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Hi i ended up having some trouble here, first i posted this on a US forum having no clue that it was called Acura TSX.
Finally found this forum and copying my post here for some guidance:
Hello. Sorry for showing up from nowhere bombarding with questions answered elsewhere, but i also
dont really know or understand which car im actually getting so i base my questions on that aswell.
Because after doing research i found out these cars were available with 160(something) HP and 180HP?
The one im looking at was 190Hp so im a bit confused here.
So Im actually a Nissan dude, i love nissans, but the european market for nissan is pretty limited and boring,
and right now i cant afford any Z's or SX's.
i know asking if i should buy a honda on a honda enthusiast forum is pretty much an obvious yes,
but i need some honesty here.
My current car broke 6 months ago due to rust.
I spendt 7 years with it and for my next car i must choose very carefully as i fell in love with
my cars and will drive them till they die.
I'm looking at two cars, a Impreza WRX 217hp and a 2.4 accord 190hp.
The accord are Automatic (which i dont really like).
Third option would be a 2.0 accord sport 156hp which IS manual.
If i pick the subaru, i will have AWD, manual, most horsepower, but little luxury.
I pick the executive i will have a FWD, less power, automatic but alot more luxury
(i do like long trips, but i also like responsive and quick sedans)
If i pick the 2.0 sport i dont know what's the point, please tell me.
This is probably the hardest choise, and i need some help here.
Whatever car i get i will put a high capacity alternator on it which are going to suck some
power from the engine, I need to compensate this with some slight tuning and wounder which
honda engine of those will yield best results from a simple remap or chip?
I was actually looking for something in the 200hp range.
it would be very intresting for me to have a 20-40hp increase with very simple and "stealthy" mods.
the 2.4 is close, but automatic, it also has 62k miles/100k km's, which is nice.
Other cars are usually higher.
please help.
EDIT: as i understood the 2.4 engine is K-serie? i read some types in the serie were very good tuners, where other
types were eco engines. I dont even know which engine it is:/
were talking bout 2005 Sedans.
Nice car, but its automatic.
My old car im use to "feel" the powerband clearly, and it was only 150hp, it was a SR20DE engine and its gives amazing feedback
to the driver. It always talks to me. Im a bit afraid that the accord engine with an automatic wont feel the same, i read somewhere even after remap,
users didnt feel the powerband/vtec.
Finally found this forum and copying my post here for some guidance:
Hello. Sorry for showing up from nowhere bombarding with questions answered elsewhere, but i also
dont really know or understand which car im actually getting so i base my questions on that aswell.
Because after doing research i found out these cars were available with 160(something) HP and 180HP?
The one im looking at was 190Hp so im a bit confused here.
So Im actually a Nissan dude, i love nissans, but the european market for nissan is pretty limited and boring,
and right now i cant afford any Z's or SX's.
i know asking if i should buy a honda on a honda enthusiast forum is pretty much an obvious yes,
but i need some honesty here.
My current car broke 6 months ago due to rust.
I spendt 7 years with it and for my next car i must choose very carefully as i fell in love with
my cars and will drive them till they die.
I'm looking at two cars, a Impreza WRX 217hp and a 2.4 accord 190hp.
The accord are Automatic (which i dont really like).
Third option would be a 2.0 accord sport 156hp which IS manual.
If i pick the subaru, i will have AWD, manual, most horsepower, but little luxury.
I pick the executive i will have a FWD, less power, automatic but alot more luxury
(i do like long trips, but i also like responsive and quick sedans)
If i pick the 2.0 sport i dont know what's the point, please tell me.
This is probably the hardest choise, and i need some help here.
Whatever car i get i will put a high capacity alternator on it which are going to suck some
power from the engine, I need to compensate this with some slight tuning and wounder which
honda engine of those will yield best results from a simple remap or chip?
I was actually looking for something in the 200hp range.
it would be very intresting for me to have a 20-40hp increase with very simple and "stealthy" mods.
the 2.4 is close, but automatic, it also has 62k miles/100k km's, which is nice.
Other cars are usually higher.
please help.
EDIT: as i understood the 2.4 engine is K-serie? i read some types in the serie were very good tuners, where other
types were eco engines. I dont even know which engine it is:/
were talking bout 2005 Sedans.
Nice car, but its automatic.
My old car im use to "feel" the powerband clearly, and it was only 150hp, it was a SR20DE engine and its gives amazing feedback
to the driver. It always talks to me. Im a bit afraid that the accord engine with an automatic wont feel the same, i read somewhere even after remap,
users didnt feel the powerband/vtec.