OSUBeaver

Easy to answer that one. PRL Cold Air Intake, 3" (catted or Catless depending on what you want) Full-Race Downpipe and the 3" Full Race Exhaust. Buy Hondata Flashpro and get it professionally tuned and your around 193whp. Stock is about 165. That will more than make up for the wheels/tires I would think.

Not cheap parts by any means but they will all be usable if you ever want to supercharge it in the future....

OSUBeaver

Just another pic, don't think I've ever posted a post-install pic

aomechmarine

Great advice man

k24ilx

I really like the stance/fitment of the wheels on your ILX. If I switch from stock 215/45/17 to 235/45/17 on a 17x8 +35 wheel do you think it would have a similar fitment or will I need to use spacers as well?

P.s. car is lowered on H&R springs (1.5/1.3)

OSUBeaver

You may want to consider 225 width tires on an 8" wheel - don't think it will make a BIG difference either way but just a thought. If you want a similar stance you will still need spacers. I have 25mm spacers in the rear and your offset is only 10mm different - leaving a 15mm delta. Now a 10mm wider tire will make a 5mm difference on the outside still leaving 10mm. If I was you I would pick up some 15mm spacers. Nice safe size and the result will be a perfect look!

k24ilx

thanks for the help, I think ill probably pick up some 15mm spacers and use them on the stock 215/45/17 . when it comes time to get new tires ill probably go 225 like you suggested. i was in between 225 and 235, thanks for the feedback there, and hopefully will have the fitment similar to yours.

OSUBeaver

Owner of a local car wash chain offered me $35K for my car yesterday. I gave him my card but didn't take him too seriously until he called me 2 hours later and told me he would meet me at the bank this morning. My lease has $21,000 outstanding so I could pocket $14K and walk away.

Told him $38K and she's his. We'll see what happens

Don't really want to sell it but with $17K (plus other cash) I could thrown a nice down payment on the 2016 Mustang Gt350 when IT comes out.....

OSUBeaver

Probably one of the best looking American-made cars to date. At least in my opinion. Has anyone seen one of the brand new GT Fastbacks on the road? From the rear they look sooooo much better than any mustang I've ever seen. Saw my first one 2-3 weeks ago and I was truly impressed

k24ilx

that sounds awesome, putting that kind of money in your pocket it is hard to walk away, not very often people make money when they purchase a new car. good luck and keep us updated !

OSUBeaver

Make Money?!?! HAHA I paid 29 and change for the car and have put around $14K into it. no making money for this guy, just losing less. Supercharger (with install) + wheels/Tires where almost $9K alone

OSUBeaver

And yes it's a used car but gotta remember it's only got 12,500 miles on it, it is in absolute pristine condition - not 1 tiny rock chip anywhere, after a detail you can't tell if it's new or used. Still has the new car smell even.

k24ilx

I suppose you are right, KBB for your car/condition/miles stock obviously to a private buyer is just under 22k .. so with the 14k in mods and IF value for the mods transfer over dollar for dollar 36k assuming you sell at 38k, all you lost is the depreciation in value for the car around 7k which is really awesome imo.

Most people Modify their cars and see no return on that investment. what you owe vs what you will get i guess got me to say "make money" .. either way its been fun following this build I hope you keep the ILX !

OSUBeaver

yep very true. One of those times where you don't really want to sell but like most other things we own, everything is for sale at a certain price. Mine is $38K. Crickets on his end, haven't heard back yet. Oh well

le^2

good luck with sale! be sure to post final pics if it goes well

aomechmarine

I have not been a fan of the last few mustang body style's. Too big and chunky for my taste. BUT these new ones? PURE SEX. They look so clean, aggressive, aero, awesome look. I'd say sell it if he wants to take it off your hands. I'd say even $35,000 is still worth it (bare minimum). I mean, worst case scenario, its like you had that car for however long for $1000 bucks (plus whatever maintenance, and if i understood correctly).

Unfortunately, one more thing you won't get back is all the time and effort you put into researching and implementing your build.

OSUBeaver

[QUOTE=aomechmarine;15405486]BUT these new ones? PURE SEX. They look so clean, aggressive, aero, awesome look.QUOTE]

Yeah man I was behind one on the freeway the first time I saw it a few weeks back and it really did stand out. With rumors of a GT350 sticker price of less than $55K, in my humble opinion it will be the best looking (and maybe the fastest) car in the $50K range period. The CLA45 AMG is probably the only contender by I really doubt you will walk out of the Mercedes dealership paying only sticker price which is $48,500. Do the "build and price" and you can add shit up REALLY quick on that car

jblively

Did you ever sell your car OSU Beav?

OSUBeaver

Nope he wouldn't move off $35K. So now i'm going back down to Vit here in about 5-6 weeks (hopefully) and putting in his aftercooler and new pulley, etc. Might actually do new wheels as well. I figured I'll keep this car for a few years, only has 13K on it. Will be a lot of fun for years to come with 300+whp!

usdmJON

New wheels!? Im excited.

jblively

Sorry you couldn't get it sold, but glad you kept it too. Both yours and Jon's is why I got a 2015 ILX.

