I get a lot of vibration at idle when the car is stopped and in drive. I put the car in park and it is fine, but as soon as I put it in drive it shakes. Any ideas what is going on?

 

Totally normal.. another annoying problem with this car

 

you cna't tame all 200 HP

 

all 200 bhp

 

lmao
i love it when i stop at a light and my whole center console and drinks in the cupholders vibrate like crazy.

dat acura quality

 

How much is a lot? Does the steering wheel shake? Can you feel it in the seat? Have you checked your motor mounts?

 

LOL iCrap this is not normal! get it checked out

 

wheel shakes a bit, center console vibrates kind of. Not really in the seat.
mounts are fine, it's one of the many common issues with this car.

i dunno i have read quite a few posts with the same problem, maybe ill ask the dealer next time i'm over there.

 

How many miles ? Try cleaning the throttle body.

 

i am @ 64k now. I checked my throttle body at like... 48k and it was pretty dirty but I didn't clean it. I probably should.

 

I cleaned the throttle body on my 04 and now the idle it is like a brand new car.

 

Oh alright then i'll go and do that then.. hopefully it helps.

 

Also try to clean the intake tube.

 

with what? just like take a brush to it? or is there something i should spray as well.

 

Yes and of course buy a can of throttle body cleaner, you need someone to press the gas with the engine off but with key on ignition position two so the plate can open and you clean around it, try not to touch the plate that opens.

 

Your car is broken, ive never experienced anything close to what you describe.

 

iCrap, your car is BROKEN

 

ya it probably is

 

time to sell it and get that wrx you've been eyeing

 

lol that would be nice.... I will when I graduate current wrx is a lil ugly also maybe in 2 years they will make it look a bit better.
FailWheelDrive never again

 

meh.. I don't hate FF. FFs (at least back in the day when we had lighter FFs?) have pretty amazing corning abilities when the suspension is properly tuned. All those best motoring vids of EKs and ITRs always impress me. Those cars are fast as fuck, and I'd love to drive/own one. The CU2 doesn't fall into that category... so it's tough to like the FF layout on our cars.

I think there's 1 Best Motoring EP that featured a CL7. Those have a better platform for auto-x/touge racing than our cars... but even then, just 1 feature/episode. I think they're only interested in the EKs, ITRs, and whatever FFs that were great back in the day.

But for our car, it would've been nice to have a 4WD option. I don't know if FR would've made any sense...

 

If our cars had SHAWD it would be pretty damn good.
My friend's RDX 1g amazes me. It's faster than the TSX by a good bit and actually corners better in some cases. hardly ever spins the tires or looses traction. and that shit is a boat @ like 4000lbs.

Yeah, the 2G tsx is probably one of the worst example of FF for performance. and then that terrible 5AT with long ass gears and an open diff .... awww yeeeeahh. But if I had the 6mt i would definitely want to to keep this car longer. But i hate this trans.

also the thing with those vids of EKs and integras... those cars are super heavily modified mostly, right? A stock one is not really comparable, well expect for an ITR obviously.

 

Those cars are quite heavily modified no doubt, but for sure you can still get a pretty pleasant experience out of the EKs and teggys with simple bolt ons. I/H/E and suspension (tuned) should make these cars plenty fun as long as you're in the power band all the time. Type Rs no doubt. Base teggies and civics will need more work of course but I think they would have a bigger problem than the FF layout (i.e., lack of power). I like how nimble those cars are.

 

Did you not see what Peter Cunningham was able to do with the cl9 and cu2 platform with the realtime team?! The tsx chassis has been proven on the track as a formidable opponent to other higher powered rwd cars in it's class (i.e. Bmw 3 series) Cunningham actually dominated. And you would be surprised how non-heavily modified the actual chassis and drivetrains were in the race cars due to restrictions in the class. Of course it's gutted and reinforced for safety purposes but for the most part it's still a tsx

 

I don't think this is normal LOL.

 

The CU2 did not do nearly as well as the CL7/9 from RT racing, but that's not really my point. I do agree that it has a lot of potential, but yes the car was gutted to hell. Sure chassis was there.. but this car is heavily modified. I do agree it has potential; that wasn't really my gripe about the car.

