I completely disagree with this. Most of these cars are marked up along with 100s of other cars. Dealer markup is because of supply and demand. I paid $7k over MSRP (all dealer options) and the car is worth even more now in 2021.
If you want the car, then there is nothing wrong with paying...
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I decided to build my TypeR after 2yrs of driving it. I started with no mods at all and just an off the shelf tune and made 315whp/334wtq.
I've added the following:
AWE Touring Exhaust (downpipe, midpipe, full catback)
Injen Intake
Injen FMIC w/pipes
Second dyno tune yielded...
That's completely untrue. Numbers do mean a LOT. How do you think we are able to put theory to practice when going to the moon. I'm an engineer and can tell you that numbers should never be ignored.
It's simple physics. A mass 400lbs heavier than another mass (all things equal) will take...
That KIA guy was ignorant. The Civic had the clear advantage on paper. It was 400lbs lighter with the same bhp. Not even a contest. He got walked even harder from a roll - clearly showing power/weight ratio is much higher.
Oh for sure. I just think if an CVT has a big turbo, it should make way more than 300whp. I'm working on a big turbo TypeR and it should make 550whp by the time you throw E85 into the mix (and on stock internals).
Agreed 100%.
I've raced turbo cars for years and years. Nothing wrong with a BOV and Mass Air Intake. Heat soak from open airbox happens. What matters is the intercooler. I would never buy an open AI with no upgraded FMIC. Better yet, if still have intake temp problems, get meth to cool...
I just put in an order for the full 3" exhaust. What's up with you guys taking 3 months to get the exhaust? That's a crazy long time. And you get to keep the money the entire 3 months while we have nothing in return. :hmm:
David McDavid, Honda Irving, TX
Blue TypeR - $68k
Black TypeR - 71k
NOTE: I bought my own white TypeR from here in 2019. It cost me $42k ($6k options package).
While these are sticker prices, no one pays that walking out the door.
Yea, my tuner tried to cool off the car in-between 2 runs. It heat-soaks bad.
The order of the dynos were from lowest to greatest. All pulls done in 4th as expected.