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#41 of 1030 Thanks for your responses! by acurarsxnut1 Jul 03, 2002 (7:25 am)
willg1961 - I didn't really have to add any for the first 5,000 miles, but my dealer or the book one of the two I can't really remember said not to rev the car over 4,000 for the first 600 miles. After that it was a free for all. The care doesn't smoke, so I don't think it burns it, it just uses it. I know it doesn't leak for a fact. I guess when you rev out enough to 7900 it just starts to drink the oil somehow.   719b - Your right, I'm going to take my car to Hagerstown Honda's quick lube this Friday on my way on vacation to get the oil changed and see what they think. I suppose I'll take it to Rosenthal Acura for the 30,000 mile checkup. Have any of you had any of that so called required maintenance done other than oil/filter and tire rotation? I'm interested in what they usually charge to get that BS done.   uthinx - Thanks for the directions on how to take care of the speakers. I was always scared to mess with it in case I might break the tabs off, then I would have to pay to fix it instead of Acura. Did you mention the problem to the Acura dealer at all, or is this what they told you to do? Anyway, I think I will try that out and see if I can do it without screwing anything up. Thanks again to everyone.   Have any of you talked in that RSX vs WRX chat? Man, they are nuts in there. I think the entire chat is biased towards WRX. I laid into them good, and man they really like to fire back. Bad comparison of the two in my opinion, but I guess to each his own.
#42 of 1030 Catback Exhaust? by acurarsxnut1 Jul 03, 2002 (7:30 am)
I'm looking into buying cat back exhaust or maybe even an air intake too. I owned a 2000 Mercury Cougar before this car, and installed dual Borla Cat back. It sounded great, but it could have been louder. Do any of you have any suggestions? I looked through Sport Compact Magazines issue last month on the RSX and there were definitely some options in there too. I could get a air intake exhaust kit for $189. But, are you only going to get what you pay for? I'm kind of scared about the whole air intake thing. Does anyone ever asked an Acura dealer what it would do to the warranty? I wasn't sure how they would handle modifications under the hood.   Thanks,   acurarsxnut1
#43 of 1030 acurarsxnut by muffin_man Jul 03, 2002 (9:39 pm)
It's a conspiracy against the RSX and you!   What you need to learn is to make your arguments sound rational, and not get so excited. You sound ridiculous in there (not to mention paranoid), calm down.
#44 of 1030 joe249 by beowulf7 Jul 04, 2002 (2:41 pm)
Sorry for the delayed response to your post (#31). I was away on a business trip the past 2 weeks or so.   I meant to say that I will replace the Bose Richbass woofer, or at least drastically augment it, by putting an Infinity Basslink all-in-one subwoofer somewhere in the hatch area. It will obviously not fit in that spare tire area.   I'm still trying to see if I can use both a Basslink sub *and* the OEM Bose woofer. On the other hand, the Basslink would way overpower the Bose, so maybe I'd be better off taking out the Bose to save weight and maybe sell it on Ebay.
#45 of 1030 Slow Acceleration w/ Automatic by amonte Jul 18, 2002 (8:38 am)
I've got a RSX-base with auto stick and I've noticed a few unusual things about it over the last couple of weeks. I've had the car for almost 2 months now - one of the things that I noticed is that when I start in the morning and pull out of my spot, when I first put it into drive and hit the gas, there's a bit of a "lag". When I allow the car to warm up for 15-30 seconds, this doesn't seem to happen. Has anyone else experienced this?   The other thing I noticed is that the overall acceleration of the car seems to change - some days it feels as if it has plenty of pickup, while at other times it feels labored and sluggish. Does anyone else experience this, or know what factors contribute to it? Could outside heat/humidity effect performance? If so, would it be this noticeable?
#46 of 1030 Acceleration by beowulf7 Jul 18, 2002 (8:32 pm)
amonte, don't throttle your car until it's sufficiently warmed up. Hot, humid weather will hinder your RSX's peak performance.
#47 of 1030 RSX / S review by grainofsalt Jul 24, 2002 (7:16 pm)
I was considering replacing my Legend with the rsx s. Several things bothered me. The 200 hp engine only has 145 torque. One of the poorest hp/torque ratios i have seen. It seems honda simply beefed up the engine to get a higher red line to account for the extra hp. However the real power isn't there.   From the acura web site: To achieve this 40 horsepower boost, 3-rocker arms were used for both the intake and exhaust valves. the new "intelligent" i-VTEC™ system accounts for much of the difference in performance in the Type-S. A higher redline, tougher engine components,   recent posts about being down 1/2 q to a q of oil during the first few changes spells big problems to come. It seems that the engine might not be able to handle the high revs. For the money being spent they should put in a solid v6 like the tiburon or eclipse. Stay away from this.   Second the handling was poor on the front end. Similar if not worse than the Legend. They still haven't fixed the poor weight distribution. A recent post about wet traction is troubling. when you spend 25k on a car you shouldn't have to change tires to make it safe.   this car will be a problem
#48 of 1030 NO!!!!!!!! by beowulf7 Jul 24, 2002 (8:34 pm)
A V-6 may do more harm than good. This RSX-S will beat the Tiburon and Eclipse you mentioned in any race any day. If you know how to drive a high-revving engine, torque is not important *once* you get to the sweet spot. Granted, a high torque will move you faster at lower RPMs. That's why the RSX-S has 6 speeds - to keep you in the sweet spot, or close to it, even after shifting.   BTW, the RSX-S has 142 ft-lb of torque, not 145.   And handling is fine, as is the weight distribution. The car was criticized for using the McPherson struts, but so do BMWs! You do have a point about the tires. Just don't race when it rains/snows and you'll be fine. The RSX-S should have come with, or at least have had an option, to be equipped 17" Dunlop or Potenza tires.
#49 of 1030 How much should I worry about oil consumption? by gbt2 Jul 25, 2002 (8:08 am)
I have had a RSX Type-S since March of this year and have 4000 miles on it. I have had to add two quarts of oil. The first one went at 1500 miles and the second at 3700. Dealership looked at it and said no leaks and I should not be worried by the loss. Any one else experience this and is this really normal or should I be worried?
#50 of 1030 Low end torque or high rev? by bluong1 Jul 25, 2002 (8:40 am)
My $.02, I own cars with a low torque/good rev (Civic) and high torque (Protege5). Both have the same maximum hp (127 vs 130). I must say I much prefer the later one. I don't want to rev my engine all the time. On the high way, most of the engine will run between 3-4000 rpm, when one need to accelerate, the high torque engine is more responsive. In fact, the low torque engine require you to down shift because you need to rev more than 5500 rpm to get any benefit. So unless of you keep your engine constantly at the *sweet spot* of 5.5-6000 rpm, there is no advantage to have a low torque/good rev engine. In addition, when accelerate, down shift will cost already few tenth of the second (if you are good driver).   Yes, RSX has poor weight distribution of 70/30 whereas most others FWD are 60/40. The BMW you mentioned has a perfect 50/50.   Bruno

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