A while back I took the CR-X out to the Melbourne Honda Clubs dyno day, and here’s a belated update on the result. I had wanted to get the car on a dyno for some time for a baseline, before adding a bit more power during this year.
The event was held at Revspeed Auto by Melbourne Honda Club with the guys at Elusive Racing doing the bulk of the organising. There were some pretty cool Hondas there, including this very tidy CR-Z. Strangely enough I’d never seen a modified CRZ in person and nor given them any attention, but this is one I’d happily own:
Kenny from Elusive also brought down his K24 powered DC2, still wearing its WTAC livery:
Kenny’s DC2 features a number of our products including our tie rod kit for bumpsteer correction. We’ve been working with Kenny on setup and geometry changes, helping him to set some blistering times for an NA car on street tyres. After some teething issues with the dyno in the morning, cars started their runs about lunch time and the CR-X lined up soon after, while I stood anxiously nearby:
The engine setup in the CR-X is:
K24A3
50° VTC gear
K20A2 oil pump
ASP header
RBC intake manifold with K20A2 throttle body
3″ exhaust
3″ cold air intake
ID 725cc injectors
Hondata KPro ECU
And the here’s the result:
Luckily there were no surprises, the power output is what I’d expect for this motor combination. The power and torque holds well until the 7600 redline without dropping off excessively. Encouraging for when I bump it up to 8000 RPM.
The planned upgrades for 2017 include a tune with E85 with flex fuel sensor, and bumping up the rev limiter to better suit the gearing at a number of tracks. From here on it will be interesting to see what gains in both power and lap times these changes net.
– Tom