires when you have the cash are a must.
Now I only ask because I was thinking about that last year, but was conflicted on how much to spend since I heard in the end it doesn't really do THAT much, so didn't know if I was going to spend over a couple bills for a brand name one, or under a $100 and just get a generic intake.
Was also conflicted on SRI or CAI, CAI is better from what I gather, but you run the risk of hyrdolock which something I'm terrified of!
I've done all the tuning on my Subaru with an OpenSource cable and free ECU editing software and gained a lot of power throughout my powerband. A properly tuned car will be night and day compared to a car running regular bolt ons with no tune ...
You running a cobb accessport? Alot of Mazda and Subaru owners swear by them. I noticed a huge power gain on my speed3 after I flashed a stage2 map. Although OTS maps may not be optimal they are better than stock maps. I am hoping to get a custom tune done this spring. How much HP are you running?
Jan-19-2012 17:23
Cuzo
Ninjaboot
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: I'm on your couch, eating your food
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
ps. auto performance/tuning is a HUGE money pit. dont ever expect to get your money back when you sell your car. i learned this many many years ago in the 90s.
same same
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Jan-19-2012 17:49
love_child
TA
Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Toronto
vdubs are electrical nighmares and are slow. K20 civic/integra will rape any n/a vdub
Jan-19-2012 19:13
Ferg
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Originally posted by love_child
vdubs are electrical nighmares and are slow. K20 civic/integra will rape any n/a vdub
2.0t golf + chip > k20....
VW way nice car too
Jan-19-2012 19:29
feelgood
im cool, i swear.
Registered: Dec 2007
Location: Guelph
quote:
Originally posted by Ferg
2.0t golf + chip > k20....
VW way nice car too
My buddy has a GTI and everything feels really cheap inside, and the engine sounds like a briggs and stratton lawnmower.
