New to the TSX scene.. What are some good Mods to do??

candyblueta · 02-22-2008, 09:16 PM

My girlfriend has a 2004 Acura Tsx. i just got a bunch of cosmetic stuff coming, like blackouts, HID foglights, trunk lip spoiler, cross-drilled and slotted rotors w/ stainless steel braided lines. Besides the obvious intake, and catback, what are some things I can do to her car to help out the HP numbers?? any common mods? free mods? not bigass mods like turbo, nitrous and superchargers, but reasonable stuff!

VorteC · 02-22-2008, 09:51 PM

Cross-drilled and Slotted rotors FTL.

That aside, there is headers, pulleys, cat, and hondata that can get you some HP gains.

MemphisRheins · 02-22-2008, 11:04 PM

Intake, Headers, Pulleys and Cat are gonna be your biggest HP #'s...

Id also recommend you take a look at a Progress Rear Sway Bar, biggest bang for your buck mod out there

chuson · 02-23-2008, 06:26 PM

I think you should not mod your gf's TSX, cause it's not yours. And what if she don't like your mod? Spend the $$$ on your own car.

j0z0d34th · 02-24-2008, 09:32 AM

+1 i modded my car and my whole family hated it
when i went back over seas my sister "adopted" my car and took out all my mods... and now she doesnt even want it took her 3 grand to undo all my work. now i gata spend the money over again cuz she didnt store the stuff right.

candyblueta · 02-24-2008, 03:26 PM

She wants me to mod it out. not heavily but cosmeticly and give it a little more up and go. Shes pretty much my wife so.... and as far as my car goes, there is really nothing more i can do to it. Im good at the domestic sceen not too much of the import, especially on the TSX.

Where might i find the pullies?
Might take a look at that sway bar but not really gonna go into the suspension too hard unless it gets lowered. whats a link to the sway?
what does FTL mean?

candyblueta · 02-24-2008, 03:45 PM

is there maybe a tune i can do??

DeC · 02-24-2008, 05:29 PM

for the lose? lol

Pacemaker_Guy · 02-24-2008, 05:29 PM

I know this is really off topic, but can you put up pics of your T/A?

FLT=for the lose. Which isnt good. FTW is for the win, which is good

Pulleys are a good idea, but if you got the money, Hondata. It's a reflash for the computer.

candyblueta · 02-25-2008, 08:39 PM

ok. i looked into the hondata stuff. its got an appointment with Jotech racing here in Dallas on friday. they are going to do a reflash, a catback, pullies, and a comptech icebox intake. they say that should give me around 60-70 horses? pricey for only 60 hp but w/e. that should be PLENTY for the car either way. i may decide against the pullies though.... we will see

Whats wrong with Crossdrilled and slotted rotors? I think they look and respond very nicely???

lcrazyaznl · 02-25-2008, 09:12 PM

You want a big brake kit if you want the nice looking brakes.

crossed i heard have issues extra warping and some other issues.

even slotted rotors have warping issues, but their better than stock...

Those mods sound good and plenty.
I say take one at a time, it keeps ya wanting the next =) along with keeping the car still fun.

Pacemaker_Guy · 02-25-2008, 09:23 PM

See you might think its pricey but look at the engines.
Mods for your car might not seem so prices because of the HP yield. 15-20hp per mod is normal for you. For us thats a nice accomplishment. Remember we got half of what you got+vtec hahaha.

candyblueta · 02-26-2008, 12:28 PM

true true... gonna put it on a dyno lol....... never thought i would see this car on a dyno but i will post the numbers when its done

DAYTA · 02-26-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by candyblueta

ok. i looked into the hondata stuff. its got an appointment with Jotech racing here in Dallas on friday. they are going to do a reflash, a catback, pullies, and a comptech icebox intake. they say that should give me around 60-70 horses? pricey for only 60 hp but w/e. that should be PLENTY for the car either way. i may decide against the pullies though.... we will see

Whats wrong with Crossdrilled and slotted rotors? I think they look and respond very nicely???

Unfortunately, the guys at your shop lied to you because there's NO way in hell you're getting anywhere close to an additional 60-70hp with the mods you listed. You will gain ~30hp from the reflash where the power curve drops dramatically from 5k to 6k - but that's not PEAK hp.

With your mods (Icebox + catback + pulleys + Hondata reflash) on a 04 AT, I'm guessing you'll probably gain around 20 peak whp (or 25 peak bhp).

candyblueta · 02-28-2008, 02:43 PM

they are installing ALL of those mods dude... the car is BONE STOCK right now.... 20 horsepower for doing all that is crazy..... if so im going to reconsider.