i just orderd a new intake for my car and my friend said i need a wideband maf sensor ive looked forever and couldnt find any for my car anyone know where i can get one, and whether or not my friend is correct?

 

Your friend is wrong.

 

he said my ecu will be givin me error codes and make my check engine light come on so im just tryin to make sure..thx

 

Your friend has no idea WTF he's talking about. As long as you remember to plug the MAF back in after the install, you shouldn't get a CEL. Tell him to learn about cars before he starts trying to give advice.

If you went turbo or SC, then you might want to think about getting a wideband. But not just for a CAI.

 

Uh, yeah, ditto on the WTF? Your friend read "wideband o2 sensor" and got it mixed up with a "MAF".

Keep asking and someone somewhere will sell you a stock MAF sample tube and tell you it's a 'wideband'.

No such thing, and no wideband o2 needed for an intake. You'll remove your stock maf from the stock intake tract and install it on the new intake.

 

so im gonna need a wideband for a turbo?

 

I would completely bypass the MAF if I was to turbo.

 

ya im thinking of turboing my car im just getting my intake and torque damper right now

 

I am assuming you are going the custom route since there is turbo in production for the 2G let alone the 1G TSX. Kpro hasnt even been developed for the 2G TSX and has only been recently introduced to the 1G. What are you going to do about engine management and tuning?

 

well ive seen some kits for my car im not rly sure yet my friends are the car people so there kinda drawing all that up i rly dont know that much thats y i joined up so i can find stuff out and learn more

 

kits for you car? there's no off-the shelf turbo applications for our car. everything will have to be custom

 

There is a off the shelf turbo kit for the K24z motor available on Ebay.. Would I trust it? Probably not, especially considering the kit cost less then $600.. I'm sure if you got the budget though to fabricate some engine management, and actual numbers to successfully run a decent low to mid boost turbo wouldn't be impossible in the next year.. Just upgrade your suspension and change your engine brackets and drop the v6 in :-P


https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-performance-parts-modifications-299/rdx-turbo-730483/

a link to a previous thread about turbo's on our vehicle

 

those off the shelf turbo kits are not really for our car. Im just saying if they dont have one for the 1G, I highly doubt there is one for the 2G.