DC5R: The Journey from Stock

[l__i__l]

I'll take your advice me thinks, suggestions on where to get this done?

any mechanic should be able to do one mate should only cost u $75 or so.....good investment

Go to any mechanic who can do the compression test but tbh i think your alright...
If your following TODA AU's thread i think you'll be okay...
Even Adrian has said, some will read abit higher some abit lower.. etc

that's true with rolling
hub dynos are pretty accurate; traction issues, wheel sizes, pressures etc are all taken out of the equation..

[plAythiNG]

Peachy, do u mind sharing how much Revzone charged u for the tune?

[Peachy]

It was $800 for the tune, they cap the rate at $880 so I'm told.

[Peachy]

Ohhh me feeling buyers remorse now with all this talk

[stevan]

It was $800 for the tune, they cap the rate at $880 so I'm told.

Wow expensive ! Guess you guys dont have much choice where you live though. Hondas have higher cylinder compression due to k series design but I can't remember for the life of me what they should be at, 180 springs to mind, someone that knows what they are on about should chime in here

[Peachy]

Yeah it was pretty expensive to be honest, however, the kpro was giving the tuners problems at the start, wouldn't rev past 5000 for a while.
Let's say that the compression test shows that I have a problem, and then I fix it - would it take as long for the guys to tune it with the fixed problem? I'd hate to fork out big bucks after already tuning it.

[l__i__l]

here is a diy if you feel like doing it urself

i think the accepted range is 130- 190 with a diff of no more than 10% between cylinders

i dont like that dip at 6k rpms before u were tuned....seems odd..

[Peachy]

here is a diy if you feel like doing it urself

I can barely pop the bonnet let alone do a compression test but thanks for the link anyway.

I'll call around and get it tested tomorrow. Does anyone know whether getting it re-tuned after the problem is fixed will cost as much as the initial tune?

[l__i__l]

ohhh and also since u just installed the header.....check for leaks!

[Symphorced]

Agreed on it sounding a bit off. Before I bought my car, the car was tuned on that same dyno (only performance mods being GruppeM and Apexi VAFC2) and the car made 152kw.

Though it's possible my car had parts sold off prior to my purchase.

[maracer]

Hmmmmm,

RevZone, Justin still there, ha?
Not happy at all with my dealings there

What can i say, it's all part of learning. I think 144 is ok, but then again it's youre car, only you know how much better it feels?

[Peachy]

Well I just got back from a drive and it pulls like never before after 5K. A noticeable difference but I still feel like it could be more after what every one else has said.

[Norm]

You surely are spending money very quickly on your mods . You know that your cams and rbc mean that you need to spend another $800 to get tuned again?...lol...

[Peachy]

You surely are spending money very quickly on your mods . You know that your cams and rbc mean that you need to spend another $800 to get tuned again?...lol...

I'm like that with most the things I do, I don't really take my time, I'm impatient, I try and progress as much as possible hahaha, but I still do all my research to make the right decisions. All mods thus far have been no regret

After having another drive in my car and being able to redline 1st, 2nd and halfway up third, I can quite honestly say I'll be satisfied with how this car performs for a very long time hahaha. Cams and RBC will be mid next year at the earliest

None the less, I'll still be getting compression tested tomorrow to see if theres any underlying causes for my low KW reading. I'll call Justin at revzone too to see what he thinks.

Something I did notice though, I WOT 2nd gear then released the throttle, I heard a tssssssssssss sound, almost like a blow off valve except it lasted longer and wasn't as loud... I've heard headers make this sound, especially the kiddracing, but could this be a leak?

[Peachy]

I'm not sure if I mentioned this but the dyno was done in 5th gear. The tuner said that I would have read higher in 4th but mentioned something about tuning in 5th and the benfits, in one ear, out the other. He said 4th would have pulled 145ish... but still, thats only 2kw extra....