I just got a new TSX 6mt. Any advice on modifications i can do for better performance?

 

injen cai & rear sway bar

 

Number one mod if you can afford it is some new tires:
225/45-17 summer tires(toyo proxes t1-s or pirelliz pzero nero)
and some lighter wheels. Will make a big difference handling and acceleration wise.

 

short shifter ASAP

 

TRADE FOR AN S2000

 

The s2000 sucks! :thumbsdn: it is made for little guys. I have wide shoulders and the door hits my arm when it closed causing me too lean to the right. I fit fine in 350Z and MR3 spyder.

But as for performance mods. intake is cheapest way to get HPs. Rear sway bar is a must if you drive spirited like me .

 

Cold Air Intakes are usually the best bang for the buck. Short shifters will help you shift a bit quicker, but I hear that it can make a difference in your gear ratios and final drive.

 

How??? I thought the short shifter was a peice of metal that went on the bottom of your shifter making the distance you move the shifter from 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, ect... shorter. I don't think it does anything to the tranny that would change your gear ratios.

 

Wow...someone fed you a bowl of gullible. It shortens the shift

 

a short shifter only decreases the travel you need to change gears...this is at the expense of the synchros (slamming it in gear faster) and most mfgrs will void the warranty on tranny damage due to this fact (i'm not even sure honda will warranty comptech short shifter)

~$190 shipped for the injen cai from ultrarev will give you the easiest and best mod you can do and it makes the car sound great

sticky tires help but at the expense of $$ and all weather traction and higher risk of hydroplaning...lower weight wheels make a significant difference but cost $1,000 for a nice set of forged wheels plus changing the tires over (cast wheels aren't very strong and get out of balance quickly after some pot holes)

best bet would be cai and wait to see what a "reflashed ecu" as there is a good amount of untapped potential held back by the stock ecu

 

Ok...even without a short shifter if your "slamming it" into gear you are going to harm the syncros...but the syncros are made to be sacraficial lambs. Also if you do kill your syncros before 50,000 miles you shouldnt be driving like you are driving.