Yeah, sometime this summer I'll be doing a mild Type II conversion.

 

No difference. Its purely a noise/sound change.

 

hey ken what do you think of these?

Weapon R Aluminum Billet Fuel Rail Adapter - RL 1996-2002

http://www.eautoworks.com/index20!ma...D!1063!uinv!3.

 

hey ken are thinking about upgrading your suspension?

out of tsx coilovers or legend, tsx better fit?
tein, ksport etc...., preferences?

 

Suspension is fine for my tastes. There is only so much performance you can get out of a FWD car thats just under 4000 pounds..

I'd rather mod the car to have a bit more horsepower. Maybe another 25 or 30.

 

alright, keep us updated. I'd like some more tourqe for a little extra grunt down low.

 

There is plenty of torque. The issue is mostly a matter of torque steer. Acura has tuned the automatic transmission and in particular the torque converter to be a bit more gentle than say a TL Type S. So off the line there is a small dose of hesitation built in from the factory.

How to go around that? Either a higher stall speed for the torque converter or maybe a software change. Both of which i doubt is out there in the aftermarket. We'd probably be the first to try.

 

hmmm, you going to check that out?
sounds interesting, as that intial hesitation is the one thing I would like to diminish. otherwise I'm happy with her pull in the mid/high ranges.

 

I have tightened the throttle cable, that fixed part of the issue

I'm not interested in messing with the torque converter..

 

Ken.... I ordered my scuteon cover....... well we'll just say shift plate. All you have to do is undo the clips near the beverage holder to insert... correct ? ? ?

 

Actually I just used a thin piece of metal with a cloth over it to pry off the shift plate, it just snaps off and the new one snaps in. No need to take the console apart!

 

I could have sworn that it comes out from underneath. From previous experience when mine came loose where the wood grain ends just before the tray. But ok ... I'll take your word for it. Will let you know when it arrives

 

You're right. My bad. You need to take the black cover around the shifter off first.

Pry it up with a flathead screwdriver (covered with a cloth to prevent scratching the wood)

 

My Scuteon-thinga-ma-jig came in today..... does add an extra accent to the console

 

problem is.... the old ones on their pretty tight....... scared to break the 4 tabs that hold it on

 

Are you talking about how to turn the shift gate into chrome?If so just push the shift gate to the right side( hard but not too hard lol) and push up...BTW I use auto stripper to remove the color, after 15 mins.. da da chrome baby!!!

 

Does anybody hear about the STS stage III universial bolt on turbo?? i just wondering if good for my 96 RL lol... they said you can put the turbo anywhere that including in the trunk or underneath the car.. that's crazy

 

I just ordered one from Delray Acura for like 20 bucks. If you scroll down to some of the previous posts in this thread, Ken left a link for it. I just was afraid of how much pressure to use on the plastic in there. It's a little chilly outside here in Md, and I know how cold+plastic = brittle.

 

lol yea i know, but i did save 20$

 

Don't add a turbo to a car if you don't know what one is.. just a word of advice

 

Ken if you or anyone else actually starts doing performance modding hit me up on PM and I would be willing to help.

FYI-Just hooked up Apexi Neo and no a few tricks also.

 

What did you do for the higher compression? I'm curious...

 

lol but I want a turbo... going to ask my local performance shop for help

 

Some people know, some don't. I keep it to myself now but its a custom piston swap.

 

heres a thought. was thinking if you can mod the head of the RL into an NSX. RL's engine code is a C35A and the nsx sohc is a C32A. I friend of mine said it won't work. but imagine a swap off an NSX?? damn that'll be crazy. One more thing does the NSX and RL share the same brake set-up in the front?

 

They are both called "C" blocks, but they share virtually nothing in common. The oil passages, bolt patterns and everything else are different.

 

So does anybody knows what mod going add maybe 30-50 horsepowers to the RL lol. It's hard to find aftermarket part for this car.

 

Port/Polish the heads, change the intake manifold

 

quick way= nitrous
right way =$$$$$$$$$$$$

port and polish, deck the head (increase compression) port match the intake manifold, or swap to a Type II mani? (not sure on that one), rework the exhaust, blah blah blah

 

Do we get to see pics of all this "modding?"

 

ok that sound really good lol. Do you know how much they going to charge the port and polish for the head?And how many horsepower does it increase..15 LOL...Change the intake manifold??? can you give me some information like what parts stuff like that...thx