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#41
I believe it was in a tuner magazine. That's where I got the "idea" that Church had their own custom Hondata reflash program, but in fact it was clarified (by members here) that they were using the same Hondata reflash from Hondata, but had custom build a 1-off exhaust and did some dyno tuning on their own to crank out the 300whp.
#42
Copy cat shinobi
It was sugessted in his "Project RDX" build but I don't know if it ever made it onto a RDX. I hope it did, but he was talking about uping the size of the IC not moving it. You meantioned in another thread that you wanted to go to his shop, did you ever get around to it?
heres the link: for NoTypeR's "Project RDX"
http://www.vtec.net/forums/one-messa...sage_id=654738
heres the link: for NoTypeR's "Project RDX"
http://www.vtec.net/forums/one-messa...sage_id=654738
#44
Instructor
I found a kit on Ebay, The guy who's gonna tune my RDX said it looks like a solid kit and worth the $$, he said he'll have to modify it a bit but very doable. check it out, let me know what you think, I haven't done it yet cuz I'm saving to get the front lip as well. I'll put it on while they have the original out to install the front mount intercooler, he approximates about 50 engine hp with the new intercooler alone.
uh no. you will not gain shit by just adding a front mount. thats like saying that adding a intake to a civic lets you beat corvettes.
#45
Instructor
Please forgive me for both reviving an old thread AND asking the following question:
Has anyone considered trying a subtle hood scoop application to apply more air directly to the top of the intercooler, for example the Forester 2.5xt (though perhaps less aggresive)?
Has anyone considered trying a subtle hood scoop application to apply more air directly to the top of the intercooler, for example the Forester 2.5xt (though perhaps less aggresive)?
please no.
#46
Instructor
here is a possible start to a custom fmic.
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.it...=&icJumpPage=1
![](http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/images/es9aix_c.jpg)
this setup is built for a civic, but the core is what you are looking for. this setup is only 200$ and is slim and long enough to take in air flow from the front bottom air dam.
If you can fab the pipes and relocate the bpv on the inlet pipe, you should be golden.
now with this being said, if you upgrade your turbo to something bigger this would be ideal and would benifit from it. . adding a front mount on a stock turbo is really only for your looks preference. any tuning that you can get from this would have still been possible with the stock top mount as the tuning on the rdx is that conservitive.
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.it...=&icJumpPage=1
![](http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/images/es9aix_c.jpg)
this setup is built for a civic, but the core is what you are looking for. this setup is only 200$ and is slim and long enough to take in air flow from the front bottom air dam.
If you can fab the pipes and relocate the bpv on the inlet pipe, you should be golden.
now with this being said, if you upgrade your turbo to something bigger this would be ideal and would benifit from it. . adding a front mount on a stock turbo is really only for your looks preference. any tuning that you can get from this would have still been possible with the stock top mount as the tuning on the rdx is that conservitive.
#47
Instructor
If money was no object...I'd swap the IM for an RBB. You'd have a set up similar to a Subaru that way and you wouldn't have the 90 degree bend right before going into the IM. That should also make it easier to fab your piping and what not.
#50
Instructor
The setup is already like a subaru. The only difference is that its not a flat4 and the turbo is more centered in the back. If you put a forester and rdx next to eachother with someone that didn't know the difference that person would think it was a forester
#51
Copy cat shinobi
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@ thread: I'd only FMIC only if I have ported&polished/ race Springs/valves/Higher lift cams/ bigger throttle body/ A high flow IM/ then I'd seriously concider a FMIC but right now, the RDX is short of real estate up front.(with all the radiators up there) And plumbing the piping is gonna be hell, I have seen the RDX without its face and I know a possible way but it's way too small diameter for pre-fab tubing and I may have to fab some CFRP to pull off the feat, otherwise the venturi effect on the reduced pipes size will negate any FMIC project in the first place.
Honestly I'd love to see it done
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@windowLG, lol, RBB is in short the designation for a K series IM as you now know, but there is a more eluesive and better IM out there: it is the Mugen Civic RR IM (RRC)
http://www.superstreetonline.com/tec...out/index.html
and again I think FMIC, if feasible, is the last upgrade I'd perform as it would yeild the least amount of power per dollar and reduce responsiveness. IMO
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#52
Instructor
#54
I think Church had built a custom FMIC for their RDX. I assume it's the RDX that they flashed and tuned and built the exhaust for that was putting down 300+WHP. They took the OEM TMIC off, and ran a pipe across the top of the motor, to the front of the car, and to the FMIC they mounted. That's all I could gather from the pictures I saw.
your hondata chip gives u 30hp. full exhaust - another 20-30hp. changing IC location is not really "power" upgrade. bigger core allows lower IAT temps, and lets tunner run higher timing (=more power). but as mentioned above - having a longer piping, will reduce the impact. not to mention the fact that most ebay FMIC are made from inferior materials/designs and in many cases provide even worse performance then stock IC's.
so i do not see how u can get from 240bhp (~200whp) to 300whp... i also believe that stock turbo already runs at high psi ~17... what boost can it handle safely? it can only do so much... there are phisycal limitation to air flow.
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