Richie v6

No pricing till next week. I have to get quotes on the machining and time the hours it takes to make one. The part has been a unique challenge with many little problems to solve before we could perfect the product.

Pictures of the final product tomorrow

Yes everything back to the exhaust.

Richie v6

Pricing and details will be posted next week. Lead time will be 1-2 weeks after orders are placed.

wspy

Looks really nice!

Only problem now would be getting rid of the pesky check light due to the secondary O2 sensor.

RZANYS2K

Great looking product. Is the final product going to use a slip fit to connect together?

bluecarbonfiber

YAY!! cant wait to see final product.. curious to see one with a cat too looks like a small amount of room for it on the midpipe

rxtreme

First, very nice design on the downpipe.

Second, I am not sure the check engine light will be a problem if one cat is in place. There are a number of us waiting to see the design that keeps a sencondary, hi-flow cat in the final product.

Looks good so far, tho.

rxtreme

Ah, before I forget...I have heard some speak of using a v-band or another clamping type connector between the midpipe and rest of the exhaust. Is there an advantage to using this over the 3 bolt connector you have there? I see you are already using a band-type connector near the flex pipe, which is sweet for installation and removal.

bluecarbonfiber

^ quicker connection i would think with the clamp vs bolts..

TheWrench116

iTrader: (1)

flash pro would take care of that.

wspy

Ok, You can be sure that if you put the second o2 sensor in its original location with no cat between it and the primary one, which is what V6 and everyone else for that matter has done, the check light will be triggered!

At first I had thought that they even forgot to install the secondary bung but on closer inspection of the supplied pics I saw it peeping out
It can be barely seen in the comparative view.

So some means of fooling the ecm will have to be employed, as usual, with this D pipe.

Richie v6

We wouldn't leave you hanging like that. The downpipe will come with a defouler tuned to match the RDX. We have tested it and it passes the readiness monitor.




Yes, the downpipe must be in 2 piece to fit. It will also all for people to switch to a high flow cat or 3" outlet. Don't worry we do slip fits properly. We precisely expand the tube in house for a perfect seal. I've seen the same clamps used on a 300k+ car.

This pretty much is the final product. We found a suitable heavy duty meatalic substrate cat rated for OBDII for our catted version. According to the measurement it will fit exactly between the hanger and reducer to exhaust. It was special order item I should get it next week.

So far the CEL hasn't been a problem. We have lots of experience deleting cats. The secondary highflow cat shouldn't be a problem at all.

Vbands used for custom large exhaust builds since they are convenient and allow for some rotational play. Since there is no vband standard position on the RDX everything would have to be custom.

Correct we will provide a defouler to space out the O2 sensor.

RZANYS2K

Thanks for the reply. Do you know how many cell cat your going to include in the HFC option?

Lanesky_OH8RDX

If the de-fouler holds up I am now thinking a Catless DP. I cant afford Flashpro and a DP at the same time to get rid of the CEL. Baby steps.

Richie v6

I believe it is a 200 cell core.

Slow98teg

Is the downpipe flange the standard 3 bolt flange?

Richie v6

Nope both were custom jobs.

Slow98teg

Thanks. Glad I work in a machine shop. Guess ill order a gasket then and make one.

mstolars

So I was lucky enough to have this beauty fitted to my rdx and I picked up the car today. From the driving that I did I'm really happy with the downpipe/midpipe. I could feel the difference from stock right away. My only mods are a k&n drop in and the hondata reflash. I haven't noticed any of the smell associated with running without a cat and the sound hasn't really changed all the much either, maybe just a little deeper tone on the exhaust. Not loud at all, but I may do an exhaust in the future. I'll post some updates after driving it awhile.

ivan_baez

once you have the price please let us know and include the link to purchase the product!

it looks great.

ivan_baez

were you able to dyno before and after?

bluecarbonfiber

you do the gas mileage check to see if there is a difference??

and when you say K&N drop in you just did the filter not the full intake correct??

