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It’s a Kia though. Too many have had super bad luck and recalls with them.
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2 door vs 4. B58 is a much better performance engine. ZF8 is a performance transmission, where Honda 10 speed is a generic transmission. TLX is close to maxed out on power, unless you change heads, manifold, and turbo. B58 can be heavily modded for a lot cheaper and very easy. TLX is a competitor for M340. M240 is a smaller two door M340.
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They will never do it. Plus they need the dual clutch transmission too. That won’t work in this.
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@scottishd0g87Tunes don’t do much because the engine is bottlenecked with small port heads and small turbo. 10 speed is also a weak transmission. Many have blown them. You can add a JB4 and get a tad more. Acura locked ECU down so these can’t be tuned. They know it won’t last if modded. They don’t want the engine to rev past 6k. I talked to developers about drivetrain. They designed this to have power from low rpm all the way to 6k. Instant gratification. Secret is small head ports and small turbo that spools faster.
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These are great daily cars, but won’t respond well to tune for more power. Acura designed this engine to have boost at low rpm and keep it all the way to 6k. They achieve it with small port heads, small intake runners and a small turbo which makes power instantly. That way you don’t feel lag. The problem is getting more than 400hp out of this. You would need to change the heads, intake, and turbo. Then crack the codes to tune past 6k rpm to allow more power. Now the problem is 10 speed. It’s not a performance transmission. Many have had issues with them. Don’t keep launching it or it will pop. Some have popped axles in these too. So this is a perfect daily for someone who is happy with the power and stock tuning. It makes power at all rpm’s. That’s what makes it a great daily. It’s never lagging. So it’s a huge trade off Acura made to get instant gratification and have reliability too. My biggest gripe is it shifts at 6k even in manual. So it makes an awful track car. It’s a huge weak link. It also won’t shift into first gear because the transmission will grenade. It’s not a performance transmission. Acura chose this transmission because it was cheap for them to build in house. It’s all profit. So they add protection so it lasts. So no downshifting into first and no revving past 6k.
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Get a hybrid if you care about mpg. Performance sedans are not for you.
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True. 4.9 to 5.5.
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It has its limits though. Ecu is locked for a reason. Plus transmission is a weak link in this car. Small heads with small turbo makes instant boost at low rpm, but falls flat after 6k. So Acura tuned this car perfectly from low 1600 rpm to 6k. That makes a perfect daily car. To gain another 100hp, you need heads, manifold, and turbo. Over 15k. Then you are still stuck with a weak transmission. It’s too bad Acura didn’t go with new ZF transmission.
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@drivescene6747 Not sure why it bothers you. I’m sharing my knowledge with others so they know what this car is. That way they don’t think they are gonna tune it and expect 100 hp instantly. It’s not gonna happen. This engine was designed for instant power at low rpm for that instant gratification. That’s a great thing for a daily driver. Transmission is also in sync with engine as it stays in boost throughout the whole rev range. Problem with large turbo and large port heads is it’s dead under 3500 rpm. You need to rev past that to have power. The good thing is you can make power till 7500 plus. So you have that 4k rpm operating range of power. Big turbo will give massive hp gains within that range. Acura went a safer approach for daily driving fun. Small ports, small turbo making instant power from 1500rpm to 6k. You are still getting your 4k operating rev range of power, just at a safer and more instant way. Problem is it’s capped out due to small ports and turbo. So it’s a huge trade off. But this setup makes for an amazing daily car. Always has power. No waiting for turbo to spool up. It’s clever how Acura did it. The AWD puts the power down perfectly.
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RS3 owner here.
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@MikeYurbasovich Type S are having bad transmission and axles breaking. Also steering racks are failing. 340’s are super reliable. Toyota even put their badge on the Zupra. They even approved the B58 drivetrain. TLX is a perfect daily if you don’t tune it or beat on it. 340 is best if you mod it and beat the snot out of it.
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@lafaders RWD is a true drivers car. AWD is nice being pushed under 8/10, but 10/10 is where rear drive wins. AWD is snow wins too. RWD is for real performance and also makes front end much lighter for better handling.
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2016-2020 Acura and Honda V6 are all recalled for bad engines.
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