Hey guys, I'm from the CL forum but thinking about getting a TSX since I saw an SCCA race with the RealTime RSX's and TSX's. Do any of you know what kind of mods they have on it? Also, what kind of numbers do you guys run w/ normal bolt ons (I/H/E)? Are these pretty nice little cars in 6spd trim? Would I be bummed going from a 6cyl to a 4cyl? Sorry if these are dumb questions but any help or input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
-Baum

 

I lived a couple of miles from the RealTime shop when I lived in Wisconsin and the cars are very heavily modified. They take the car down to the unibody and start from there.

I would look at the Mid-Ohio school cars. They are also use TSX's.

 

Realtime TSX - http://www.realtimerl.com/content/acura-tsx

 

Chassis
2650 lbs minimum weight (with driver)
Steel Unibody with RTR prep and chromoly cage
RTR Carbon-Kevlar Spoiler
RTR Carbon Splitter/Undertray and Rear Wing
RTR Carbon Center Console
RTR Carbon-Kevlar Hood and Trunk
EFI Data Logger and Dash Display
Hella Switches and Relays
Racetech Communications radios
Sparco seats, belts and steering wheel
AP Racing Pedal Assembly
AP Racing Air-Jacks
TOTAL Autobody paint work
Valley Graphics decals
Optima Battery

Suspension
Front double wishbone / Rear 5-Link
RTR chromoly tubular Front Upper/Lower A-arms
RTR chromoly tubular Rear Links
RTR Rear Upright with Spherical Bearing Inserts
Moton triple adjustable shocks
Eibach springs
RTR Front anti-roll bar
RTR MOMBO™ rear anti-roll bar and mount
Brembo four-piston monoblock front calipers
Brembo two-piston rear calipers
RTR Brake Ducts
Hawk Performance brake pads
Enkei Competition wheels
Series-mandated Toyo Proxes RA1 rubber 235/40/17

Drivetrain
K24A2 block and head
RTR baffled oil pan
RTR cams
CP 12.5:1 compression pistons
Eibach valve springs
Carillo Rods
RTR spring retainers
RTR Engine Mounts
EFI engine management
RTR header and exhaust
C&R Racing radiator
RTR Carbon Radiator Shroud
RTR Airbox
RTR Spec ASU5 6 speed gearbox
Red Line Oil engine/trans lubricants
BOSCH spark plugs and fuel pumps
Goodridge hoses, lines and fittings
Tilton Flywheel and Clutch
Fuel Safe Fuel Cell


holy smokes look at that weight! thats almost a integ i bet that car can run in the 13's

 

the tsx is very nice for what it is (enty level luxury/sport sedan). im sure with a few mods at high rpms the dcarew ould pull nicely. i had a 5spd 2000 maxima with intake and exhaust, and short shifter. the car felt pretty quick comapred to the tsx but neither are "fast" cars. i dont regret it

 

I cheated and bought a Corvette. Like I told my wife, it is less than having two kids in college for a year, so I bought it.

The TSX is like a really nice Ford Escort with heated seats.

 

a nice escort? common man, this is a well crafted japanese sedan, at worst its a honda accord (which is actually wahta it is)

 

Did Ford start making a new Escort??? The last one I sat in couldn't even begin to compare to the TSX.

 

 

 

At least its a really nice one....wait, is there such a thing?

 

I actually really like my TSX, but it is not a performance car. It is a nice car that goes from A to B, get ok gas millage, but it weighs 100 pounds more than a Corvette and less than 1/2 the HP, so I when I go from the Corvette to the TSX, I wonder were the gas peddle went.

Also I keep leaving the headlamps on because it doesn't have auto headlamps. First car in about 10 years without it and a compass.......

 

Well, of course it's not going to have the performance of the 'vette -- what does? But if you have a MT, you'll just have to learn how to get the most out of a high revving engine. :-) It's not something I feel like drag racing, but it seems pretty peppy to me. *shrug*

I generally hear the "ding ding" if I leave the headlights on. But I agree that it could use a compass.

(The Escort crack was a low blow, though!)

 

It's all relative. First though, performance has many different meanings for people. So relative to what I think you mean by performance, it's no where remotely close to a Corvette.

However, I wouldn't put "fun driving" outside of the TSX's skill set. The TSX is fun to drive, along the same lines as a Mini, Miata, or any small powerplant, well-balanced car. Don't ever go looking for power in a TSX. If you come from the mindset that a NA, 4 cyl, 3000 lbs FWD family sedan can be absolutely tossed at reasonable speeds, the TSX can surprise you. The TSX does it better even compared to alot of RWD sedans in its class.

Of course, if you step out of a near-exotic like your vette and into your TSX....well, I'd feel the same way as you, I don't care what anyone says. Power is power.

 

Like a lot of cars in Japan that we'll never see here, I'd take a European Ford Focus Cosworth (RS2000) in a heartbeat.... it's a 'really nice' one.


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6...b9007f3de9.htm

 

I'd take that Escort. Probably wouldn't be as comfortable as the TSX, though... sure drifts better than the TSX!

The TSX is not a "Performance Car" if that term includes Corvettes, but it's supposedly a "Sports Sedan". It seems to live up to that decently.

 

Well I ran a 15.5 at the track, with an INJEN cold air intake no other mods and bald tilre on the front. I saw an RSX run a 14.2 but he had everything done I mean all the possible mods he could have. I love the TSX for style and performance but it will take alot of work to run in the 14s at the track

 

i need a compass too because i need to go into the woods with my car and i have no sense of direction either...phuk up

 

car's this day are just too fast.

every year something alot faster comes out

 

everytime i see a post by that vette guy he is always talking about his amazing vette and then his measly tsx...he doesnt even seem to like it, why is he here then? he's better off with the ford escort

 

a compass???

we now have something called navigation. its much much better than a compass from 10 years ago.

you have money to buy a vette but no money to opt a navi??

 

No shit!!!! how can you compare corvette vs. tsx? you are pretty fucking stupid if you ask me. If you don't like your tsx then why did you buy it in first place?? You got nothing better to say then go back to your little AMERICAN POWER POS forum.

 

Geez, guys, can't we own more than one car? I wouldn't mind having a "weekend car" that was impractical, if I could afford it.... But, yeah, I do think it's funny how Tim likes to remind us about the Vette. Even most sports cars aren't going to compare well to the performance of a Vette! And I think he had to know that the Escort crack was going to get some attention.

I think part of the problem is that you have to get past the raw-power-is-everything mode. If you can do that, then you can start enjoying the handling... mebbe some upgrades are in order, but still, even on the test drive, you should be able to figure out that the TSX is a lot more interesting to drive than the average sedan.