kay got me a little 02 rsx yes its a base but i love it do you blame me? Been trying to figure out what to do for headers intake and exhaust poor girl needs to breath ya know i will have 1200$ at the end of the month and after searching debating and realizing a 700$ full turbo kit is to good to be true you get what you pay for ya know so heres my final thoughts please give me you thoughts i want to maximize my hp on a budget.

Headers- Strup 4-1 $264.95

Intake- AEM cai V2 $295.95

Exhaust- Skunk2 Mega Power $495.99

The look of all punks in town as i spank em- Priceless

The best Part of all this is the fact that i stay below my $1,200 limit all are from the same website and only $95 for shipping so let me know what you think and if you have any other ideas or can save me a buck let me know

 

you'll still be slow

 

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Anyways, those parts will work just fine

 

well then i dnt give afuk cause itll still be faster then stock and not looking for 300hp out her keeping it for another year then trading up so guy keep your half *** opinions to your self cause its really not use full criticism

 

This coming from the guy who thinks with I/H/E he will "spank all the punk kids". It's a good start but let your head get too big.

 

If I was going to sell a car a year from now, I wouldn't spend over $1k trying to eek out a few more hp...

 

but you see is that the kids around here are just running eclipses a civic or two maybe a talon a lazer nothing thats too special all sound like **** coffee can cheap tin exhaust v.i.p orderd intakes...and look im just looking to get a few extra hp your gonna sit there and tell me that adding what i said not going to give me 20-35 more hp? its not going to make the acura more fun to drive? its not going to make the throttle a little more responsive not going to give me a more aggressive sound? why does it matter im just looking for a little useful criticism....not looking to have a 300hp vtec ya i may be trading it ina year maybe not hell id like to see my settlement go through and get me a 2004 rx8 gt but till then id like to get a little more fun out of what i got

 

not even close

 

why buy a rotory they need rebuilt about every 60k good luck on the maintenance on that and they are slower then a type S

 

you sound like one of the "kids" from around there.

 

kay so headers intake and exhaust wont come close to giving me 25 to 30? from what ive seen and read each one says bla bla 7-14hp increase so dooooood how much hp you think ill get? dont matter either way i do have access to a dyno machine so ina a cpl weeks ill know....but for your sake how much do you think ill gain?l

 

might wanna look a little closer at the stats the rx8 has the type s by a **** hair but i bet still the rsx would take the mazda cause of how well she handles it was said that in 02 rsx was the best handling fwd car for the price range...but the 04 rx8 gt is kinda like my dream car love the ss doors...had a 2003 lvl 3 ion....nice car loved it and loved the ss doors worked great for kids in the back

 

10-15hp would be my guess. Not worth the cost or hassle from police (my EP3 has a stock exhaust now for this reason).

What I would do is spend a couple hundred of that money on a track day and learn how to use the power you have. You will become a better driver that way and you'll take that with you to your next car.


The RX8 is quicker in a straight line and significantly quicker in the corners.
Note the important part of that statement: "fwd car" The RX8 is a whole different ball game.

IMO though the RX8 is a terrible car. Fuel consumption of a v8, performance of a 4 cylinder, and the maintenance requirements of a 70's big 3 automobile. Fantastic chassis but the engine is just terrible and I don't know why anyone would buy one.

 

i was using the best handling to add to the point that i belive that the rsx because of the great handling would win in a race against the rx8 but yes it is different ball game rx8 is rwd....btw i can drive just looking to regain that just brought home hunny moon feeling taken consideration of your thoughts thinking ill keep the aem v2 intake and the exhaust gonna scratch the headers maybe buy some halo projectors

 

This is a statement only people that can't drive make haha.

Probably for the better though because over confident people on track generally end up balling up their cars.

 

180whp, and that's being generous. add that to your long *** geared tranny and you still wont be fast or even quick. but hey go for it by all means.

this also applies to people on the street

 

save your money for something worthwhile like Kpro and a good tune.

 

thats way too generous. He might get close to 160whp, depending on what dyno, with the mods he listed. Since you just want to beat the the ricers in your area, you dont need name brand stuff, you should just get generic cheap stuff. Save money with cheap parts and you could possibly accomplish your ultimate goal of smoking ricers one quarter mile at a time.

 

160 what she has stock fyi i think the 180 sounds about right but like i said i got access to s dyno so ill know and will let you know the befores and afters

 

160 is at the flywheel. bone stock it's more like 140 at the wheels.

 

this thread, :facepalm:

 

fyi you will be disappointed when you dyno your car because your numbers will be lower than you expected.

 

I predict 138hp 115tq before. 158hp 135tq after.