WE GOT A NEW CAR AND WE LOVE IT! 2009 ACURA RDX W/ TECH PACKAGE REVIEW...
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Just got the same one color and everything. Cool daily for a Honda guy with kids
I have an ‘08, and the handling is like a sporty car, and I put on a turbo smart recirculating bypass blow off valve, and before I know it, I’m doing 80 without realizing it , super cool suv, staying with me to the end !! Thanks for your video brother, take care .
what exactly does the bypass blow off valve do ?
Thank you! We love the RDX. By far our favorite practical car in our household.
The blow off valve releases the excess boost pressure trapped in charge pipe between shifts and when throttle is let off closing the throttle body. The pressure has to go somewhere and without this, it back logs and slows the turbine.
Added this to my imaginary SUV wishlist! It’s lovely 👏🏻✨
Recommend 10/10! 🔥😎
I love everything about this video the presentation the added parts to the vehicle to even the song at the end🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Love my '07. It was built in October of '06, and is number 8,740. I've only done intake and exhaust so far. It's a fun car to drive.
Awesome! We love ours! 👊😎
I just bout a 2007 rdx turbo sh AWD with 110k miles for a steal I work at CarMax and someone traded it in and through the grace of God landed in my lap
@bryanCLXT You have many many miles left. Mine just hit 194k yesterday. Enjoy your RDX!
What intake did you exactly install ? Any part number by any chance ?
@@bryanCLXTdef do a full service on your RDX. my cousin bought a RDX with 150k I immediately did oil, trans fluid, rear diff fluid, spark plugs, coils, brake fluid flush, etc
The wife wanted a CR-V back in 2010. I convinced her to just test drive an used 08 RDX tech with 30,000 miles just to compare to the CR-V. She fell in love with the RDX. We added Hondata, ETS intercooler, drop in K/N air filter Eibach lowering springs, and Progress RSB. Fun CUV to drive and it drove better the harder you drive it. Added Hondata ECU reflash and the ETS intercooler improved the mpgs from 17-18 range to 19-20.5 combined. Still on the road today with 200,000 miles (handed down to our daughter back in 2019).
The ELS stereo is fantastic IF you can find any DVD Audio discs. Torn center console leather is a common issue with the RDX. Any upholstery shop can swap out with real leather for around $100. The hard rear hatch fits perfectly under the all weather cargo mat if you need to store it on the go. OSRAM D2S Cool Blue Xenon 5000k-6000k HIDs are a good upgrade for the low beams. Adding a hidden hitch only takes about 15 mins to install and adding a 4-way trailer plug is plug-n-play in the hatch area.
Thanks for the comment! So far we love the RDX! We are going to be repainting it end of March. Got the OEM roof rack. The parts to increase fuel economy sound interesting! I have many cars that are tricked out so not trying to do too much to this besides give it a little update in wheels and catch all its maintenance up.
Don't be shy, go on, show us. I want see. There's a 2012 for sale here with fairly low mileage
I just installed BOV on my 2011 RDX139940 mi. & I love it.
Thanks bro.
Heck yeah! That’s great. 👊😎 have fun with it and enjoy your car!
I have a 2011 RDX. Love the SUV and very reliable.
Good to hear! :) absolutely in love and we have some plans for this vehicle. Ultimate road trip vehicle!
I also have a 2009 RDX love it!
Love our Acura RDX. We ended up custom painting it since this video.
Nice happy for you! I have a 2008 Acura RDX white with black w/ tech pkg ever since 2012. Which now has wrapped out 213,000 km. It’s been nothing but amazing and a fun car to drive. There was not many issues or anything major yet.. Over all it’s been a nice car. This car will treat you right. Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you! We absolutely love it. We just re painted entire car a few weeks ago. We have had a couple small issues on car but small issues. Backup camera is on and off working and out right rear turn signal isn’t working… lol we’ll have to schedule some more time to diagnose here soon. :)
Awesome!
Thank you! We love it. Car is going strong and been amazing.
I have one too! Good car! did a road trip not too long ago and it was really good! Congrats !
Thank you! So far we love it!
How was mpgs??
I had a new CRV in 2012. Loved that car, but it was the first year of a redesign and it had problem after problem. Just bought a new 22 RDX last year, black on black. Absolutely in love. It’s not on the CR-V platform. Ask any Acura mechanic. Of course that may be different from the year you have. Nice upgrade. Congratulations!
Thank you! We plan in upgrading our RDX to one of the newer A spec models at some point but this will do for now. Only the 1st generation RDX was built off the CR-V platform.
I got a ‘08 and my friends and I love it. It’s practical and fun to drive! I just put a k&n cold air intake on it and it’s just so much fun!
