My Nighthawk Black Pearl 2002 Acura RSX Type-S

The Acura

I’m currently driving a nighthawk black pearl 2002 Acura RSX Type-S. I replaced my silver (and gray, and black) 1991 Nissan Sentra XE with it on November 25, 2008 – two days before Thanksgiving, on a Tuesday.

It’s a pretty sweet ride. Handles like a dream, front wheel drive with ridiculously wide tires – at least, ridiculously wide as far as street wheels go. Six-speed standard with 4.389 final drive ratio, Honda K20A2 2.0L I4 engine putting out 201hp and 146lb•ft at the crank – and it’s even rated at 28/21mpg highway/city, respectively.

The Current Mods

Performance (dyno charts)

20090510: Injen cold air intake
20090815: Homebrew oil catch can
20091109: Hondata K-Pro
20091209: Competition Clutch 8lb flywheel and stage 1.5 clutch
20091209: Hondata thermal intake manifold gasket

Vanity

Blackout headlights
Carbon fiber hood
20090714: Pioneer stereo w/ Terminator amp and subs
20090830: Vacuum/Boost gauge
20100102: Red LED dome light; white LED map lights
20100105: Black DC5 floor mats

The Planned Mods

Repairs

~~Fix the battery draw~~ – resolved when stock head unit/amplifier were removed
Replace hydraulic pistons in trunk
Replace driver’s side fog light lens
~~Replace passenger side front fenderwell~~

Performance

~~Cold air intake~~ – purchased 20090421; installed 20090510
Intake manifold + throttle body gasket/spacer
~~Intake manifold gasket~~
~~Motor mounts~~
Race header + high-flow catback exhaust
~~K-Pro ECU replacement~~
Turbo or supercharger
Type-R wing

Vanity

Replace/reclear hood
HID headlights/fog lights

Other

~~Vacuum gauge~~ – installed 20090830
A-pillar Gauge Pod
- Air:fuel ratio gauge
- Oil pressure gauge
- Battery voltage gauge

The Statistics

Peak Torque: 122.4lb•ft wtq
Power: 168.7whp
Top fuel economy: 45.606mpg (65.9mi on 1.445gal; 93AKI; $2.69⁹ /gal)

The Posts

20090830: Vacuum/Boost Gauge for the RSX Type-S
20090819: Breather Tank for the RSX Type-S
20090510: Injen Cold Air Intake for my 2002 Acura RSX Type-S
20090418: Wire Tracing
20090202: Acura RSX Headlight Issues
20090128: Sea Foaming my 2002 Acura RSX Type-S
20081204: O Lawd, is Dat Sum Update?

The Gallery

From the side	Also from the side, but a little back
From behind	The dashboard gauge cluster
The head unit	The gearshift – and a sweet bottle of water
Passenger side door, showing that sweet neon trim	The back seat and rear window
Me being an asshole and taking up five parking spots…was aiming for six	New Alpine head unit, with Terminator amp/subs in the back
Replaced driver side center air vent with a vacuum/boost gauge