Accord 1.5T CVT - Stage 2 ( Newbie! )
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 1:18 am
Howdy Folks!
Lovely to meet you all, I'm very new here and especially new to modding so appreciate any advice and support in advance. I recently got my hands on the K-Tuner V2 and installed it tonight. I currently have the 2020 Accord 1.5T CVT, I have a Cat-Back Borla Type S Exhaust system with the AEM Cold Air intake with heat shield, Those are currently my only mods.
I took it out for a whir on the roads and immediately noticed the mid-range pull, oh my gosh! It was a blast when you drop the pedal. Now to the serious part, I see horror stories of people blowing transmissions, numerous posts telling people like myself with the 1.5T CVT that we are idiots for wanting to do this stuff and we should just earn more money and buy the 2.0T. I had a budget, I bought a car that I thought I had done enough research on and it was a stretch even affording the 1.5T CVT, I'm proud of what I got honestly even if it's not a -tuner- vehicle.
I'm running Stage 2, Should I roll it back to Stage 1? Am I ok running Stage 2 without a downpipe?
I would love to hear people clearly smarter on this than I that could help settle my mind about blowing my car up~ It's only a year old and I couldn't afford a new transmission if I broke it. :c
Either way, Thanks for reading! Here's a pic of my project! Hope you like it.
Nespher ~
Lovely to meet you all, I'm very new here and especially new to modding so appreciate any advice and support in advance. I recently got my hands on the K-Tuner V2 and installed it tonight. I currently have the 2020 Accord 1.5T CVT, I have a Cat-Back Borla Type S Exhaust system with the AEM Cold Air intake with heat shield, Those are currently my only mods.
I took it out for a whir on the roads and immediately noticed the mid-range pull, oh my gosh! It was a blast when you drop the pedal. Now to the serious part, I see horror stories of people blowing transmissions, numerous posts telling people like myself with the 1.5T CVT that we are idiots for wanting to do this stuff and we should just earn more money and buy the 2.0T. I had a budget, I bought a car that I thought I had done enough research on and it was a stretch even affording the 1.5T CVT, I'm proud of what I got honestly even if it's not a -tuner- vehicle.
I'm running Stage 2, Should I roll it back to Stage 1? Am I ok running Stage 2 without a downpipe?
I would love to hear people clearly smarter on this than I that could help settle my mind about blowing my car up~ It's only a year old and I couldn't afford a new transmission if I broke it. :c
Either way, Thanks for reading! Here's a pic of my project! Hope you like it.
Nespher ~