We love ours! We left the stocknintske with a k&n filter. We’ve also fully repainted vehicle now. Timing service is upon us!
@@nitroautolab The cold air intake is super loud on the rdx even if its fully stock!
I have an '11 since new. It's awesome and always has been. Haven't had too many issues with it either though it sucks gas and eats brakes. Stay up on the oil changes and don't be afraid to open it up.
That’s great! We are loving ours. We recently custom painted it. Had to change vtec solenoid, and radiator went bad on us but been an amazing car!
Our backup camera works on and off and our RH rear turn signal doesn’t work. Not sure what’s going on…
Enjoy I bought a 2011 mdx and I’m happy with it so far it’s been a month.
That’s great! We love the Acura end of Honda. Will never go back!
We have an '09 RDX. Love the power above 70 mph. No downshift on hills or when passing. Best mpg has been in the 25-27 mpg range on trips. During the Winter we rarely see 20 mpg in daily driving. I change my own oil, Mobil 1 5W-30, unless we're headed south(Florida) in the Summer, then I'll switch to Mobil 1 5W-40. 157,000 miles with only the A/C failing at about 140,000 miles. I try to use 91-93 octane, but E-15(88 octane) seems to work in the Winter months.
Great work! Maintenance is key to longevity and value! We love ours! 👊😎
I'm about to buy one and build it. Tasteful mods first. and then building the engine. Congratulations on your purchase.
Awesome! We love ours. We’ve custome painted it since, done brakes, other maintenance, and modern Acura wheels.
you buy one yet ? looking into getting one hard to find videos on ppl who build it
Just picked up a 07 with 250k I love it im upgrading the whole sound system
Heck yeah! We love our 2009. Will
Do an update video on her soon.
I got a 07 with 100018 miles. New turbo at 99800 and downpipe. Gonna get a intake and muffler next.
Love the car! We are repainting it now. I almost got an intake but decided to leave OEM air box and went with a k&n drop in. Wouldn’t mind doing an exhaust system tho.
I have a 2008 tech package very reliable over 350 ,000 kms onit no complaint, and for a litttle bit for look i added a set of spacers for my wheels defenitively much better 19 mm thick .
We love ours! We fully repainted ours a few months ago. Most the maintenance is caught up. Getting amped up to do timing chain next tho!
Just because something has the same platform doesn't mean it's the exact same. The RDX has different interior, exterior, motor, wiring, suspension tuning and suspension parts. It's basically a completely diffrent vehicle with a similar chassis base.
Much more bells and whistles. Correct! Very similar. Engine drops out exactly the same. Timing chain service exactly the same, etc
I have a 2010. I bought it after doing my research for what Honda is the most reliable. This was the best rated. Everyone knows the K24 is a beast, and the 2.3 is basically just a smaller hone. It’s a bit of a pain to work in compared to a cr-v but when it’s all running perfectly, she can move out.
We love it! Its had a couple issues because of mileage but always easy to work on. Just a little more work to get to a few things since it has the intercooler on top. The starter replacement was much easier tho since the intake swoops upward instead of down. Took 30 minutes! 👊😎
@@nitroautolab recently had to do coils, was interesting to say the least. I have larger than average hands, so getting the intercooler off and on again was a two person effort. Mainly due to the hose clamps.
Nothing major. Going to refresh the turbo in the spring. 180,000 miles on mine right now. Runs and drives like most brand new Nissan suvs. 😆
Lucky for ya. Smh California didn't allow us to buy the BOV lol. Tho i did tried to buy same brand BOV 3x lmao ...I love my 08 SH AWD too. Liked for the Good Review.
Make sure you keep eye on ur Turbo Actuator especially when buying it used. 1st part I checked out and replaced common in This model RDX
Oh gosh! CA won’t even let you buy a bov? Not good. I will be inspecting some more things with vehicle soon. Thanks for heads up. We love the car!
@Nitro Autolab yup California Emissions.... even headers are hard to come by lol.
@@kongchan916 hmmm maybe buy from a private seller and have shipped to CA… 🤣👌
Can you tell me where you bought your LED headlights? Also specs on it? I also loved my 2007 RDX with 65k on it.
The low beams on this are HID and got them on Amazon. For years on all of our cars, I’ve been running “Ironwalls” 6 sided LED kits. On this there is led on our High beams and fog lights. Very inexpensive and been very reliable!
I can’t roll with window tint except it sucks at the boarder crossing I need to roll down all windows
We have to tint everything instantly. Protests interior and prevents being blinded by peoples headlamps in mirrors. Lol
Can you wind down all windows with the key fob on your RDX. This works on the MDX i'm curious if it works on this. Be glad to hear @Nitro Autolab
You know what… I’ve never tried. I may pull out the owners manual tomorrow and see. I know that’s a popular feature amongst Acura’s of these years.
