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Old 08-14-2005, 09:35 PM   #1
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Lightbulb 2006 Acura RSX

its out baby, no changes except they added a color or 2... pretty sweet!

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there is 1 drawback... they decided to go 201HP Type-S and 155HP non-S !!!
crazy uhn?
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Old 08-14-2005, 10:57 PM   #2
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

thats weird that they would decrease the power and torque... maybe its a typo?
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Old 08-14-2005, 11:20 PM   #3
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

No, not a typo.......it's because of new horsepower measuring standards....
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Old 08-15-2005, 12:06 AM   #4
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I read that the 05 and 06 engines are identical and the corrected horsepower ratings also apply to the 05's. I'm not sure where I read it; maybe it was the ClubRSX forums. It also said that the 06's will now offer the magnesium exterior with the ebony interior. Which was exactly what I wanted. I love the magnesium paint, but not grey interior. It's all good though, I love the blue.
I read a few months ago that Acura would offer the RSX supercharged in 06. Has anyone else heard anything about this, or is it just a rumor?





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Old 08-16-2005, 03:57 PM   #5
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

I hope they'd be smart enough to go turbo instead of supercharging this motor. But a Honda with a FI engine? I'll believe it when I see it. Whatever happened to that rumor about the AWD turbo TSX? That was a tease...

Hey paul, long time no see, eh?
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Old 08-16-2005, 06:35 PM   #6
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

There is no loss in power, it is the identical engine. Its due to the new SAE hp/tq formula. SAE is soon to be a CARB Standard, so Honda and Toyota have already switched over to the new system.

Supercharged RSX? If anything the rumours are leaning to discontinuing the RSX, not slapping on an SC. I doubt the SC is going happen.

And Honda has a turbo jet ski so

AWD Turbo TSX? That was rumoured by someone who went to Honda Japan. The AWD TSX is a reality in Japan, but not the turbo part yet.
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Old 09-22-2005, 11:01 AM   #7
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ehh?? 06?

will the '04-'05 add-on mods fit on the '06 ??

like exhaust intake etc..??
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Old 09-22-2005, 04:14 PM   #8
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

MOST 02-04 mods work on 05-06.

I think the intake and exhaust might be different actually....

As for exterior, the hood, mirrors, sides, and fenders are the same.
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Old 09-23-2005, 09:52 AM   #9
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Re: Re: 2006 Acura RSX

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Hey paul, long time no see, eh?
Huh?! Who, me? I've been around.........
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Yes, it's true! The '06 has only 1 more HP over the '04.

Just kidding. Like it's been said already, the new SAE standard is in place this year so we can finally make an informed decision of which car has more HP! It was kind of weird seeing the '05 with 210 hp and the '06 with only 201 hp!!!!!
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Old 09-29-2005, 11:32 PM   #11
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

I thouhgt the 05 rsx-s had 210 hp. I read that somewhere. But i guess not..
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

Both the 2005 and 2006 RSX have 210 horsepower under the old system for obtaining horsepower. However under the new SAE formula they both have 201 HP.
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Re: Re: 2006 Acura RSX

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I thouhgt the 05 rsx-s had 210 hp. I read that somewhere. But i guess not..
Yes, I was just kidding in my previous post. With the old system, the 05 is said to have 210 hp. With the new SAE standard, that dropped to 201 hp since they use a different method to determine hp rating than what Acura used previously. One thing I would be curious to see is how much the <=04's are rated with the new SAE standard. I'm assuming 191 hp.


This is actually a good thing because now we can compare hp of different cars without having any manufacturer biases. Now the hp rating is easily comparable between different makes and models.
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Re: 2006 Acura RSX

What I really don't understand is how some GM cars are posting higher numbers (or so i've heard) under the new SAE system...at most I expect the ratings to stay the same...
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Re: Re: 2006 Acura RSX

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What I really don't understand is how some GM cars are posting higher numbers (or so i've heard) under the new SAE system...at most I expect the ratings to stay the same...
From what I gather, it seems that GM has been using a more conservative approach. I know that the Z06 'vette went up from an expected 500 hp to 505 which is not that much. It just might be that the Japanese used a different system to measure hp. I'm just glad that everone is now confoming to one standard.
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