acura rsx upgrade parts?
i need decent, moderate priced performance parts to upgrade an 2002 acura rsx type s. mainly to raise horsepower. specific parts though. links are good. example: exhaust systems, air intake etc. I don't know what brands are good or what other parts to get. basically whatever parts you would first put in your car if you had the chance. thanks.
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I will give you the most honest evaluation possible, as I'm not a fan of front wheel drives or of honda's, but I know how to modify a car properly.
Air Intake: You have 3 main choices, and any of them are quality pieces and well known in the industry. You can get a cold air intake or a short ram intake, and there's benefits to both. Cold air intake will make more power, but could suck water into the engine if you drive through a puddle and don't have a bypass valve in the tubing. A short ram intake doesn't make as much power because it keeps the folter in the engine bay.
Top Choices:
AEM Cold Air Intake or Short Ram Intake
Injen Cold Air Intake
K&N FIPK
Exhaust: I'm not a big fan of the big grapefruit launcher canister muffler hanging off the bumper, I prefer something more classy. Borla and Magnaflow both make great exhaust systems, and the DC Sports exhaust is nice because it isn't the big canister style muffler. The only downside to that, is the magnaflow and Borla are both probably the more expensive systems.
Borla exhaust (Summit racing): $695
Magnaflow exhaust (Summit): $668
DC Sports exhaust (Summit): $410
Header: Header doesn't seem to make a ton of power on the 02-04's, but on the 05+, they make a good deal of power.
DC Sports ceramic coated header: $312
Reflash:
The best bang for your buck would be an ECU reflash. It changes when the VTEC changeover happens and changes the fuel and timing maps. Hondata seems to be the industry leaders for reliable reflashes.
Hondata reflash: $ 295 and gains 12-20whp and 15-20ft-lb torque, which would be about the same power as all 3 previous parts, but they can all work together.
Hope this helps
Rsx Performance Parts