@@nitroautolab oh thanks, that would be appreciated
Biggest issue was restriction on the downpipe…rv6 downpipe, bigger injectors and a hondata tune fixed that
Rad! Not sure we’ll be doing any performance mods to ours.
@@nitroautolab unfortunately the aftermarket has dried up a bit, i missed out on an ETS factory mount intercooler but was able to find: k&n sri, dw 650 injectors, rv6 dp with high flow cat, atlp exhaust and flashpro tune. Can still get bcbr coilovers for this model.
@habh8r77 yeah, I feel the Acura lineup is always like that because there’s just less of them and less people with them. Honda lineup usually takes the cake on accessories and aftermarket parts. I have several other modified vehicles. Our Acura is just our dependable stock like vehicle lol
Hello there just purchased an rdx 2012 with tech package . I was just wondering if the turbosmart blow off valve could damage the motor or the turbo . I would love to order some but im a little worry about this
No way! It’ll be just fine! 👊😎 go for it and have fun. Had mine on over a year and blow off all the time. Also done many turbo builds on other vehicles and blow offs are on every one of them.
@@nitroautolab thank you for the reply did you do any others mod to youre rdx or do you plan to do more since then ?
What brand led did you use for fog lights and high beams ?
I’ve been using the same brand for years with zero faults on multiple vehicles of mine and several customers vehicles. IRONWALLS 4 sided or 6 sided LED. They are plug and play and are really bright in most applications. Purchased from sellers on eBay. I have yet to see one fail in almost 6 years.
I’m curious about the mileage? I’ve been looking at these as well and I am wondering how many miles is too many for around the $10k price range?
Mine had just over 140k with an inch thick stack of maintenance records from dealer and oil changes. Could tell the entire vehicle was taken care of inside and out. That says a lot about the mechanical end as well.
IMO: For $10k+ I’d say the mileage should be under 150k.
Curious how much you picked it up for. I'm looking at same one right now on CL myself
We paid $8,600 from a private seller which was a score for its condition. They range in price. The goal is try and find one for under 9k that should have been listed for 12/13k… :) you’ll love it!
If it wasn’t that hard on the gas,I would definitely take one,but it’s a bit too much and since it uses premium gas 😬
I think a well equipped 3 gen CR-V will be enough
(My father had both,really liked the Acura)
Had both. The crv was more simple but the Acura blows it out the water… yes not exactly cheap to drive. It’s no Prius but also no small block Chevy either… I will say this. Had way more issue with our Acura than the Honda tho. Like problems you normally don’t see on a Honda.. weird. Still love it tho!
Plan to buy one of these with 260,000 kms anything i shoild be looking for and how are they long wise and maintenance should i buy it please help thanks
Sorry for late reply. I always suggest a used car inspection. They can usually be done under $200 and that is cheaper than any tow bill or repair. They can last a very long time but at that mileage there’s sure to be some things needing addressed and possibly some maintenance due. We love the car!
Do you have a link to the blow off valve?
I don’t, I purchased off eBay. It’s the turbo smart komoact dual port blow off valve. Still going strong. No issues! :)
My baby got mine on Hondata
Nice! I gotta leave this thing alone for most part. Just OEM Honda services lol
How many miles\kms was this car and what kinda deal were you able to get? Im looking at 2008-2010 rdxs to purchase myself
I shopped around patient. Found this was a 1 family owned since new. $8600. Was able to do full bodywork and repaint, new brakes, and other maintenance with savings.
What’s the model number for the BOV?
Part number is TS-0203-1009. We purchased new from a distributor off eBay. This is a dusk port BOV that allows atmospheric pressure release while also recirculating pressure into air intake system. Utilized all factory hookups except changing one vacuum hose to a slightly longer one. Which cost about $2 from local auto parts store.
What is real fuel conscumption autoban? 100km liter?
It’s not the greatest. Around 20 mpg…
what size are the fog light?
We used 6 sided H11 LED
I have a 2009 RDX base, navy blue, 120k miles. Bone stock. Never wrecked. I thought about looking further for the tech package, but not worth the time and effort. The tech package has a better stereo with navigation, but it has been rendered a nominal issue in 2023. Use your phone navigation app now.
I'm not changing anything on the motor. The engineers who designed the vehicle knew what they were doing and designed it this way for a reason. You have 240 bhp which is fine for this size vehicle. IMO, never, never, paint a car a different color than the original color. Find one in the color you like. it is heartbreaking to drive around and see older Acuras and Lexus vehicles, once pristine motorcars, now completely ghettoed by people who buy them for pennies on the dollar and have to squeeze another 5-10 more hp out of the car, plus lowering the car, putting a fart can muffler on it, cold air intake BS, painting the wheels black for some ridiculous reason.
