So, this is my first import, and I'm being a little cautious, because this machine is an absolute beaut. Fun to drive, great power, fantastic practicality. It's like a hot hatch after a course of growth hormone.
So of course I want more. Coming from the Jeep world, I'd never had that desire for horsepower, and when I had a junker old Firebird I was too poor to do anything other than keeping it running (thank goodness for cheap GM parts)
Anyway, I was wondering where to get started. So, it looks like the RDX has cold air induction stock, and that that K&N filter for about $50 that just inserts right there, without that heat shield setup, is actually maybe a bit /better/ than the one that has its intake in the engine compartment, even with the heat shield.
So, I've ordered that filter, and a FlashPro repro kit (it looks like the gains there are just the easiest and most obvious).
Anyway, I was wondering how I'm doing? What might be a good way to proceed from there for a little extra pep? This thing is my daily driver, and I kind of like that it's an undercover warrior, so I would like to avoid massive howling sound upgrades. I'd like to focus on price/performance and only do mods that won't harm the apparently incredible reliability of these things.
It seems like many custom exhaust setups are more about display and sound than performance, which is kind of the opposite of what I'm going for. However, I also don't want to have overpressure problems. I'd like to go for good but not fancy.
Of course the most important performance component are tires, so I threw on a new set first thing, before any of this.
Are air filter and flashpro the way to start? What's next? That ETS intercooler is tempting, of course...anyone got a review of that one?
So of course I want more. Coming from the Jeep world, I'd never had that desire for horsepower, and when I had a junker old Firebird I was too poor to do anything other than keeping it running (thank goodness for cheap GM parts)
Anyway, I was wondering where to get started. So, it looks like the RDX has cold air induction stock, and that that K&N filter for about $50 that just inserts right there, without that heat shield setup, is actually maybe a bit /better/ than the one that has its intake in the engine compartment, even with the heat shield.
So, I've ordered that filter, and a FlashPro repro kit (it looks like the gains there are just the easiest and most obvious).
Anyway, I was wondering how I'm doing? What might be a good way to proceed from there for a little extra pep? This thing is my daily driver, and I kind of like that it's an undercover warrior, so I would like to avoid massive howling sound upgrades. I'd like to focus on price/performance and only do mods that won't harm the apparently incredible reliability of these things.
It seems like many custom exhaust setups are more about display and sound than performance, which is kind of the opposite of what I'm going for. However, I also don't want to have overpressure problems. I'd like to go for good but not fancy.
Of course the most important performance component are tires, so I threw on a new set first thing, before any of this.
Are air filter and flashpro the way to start? What's next? That ETS intercooler is tempting, of course...anyone got a review of that one?