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Short Ram intake + Catback worth a tune?

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Hello everyone, so right now I have a DC Sports short ram intake and an invidia N1 2.75” catback on my fg4. I had an eight gen with the same mods, but was too young to afford hondata (17). I want to get hondata and go to a dyno shop near me and have my car properly tuned. My question is, would it be worth getting a tune with only those two mods? If yes how much gains would I be looking at?
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The Hondata should have been your first mod. The Dc Sports intake is a mild mod, if you’re looking for large gains, a HR, Sk2, or Acuity intake would give you better results.
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Get the downpipe before doing the tune


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Your mods are worthless without a proper tune not the basemap garbage either.
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Your mods are worthless without a proper tune not the basemap garbage either.
Thanks for feedback, and no, I want hondata for the tuner but not the base map trash. I’m taking it to get dyno tuned once I get hondata!
The Hondata should have been your first mod. The Dc Sports intake is a mild mod, if you’re looking for large gains, a HR, Sk2, or Acuity intake would give you better results.
Scarred from hydro locking my with I had the skunk2 composite 3”
Get the downpipe before doing the tune


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I live in Cali so I need a cat and pass emissions:(
The Hondata should have been your first mod. The Dc Sports intake is a mild mod, if you’re looking for large gains, a HR, Sk2, or Acuity intake would give you better results.
What is HR?
What is HR?
Hybrid Racing is my guess, going off of the intake part. But they don't make one for 9th gen, but I suppose one could make it work with different couplers.
Hybrid Racing is my guess, going off of the intake part. But they don't make one for 9th gen, but I suppose one could make it work with different couplers.
OMGGGGG bro Im Such an IDIOT lolllllll
i was racking my brain to figure that out in my mind - I’m like “I’m pretty sure I know every intake for these cars wtf is this new manufacturer ive never heard of?!”
🤣🤣🤣 ohhh man what a brain fart
*speaking of which though, I don’t much care for HR products, I dunno why I just don’t trust them for some reason
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OMGGGGG bro Im Such an IDIOT lolllllll
i was racking my brain to figure that out in my mind - I’m like “I’m pretty sure I know every intake for these cars wtf is this new manufacturer ive never heard of?!”
🤣🤣🤣 ohhh man what a brain fart
*speaking of which though, I don’t much care for HR products, I dunno why I just don’t trust them for some reason
The few things I've brought from them are alright: Rad cap, one of their shift knobs, detent springs. I have their shift cables, but haven't installed them yet, don't think I will until the OE cables break or something. Doesn't help that I've seen plenty of posts of people having issues with them, like some kind of metal sound or something. Probably only reason I have them is because people were saying getting cables was getting hard, so I got a set just in case, lol.
Well just swap the downpipe back when it’s time for inspection.

In mass, they adopted cali laws for emissions but not for inspection. You can run catless if you want but you can’t have a cel. You are allowed 1 not ready monitor to pass the emissions part.


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The few things I've brought from them are alright: Rad cap, one of their shift knobs, detent springs. I have their shift cables, but haven't installed them yet, don't think I will until the OE cables break or something. Doesn't help that I've seen plenty of posts of people having issues with them, like some kind of metal sound or something. Probably only reason I have them is because people were saying getting cables was getting hard, so I got a set just in case, lol.
Dang I was looking at picking a pair of these up just to have as a backup.. I have the Acuity cable bushings and there seems to be somewhat of a stigma with upgraded bushings on stock cables may cause pre mature wear, I think it’s just how you drive your car but who knows.. that’s disappointing tho about the cables 🫠
Dang I was looking at picking a pair of these up just to have as a backup.. I have the Acuity cable bushings and there seems to be somewhat of a stigma with upgraded bushings on stock cables may cause pre mature wear, I think it’s just how you drive your car but who knows.. that’s disappointing tho about the cables 🫠
I am 100% on the side of how it's driven. I bought the Acuity bushings right after someone on here first talked about them on here, so maybe 5–7 years ago, and cables are still great. I'd look up any videos on YouTube to see if the shift cable noise/issue is still a thing, or any of the FB groups.
I am 100% on the side of how it's driven. I bought the Acuity bushings right after someone on here first talked about them on here, so maybe 5–7 years ago, and cables are still great. I'd look up any videos on YouTube to see if the shift cable noise/issue is still a thing, or any of the FB groups.
oh NICE! Screw it then.. I may pick up a pair to have just in case but you’ve already been the Guinea Pig and if your still shiftin strong after 5-6-7 years then I think I’ll be just fine - 1) I don’t drive my car everyday and 2) I also DONT beat the piss out of it. Just curious how much do the cables run?
oh NICE! Screw it then.. I may pick up a pair to have just in case but you’ve already been the Guinea Pig and if your still shiftin strong after 5-6-7 years then I think I’ll be just fine - 1) I don’t drive my car everyday and 2) I also DONT beat the piss out of it. Just curious how much do the cables run?
Just under $400 before taxes
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Just under $400 before taxes
Thanks bro!
When are we gettin a few pull clips!? 💨😎 come onnnnnn lol
Thanks bro!
When are we gettin a few pull clips!? 💨😎 come onnnnnn lol
Shhhiiittt, you gonna give me gas money?
We’ll start a ‘go fund me’ —— or a ‘go fast me’ huh huhhhhhhh see what I did there!?! 😭
I feel you though broski, I don’t drive fast either, hows she running though??
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