Originally Posted by AmeriCanadian
I'm not looking to get to the same horsepower in the TL (It was about 240). And I don't need a really fast car. The 4 cylinder was what was availible and was much cheaper than a v6 (my car is slightly used).
I just want to make it a bit faster. Most of my money is going to go in to visual mods.
The TL never had 240. It has 225 from 99-03, 260 in the 01-03 Type-S, and 270 in the 04+.
All I'm saying is that you can buy a V6 for about the same price as the EX if you shop around...they have about the same sticker prices and similiar depreciation. If you want to make it a bit faster, put an intake and exhaust on it...an AEM CAI will run you about $250 new and according to them only nets a 3 HP peak gain and 7 right near the VTEC engagement point. You won't gain any low end torque from this. As far as exhausts...I'm not sure what there is for the K24, but in general you'll get about 6 or 7 horsepower. Then you can buy a header (the pipes that transfer exhaust gasses from the engine to the exhaust piping) for $300 or so and get about the same. So for $1000 or so installed (unless you can do it yourself) you'll gain about 15 or so horsepower peak. Or you could get a V6 and get yourself 80 more.
Here's a dyno of the AEM CAI:
http://www.aempower.com/pdf/dyno/21-...rd%204-cyl.pdf