btw . . . when I posted the 320+, I meant that I'm putting 320+ at the crank now. And I still can do pullies, more exhaust work, more intake work, tuner mods, 3.5 build and I'm sure there's a couple of other things I can do. So I think there's another 50hp+ . . . easily.

The problem isn't getting more HP out of the engine or to the wheels, . . . it's getting the power to the ground.

Ruf

 

Power isn't what's killing the tranny. It's primarily a design problem with effective oiling/cooling. It's going to blow the same whether you have 200hp or 400hp. Assumining that the 3rd gen design fixed the problem, IMO . . these trannys will handle 400hp.

Ruf

 

as long as they don't shift , so you can get the engaging clutchpack to actuatly grab enough,
but yeah once the clutchpack is fully engaged, they can take some power through them

 

Has anyone found a way to fix that 3th gear problem?

 

6spd swap or 3rd gen tl trans. and dont put any of that friction modifier atf in. that causes the clutch packs to slip a bit and wear out faster, but give a smoother shift.

but if u want to put down power and not have any problems or waste a few thousand dollars on a trans every few thousand miles, go 6spd

 

At this point im really thinking about getting the ser i wanted

 

I pulled on a new 09 TL-S sh awd, and those are supposedly the highest hp acura ever, with my 02 TL-S with only intake and full exhaust, I wish I had money to burn on a dyno, so I can be dissapointed with my high milage motor's output

 

they also got more weight to haul around let alone the the AWD system soaking up some of that additional power, so the power to weight ratio is basically the same on both cars

 

^what friesm2000 said.

 

its just forty more hp pushing two tons and awd

 

i must be missing how youre puttin 320 to the crank in an AT. do you have specs?

 

Thats only 240-ish to the wheels, not unrealistic

 

They have a type-s for the 4th gen already? I thought they only made the type-s in the last 2 years of production for the generation.

 

srsly? 25% loss.

 

lets hope thats true so they can make a new design

 

THat is about the norm in drivetrain loss from what i have seen for the autos, manuals are much less.

 

basically the SH-AWD version seems to be the "new type-s"

 

phee did your custom cam project ever work out?

 

NVA-AV6 can build you a motor pushing close to 300 i think.... its stroked and tuned i believe

 

wasnt aware that i had a custom cam project going. i was just doing research. decided boost would be cheaper.
but im second guessing having a turbo FWD car

 

, custom cams are not cheap, still proably cheaper then FI, but maybe not


if not turbo, go S/C then