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well a lot of it is basic maint such as your 30,000 mile where I am at right now. But also with this car the QR25 engine was built horrible if you ask me. While I have had no real problem with it just the concept should have been better. It has a ridiculous 100mm stroke and week internals. You have to keep your maint up or a simple over rev can cause all sorts of problems. Injectors have always beena lil weird with nissan. They like to tick. A lot of people can confuse it with knock and so can the knock sensor they put on the car. Right next to the heads causing a small loss of power. Replacing the sensor in a better spot can help that. Then they had a problem with the butterfly screws aka powervalve screws coming loose. So lock tite them and you got the basics done. Cost at Garage or dealer can come close to 800 USD. Then I live in Norfolk VA home of the worst roads ever so things like tires (Toyo Proxys is my choice) = 150USD a tire and I have already been through three for things such as a file in the middle of the road. Yeah I was pissed. Then for some reason they have bumps the size of speed bumps on interstate and the roads haven't been repaved since god knows when so allignments are now a quarterly maint. Just the simple stuff man but damn you can't get ahead anymore. Especially when you have to buy the good juice for your car. Next project. A ninja. That should take care of the gas prices.

 

OK so the rsx isnt as light as I posted ealier 3700lbs thats a heavy azz car for being a hatchback. Do you guys know that the rsx is being discontinued 06 is the last year of production. In case you havent already heard.

 

how much horsepower are you looking for? what are your goals for the car? if you just want a fun daily driver than the basic bolt ons should satisfy your needs.. (intake, cams, header, exaust, intake)..


but if you want more than 300whp and wanna run 12's then a turbokit should be in your wishlist.. google rsx turbo kits and youl get tons of different vendors and brands... good luck.


oh. and the RSX is NOT 3700 pounds.. that the weight of an average 60's muscle car like a dodge charger with a hemi!.. its more in the neibourhood of 2400 to 2700 pounds...Edited by: d-man05