k24ilx

just another shot I snapped parked at school.

Really happy with the wheels... Will probably look to add a full race exhaust, want to figure out a tip with a down turn, really not up for cutting the bumper I'm fine having a downturn exhaust I have had the super loud full exhaust with the big exhaust tips/mufflers and for this car and for me will be just fine. if anyone has any suggestions on mufflers with downturns and will fit please share.

If not ill probably go for a new nice set of tires.. more grip = better track times!

OSUBeaver

GET the Hondata Flashpro! - You can use it to override the CEL from the cat-delete AND you can get max power out of your downpipe + plus get that intake back in!

VIT's "e-tunes" are a great way to do it without spending $100's on a real dyno session. Takes a bit longer to get it dialed but much cheaper. If you decide to go that route tell him I referred you

k24ilx

I WISH! believe me the first mod i wanted to do was a flash pro/ tune from Vit. Hondata doesnt support the ECU for the 2015 2.4 ILX. I went as far as posting on Hondata's forums asking if they planned to support this platform. Got some pretty sorry responses from them including "at this time we don't have any plans to support this platform" and "maybe in the future" I had actually planned to go nitrous, haven't seen any other ILX's running it and it would have been a cheap way to make good power.

SO I'm really limited, and its pretty sad as I bought this car thinking that I had the potential of the k24 and now I know its gonna be untuned for as long as Hondata decides to not be super awesome as their products usually are.

OSUBeaver

shit

usdmJON

Contact ktuner.
Hondata is a great product but they are strictly in the business to make money. They said they didn't have plans for the ilx period in 2013 and look where that went. They don't have interest until the money starts talking.

k24ilx

I contacted Ktuner as well, a little better luck but still nothing released as of now but at least its "on a list" to be supported in the future.

usdmJON

Ktuner was even willing to check out my 2.0 ILX to get tuning on that going. If they were willing to do the 2.0 Im sure theyd be willing to hit all the 2.4s.

k24ilx

what do you think I could do to get the ball rolling so to speak?

usdmJON

If youve already approached them then there isnt much more you can do.

Go on a forum where they post. I know they post on 9thgencivic. Post in their threads to get their attention. Let them know the ILX community is starting to get more 2.4 owners that want to follow suit with what the 2013 guys have done but you need your year to be supported.

k24ilx

Took the ILX to the local ⅛ mile track last night to have some fun and see how she would do with the mods so far over stock. Best time of the night was a 9.724 @ 73.89mph where at stock my best time was 10.056 @ 70.86mph. So, .332 / 3.03 mph faster than stock. I think with a little better reaction time and better tires i could maybe scratch 9.5 in the 1/8th. If i could get the performance I want ( put the intake back in/run a 75shot) this could be a 8.9-9.1 second car, putting it on par with some of the 300 hp camaro's and newer bmws. would be a lot of fun surprising some people at the track with those kinds of times. I take a lot of pride in my car and capabilities as a driver, I do this for fun and to spend time with my family. I know its not GTR fast but doing this has made me understand my car, know myself as a driver and would recommend anyone who has access to a local track to go ahead and race that inappropriate drag car because its probably the most fun you could have legally and safely in a car like this.

Ran into another ILX owner at the track, he has a 2.0 in white on white wheels and a lip kit all the way around. looked really clean, he wasn't racing though it was nice to see another ILX there and talk about a car we both enjoy.

k24ilx

capcomEF9

Wow. This is exactly how my ILX would be if I had a 2.4 and wasn't leasIng. Best ILX I've seen so far. Simple and functional, keep up the good work!

k24ilx

Thank you and will do!
Definitely some really nice 2.4s out there wouldn't say its the best but ill say its the best for what I can do at the moment. I am leasing but the way things are looking ill probably end up buying this car

capcomEF9

Well I'm biased to RPF1s lol, had them on all of my cars except this one.

k24ilx

Rainy season is coming!

haven't updated in awhile, will be getting 15mm spacers in a few weeks, will post some pics of the fitment then.

usdmJON

If you are interested you can throw 15mm spacers upfront and 20mm in the rear where you normally have a bit more space.

I was going to run that set up but never bought 15mm for the front then got new wheels.