I'm on a lease, but I'm not paying for it. Work said, pick out a car with a 299/month budget. So, I got the 2.4 MT. Had to pay out of my OWN pocket 500 bucks to get one delivered from Southern California. When I bought, there was only ONE MT ILX in the Pacific Northwest..and that was all the way up in Seattle.

I plan on letting my work pay for the 3 year lease, then buying the car at the 15,500 residual myself when done. So, yeah, leased, but I don't think of it as a leased car in that way.

Sooo, I plan on following the same upgrade path as you and start with the CT SC and then moving to the after cooler.

But I'm stuck waiting...Vit says that the 2015 ILX isn't on Hondata yet. I can't imagine it will take to long...there isn't any difference between the 13-15 I didn't think.

I'd love to meet up with you some time and go for a ride in yours. Just to get a feel for your setup and the pulley you are at. I'm in Portland all the time, and just down in Albany.

OSUBeaver

For sure man, I'll keep you posted next time I head down to see vit if you want to take a gander at the set up and go for a ride. Hoping sometime in August but we'll see.

k24ilx

I've been waiting for months might have better luck with Ktuner, have a feeling they might come out with something before hondata. glad to see more 2015 2.4 owners looking to get tuned, hopefully the hondata/Ktuner take notice and come out with something for us soon.

OSUBeaver

I think I need to take a video for you guys - turned off the traction control rev'd to 3000rpms and dropped the clutch - completed roasted the tires through 3rd gear with smoke completely engulfing the entire car. Don't typically do that but man it was pretty sweet for a little acura.

Was on the metered onramp next to an new M3 and the guy was giving me the eye - had to let him know there was something a little extra under this hood! He caught up later and gave me the thumbs up

jblively

I registered and posted a request for 2015 ILX support over at Hondata. I was JUST about to buy a used CT-e supercharger and Vit aftercooler...but, I was just assuming Hondata would have support soon. After looking around and reading that thread by the admin there...they may never get support.

Do you know if Ktuner is thinking about adding support? I haven't checked them out, as it seems Hondata was the way to go...

EDIT: I saw your thread over at Ktuner, and they sure sound more optimistic about getting a tuning solution for the 15 ILX

jblively

HELL YES you need to take a video of that. I've wanted to try that...even stock and see what it would do...but haven't had the guts...lol. I only have 4K on it.

Very, very cool to hear.

usdmJON

Ktuner is definitely more optimistic. They wanted my r20 ilx. I wasnt ready for that ki d of performance tuning yet.
But once im ready they will be my go to.

Until then ill work on cosmetics and vicariously live through osu's thread. Hahaha

k24ilx

Please post a vid of any kind of driving with your car!

I've done it at the track and it not as exciting lol, btw OSU do you have an LSD or its still the stock diff?

JB...
I bought an intake and planned to run nitrous (didn't buy the kit) before i found out i couldn't get tuned. still have the PRL intake sitting in a box, emailed Ktuner and they said its on a list of cars they want to support, hopefully we are next!

OSUBeaver

I'm still on the fence as whether to install the civic si LSD when I get my new clutch - thing is, it's never been done before (or at least not that anyone knows of) so not 100% sure it will work? I know it should but there are slight differences in this car so you never can know for sure.

What I can say is my tires are really sticky - "AA" traction rating and 225 width grip pretty good. While you can spin them pretty hard, it's not THAT easy. Really need to hit it hard.

But with an extra 55whp and 50-wtq I think the LSD could be beneficial.

k24ilx

totally understand the worry, but if it is a drop in kind of install i think the LSD would definitely help get all that power down to both wheels.

here is an aftermarket one that might work.

Mfactory K series Helical LSD - Axion Industries

jblively

For a front wheel drive vehicle, the LSD is really going to help with applying power while turning. I know even at stock power, I don't feel good about stabbing the throttle mid turn.

If going in a straight line, I don't think the LSD makes that much of a difference putting the power down. I saw another thread where dropping the clutch on our cars at 4500 left two even patches of rubber through 1st and 2nd.

My goal, if Hondata gets off their butt and takes my money is to end up at around 340ish whp. If I get there, Clutch, Motor mount and an LSD would be my upgrades. We are fighting to overcome the front wheel drive inherent issues.

I have a 83 elcamino with a blown 350 in it. I left the rear end open on purpose as it's so much easier to control in a rear wheel drive format when the wheels break loose. But in a FWD car, I can't steer and apply power and feel confidant I'd know that the car will do.

jblively

Sooo...about that. I'm really bummed as hell that Hondata is sitting on their hands on this. After talking with Vit about this situation in detail and suggesting that KTuner might be an option...his response was not optimistic on the viability of using it for our S/C

"If KTuner comes out with anything any time soon, it will be extremely rudimentary support (as it is for every single platform it "supports"). Meaning you can tune basic bolt ons, but there's no injector support, no forced induction support, no speed density, etc."

