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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Nov 15 2005, 12:16 AM
ya buddy! whats the power gain with the 2.5 kit? how much $?
power depends on your supporting mods...whites2000@16 is making almost 300hp or over 300hp with it...but he has alot of support mods and tunning...

im pretty sure the inline is good for 240 rwhp, but you lose your top end...check their site out
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Nov 14 2005, 11:16 PM
ya buddy! whats the power gain with the 2.5 kit? how much $?
LOTS! Also, don't be fooled, there is no such thing as free hp. Turbos have to be tuned and their long term daily driven reliability has yet to be proven. NA is great for a daily driven car, but its expensive and 300rwhp is expensive. Stroker kits still need engine management i.e tune. Unless you have a lot of money, I suggest the following...
(1) 4.77 gears: best bang for the buck. They give the car more low-end/mid-range.
(2) Hondata intake gasket and mugen cooling mods: GREAT mod, pretty easy to do and eliminates heat bog.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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i will most likey go with 4.56's, i get on the hwy for road trips every one and a while.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Nov 15 2005, 12:17 AM
i will most likey go with 4.56's, i get on the hwy for road trips every one and a while.
Anyone that says you can't have 4.77 and go on the hwy don't have the gears, and are FOS. I've had 4.77s for 2yrs, driven the car cross country and go on the hwy a lot. I don't have ANY problems. You can barely tell the difference between stock and the 4.57 but there's a big difference when you go 4.77...yes, I've driven a car with 4.57 and was disappointed. The 4.57 are good for people who want both gears and FI. You REALLY need to do some research or else you will be spending a lot of money changing mods b/c you won't be satisfied with the results. I know atleast two guys (vapors2k and Pinky) who had 4.44 (before there were 4.77) and ended up paying to have the whole thing redone (for 4.77).
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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really!? what is your hwy mpg? it sounds like 4.77's it is!
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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about 17-19....(guessing) Realize, I cruise at 75mph.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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wow....i get 29+ @75mph now. are you sure....it can be that bad, can it?
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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sorry, this 4.77 suggestion is not to be believed. they are a joke. PM rojaboy. i did his 4.77s and he pulled a road trip with us the next day. while we were all cruising 80-90, he was tached out, nearly in vtec the whole trip. 4.77s are lame, and far too hardcore to daily drive. unless you have another car for road trips.
and as for all the naysayers, who here has dynoed an AEM v2 recently? oh wait,,, NO ONE. talk to aem. ive said this before, and its like i was speaking of the knights templar. they dynoed 12-16 rwhp every time they ran the car. and posted it, everyone called BS, and they got flamed so bad, they took it all down, and stopped claiming any gains at all. trust me, i went from being 2 cars back, and losing to my buddies M roadster, to being neck and neck. in the same night, with just an AEM v2. it makes a HUGE difference. there are many believers in vegas now. heheh. later
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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this is why its so hard to choose mods....i dont 4.56 are made by richmond, whereas 4.77 are made by mazda....hmmm. back to the ecu talk.....keep the advice comming!
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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oh and v2 only made 3rwhp on my car. i borrowed my friends v2 when i was trying to find the best setup. it wasnt the best.



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