hey everybody. recently i went to the track with just an injen cold air intake and ran consistent 14.411. then about 2 weeks ago i added the 6lb titanium jic single exhaust and the toda racing header. i mean, i did feel a difference with them two installed. on the freeway, the car pulled harder and it just had a different feel. then yesterday i figured let me see if i can do any better at the track. the temp was like 80 degrees and it was pretty humid here in jersey. but that wasnt the case. i couldnt pull a better time than 14.411. instead the whole night my best time was 14.444. i mean, even if it was jus shavin off hundreths of a second, how come the header and exhaust didnt help last night? do i need to disconnect the batter or the fuse box for them to adapt to the settings? thanks

 

I don't know how much more you expected from your exhaust. if you're lucky you are gaining about 5 or 6 hp no more. dual catbacks get about 4 to 5 more that's it. The header etc and exhaust that hondas come with is a very good flowing exhaust system to begin with...so your gain is just a little in hp and a little less weight

but every little bit helps


fltsfshr

 

Yeah adding a header and exhaust wont add much power and so at the track it wont translate into much better times. I also find that this car is hard to launch and get consistant times at the track so I find it hard to compare before and after mods.

 

Could it be tire pressure or the amount of gas u had in the car?

 

A dyno run would prove gains rather than track times. As Reignman stated, launching on this car is really inconsistant. Just my pennies.

-Johnny

 

You lost me with that statement, so I'll say maybe the weather conditions were differant from your previous runs. Try again on a cooler/less humid nite, I bet you'll do better.

 

actually i didnt lower the tire pressure and i had like 2 bars on the car when i hit the track. yeah i know, launching on this car is hard. everytime i launched, i would sit there spinning the tires, no traction at all. i will go back on a much cooler night and see if i do better. cuz it was hot as hell when i went the other night and so humid outside! i was sweatin my ass off. but now the question, how do i reset the ECU?? thanks

 

Instead of comparing 1/4 mile time, try looking at the trap speed. There are just way too many variables from day to day at a drag strip. 0.03 seconds is insignificant. Now, if you consistantly finished with higher trap speed (2 - 3 MPH), that means the car gained more HP.

 

ok i got the whole track thing, but still, how do i reset the ECU!!!!!!!!

 

Look at the fuses under your dash on the drivers side. On the left side one fuse down from the top there should be a 7.5. Pull that out for 10 seconds and then put it back in the same way you took it out.