Will this mod improve pick up?

[Clazio71]

Yup... I was corrected by Elfenstar in another thread and now I know my misconception... By the way, I understand that each vehicle needs only 1 CAI and by extending more than 1 CAI, it is believed that there will be more air intake but that doesnt mean that it will optimise the performance of the vehicle because too much air intake may result in "choking" effect especially if the exhaust system remains stock... You have any information about this 2 CAIs configurations?

[Namesworld]

can have more than one CAI for a normal car like Vios?

i nvr heard of this b4..

[Clazio71]

No... That is why I was replying to Sambuca about extending 2 CAIs which is not recommended...

[Slayer]

cold air intake indeed will make the car more responsive. (a bit more responsive), especially when the engine is reving at the powerband.

 

piggy back ecu really don't work alone, u can try it to max out the stock parts lor. and that is as far as it can go. (we all know stock parts work in the safe limits, tuning the ecu just merely make the parts work harder).

 

 

as what u asked for , city driving pickup.. u need lowend torque to improve.. i think that is playing with the torque vs the weigh.

 

reduce the weigh and improve the torque.

 

torque :

(CAI will help in the responsiveness) at lowend.

for lowends, just make sure your airflows are smooths, but regular servicing and have good plugs and oils. as we know , the lowend is just for that initial 2 to 3 seconds.

 

weight :

spare tire

lighter rims

lighter boonnet and boot lid.. etc.

say your car is 1.2ton, reducing 50kg is 50/1200 = 4%.

in this area, every grams counts. :)

 

also , how u drive:

- how do u pick up? :)

- what rpm do u engage your clutch at 1st gear? raise the rpm ? the rest of the gear we don't need to talk about it.

[Joe_marystar]

you will never guess it... hahahaha

is actually brandless i would say, custom made with strong aluminum.

I took some pict of it... have a look.

Edited March 22, 2007 by Joe_marystar

[Slayer]

just curious about this flywheel.. i thought fly wheel got some inserts to absorb vibration? no?

[Joe_marystar]

hmmm slayer, this is not the flywheel, is actually a crank pulley.

[Jho0001]

ECU will provide minimum gains on a n/a car.

 

I dont own a VTEC car but I believe your best bet is installing a VTEC controller...not exactly sure how it work but I suspect it allows you to control when the VTEC kicks in??? can anyone can explain?

 

CAI - minimal gains - but you'll gain more noise.

Crank pulley - again minimal, prob not worth the hassle.

 

Anyway, imho.

[Sambuca]

Yup... I was corrected by Elfenstar in another thread and now I know my misconception... By the way, I understand that each vehicle needs only 1 CAI and by extending more than 1 CAI, it is believed that there will be more air intake but that doesnt mean that it will optimise the performance of the vehicle because too much air intake may result in "choking" effect especially if the exhaust system remains stock... You have any information about this 2 CAIs configurations?

yea, usually 1 CAI is good enough.

if the air intake is still not enough,

simply increase the diameter of the piping.

[Clazio71]

Yes... you are right but the diameter of piping should not be too big as well otherwise too much air intake through a stock exhaust system will result in choking effect...

[Hexy]

oh ijjit? i tot the most effective way to improve pick up is to buy a pickup..

lol well said

[Clazio71]

Best Quote of the Month!!!...

[Barachomp]

think b4 doing anything thing to inprove pickup n such.. think the most important thing is to have better breaks n rubbers in place.. i worry about how fast i can stop a car b4 i actually i think of how to make it go faster..

 

as the saying goes.. power is nothing without control..

 

jus my 0.000002 cents..

[Thug]

I see...wads ur ride?

How long u use liao?

Any problem?

[Jazzer]

Lighten yr car. Forge rims will be good for a start. (Remove all unnesscary items)

Getting a gd after market drop in filter. Refrain from getting open pods.

 

To get on the darkside, change yr extractor & operate yr mid pipe.

Edited March 23, 2007 by Jazzer

[Joe_marystar]

mine is jus a humble one, the crank puley jus use for fewb days. So far so good. together with lighten flywheel, pick up definitely improve alot, much more than i expect.

[Deadly_ak47]

I would suggest to reduce the weight-to-power ratio.

Meaning to remove all the Dead weight in your car.

Spare tyres, rear seats, tool boxes, always pump less than half tank, wiper fluid drained out, engine oil use the thinnest grade(someone in this forum swear by 20wt oil), do not install any amplifiers/subwoofers.

This way you can have a much better acceleration at a near zero cost.

 

Of course doing up all the mecahnical mods as recommended in the previous postings are also viable(but cost money).

 

You forgot to mention.

 

Slim down, reduce weight and no passengers. These add a few hundreds kilo to your car.

 

As for slimming tips.... you have to go to hellokitty forum to find out.

[Mirrorimage]

ES

 

ES civic?

 

if its not a B series or a K Type R series...you can save your efforts with small mods.

 

they wont get u anywhere worthy of your time. Everything will have to cost and arm or a leg for some significant gain...and not some "in your mind" gain.