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04-20-2005, 03:21 PM
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Just Called Comptech!
Today was a very sad for us auto TSX owners. I just called Comptech and talked to them about their supercharger for the TSX. They said that the manual will be out sometime in May. I am estatic for them.THEN i asked about the AUTO. he then said that yeah their possibly will be one in production. He said that it depends on sales and it would be put behind other cars that they have their eyes on. ARE THEY BLIND! I"M PISDD. has anyone heard anything other then what this young,nice gentalmen told me?
04-20-2005, 03:40 PM
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I think that's very possible although it really shouldn't be much more effort on their part to develop an AT kit. Mechanically, I can't see why there would be any difference between the two transmissions. They're using Hondata for the reflash but they have custom fuel maps for the forced induction. Making an AT kit should just be a matter of getting a different reflash.
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yes i know how weird life turns out. i also informed the guy that Hondata does NOT have a 05 TSX or RSX ecu made and he made the assumtion that it did not matter if they did or ont so i'm wondering what he knows or not. PLEASe IF ANYONE KNOWS IF THEY WILL HAVE THE AT supercharger i'd love to know. they claimed they would have the manual out way before May but now they guy says May.... what is comptech's deal. they are highly priced... pretty reliable parts but ... but...take FOREVER
04-20-2005, 03:46 PM
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What Dan is saying makes sense. It doesn't seem like it would be a lot more work to make a 5AT version. I just hope they are willing to allocate the resources necessary to make it.
Hmm...maybe I should also call and ask about one for the 5AT. If enough of us call, maybe they will give it more of a priority.
What Dan is saying makes sense. It doesn't seem like it would be a lot more work to make a 5AT version. I just hope they are willing to allocate the resources necessary to make it.
Hmm...maybe I should also call and ask about one for the 5AT. If enough of us call, maybe they will give it more of a priority.
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04-20-2005, 08:36 PM
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you'd wait for the honda's turbo version? i'm confused?
04-21-2005, 12:51 AM
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Me and my brother have TSX's, his is a 2005 5AT (White), mine is a (Black) 2004 6MT.. I like his better, call me lazy, but in tiptronics, I get the same type of speed, the only problem is the ECU will only allow you to push it to 7500 RPM...
04-21-2005, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackAc036
Me and my brother have TSX's, his is a 2005 5AT (White), mine is a (Black) 2004 6MT.. I like his better, call me lazy, but in tiptronics, I get the same type of speed, the only problem is the ECU will only allow you to push it to 7500 RPM...
04-21-2005, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackAc036
Me and my brother have TSX's, his is a 2005 5AT (White), mine is a (Black) 2004 6MT.. I like his better, call me lazy, but in tiptronics, I get the same type of speed, the only problem is the ECU will only allow you to push it to 7500 RPM...
Someone buy this man a drink
04-21-2005, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by domn
I wouldn't bother with the AT either if I were them. Probly not enough of a market.
04-21-2005, 02:12 PM
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Even if a 6MT is better than a 5AT, a 5AT supercharged would have been better than a 6MT non-supercharged. 
So which one of the 6MT guys is gonna step up and be the first with the Comptech SC?
So which one of the 6MT guys is gonna step up and be the first with the Comptech SC?
04-25-2005, 02:17 PM
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The TSX is a sport-luxury car, not a sports car. As such its user base will tend toward the slush box with a greater frequency than other cars. By failing to offer the SC for the 5AT, Comptech would effectively be ignoring and snubbing a wide majority of its TSX marker base. That isn't just poor business practice, it's a poor way to treat customers. The fact that the 5AT SC would be a near-analog of the 6MT version only makes this more retarded.
I guess if they have a reason to believe that there's no interest in it, they have no reason to bother making it, but the simple fact that there are boards like this that prove the TSX has a sizeable aftermarket segment should be enough to convince them to cater to it.
Plus I would have a MT (and a different car as well) if I wasn't paralyzed. I miss the daylights out of using a clutch and I'd take a few lives to be able to again. That said, the 5AT is a pretty awesome tranny that's better performance-wise than a few older manual sports cars I've driven in the past.
I guess if they have a reason to believe that there's no interest in it, they have no reason to bother making it, but the simple fact that there are boards like this that prove the TSX has a sizeable aftermarket segment should be enough to convince them to cater to it.
Plus I would have a MT (and a different car as well) if I wasn't paralyzed. I miss the daylights out of using a clutch and I'd take a few lives to be able to again. That said, the 5AT is a pretty awesome tranny that's better performance-wise than a few older manual sports cars I've driven in the past.
04-25-2005, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rmpage
The TSX is a sport-luxury car, not a sports car. As such its user base will tend toward the slush box with a greater frequency than other cars...
Not to insult anyone, because many people like yourself have other reasons for buying ATs and I am mearly musing about Comptech's thinking here, not necessarily my own, but they probably assume that the true driving enthusists that purchase TSXs bought 6MTs and that is the market that they are targeting with a SC.
