Someone had posted here somewhere about channeling the airflow better at the front of the bumper at the intercooler area and it benefited them cooling wise on the track.
Looking at the pictures, including the hrc one. It looks like they did the same thing on their end IMO.
I had a 19si and had an actual cold air intake that went into the wheel well. I drove it in snow and rain and hit plenty of puddles and never had a single issue with it. That's my two cents. I doubt you'll have issue with this one because I don't see where it looks like it reaches down into the...
2026 FL5 here. Carbon fiber prl hvi, tsp coupler, carbon fiber prl turbo inlet, hondata ethanol, middle resonator delete, tuned by Derek Robinson.
I'll upload a clean full car picture later. Needs a bath right now and I'm at work.
You're a beast. I'd love to pick your brain about some more tuning information via pm. I'm getting into tuning for a profession. I have a lot of background like you. I work on jet engines doing NDT right now Eddy current.. I have a lot of industry background, working on cars, computers...
He's this guy.
https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/an-in-depth-talk-about-fl5-ecu-tuning.52545/
He knows his shit for sure. I read that entire thread and it's good info.
You shouldn't have to wait eight seconds. I've had a 24 and now a 26 and neither one has done what you're describing. There's definitely something not right. I get in it and start it no problems.
A remote dyno tune is a real dyno tune. You just rent the dyno and pay the tuner and they remote into your laptop while you're at the dyno and tune it for you via computer.
Go with derek Robinson and remote tune on a dyno or just remote tune. You could tap jester on the forum as well as a couple of others I believe and do the same thing.