Ok so far i have D/C sport headers, with a factory cat with 141K on it, do u think i will get and power if i replace it with a high flow? also a short ram intake? any sugestions...... short ram will be temporary until i get an ice box

 

High flow cat...get ready for C.E.L

 

Just save your money and get the icebox, the highflow cat should give you some better flow for sure

 

if i put a replacement on that has a O2 bung on it will i still need a C.E.L.

 

Ask Gnuts... he has one and it just threw 2 C.E.L's and its only a year old...when i got exhaust done on my old car...i replaced the Downpipe,cat,and muffler and the guy installing it said OEM cat is always best in the end then a highflow or aftermarket.

Just get the ice box for now serous.

 

i have a straight pipe with no cel. get a spark plug defouler. two to be exact. screw one in into the car then the second one drill out so teh o2 sensor doesnt bottom out. problem solved

 

i havent gotten one.

 

Ohhh thats good then...i must of had bad luck with it then...and it probably didnt help that it was a Volkswagen 1.8T

 

vw/audis are really picky from what ive heard
although the A3 is pure sex.

 

A3 is sex...i got to test drive a White A3 S-Line...pretty dope... But yea Volkswagen throw a Light if you go over a pothole lol

Acura is probably better when it comes to stuff like this.

 

so from what i hear...just an OEM cat would be best ? also i have done some reading on Under Drive pulleys and they seem to be more of a pain in ass then they are worth. will it affect my ability to run a system and what not?

 

obviously u havent read up on the pulleys enough. underdrive is great. now how big of a system? and the pulley isnt a pita. ppl over exaggerate on how hard it is to install bc they cant take the nut off. the cranking method works like a charm.

u can get a high flow cat and not worry about any cel's. shit i got a straight pipe and no cel for o2 sensor

 

My code went away, and i don't have a high flow cat. It's Just a bigger cat to go with my exhaust (2.5"). O2 bung is there and hooked up like normal.

^ there's lots of info on the underdrive pulley, do a search. You call still run a system up to a certain wattage.

 

 

I run different systems, either for dd or for comp. i have 2JL 15's i run for competition or my 1 8" DD i run for drivn around. i just heard alot of down talk on them.
but if yall say they are a +1 then i might invest.

the reason im lookn into power upgrades is to beat my friends 350Z which dyno'd at 293hp. so he walks me everytime we go out and dick around on the streets and track. so i want to just do this then pow surprise who just walked who!

 

Also who here has UR pulleys???

 

Is his an auto?

 

ur gonna need a whole lot more than a intake/pulley/ HF cat/ headers. im talking about either spray or sc.

and seeing how ur auto, not helping u at all

 

no his is 6-speed, when we run up from side to side it doesnt get bad till we hit like 100+ then its like i have nothing.

when i get my tax returns im looking into p2r plenums, ice box, UR pulleys, and maybe TB spacer. think i can pack all that in for less than 1,400$??? and not be broke as hell?

 

get the 09 tl manifold, bored tb, icebox, option pulley, intake manifold spacer and free up the exhaust. along with some weight reduction. once the auto get into 4th gear u hit a will and is slow as shit.

6spd ftmfw

 

If you want the 09 TL mani, adapter and bored tb Im going to sell mine soon. Ill do $550 plus shipping, which is less the then plenums.

 

OK. is the 09 intake better than ours with plenums?

 

I am down for that. just a heads up ill be heading to Washington DC in the first or second week of march. think you can hold it till then ill make a side trip up to u since i love road trips

 

If it doesnt sell before then sure.

And yes, the 09 manifold is better then ours. Its lighter, larger ports, and no casting marks.

 

sweet, well where did u get ur intake?

 

lighter, resists heat better and more free flowing. im gonna go with that manifold also.

 

get either the UR pulley or option racing pulley

+1

in my opionion plenums arent worth the money for the hp you get back in return.

 

my manifold is STONE cold all the time pretty much.

The p2r thermo manifold gasket really helped that out with

 

^same here. thermo spacer, and mdx manifold spacer. with stock intake manifold. never felt my intake manifold this cold.

 

i need a parts list. with prices and where to pic this stuff up at.
knoxville TN has no 09TLs in scrap yards or MDX's that i can find so far i might have to Ebay them

 

see the MDX spacer wouldn't clear the hood for me. ESPECIALLY with the P2R Plenums. they already stick out far.

but yea. my manifold is ice cold as long as i'm not in a traffic jam on a hot day for a LONG time. then it will rise in temp.

 

dealer only or http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...catdisplay.jsp

 

Just did my timing belt and messed with that bolt for an hour until I just did the cranking method, indeed a charm! Tightened it back as much as I could with a bit of loctite and drove directly to my mechanic who hit it with an air gun.

 

another one confirms the method

 

I was so scared when you also told me to do it in the other thread. But after watching the video I felt more comfortable. And my buddy up in Mass. does it all the time. After a few hours on the ground laying under my car on gravel rocks I took the plunge! Two cranks the first time because I was a little gunshy :P

 

Dealer.