06 . FTW

 

I found that when I first got my 06, coming out of my 01, I did indeed notice a delay. The throttle didn't respond as fast initially when I would apply the gas hard. However. after about 1500-2000 miles it slowly went away, and now it's gone permanently, and for me personally is indeed just as responsive as my 01. I'm not sure if that's common , but there is no question with my experience I noticed a difference, and I was gonna take the car to the dealer if it continued, but it went away and hasn't come back since.

 

I personally prefered the 05 over the 06 that I test drove. Hence why i bought the 05. One nice thing about the 06 though is the Hondata reflash. You cant get those with the 2000-2005 ones. I say you should probally go ahead and test drive one of each and decide for yourself.

-Ian

 

06

 

if you live near snow, traction control is worth paying the difference for. also, the point about existing factory warranty is a good one.

however, 04-05 models are cheaper. most people prefer AP2v1 rims.


DBW isn't anything to get hung up on.
if you want to mod, the reflash or KW high-boost kit are great benefits. some people prefer the cable response, others like me don't notice/don't care. and if you really care about response, just get I/H/E and such.
also, i've got no idea if stock MY06+ have any more ponies, but i'd bet ECU changes/tweaks would be to blame for any differences, not DBW itself.

 

DBW offers traction control if you are interested. And 06+ did put more whp down on the dyno than AP2V1 sorry to bursts you bubbles guys! Check Giles website, all the 06+ put down 235whp+ stock and 240whp+ with tune while 04-05 only put down ~230ish before and ~235whp+ w/ mods after tune. The second time Giles came around to tune for ATL, with just 70mm testpipe+70mm T1R I put down 251whp 180tq. For some reason the 06+ are just more powerful, not by much though. Its not a big deal but I just thought I'd share something interesting I noticed.

 

I haven't driven an 04-05 much but the 06 was much nicer for DD than the 00. I didn't mind the DBW and couldn't tell much even during a Canyon run through Malibu.

 

I'm the OP
thanks for all the response guys i really appreciate it.

i actually used to own a MY00 and I loved it but it was too harsh compared to my friend's 07. my friend's 07 was very comfortable (compared to 00) I did not drive it long enough and at the time i did not know about DBW so I wasn't paying attention to throttle response so I don't know how it was..but I will test drive it before I make my decision

I think i'm leaninng toward 06..i wouldn't mind those additions since they could potentially be really helpful.

I also wanted to know if there were any changes to transmission.
does anyone know?

 

I don't believe they changed anything for the 2006 model as far as transmission goes. I know for the '04-present they shortened the first four gears, and lengthened the last two. Basically the ratios are changed for acceleration and the last two for highway driving. That's my .02