I'm sure I'll get some hate for saying all this, but it's the truth. The ricer crowd has moved on from Accords and Civics to nicer vehicles.
We love our Acura! We recently repainted entire vehicle with the stock base silver color but we added a mid coat with some angel dust sparkle in it for some effect. It’s only seen in the sun light. We’d love to get the new A spec RDX. One day!
WHOA! Fast-Talker, eh. 😆
What did he say??
I’m not too fast.. lol
@@nitroautolab Compared to other GenZ? It's so fast, the words just blend together. No big deal, man.
Did these have the same issues with the ac compressor that the crv did?
That’s funny you say that. I had a cr-v before this and locked it but had to install a new compressor on it. The one on RDX seems fine so far. We just had to replace the one on our k24 accord as well. I feel they get beat up from weather and water being so low in front in the K series engines.
@@nitroautolab yah it’s unfortunate because it makes what would otherwise be great used cars like the crv and rdx, an expensive gable if you don’t have your own shop and can’t do the work yourself.
Which one would you pick
2010 acura rdx technology 236k miles for 4k
or
2008 acura rdx technology 72k miles for 10k
i only need a car just to last me for the next 2 years
I’d go for the 2008. That’s low mileage and Hondas go forever. Especially with proper maintenance. Also, personally I hated the facelift changes on the 1st gen. We love our car. We are gonna be driving it until we get a 3rd gen Aspec.
@@nitroautolab Thanks for the reply, my uncle thinks its to much money for being that old but in today market most newer used cars seem to be over 120k miles and over priced.
You get what you pay for and try and replicate the quality and features in anything newer. You’ll have to spend 20k+. We payed $8600 for ours and it was a steal since it was maintained so well. Paint was rough with a few cosmetic repairs, but we repainted entire thing.
Only things I’ve had to do besides change the oil was replace the vtec solenoid, radiator, and I serviced the brake system completely, and transmission service.
Year over year the RDX looks 10x better and is way faster. RDX is a far superior vehicle in every way.
We’d love to upgrade ours to a 3rd gen at some point. Just waiting for them to drop a price a bit and get more used lol.
How is it reliability wise??
As reliable as any other Honda this era. Pretty comparable to Honda cr-v. We love it! Maintenance is everything!
@@nitroautolabgood to hear, I am actually looking at one with 69k miles for 9k clean carfax, just never had Hondas nor Acura’s, have Toyotas, just curious about the reliability of a turbo engines..
All it needs is intake dont even needs bov
Didn’t like the thought of removing all of the OEM air boxes. The bov was also half the cost of a quality intake setup. 20 minute install. 👊😎
Is 300K a high mileage in this car? Found one
Yes that is considered high mileage. If we’ll taken care of and maintained I’m sure it’s got some life in it. Plus any bring can be fixed or replaced at the end of the day. But at 300k I wouldn’t consider it a car for long travels. Just a car for your local county. Incase something happens, not a long tow.
@@nitroautolab300k miles or kms?
Wish u had stated miles/klms that the vehicle had?
145k miles when purchased.
@@nitroautolab you stated you used dw1 oil not sure where you used this?
I’m in BC Canada and will be looking at that vehicle on Monday want to make sure I get as much info as possible so I appreciate your time
It’s ok I just rewatched , got it 👍
@ktjane1958 yes, we used this to service transmission. We recommend only using genuine Honda/Acura fluid. We also recommend servicing transmission regularly to extend life of automatic transmission units.
This is really not on CRV platform .. total different animal my friend lol
Actually the first generation RDX is based off the third generation CR-V platform. We had a third gen CR-V and loved it but decided to come over to the Acura lineup.
That blowoff valve is loud 😳
Yes sir!
Mine is a 07 sh-awd with 376k miles😂
Get the K&N typhoon + bc coilovers with some sticky wheel’s 🫡
I track mine
Love the RDX so far! I don’t plan on lowering but would love a set of newer Acura wheels and some spacers. I just got the OEM roof rack. Will be installing after we give it a quick repaint!
@@nitroautolab the 2010-2012 wheels look good on the earlier first gens. And you can get them fairly cheap.
@@thenixer8968 thanks! I’m going to look them up!
Chrome around the window??? This guy has no sense of style.
Yes. If they had chrome door handles, they should have had chrome window surround like the CR-V. In more recent videos we custom painted entire RDX and color matched door handles. Fixed Acuras poor decision. 👊😎