Ack Attack Post 20: Upgrades/Accessories

There are tons of accessories for Acuras, from light up emblems to turbo kits and lowering springs. Newer Acuras come with Brembo brand brakes on them, but the older ones do not, but you could always add those if you wanted, though it would set you back a few thousand dollars. Though the seats in the Acks are already really comfortable, you could upgrade to racing seats. Racing seats are safer than regular seats because they have a five stap belt, which holds the individual in the seat better. There are many brands of racing seats, such as Bride, Sparco, or Caribou.

Many tuners who drive the Acuras decide to "de-badge" them, which means that they choose to take the emblems off or to change them. There are all kinds of emblems avaiable, such as different colors, ranging from gold and silver to blue or red, and there are also light up emblems which can be incorporated to the front or the posterior end of the car. A small tune like this is very cheap and is easy to do, but many people choose to keep their stock emblems or to totally get rid of them.

A turbo adds horsepower and a little torque to your vehicle. This is an air-induction upgrade, and gives the car much better gas milage because it uses cold, pressurized air to give an average 300% power increase, therefore requiring less gas for more speed/power.

An intake is a common tuner mod. It's pretty easy to do and relatively inexpensive - depending on the brand of intake which is chosen. There are many brands of intakes, such as APC, Weapon R, Tenzo R, or Injen.

Lowering springs are used to make the car closer to the ground. There is less room between the wheel and the top of the wheel well when lowering springs are added. They're pretty expensive and run about $200 for a set of four springs. The best brands are Eibach and Tein.

Upgrades are great to make in order to make the car run faster and/or more efficiently. Items such as body kits, spoilers, or tint are more for cosmetic modifications and do not have much of an impact on the performance of the car. The power upgrades are more expensive, but this is mainly because they are for much more than looks.