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Old 02-27-2006 | 06:35 PM
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King Motorsports TSX (C&D Review)

Not sure if this belongs here, in parts & performance, or photograph gallery.
It's a bit hard to read at the crease but all the numbers are there.

Old 02-27-2006 | 06:44 PM
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Old 02-27-2006 | 06:48 PM
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Good job on making the TSX slower.


<---still loves those wheels
Old 02-27-2006 | 06:53 PM
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HAHAHAHAA i thought they'd make the TSX blast off somehow what a retarded project.
I'd rather get this thing supercharged for 4g's, kit for 3g's, rim/tires for 3g's haha. How the heck did they manage to spend 10g's only to make the car slower than ever?
Old 02-27-2006 | 07:00 PM
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I thought there's an issue on the MUGEN TSX vs. the COmptech one...wonder about those numbers~
Old 02-27-2006 | 07:15 PM
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HAHAHAHAA i thought they'd make the TSX blast off somehow what a retarded project.
I'd rather get this thing supercharged for 4g's, kit for 3g's, rim/tires for 3g's haha. How the heck did they manage to spend 10g's only to make the car slower than ever?
HA- yeah I thought the same thing. Just wanted to be polite and not say anything since it was the first post.
Old 02-27-2006 | 07:22 PM
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The items in the mag are all Comptech parts according to the prices, not Mugen. No wonder not much gain.
Old 02-27-2006 | 08:10 PM
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yeah seriously when is the mugen titanium exhaust only 895 and the carbon fiber cold air intake for 169???

unless king is having a clearance these prices sound like the Comptech parts...
Old 02-27-2006 | 08:21 PM
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the car is pictured with mugen exhaust and intake... and the car is slower? They say in the article 0-60mph in 7.7 seconds but in the side chart its 8.3 seconds... This article is more than dodgey and if 10 grand makes the tsx slower...
Old 02-28-2006 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Good job on making the TSX slower.
Old 02-28-2006 | 12:25 PM
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LOL

I was at the results. The times didn't grab me, neither did the 7-ft. less stopping distance. I was hoping for better results for $10K. Looks I guess.
Old 02-28-2006 | 12:36 PM
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Looks like handling got better, where the bulk of the 10K was spent. Livability, 0.9 on the skidpad is pretty decent.

I personally would rather see hondata and hytech come up with something like they did for the RSX here:
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=7
Old 02-28-2006 | 04:25 PM
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So they pumped up the TSX to nearly $40K and it's slower. Clever.

Hmmm, maybe they should have tried the IS 350 trade-in mod. I heard anyone can do it and it adds a V6 with 100 more hp, RWD and knocks off more than 2 secs on your 0-60 time.
Old 02-28-2006 | 06:23 PM
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So they pumped up the TSX to nearly $40K and it's slower. Clever.

Hmmm, maybe they should have tried the IS 350 trade-in mod. I heard anyone can do it and it adds a V6 with 100 more hp, RWD and knocks off more than 2 secs on your 0-60 time.
ROFL, yeah I heard about that mod too hahaha, and i've heard of the 330i mod as well, but many people complain about the lack of MT on the IS350 mod
Old 02-28-2006 | 06:40 PM
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I agree the prices def. don't add up right at all. I wonder if we could hold KingMotorsports to those published prices?
Old 02-28-2006 | 08:32 PM
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16 second 1/4 mile? Ouch.

I wonder if they tested the car with 4 fat chicks in it...
Old 02-28-2006 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Good job on making the TSX slower.


<---still loves those wheels
Old 02-28-2006 | 11:38 PM
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they can definitly hook me up with that 169 mugen carbon fiber intake.
Old 02-28-2006 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Good job on making the TSX slower.


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those wheels are definitly sweet.
Old 03-04-2006 | 10:18 PM
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I actually really liked the look of the car, though. I agree--could use some "real" mods, but in the cosmetic category--wow!! P.S. King motorsports is right here in my hometown--maybe I will have to go in there and ask for that intake for $169

I can kinda see where they were coming from in terms of "what can I do to spruce this up a bit without doing major work." That's kinda what I want to do with mine (when I get it :grin: ) I really want to do some "minor" mods like intake and maybe brakes and then some cosmetic stuff like underbody kit and wheels. Won't be spending $10k, though--that's for sure!
Old 03-04-2006 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Good job on making the TSX slower.


<---still loves those wheels
JTso's TSX did 0-60 about 1.5 seconds faster, ~6.3 seconds. Looks nice, but it seems they're going in the wrong direction regarding performance.
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