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Old 08-27-2014, 03:50 PM   #31 (permalink)
cowmeat
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1) Put an engine kill switch in it (expand the auto-stop envelope). AKA "Calpod mod / Forced Auto Stop / FAS mod" at Insight Central.

2) Put the IMA-inhibit switch in it (so you can control when you want assist or not). AKA "clutch switch mod".

3) Learn how to keep it in maximum lean burn as much as possible while cruising. That's where the magic happens.

4) Pump up the tires & aeromod it to expand the lean burn envelope.
I'd like to start with the lean burn. I've heard many Honda guys talking about it on here, but I really don't know how to recognize it, unless you're doing it with your scangauges or something. Can I just search "lean burn" here and find a thread on it?
I'd like to start there, along with pumping up the tires of course, but my wife's already concerned about me modding it "it's the first really nice car you've ever had, why do you want to tear it up?" I'll have to ease the grill blocks, etc. . . .onto this one, can't just lay it out there like on the Black Widow!

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