Comptech Supercharger coming out first week of may?
03-29-2005, 09:01 PM
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Comptech Supercharger coming out first week of may?
I hope this wasn't posted before, but I emailed an Acura dealership and they said that they will have 4 SC's in the first week of may! 
... maybe I won't be a traitor and step over to a TL 
03-29-2005, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
Ooh...I wonder if the supercharger will be available for the automatics initially? 
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03-29-2005, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
Right, but sometimes they wait a few months between releases and usually the MT version comes first. I'm just wondering if the release will be simultaneous.
didn't comptech said they were waiting for hondata reflash?
so the AT SC would have to wait?!?!
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03-29-2005, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cmf
What would the reflash matter if there isn't one set-up for the S/C anyways? Maybe I am missing something here.
i remember reading that comptech wanted to push back the release of the SC b/c hondata wasn't availble,
03-29-2005, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
I thought they said it was going to be a piggy back unit? 
and i'm not about to search through the gazillion comptech sc threads either.
03-29-2005, 10:25 PM
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Maybe they're intending to build upon the work done by Hondata? Isn't ECU mapping a huge process? If so then maybe Comptech would either outsource it to Hondata or at least surf the wave of their initial NA reflash.
03-29-2005, 11:05 PM
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I think you have to send your ECu into comptech? Isn't that what the RSX users have to do if they don't have the reflash or kpro?
03-29-2005, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
I think you have to send your ECu into comptech? Isn't that what the RSX users have to do if they don't have the reflash or kpro?
03-29-2005, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
maybe comptech should start visiting the site like hondata does.
03-29-2005, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
no one raised their hand yet.
03-29-2005, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cmf
Why? So they could make a post saying, "hey check out my product" but not answer any questions? Kinda like Hondata.
03-29-2005, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dzuy
who has the dough to dish out 4 grand?
raise your hand.
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raise your hand.
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03-30-2005, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
I do. But I still have to think if it's worth it for the investment or not.
who has 4 grand to dump to the supercharger, raise their hand.
i bet barely anyone will raise their hand.
my hand is down.
i've got my eyes set on a house
i had to get hondata of course, for 600, its an offer too good to be true.
03-30-2005, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
I think you have to send your ECu into comptech?
03-30-2005, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by xizor
hopefully their idleness means they're working hard on a k-pro. i think hondata did a good job of answering a lot of the big questions, we asked them a million and at least got a good number.
Regardless of whether not he answered every single question, I still think it's very nice to have someone from Hondata posting here. Even if it is occasionally, it's definitely better than nothing. We don't want to discourage Hondata from coming here.
03-30-2005, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Eeyore
4 grand is a lot of money. I've got it, but the question is, do I want to spend that much to get a supercharged TSX. I think I'd end up wanting so many other upgrades to go with it, 4k could easily turn into 6 or 7.
03-30-2005, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by PixelHarmony
btw, how's your milage with hondata?
unnoticable.
but i need to get a week where i dont gun it - so i can do a more accurate test since i usually dont get on it.
hondata changed that.
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03-30-2005, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sergeremi
And spending that much on power/speed performance upgrades, doesn't it start to become "maybe I should have bought a different car"?
03-30-2005, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rmpage
Yeah, but running far and away from stock is so FUN!
True. All you would do is buy a more expensive car and spend even more money modding it to make it faster. It's the fun of finding parts and getting it all together that does it for me.
03-30-2005, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cmf
True. All you would do is buy a more expensive car and spend even more money modding it to make it faster. It's the fun of finding parts and getting it all together that does it for me.
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03-30-2005, 04:26 PM
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How many of you would pay the extra $4000 at the time you bought your car if it was available directly from Acura like how TRD superchargers are sold?
I'm pretty sure I would.
I'm pretty sure I would.
03-30-2005, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
How many of you would pay the extra $4000 at the time you bought your car if it was available directly from Acura like how TRD superchargers are sold?
I'm pretty sure I would.
I'm pretty sure I would.
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03-30-2005, 04:46 PM
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alright, dumb question...if you supercharge do you get rid of intake? cause the way my friend explained it to me was that it took your exhaust and fed it back to the intake at a cooler temp and higher pressure
03-30-2005, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by madmanmax3000
alright, dumb question...if you supercharge do you get rid of intake? cause the way my friend explained it to me was that it took your exhaust and fed it back to the intake at a cooler temp and higher pressure
A supercharger draws air from the same place the stock intake is and compresses it which forces more air into the engine. Durring the compression stage the air becomes hotter not colder. That's why some kits offer an aftercooler to cool the air down before it enters the engine.
Superchargers a belt to drive the compressor, turbos use exhaust pressure.
03-30-2005, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
How many of you would pay the extra $4000 at the time you bought your car if it was available directly from Acura like how TRD superchargers are sold?
I'm pretty sure I would.
I'm pretty sure I would.
I probably wouldn't have bought the TSX then. For the 4K at the dealership with the TL sitting right next to it, I would have probably opted for the TL, or another car in general.
I don't mind dropping the 4K now (even though a SC is not in my near future), but it wasn't what I was looking for the day I purchased my car. Sounds crazy, but that's my explanation
03-30-2005, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cmf
I probably wouldn't have bought the TSX then. For the 4K at the dealership with the TL sitting right next to it, I would have probably opted for the TL, or another car in general.
I don't mind dropping the 4K now (even though a SC is not in my near future), but it wasn't what I was looking for the day I purchased my car. Sounds crazy, but that's my explanation
I don't mind dropping the 4K now (even though a SC is not in my near future), but it wasn't what I was looking for the day I purchased my car. Sounds crazy, but that's my explanation
I'm the same way with computers and my gun collection.
Hey, money exists to be spent though, right?
03-30-2005, 06:47 PM
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Since this is a comptech supercharger, is it possible that it could be fully endorsed by Acura dealers? In addition, does this add-on quickly diminish the life of the engine? How long can a car last with a supercharger?
04-05-2005, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by NJTSXMan
Since this is a comptech supercharger, is it possible that it could be fully endorsed by Acura dealers? In addition, does this add-on quickly diminish the life of the engine? How long can a car last with a supercharger?