I HAVE A BASE RSX AUTO. WHY DO IT FEEL SLOWER THAN OTHERS? I CANT REALLY HEAR THE VTEC OR FEEL IT BUT ITS THERE. WHAT WILL A EXHUAST AND INTAKE DO BEFOR I BUY THEM?

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BigPeterRSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I HAVE A BASE RSX AUTO. WHY DO IT FEEL SLOWER THAN OTHERS? I CANT REALLY HEAR THE VTEC OR FEEL IT BUT ITS THERE. WHAT WILL A EXHUAST AND INTAKE DO BEFOR I BUY THEM?</TD></TR></TABLE>

whoa slow down on the caps buddy. you wanna know why it is slower?...its a base automatic. wanna know why it dosent feel like it has vtec?...cuz it basically dosent it switchs on at 2200 rpms and stays the same until redline. i have an intake and exhaust and it has helped it a bit but no where near worth it. save your money and boost or swap it.

 

VTec doesn't make your car much faster so it shouldn't matter, it's an automatic so you can't choose when the gears shifts, and any bolt on item will help dut don't plan on it being a huge amount....please turn off CAPS LOCK

 

my buddy has an rsx auto. stock like mines. his pull harder spank me all the time. i was thinking about boost but no swap. maybe type-s headers if they fit

 

you can drop 1k in bolt ons to make it SLIGHTLY faster, ify ou want. i would save my money

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BigPeterRSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my buddy has an rsx auto. stock like mines. his pull harder spank me all the time. i was thinking about boost but no swap. maybe type-s headers if they fit</TD></TR></TABLE>

its called a header btw we have 4cyls. maybe you friend is using sportshift or your not launching it properly. buy a greddy turbo kit and get a custom FMIC and your good to go.

 

save your money for boost or a type S swap.

 

he stright stock. not even droped.. well i was going to turbo. how much is that greddy turbo? oh thanks for the suggestions everyone.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BigPeterRSX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">he stright stock. not even droped.. well i was going to turbo. how much is that greddy turbo? oh thanks for the suggestions everyone. </TD></TR></TABLE>

the greddy turbo kit is $2500 from http://www.wotm.com but u'll also want to get an intercooler. you can get a whole kit from ebay for proly $300. learn more before you do this. check out the turbo section of http://www.clubrsx.com

 

The reason its not as fast as say a type-S is that the Type-S has a manual and another gear. Also, it has a good 40hp more than the base. Your VTEC system is sort of the weak one, where at low RPMs the engine functions as a 12 valve engine, not a 16, it swirls the incoming air. This makes it more effecient at low RPMs. However, the type-S always has all 16 valves working, and when its VTEC engages, the valves open up a LOT more than on your motor, and it revs more and makes more power. This with better gearing makes it quick. you also have automatic lag, but it does shift quicker than a manual, and this should make up for something. Your car isnt THAT slow.

An intake and exhaust will up your power, but a Type-S head will give you more than that. The biggest noticable thing a intake and exhaust will do for you is make your VTEC engagement more audiable and make the motor louder when you floor it. You will also get more power, but if your calling your car slow now, i dont know how much faster it will feel for you.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Earthworm Jim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">VTec doesn't make your car much faster so it shouldn't matter, it's an automatic so you can't choose when the gears shifts, and any bolt on item will help dut don't plan on it being a huge amount....please turn off CAPS LOCK

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How does it not make it much faster? Thats where the power ban is.

 

Its power BAND. Don't think of VTEC as an object that just boosts power, its not like some bolt on. Think of VTEC as a system that gives your car two cam shafts on the same set of rockers. The low profile camshaft is for most of the driving at low revs, but when you rev the engine high enough, VTEC "engages" and your motor sort of switches to another cam shaft profile, which openes your valves farther and sometimes for longer. So how much "power" VTEC "adds" depends on how much more agressive the VTEC cam profile is. You can give the car more power on that VTEC cam lobe with aftermarket Cams that allow the engine to open the valves even more and rev higher, but you may want to upgrade the valve springs and possibly the connecting rods so that they can handle the added stress that Honda did not design for.

Is this clear enough?

 

i dont know wats up w/my rsx its an auto too but ive spanked two type s's both 06 models and i only have a 5zigen pro racer exhaust system, aem v2 intake, hks ground wires, and soon i gonna get my dc race header. call me a liar but its true

 

I can't say this enough

boost the sucker!

 

peter .. is that you frmo monroe? anthonys friend? haha im alex anthonys cousin.. i think he told me you had an auto rsx

 

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thats BS... they weren't trying.

 

ok bud watever u say

 

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you wanna come down to Glendale and race a couple typeS' to back up your statements?

 

haha dont get carried away buddy by the way i forgot to mention that those type s's were fully stock well as far as i know, they were just random people on the freeway but i know that if i were to come down to glendale youre type s's will most likely beat me cuz i know for a fact your not rolling stock but come on if i were to be lying i wouldnt go through all this trouble