Just my best guess at their thinking and my 
04-25-2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TSX.Fury
But there you go. That kinda answers the issue right there. I think Comptech is assuming, because the TSX is a Sport-Luxury car and not a sports car, that the SC for it won't sell well anyway, let alone to those that bought ATs.
Not to insult anyone, because many people like yourself have other reasons for buying ATs and I am mearly musing about Comptech's thinking here, not necessarily my own, but they probably assume that the true driving enthusists that purchase TSXs bought 6MTs and that is the market that they are targeting with a SC. Just my best guess at their thinking and my
Not to insult anyone, because many people like yourself have other reasons for buying ATs and I am mearly musing about Comptech's thinking here, not necessarily my own, but they probably assume that the true driving enthusists that purchase TSXs bought 6MTs and that is the market that they are targeting with a SC.
Just my best guess at their thinking and my 
I'd be spending more time drooling on someone else's Comptech SC than spending that much money on a set of my own. If power is a big thing to me in the first place, I would've gotten the G35 sedan over the TSX, which is also the same price to a SC'd TSX.
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04-25-2005, 04:55 PM
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Comptech should and will release a supercharger for the TSX 5AT. Theres no reason why they wouldn't. There are car enthusiast with 5AT's and the 5AT market is much bigger, plus Comptech also has plans to release a supercharger for the 3rd gen TL 5AT.
04-26-2005, 07:22 PM
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Just called Comptech to see how much it would cost for a header install.
I talked to Ryan and we started talking about other things for the TSX. I asked him about the supercharger and he confirmed that it's coming out for the 6MT next month. Then I asked him about the AUTO and he confirmed that as of right now they were NOT planning to make one for the Auto. He said it wasn't completely out of the picture, but that they usually do the 6MT first and depending on how easy it is to make the 5AT, they decide wether or not to pursue it. He said if the fitment is similar, then there's a greater chance that they will make a version for the AUTO.
At that point I let him know that I was part of a very big internet forum and that I was sure there was definitely interest in the SC kit of the Auto. He said that they will have to see a little later and he would do what he could. He was a nice guy and very easy to talk to.
We also talked a little about the ECU. I confirmed with him that the ECU is going to be a piggyback system. He said Comptech has invested tons of time and money into trying to crack the K series ECU. He said they had come very far and that their ECU piggy back system will make the TSX operate like it had come with factory Turbo.
Well, just thought I would pass along the info I had heard. I can't wait to see some dynos and also see the first TSX on the forum with the SC! It sucks that they aren't making an AT version as of right now, but I think they'll pursue it if we put enough pressure on them and if the fitment is not ridiculously different.
I talked to Ryan and we started talking about other things for the TSX. I asked him about the supercharger and he confirmed that it's coming out for the 6MT next month. Then I asked him about the AUTO and he confirmed that as of right now they were NOT planning to make one for the Auto. He said it wasn't completely out of the picture, but that they usually do the 6MT first and depending on how easy it is to make the 5AT, they decide wether or not to pursue it. He said if the fitment is similar, then there's a greater chance that they will make a version for the AUTO.
At that point I let him know that I was part of a very big internet forum and that I was sure there was definitely interest in the SC kit of the Auto. He said that they will have to see a little later and he would do what he could. He was a nice guy and very easy to talk to.
We also talked a little about the ECU. I confirmed with him that the ECU is going to be a piggyback system. He said Comptech has invested tons of time and money into trying to crack the K series ECU. He said they had come very far and that their ECU piggy back system will make the TSX operate like it had come with factory Turbo.
Well, just thought I would pass along the info I had heard. I can't wait to see some dynos and also see the first TSX on the forum with the SC! It sucks that they aren't making an AT version as of right now, but I think they'll pursue it if we put enough pressure on them and if the fitment is not ridiculously different.
04-26-2005, 08:54 PM
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Well, just thought I would pass along the info I had heard. I can't wait to see some dynos and also see the first TSX on the forum with the SC! It sucks that they aren't making an AT version as of right now, but I think they'll pursue it if we put enough pressure on them and if the fitment is not ridiculously different.
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i think the biggest issue here is time. the TSX is still young! in a few years there will be alot more TSX out there than before, and the market is going to expand. i can deifnatly see why comptech is doing this. as is Hondata. building parts is expensive and if they wont make thier money back and then some they wont spend the time. atleast not yet.
eventually comptech and those big guys will see that there is a demand and build. it will happen, if not im sure many smaller shops will and will take over the market. basically with that, if theres a market for it someones going to produce a product, just for the pure reason that theres a profit to be had. we just need to take time now n wait
eventually comptech and those big guys will see that there is a demand and build. it will happen, if not im sure many smaller shops will and will take over the market. basically with that, if theres a market for it someones going to produce a product, just for the pure reason that theres a profit to be had. we just need to take time now n wait
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