TSX Turbo
07-26-2005, 08:27 AM
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TSX Turbo
Hi, everyone. I'm a Japanese Accord Wagon fan living near Tokyo.
Today the Japanese car magazine "Car Top" says that TSX turbo will be exhibited as a show model in Tokyo mortor show which will be held this autumn.
This engine is the same as New Acura RDX, they say.
They say this is scoop. But is it true ?
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Today the Japanese car magazine "Car Top" says that TSX turbo will be exhibited as a show model in Tokyo mortor show which will be held this autumn.
This engine is the same as New Acura RDX, they say.
They say this is scoop. But is it true ?
Coupe Camper in Japan
http://hw001.gate01.com/coupecamper/
07-26-2005, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
I don't know how I could stop myself from doing a trade in if in fact these rumours are true. 
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07-26-2005, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
I don't know how I could stop myself from doing a trade in if in fact these rumours are true.
Although I fear the sticker price already. Turbo TSX will probably be $40K up here.
07-26-2005, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by vitocorleone
If it's true, I'll be very happy to have already bought a TSX.
(ie, if turbo was standard in the TSX I would not have purchased it)
(ie, if turbo was standard in the TSX I would not have purchased it)
Why?
07-26-2005, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by vitocorleone
If it's true, I'll be very happy to have already bought a TSX.
(ie, if turbo was standard in the TSX I would not have purchased it)
(ie, if turbo was standard in the TSX I would not have purchased it)
I'm sure the turbo will be an option anyway. The standard 2.4 will remain.
07-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by JTso
What's the logic behind this?
07-26-2005, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
I don't know how I could stop myself from doing a trade in if in fact these rumours are true.
07-26-2005, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
I think he meant that he doesn't want a turbocharged engine. He said if the turbo was standard he wouldn't have bought it.
07-26-2005, 01:23 PM
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i wouldnt have been able to get a TSX if it was turbocharged...I actually was going to get an Evolution VIII but since im under 25 and its turbo my insurance was too high...2x as much
07-26-2005, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JTso
I'm just trying to understand the reasoning behind it. Insurance too high with a turbo? Potential theft issues? Maintenance issues? Can't handle the power?
What are the two most common complaints about Turbo's?
- Lag
- Reliability
07-26-2005, 01:56 PM
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I think a properly sized ball-bearing turbo with water-cooled housing should take care of those problems. There are just not that many moving parts in a turbo. Besides, a factory turbo setup most likely would have the appropriate internal build-up, as well as the ECU programming to handle the boost. It's not like throwing an aftermarket turbo on an engine made for NA with a stock ECU.
07-26-2005, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JTso
I think a properly sized ball-bearing turbo with water-cooled housing should take care of those problems. There are just not that many moving parts in a turbo. Besides, a factory turbo setup most likely would have the appropriate internal build-up, as well as the ECU programming to handle the boost. It's not like throwing an aftermarket turbo on an engine made for NA with a stock ECU.
100%Factory turbos are quite reliable.
07-26-2005, 02:17 PM
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I think I would wait until the 2nd or 3rd model year so Honda could get the bugs worked out of the turbo setup, not to mention that no Honda tech has experience working on a Honda with a factory turbo.
07-26-2005, 02:49 PM
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If honda goes the turbo route I have no doubt they will do it in the right way -- meaning a nice twin scroll or electronically controlled waste-gate setup which goes a long way towards eliminating lag.
07-26-2005, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dom
I don't know how I could stop myself from doing a trade in if in fact these rumours are true.
07-28-2005, 11:42 AM
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Hi,everyone !
I uploaded the picuture of the magazine on my web album.
http://www.imagegateway.net/scripts/...a?i=20IDNLQDwq
Coupe Camper in Japan
I uploaded the picuture of the magazine on my web album.
http://www.imagegateway.net/scripts/...a?i=20IDNLQDwq
Coupe Camper in Japan
07-28-2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
We don't even know if it exists, how can we know if it will work? 
yea yea yea
i was about to bring up the point that we dont even have info on the engine or car itself... 
i just hope.
