Picked up my white diamond base last friday. Great vehicle.

Just wondering if anybody has heard any rumors of any pending ECU chip upgrades that are going to be available for the RDX? Just to give us a BIT more power

Maybe if we're really nice to APR they could do one for us.

 

im down for that haha

 

grab yourself a scramble boost from Greddy/HKS and a intake system. This should get you started with some additional ponies

 

I'm still waiting for a 4wd dyno.

 

Not on the RDX. If it uses the same ECU setup as the TSX, the piggyback unit will result in all kinds of issues that you don't want to deal with on a turbo motor. Your best bet is to wait and see if Hondata makes the decision to work on a reflash for the K23.

 

i would be all over that hondata if it comes out

 

Sooner or later I'm sure somebody will come out with an ECU upgrade for a bit more boost without affecting driveability.

APR is nice though being undetectable to the dealer!

Has anybody tried playing LIGHTLY with a boost controller? Apexi, Greddy, etc. Just to satisfy us for now.

I wonder what the boost curve looks like... it almost feels like after 5,000 RPM it really isn't running much boost at all; like how stock 1.8T feels when boost tapers off.

Still a great vehicle though.

 

Phoned Hondata dealer- Said they'd be surprised if Hondada didn't come up with something.

Phoned Hondata- Said they haven't even had a chance to look at the vehicle yet. But probably!


CGTSX2004: So a nice Greddy or Apexi boost controller wouldn't exactly work? Pardon my ignorance, I've been out of the loop for a few years

 

Apparently not. Several people who have attempted to do piggyback units to run turbochargers on the TSX have run into severe problems with them. This is why there is not viable turbocharger kit for the TSX yet and even the Comptech S/C uses a Hondata reflash.

 

Darn.

That's what one of the Hondata dealers said; that they will probably do a flash so you can run your own boost controller.

I sent an email to GIAC as well as some others to see if they have any plans to develop an ECU chip for the RDX.

 

u got to let me know if u find anything out... if u need ppl to participate inorder to get something started... im in for sure

 

Got an email back from GIAC, pretty generic response though:

Hi,

Thank you for your email and for your interest in our products. Unfortunately we do not offer tuning products for the Acura RDX, but thanks for checking. Have a good day.

I asked them if they PLANNED on developing anything for the RDX. Obviously they don't have anything for it yet; the RDX is brand new!

We may need to plan a mass email to one of the companies to peak their interest

 

AWD Dyno's near DC
Mach V Motorsport - www.fastWRX.com - Dulles, VA
DTM Motorsport - www.dtmmotorsport.net - Dulles, VA
Agile Auto - http://agileauto.com - Bel Air, MD
All Aspects Motorsports - Chesapeake, VA - 757-547-2888

ECU stuff...

Most likely Hondata will develop something. Unfortunately this probably wont happen until the TSX-T comes out. There really isnt much of a market for performance upgrades on a RDX. As much as we would all like it.

TurboXS and UTEC may be worth contacting.

APR, GAIC, etc all tune VW and Euro cars, they wont make a RDX map.

I would recommend staying away from Manual Boost Controllers or Electronic Boost Controllers.

 

wats a TSX-T? turbo? tell me they makin a tsx turbo...

 

There is a lot of speculation that the next redesigned TSX will come with SH-AWD and the 2.3L Turbo engine that the RDX has.

Some proof:

A few years ago a member of clubRSX went to Japan where he got a tour of the Honda facility. There he saw them testing what he called an AWD/Turbo Accord. Now we all know that the Euro Accord = Acura TSX. But we all thought it was a cool idea, but didnt believe it much.

Then the RL comes out w/ SH-AWD. so the AWD claim was possible.

Then this year the RDX comes out w/ SH-AWD and the 2.3L Turbo.

The pieces are all there, they just need to shove it into a TSX to compete with the Legacy GT, Mazdaspeed 6, etc

 

All new/redesigned Acura vehicles from now on will come with the SH-AWD. It'll be a standard feature.

 

O'RLY??

Care to tell us how you know?

 

Well at least this is what my sales person has told me.

We know the MDX is coming out with it. That will make 3 vehicles out of Acura's line-up of 5. At that point it's no longer a differentiating feature but now almost a standard feature. Since Acura is the only one that has it and it adds to the safety of the vehicle it makes sense to put it on the redesigns of the other two. We may not see it on the TL Type-S but when they redesign the TL, I'm betting we'll see it. After all, Acura is all about sharing parts and systems between their systems to cut costs. All of their cars were front wheel drive. Why not make them all AWD?

 

Sales people don't know shit. I usually end up telling my sales reps everything about the cars they are selling.

 

We'll see. Still makes sense if you ask me. Audi has AWD on most if not all of their cars.

 

Makes sense but, I got a say most of sales person does not know much.

 

i would def get another tsx if it came with a turbo and a sh-awd

 

Sales person didn't know what the "!" meant when it came on during a hard accleration. They also say its ok to run regular 87 gas on a 91 octane tuned car.

 

I'd take a Turbo SH-AWD TSX. Would be great competition for the Subaru Legacy GT Spec B.

 

HEARD. !!

 

BACK ON TOPIC

I've got some great news coming for you guys in the next couple of days =)

Hopefully.

But I'm going to need some help.

 

What ... financial, moral support? Be a little more specific - or are you intentionally being provocative?

 

Haha

Just trying to generate some excitement

 

so any news yet?... i cant wait lol

 

Check the other thread: "Email from Turbo XS!"

Help us find somebody to drop their car off for a day at Turbo XS in Maryland.
They end up with some free stuff, and we all get some RDX products.

Not sure how close Maryland is to New York... Maybe you want to do it! Can't we find somebody who wants some free stuff and help the rest of us out?!

Turbo XS seemed like they had a sense of urgency...

 

cant bro, this is my daily driver =(... wish i could

 

It's all good mang! Spread the word!