I am selling my 20mm spacers from GarageLine for 70$ plus shipping. They sell them for $110. Not sure about shipping.

k24ilx

I just purchased 15mm spacers that are going to be made and sent out this week came out to 120+ shipping ... going to put them on and see how everything sits, might take you up on that offer then. thanks!

usdmJON

Yep. Just let me know. I typically don't sell car parts as I like to save them just in case. However I can't use these spacers for my work wheels as they are dual patterned and have holes for 4x100 and 5x114 so there is no room for the bolts to fit behind the wheels. Sucks because I could probably fit 20mm perfectly back in the rear but I'd have to grind down the bolts to fit.

k24ilx

Just got a call from the company I ordered the spacers from... said 15mil flat spacers wont be good to use as ill be left with not enough stud length to put my wheels back on, can any one confirm this?

usdmJON

Aaaaaaah. Yes they are correct. You dont typically want to run flat spacers any more than 5mm without extended studs.

You need spacers with pressed in studs.
Here is a picture of what they look like with studs pressed in.


The garage line 20mm spacers I have are that type so they will work for you. I suggest asking the place you were getting the spacers from if they have any with studs pressed in. If not, Garageline offers them in 15mm, I believe H&R does as well.

Once you get spacers installed with pressed in studs your hub will look something like this


That is my ILX with the 20mm garage line spacers I mentioned are for sale.
The long studs are pressed in to the garageline spacer and will be the new stud the lug nuts are attached to. The small studs you see poking out 5mm are the old OEM studs attached to the car.

Here you see the old studs still poke out as I said. Your enkei wheels have spaces behind the wheel for those studs to hide in. Sadly, my work wheels do not because they are dual pattern 5x114/4x100


Your RPF1s will look like that in the back. The old studs will safely hide in the gaps between the lug nut holes.

mvidal6

Update on your exhaust? Did you end up cutting off your rear bumper?

k24ilx

How she sits with 5mm spacers all the way around. I haven't done anything with the exhaust, won't be cutting the bumper at this point. Just trying to find a way to get tuned at this point.

k24ilx

Had the second service done at 12500 miles (B1) looks like I'll need 2 new tires soon, looking at 225/45 or 235/45 Michelin Piolot Super Sports.

Triscuit

Here is the exhaust I'm looking into. It has a turn down so you do not have to cut the bumper.

DC Sports: Cat-Back Exhaust SCS7051 for Acura

OSUBeaver

You gotta be carful it doesn't melt the bumper if that turn down is really close to bumper (which it could easily be). I had one on mine before the full-race exhaust and it started to turn it yellow pretty quickly. and I did have the stock Cat at that point

k24ilx

Found out the piping for the DC exhaust is 2.5in ... Was hoping it was closer to 3in :/

usdmJON

2.5 is plenty for the ilx.

SlaammedILX

the 2.4L comes factory with pancaked 2.5in. I would recommend the invidia Q300 which is 2.75in or the full race 3in.

k24ilx

For the 2.4 a lot of Si guys have found that the full race 3in actually is the best for power, i would probably go with that exhaust and cut the muffler tip and put a down turn.

tires first, tune if i can ever, then ill worry about any kind of exhaust.

aomechmarine

Would not recommend tuning before adding exhaust...

Dc Sports catback WILL melt edges of the "cutout" area where the turndown will be. Nothing crazy. Damage will be hidden, nonvisible, basically underneath the car. Basically ANY exhaust you get will melt some stuff under the car. Nothing crazy, and won't be visible. This is according to my mechanic. He said the worst one he's seen is the skunk2, he said it melted all kinds of stuff underneath.

Yes, apparently, 3.0 has most power potential. Up to you tho. Any other exhaust is gonna require bumper cutting, and may still cause melting at the edges. Or go custom, which will be cheaper, and guaranteed loud as hell. Pros and cons My car is black don't care about the miniscule non-visible damage done. Were it a white car? i may not even add an exhaust without chopping off a large chunk of the rear bumper, since it will cause it to look all nasty yellow.

k24ilx

my point was unless I can tune I won't buy an exhaust... a stock car with a tune will run better than a stock car with out one. can always retune so sure why you wouldn't recommend tuning before adding an exhaust, can tune before and after.

aomechmarine

Cost of tuning, plain and simple. Hondata itself is $700. A basic E-tune for it from someone like VitViper will probably be at least $300. Why would you do that twice if you don't have to? The exhaust on sale might be close to the price of one e-tune. So get exhaust first, then tune.

