[Euro] Best Mods

Yeah I'm not too sure how much the profound weighs, maybe over 20kg (19x8.5). On all 4 corners means nearly 100kg!!! As in improving performance, I'm thinking of getting this header. Some ppl in the US have them fitted and getting about 15hp. Here it is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...spagenameZWD2V . Yeah it is made in China but the welding job is good and shouldnt be a prob as this is just a tube after all.

they have review on dc headers on vtec.net =D

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Originally Posted by curik

Yeah I'm not too sure how much the profound weighs, maybe over 20kg (19x8.5). On all 4 corners means nearly 100kg!!! As in improving performance, I'm thinking of getting this header. Some ppl in the US have them fitted and getting about 15hp. Here it is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...spagenameZWD2V . Yeah it is made in China but the welding job is good and shouldnt be a prob as this is just a tube after all.

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woah! that is really one heavy rim. If your interested in squeezing some performance out of the euro they'd have to go - changing rims would do more than that header would ;) - Also in relation to the header i personally wouldn't go for something like that off ebay, and I was sure that DC sports didn't make a stainless steal version of their header for the tsx (this must be an immitation product?). The design also appears to have no flex pipe, wich isn't a good thing IMO as the k24 moves around quite a bit under acceleration/breaking and this could cause such a header to weaken over time and possibly crack etc.

Go for something like comptech.

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Originally Posted by enkay

they have review on dc headers on vtec.net =D

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Haha even though its stated as DC header but actually it is not. It doesnt have any brands. Here is a thread about it from tsxfreaks: http://tsx.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31467

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Originally Posted by Chris_F

woah! that is really one heavy rim. If your interested in squeezing some performance out of the euro they'd have to go - changing rims would do more than that header would ;) - Also in relation to the header i personally wouldn't go for something like that off ebay, and I was sure that DC sports didn't make a stainless steal version of their header for the tsx (this must be an immitation product?). The design also appears to have no flex pipe, wich isn't a good thing IMO as the k24 moves around quite a bit under acceleration/breaking and this could cause such a header to weaken over time and possibly crack etc.

Go for something like comptech.

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Flex pipe? I think it does have it, the picture before wasnt so clear. Anyway this isnt a rip off of DC, it is a generic header with no brand. Also dyno proven which makes me think to get one. Here is a better picture http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...QQcmdZViewItem

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Originally Posted by enkay

they have review on dc headers on vtec.net =D

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You are mistaken. There are 2 review articles on vtec.net. One is the DC Sports ceramic coated mild steel headers, and the 2nd is the comptech stainless steel headers. The one mentioned in the ebay link provided is a totally different recently developed header that was discussed on tsx.acurazine.

Black cat, are you saying that the review is not this header? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...QQcmdZViewItem

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Originally Posted by curik

Black cat, are you saying that the review is not this header? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...QQcmdZViewItem

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I quoted the wrong message. Read my post again. I just fixed it. :)
And I'm Aaron, not black cat. Sometimes I'm a grey cat too.

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Originally Posted by curik

hey black cat how much lighter is a good lighter wheel compared to stock (including tyres). Does it impact similarly with changing to lighter flywheel? There is one very light and expensive wheel made from magnesium. Do you know what it is?

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From an article I read, reducing unsprung weight (i.e. rims and tyres), it reduces the rotational mass and moment of inertia. They claimed that a 5lbs per rim reduction in unsprung weight was an equivalent of 200lbs reduction in sprung weight. That's a 10x effect increase. So going to the 6.7kg rims from the 10kg stock rims will be equivalent to a 132kg reduction in sprung weight. That's better than pulling out your interior, putting on a carbon fibre bonnet and removing the rear seats and spare tyre.

Also, the same 10x enhancement effect applies to other rotational mass such as the flywheel and crank pulley.

http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...art-2-a-29058/

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Originally Posted by aaronng

From an article I read, reducing unsprung weight (i.e. rims and tyres), it reduces the rotational mass and moment of inertia. They claimed that a 5lbs per rim reduction in unsprung weight was an equivalent of 200lbs reduction in sprung weight. That's a 10x effect increase. So going to the 6.7kg rims from the 10kg stock rims will be equivalent to a 132kg reduction in sprung weight. That's better than pulling out your interior, putting on a carbon fibre bonnet and removing the rear seats and spare tyre.

Also, the same 10x enhancement effect applies to other rotational mass such as the flywheel and crank pulley.

http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...art-2-a-29058/

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thanks, that was an interesting read. I've read other write-ups before that state its an 8x multiplier, but I guess it would also depend where the weight was distributed on the rim itself? For instance, 8" wide rims have more mass at the extreme diametre than 7" wide rims and may effectively have a higher moment of inertia (is this correct?).