Estoril4
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Good evening, I'm searching for input from those who daily drive their tuned Rs. Specifically, I'm wondering how much of that extra power is usable on mediocre roads with "high performance" A/S tires. Is an aggressive compound a must? Is it worth it in general or will I be breaking traction in lower gears without a lot of throttle modulation? Back road corner exits without getting pinged by tcs constantly? Im assuming you're limited to putting your foot down in at least 3rd+ although I've heard you can tune to dynamically change boost depending on your gear. Also how convenient was the process of sending the ecu in and any issues with honda?
Coming from an AWD platform, any gains you got were put straight to the ground and could really be felt. The R honestly doesnt feel too fast to me, save for maybe in boost in third gear; unbiased opinions on whether this may pay dividends for me or am I chasing something that the car wasnt meant to be? I of course did not purchase the car with straight line speed in mind and the handling thoroughly speaks for itself but I think I've made all of the changes I'm going to make outside of the engine/ecu. Would a smaller gain in something like just a DP be a better choice for me to retain drivability?
Cheers
Coming from an AWD platform, any gains you got were put straight to the ground and could really be felt. The R honestly doesnt feel too fast to me, save for maybe in boost in third gear; unbiased opinions on whether this may pay dividends for me or am I chasing something that the car wasnt meant to be? I of course did not purchase the car with straight line speed in mind and the handling thoroughly speaks for itself but I think I've made all of the changes I'm going to make outside of the engine/ecu. Would a smaller gain in something like just a DP be a better choice for me to retain drivability?
Cheers
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