I've been wanting to tune myself, but then again, I wanna go supercharged later on, so that would be a waste of of tuning cash if i do. Unless i keep it tuned with bolt-ons for a while, then maybe not. Just trying to say, save cash

k24ilx

Once the car is tuned a retune is 100$ from Vit. As my car sits and with the parts I have I could justify a tune and enjoy the car for x amount of time before I get anymore parts, tuning isn't a one and done type deal, an initial tune will take time and I'd personally rather get it done and then worry about buying more parts.

k24ilx

sorry about the shitty quality, quick shot at the track only got a three runs in, last one was a win vs this FRS

jblively

That is awesome...a bit higher quality and that would be my desktop pic!

Way to go!

aomechmarine

Interesting.... Only $100? i may have to verify this....

Also, i just re-read more of the thread, and realized you can't tune your car due to lack of support. I have full bolt-ons and no tune, yet. but im definitely ready to tune. I just don't see the point of unnecessary re-work.

But still, it kinda doesn't make sense what you're saying, its contradictory... You're willing to get a header and intake without a tune, but not an exhaust? Whats the difference? Might as well, you can't tune anyway. trust me theres a noticeable difference with the full bolt-ons all working together. Do you have CEL? Cuz it flashed for me once or twice, went away, never came back.

k24ilx

Tuning Services

made it easy for you.
my car currently is running the stock intake but does have the fullrace downpipe. the PRL intake is NOT installed. I've mentioned a few times why i don't run the intake.

the downpipe replaces the most restrictive part of the exhaust (cats bolted onto the head) and even with out a full exhaust will flow better. I DO have a cel light but as i have mentioned before is a No-Catalytic code not an engine misfire code like the one that would come up with the PRL intake.

If you read the thread you would have seen that I bought the PRL intake prior to knowing I could not tune the car.

if you have full bolt ons, trust me you will really notice the difference... with a tune.

aomechmarine

With full bolt-ons the change is very noticeable. Of course it is not fully realized because of lack of tune. But I take out a lot of cars as is. I'm not kidding, I take out SI's all the time, theres a billion in California. I'm just comparing it to Si's because its so similar. I even took one out that had full bolts and Flash pro, He had 2 step and I still took him out.

You might be getting a CEL because the current exhaust doesn't allow enough flow.

I'd recommend the Injen cold air intake. It's actually dyno tuned, some of these other companies just simply design stuff that fits and works in theory, but not necessarily dyno proven. And Injen does rounds of dyno testing.

aomechmarine

I guess if you don't mind spending an extra $100 later on, then i guess you are right.

However, that is only if you add a simple bolt on. The more you modify, the more they charge for the retune. I would want an in person retune if I go supercharged. Although the original tune is actually cheaper then I thought, so maybe Ill get on that soon...

k24ilx

I know why I'm getting a CEL its because I have no catalytic converters, has nothing to do with flow. I would NOT recommend the Injen intake, if you do some research you will find that the stock intake that has been developed for this car is actually alright. One of the few if not the only intake that has been proven to give some gains for the k24 is the PRL SRI. (requires a tune) Here are some links to some info on the best parts/dyno tests/research by VitViper himself. This is the reason I chose the parts that I have not because Injen says ill gain "Up to 16 HP and 12 ft.lbs TQ" .

From Vit's Blog
"from 1700 rpm til 2500 rpm — as much as 12 ft lbs of torque to the wheels will definitely be something you can feel during normal stop and go driving. Slight loss from 2750 rpm to 3000 rpm though — nothing major. And no real gains until after ~ 5700 rpm, with a maximum of 4.5whp was had from 6750 rpm til 7000 rpm."

how does this intake make gains of 4.5hp and 12 ft lbs around the power band but Injen claims 16hp/12tq ? seems like some bullshit to me.

Did you race these guys on a track? Any tuned Si should easily pull away from you and if it didn't, I would blame the driver, not the car.

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