I agree with him. If Ktuner can't provide those features, there is just no point. WTH did Honda have to change the ECU in the 15's for?

LOL...15 to 14 ECU swap?

k24ilx

lol at that point might as well get a standalone ECU and call it a damn day. I can't imagine its really different to the 2013 or 14 ECU, I would say Hondata has done some math and realized it will probably not make as much money on a car that is now no longer being made and also had very few sold.

jblively

I have the same thoughts as you? What can really be that different?

We should start a separate post and gather as many people as possible in it. As 15 leases come up, there will eventually be more people interested in tuning.

I'll keep beating the drum on this side, vit was nice enough to email Hondata with my ECU # and put in another request.

See what you did beav?...we are just dying to have as much fun as you!

OSUBeaver

Shit at least they were being upfront with you guys about not supporting the 2015 ECU. On their website last year it specifically stated 2013-2014 Acura Ilx....well guess what....I went down to Vit for a full tune and the 2014 WAS NOT supported yet and I had to wait 2 months. They should have at least paid for my gas, it's 200+ miles round trip!

jblively

HOLY CRAP! That's BS. I was going to buy a used Full setup from a forum member a few weeks ago, with aftercooler and everything...but Vit said I should hold off, as he's seen Hondata take forever and it could be months or even never that they get 15 support. It's good advice. Plus, I'd rather buy direct from him anyways.

So, thanks for being a sacrificial lamb on that...so now we know, not to put a lot of faith in a speedy solution.

When I got the 15, It didn't even occur to me that it would be an issue with 13/14 support already there...I could have got a 14, but it was basically the same price, so I figured, go newer model year.

Eh, it will happen...it just takes patience. Or hell, I'll get a kickstarter going for 2015 ILX owners to cover hondata "development' costs.

SlaammedILX

Sorry OSUBeaver, I been straying away from the build thread for some personal reasons. To your question, I'm running a Competition Clutch Stage4

OSUBeaver

This might not be the right place to post this but what the heck. I am officially selling my ILX and thought maybe someone on here might know someone interested. Tons of pics on the last few pages of my build tread. Has less than 17,000 miles on it and only about 5,000-6,000 with the Supercharger installed. Absolutely babied – it literally has never seen the rain in almost 2 years and has been garage kept since Day 1. Not a ding or scratch on it, interior and exterior are 10 out of 10. Not sure what I’m going to be asking yet – With labor I have almost $15,000 into this car – over $10,000 in parts alone.

Gains over a bone stock ILX (dyno proven):

Just under 92 WHP – 56% gain
45 LB/Ft (at the wheels) – 34% gain

2014 2.4L
18x8 Enkei PF01's wrapped in 225/40/R18 Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 tires
25MM Rear / 19MM Front Spacers
H&R Progressive Lowering Springs
FKX Racing Lower Rear Tie Bar
Progressive Rear 24MM Anti-Sway Bar
Dimpled and Slotted F/R Rotors
5% Tint Back / 15% Tint Front
3M Clear Bra (several places)
Black 4mm Wrapped Roof
Black Plasti-Dipped Grill and Side Mirrors
Tinted Tail Lights – not the cheap way either
De-Badged
De-Chromed
Hushmatt on all Doors/Trunk
LED Fogs Lights
HIR DRL's
CTE SuperCharger w/3.6" Pulley
550cc Injectors
Filled Motor Mounts
ZDX Throttle Body
NGK Spark Plugs
PRL Cold Air Intake
Full-Race 3" Catted Downpipe
Full-Race 3" Cat-Back Exhaust w/Rear Bumper Cut
Vit Viper Dyno-Tune with Hondata Flashpro
Only Mobile 1 Full Synthetic used – every 6 months (probably 2,000 miles) with Bosch Filters

jblively

I'd buy yours after my lease is on up mine. Still no Hondata support for the 2015.

It's hard coming up with a price, but i'm sure there isn't a cleaner, more well cared for ILX out there.

Good luck on selling it. What's the main reason? Eye on a new project?

OSUBeaver

Actually no - I wish. I sold my house which had pretty good parking options for the 3 cars we own, bought a place that has MINIMAL parking options. So gotta down size from 2 cars to 1 and i'm not prepared to drive this car every day. It only comes out when it's sunny and I'd rather sell than drive 20,000 miles per year

jblively

I can relate. I've got the 15 ILX, a 97 Wrangler TJ and I kept my first car as a kid, an 83 El Camino that I put a B&M baby blower on. Plus, the wife's audi. We are planning on buying this summer and trying to find a 3+ car garage add so much money to the price of the house. I told the wife she could drive the TJ to work.....she wasn't havin any of that. Hell, even the TJ I've put an M62 blower on...just for shits and giggles. Kills me the only car without a supercharged/Turbo'd is my ILX.