Ironic ... I sent them an email yesterday requesting they publish them.

 

I wonder is the SC is TAX write off.....

 

Congrats.

 

geez am I going to have to be the first one on the east coast to get one of these. do I have to do everything for the tsxer's on the east coast. come on someone step it up.

 

LOL. Youre the baller Colt. You have to be the first one to do things over there.

 

well it appears that way. however there will be no supercharger for me atleast for another year. however I have a lot of surprises coming for you guys. There are many changes to the car.

 

Well hurry up and get it done. Cant wait to see what you have done to it. Or you can give me a clue and I can have a replica of your car here in Cali. But in silver.

 

I am hurring but I am waiting on a lot of parts still. If all goes as planned I will have pictures up the week after the weekend of the 18th.

 

Well the bulk of the install is done, I just have to modify the fpr tomorrow (page 12 if anyone's following along) and wait for the ECU.

Overall it was a lot easier than I thought, it's been about 8 hours total so far.

Will post more details when it's all done.

 

Where in Bellevue do you live, BTW?

 

You're very close

 

so you are the 3rd one eh?

 

Thoughts...

1) I have a coolant leak. It's very small now, but a leak is a leak, so tomorrow morning I'm going to take the s/c off and extend the water outlet pipe (page 6, step 18.) Shad at Comptech said the hose should stretch out a little after warming up, and it did, but I think maybe it's just too cold here - the leak persists. I got some 5/8" tubing and a 5/8" barbed extension from Lowes. The reason I have to take the actual s/c off is because it is just impossible (for me) to access the tubing enough to elongate it without taking off the main manifold. I don't think this is a problem on Comptech's part, it might just be the extra cold weather we've been having.

2) Removing the stock P/S pulley - I ended up jamming a socket wrench in the hole and using a breaker bar to loosen the nut (19mm.) Getting the new (smaller) Comptech-supplied one tight was a problem because it has no holes, but once everything is on you can tighten the nut pretty tight.

3) Modifying the fuel pressure regulator - this part was pretty scary. The tank is easy to access (it's just under the mat in the trunk) and like the instructions say, I used a large screwdriver and a rubber mallet to break loose / remove the top of the assembly. The instructions call to compress the FPR by approximately 0.015", which is 1/64" more or less. Since I had no precision measuring instrument, I eyeballed it as best I could (1/64" is tiny!) and so far so good. I'm waiting for my OBD scan tool to arrive to monitor pressure and such.

4) Overall, the install was really a lot easier than I expected it to be - I think anyone who is moderately competent with working with hand tools and following directions could do this install in less than 8 hours start to finish, as long as you have all the tools needed. I didn't take any pictures because the comptech instructions are super concise and self-explanatory...if I can follow the instructions, anyone can.

5) Driving impressions - After about a hundred miles on the s/c, all I can say is WOW! This is how the car should drive! There is some torque steer under WOT in 1st and 2nd, but it's not unmanageable - I think the extra pull the car has is more than worth it. I think the best part is the ability to pull confidently in 6th at freeway speeds! Just a slight increase in throttle gets you from 65 to 85 in no time! Average mileage is down to 27.7 from 28.8, so it's not that bad - and I've been driving pretty hard!

I think the hardest part of the install were getting those stupid plastic retainers off to remove the splash shield, reinstalling the immobilizer (it was so easy the first time, I don't know what happened!) and waiting for the ECU! The fit and finish of the kit is perfect, everything fits as it should, the instructions are super clear, Shad @ Comptech was super helpful in answering questions and providing tech support...I just have a big grin whenever I drive the car now!

Just get it!

 

Thats cool you did it yourself. Now get it dyno so we can see the numbers and compare it with TSX536. Good job.

 

He has a 6MT, so he'll be comparing numbers with Sho-one.

Glad to hear that you like the mod Kangjin

...and Mad props to you for doing the install yourself

 

my god you get 27-28mpg? crap, i get about 22-23mpg on a good day. lol.

 

Yeah, me too. I've been getting like 24 or 25. WTF?

 

I think you get better mpg as you get more miles on your car. I used to get ~26 when I first got the car, now I avg around ~28, and thats with a S/C

 

dingo.. and drunken..

i was getting those MPG too until i inflated my tires.. that helped a bunch.. maybe your tires need more air? or you just have a heavy foot

 

well ya i do 0-60 runs at pretty much every stop sign/red light i get to... and im always pointlessly accelerating wherever. im dumb. i have a feeling thats why.

 

Congrats, Kangjin, on the supercharger mod and especially on doing it yourself. It sounds like a terrific mod.

 

yeah, I keep the nav screen on the trip computer 95% of the time, it's always a game to get the highest mileage possible. If I drove like I have been lately all of the time, I think I'd average under 20!

underinflated tires can also screw up the numbers...

and I managed to extend the coolant line without taking the entire s/c off, just slipped off the hose and shoved in the fitting while coolant was leaking out...a lot easier than taking the s/c off.

Shad @ comptech called me Monday afternoon to check on my coolant problem - another A+ for their customer service!

I also asked him about the possibility of a pulley upgrade - looks like its on Hondata to come up with a map for when the car's not under boost - I'm confident that they'll figure it out!!!

 

Shoot, my MPG on campus is like 15-18. So much stop and go traffic.

I think I'll have Acura put in my SC if I ever get it. To my understanding you need to have this thing installed by Acura or someone Comptech Certified to keep the warranty valid.

 

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kangjin/car/sc09.jpg

"where did you -here- about comptech?"

 

Where did you hear that?

 

I remember somewhere on this forum.

I thought everything can be kept under Acura's Warranty if they install the part. Is that true?

 

kangjin-Lucky Bastage! Man that was like christmas morning looking at all those pics. Congrats!

 

let us know what the OBD scan tool comes up with, curious to see how this step came out for you.

 

Actually, I'm still waiting from digimoto.com...I guess they are as bad as the forums I've read...I ordered in January (before I received the s/c) and am still waiting for them to ship. I've just requested a refund, so I will have to find another tool.

If only we had K-Pro....

 

so has anyone gone to the track with the supercharger yet? i wanna see some 1/4 mile times with it

 

I can bring my scan tool to the meet tomorrow and check out the vitals if you want.

 

I just got a Brockway R920. Rmpage recommended it to me. I'll post some pics and more info on it after I've had a chance to play with it some more.

 

ahhhh i cant wait my SC will be here this week. my boys shop is installing it as long as i put his shops sticker on my car.

 

Sorry JT, I missed the meet...I will be ordering a different scantool this week (maybe the Brockway depending on the review) and possibly hitting up the dyno sometime next week..

mxoplyck g'luck with the install! it's a piece of cake!

 

thanks man.

i have a few friends who put together a dyno day on the 18th so hopefully i can get it done by then.

 

to bad your in Washington, I would love to race a boosted TSX in my G35 before I sell it and become a TSX driver

 

When you say race, you meant to race him on a track, right? :wink:

 

I actually was referring to 1/4 mile

 

Great job on the install! I'm seriously considering getting one and installing it myself. I just need to convince the wife that I "need" this for my car


Steve
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'04 TSX 6MT Silver