I was more or less trying to say that, the CU2 feels less raw and less potent to those on a shorter budget. You need to do a lot to make it what RT racing was able to prove. But the older Honda platforms (in my opinion) were lighter, smaller, and cheaper to get to a trackable car. Of course this argument itself isn't very valid because of course newer cars are gonna be bigger/heavier/etc. with the demand going more towards larger vehicles in America, and stricter safety laws. But it's these things that make me feel like the car needs a lot more work before it can be a worthy car for the track.

edit:
hm.. I guess I'll retract my first statement about the RTR CU2 not being as successful as the CL7/9. You're right it was entered into a more competitive class this time around. They built/tuned the J series this time.

I suppose it boils down to aftermarket support and the the fact that the CU2 was released at a bad economic time. Mods are expensive, and there isn't really much out there to be honest, whereas other platforms have a ton of options to sift through, creating more competition and more competitive pricing. I love my car no doubt, but I don't wanna spend so much to get it to the level I'd be happy with as a street+track car.

 

The TSX is an amazing performance / track car. it only needs 35k in parts and a new suspension, rebuilt engine, transmission and no interior! wow, sign me up!

 

Just bare in mind all the cars in that class had shit tons of money into their rides.. And yes when he raced the cu2 the class got a lot tougher due to less restrictions in the class. I've owned many cars that can HANDLE stock and my tsx is up there... U should really get a hold of a 6spd cu2 iCrap... Then hoon the fuck out of it.. At higher speeds and corners I honestly think my tsx handles better than my 04 wrx did when suspension was stock. U want a good auto x car that goes around cones fast than just buy a Miata, but me personally I am very happy with the handling in my daily hooning

 

Yeah ill admit the TSX does handle pretty well, and ya i wish mine was a 6sp

 

Yeah dude a lot more true 50/50 weight on the car with the wayyyy lighter manual trans. Imagine ur car but better (even though u do have that awesome sway bar). Tell you what, I know I'm breaking a cardinal rule in the car world when I say this because you should treat your car like your women, never let anyone else take her for a ride, but if you r ever in orlando I'll let you take my bitch for a quick ride.. Maybe she's boosted and has more meaty rims/tires and suspension by then lol

 

lol if i ever head down to orlando again i should totally take you up on that

 

damn jaheri you're gonna boost?! please do report here when you do

I love my car no doubt.. but I do wish it was 6sp..

 

Mine vibrates too at reverse and when in drive/sport and stopped (when cold). Is this normal? My whole car doesn't vibrate or anything, and you can't really feel it, but you can sorta hear a vibration noise. My seat also makes a squeaking noise when I move around. 2013 w/ 19k miles. Dat Acura quality doe.

 

remember, you guise have vac assisted engine mounts.
in theory; they should get stiffer with load.
so, changing from Park to Drive is putting load or creating a vacuum, especially when cold.

 

^So I guess in theory it does make sense for it to happen. I'll try cleaning the thottle body spacer to see if that makes a difference.

 

that wont make a difference.

by your description, it can only be a few things.
mounts..engine and tranny.
or the tranny's fluid is super thin at start up and you hear/feel vibrations when changing from P to D.

 

I don't feel anything when I change from P to D. where are the engine mounts I should check? I can't imagine having a cracked engine mount with stock 200bhp and 19k miles, but who knows. Also, it just vibrates for a few seconds then idles fine. Then it starts vibrating again for a few seconds then returns to normal. After this, the seat and the warped interior pieces, I don't think I will buy another Acura.

 

no, sorry. didnt mean to insinuate that the mounts were broken.

the mounts are vacuumed assisted, which can cause a little vibration under load.

which I think you are feeling, hearing.

normal operation.

 

Ya, I didn't think the Engine mounts were cracked/broken if the vibration only exists when it's cold. I wasn't sure if its normal because I don't think it existed, or I didn't notice it before. Not sure why Acura thought this was acceptable, its sorta annoying.