Richie v6

No dynos yet. I feel the product concept has been proven. Downpipes make great gains on turbo cars. We might dyno everything at once we get the intercooler setup working as well. If you want to dyno the product I will chip in for the runs.

TheWrench116

iTrader: (1)

more interested in price at this point. like they said downpipes make power on turbo cars... especially cat less ones.

wspy

Will this be a bigger top mount or a front mount intercooler set up?

mstolars

I've only driven it around 30 miles so I haven't checked gas mileage increases, will probably see in the next week or so. The K&N is not the full intake, just an air filter. I have a Weapon R intake that I took off awhile back because I was having that backfiring/popping problem and couldn't find a solution to fix it.

ivan_baez

Intercooler oprion would be cool too. keep us posted!

bluecarbonfiber

the back fire issues from what i read has to do with the plugs.. when was the last time you checked them? and are they still properly gapped? even though iridium plugs are pre gapped they can still be off..

mstolars

Funny you mention that, I was thinking of replacing the plugs as I'm pretty sure they are original and the car has close to 80k on it. I probably should've done them when the car was at RV6 with the intercooler off, lol.

Richie v6

It will be a air to water setup. It is used in a lot of OEM applications like ford lightening and Mercedes. They are much less invasive than a FMIC and have a much higher thermal capacity.

bluecarbonfiber

I am guessing it will look similar to this one that has been done??

Richie v6

Whoa where did you find that? Similar however I plan on using custom sized core that will be larger. I know that core and its decent however a larger one would do much better.

bluecarbonfiber

someone in russia had it done by someone over here.. ive seen a few on ebay not sure if he got one on there and had it changed out to make it fit or what.. if you can read russian i am sure you could find out more info on that..

stani

Hi guys, any information about the price ? I am located in L.A. CA, i am considering to buy the kit, but do you have an idea, how much will be the shipping price to LA ? I also want to have my ECU reflashed by Hondata, do i have to let them know that i have installed your product before sending the ECU ? Good job!!! Thank you

wspy

So where do you plan on getting the water from to cool the core?
I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but just trying to see the proposed plan

rxtreme

I am starting to be sold on a catless set up if there are no CEL's or 'sniff test' issues. For me, the intercooler will have to come later...getting too close to Christmas! Just need a price! ;-)

Richie v6

We should have finalized pricing in this week. I am still getting quotes on custom gaskets and machining. I would check with Hondata on the ECU, I am not sure what they do exactly.

There is a heat exchanger (radiator) mounted in the front of the car. On race setups you can even run ice in a reservoir.

Shooting for under $600 for a intro price.

protoRDX

Ok guys, let me explain this particular air-to-water setup for you since I'm a member of that russian RDX fans community.
That setup was not the first one. Now they start to use this kit more often than before cause they were able to play with all those parts and figure that out.

First of all, this set up is a custom kit. It consist of:

1) core element;
2) front mount radiator (intercooler);
3) water pump (Bosh, dont know which one exactly);
4) hoses and fiitings;
5) antifreeze (engine coolant).

Antifreeze has been used due to obvious climate conditions in Russia instead of regular water.
Core has been mount on top of the engine instead of stock IC using some custom adapters and brackets.
Radiator has been placed in front of both stock radiators (AC and engine radiator) with no changes made to bumper.
There are a lot of technical issues with that setup. The core element you can order online from fozenboost.com . But some cut and welding must be made additionally to fit our stock piping.
The radiator element has to be not very big since it will be placed between bumper and AC condenser and need to have some space between this element and AC condenser itself. I'm still wondering why they don't use a fan for that radiator to increase air flow between them.

bluecarbonfiber

^ with prices like those ETS might need to start rethinking there price on theres..

rxtreme

Wait, around $600 for the intercooler or the downpipe/midpipe?

Thanks!

Richie v6

downpipe + mid pipe.