2003 Acura MDX Ported Intake Runners! They work great!

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Miles per gallon stuff at 14:48 in the video. This mod DID help the fuel economy if you keep your foot out of it!

[@Bullyenpatines]

I need help with my 2001 acura mdx 276k miles but bad fuel economy I’m getting 10mpg in city 18 to 20 in hwy I drive it normal

[@ByThisShallAllMenKnow]

Thank you for explaining what your MDX gets for gas-mileage. That Initially gave me the impression that you were getting 30+ avg, It makes sense that is just while cruising at highways speeds. I drive a lot and am getting 23.5-25.9 mpg regularly in my '03 Accord with a J30A4.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Yea no problem and j30 are usually decent on fuel they are .5 liter smaller so that helps too. My TL with the J32 was getting 38highway when I was supercharged and it was awesome! We did a 8hr trip and averaged 38 it peaked at 40 I was blown away. Did video and all

[@CesarsCarCorner]

Another good mod for these JSeries engines. Thanks for the content.

[@qrs3658]

thanks for the Vid upload. Those guys at P2R in florida have some really nice goodies for these engine.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Yes they really do. I used their stuff on my TL before and wasn’t disappointed. I love trying new companies out too. It’s nice being able to send stock runners and have them ported by SMP performance. Might have to send some other things for port work in the future.

[@ac7205]

Ok, but matching php is critical to maximum gains.

[@streetfighters805]

I love J series engines… I love the ways yours look nice 👌🏼

[@allenarchie9613]

Great updates as always! Doing the brakes n struts on the Camry next week! Looking into a turbo kit for the 2.2 Toyota 4 cylinder (1999), and continuing in with vinyl graphics once the weathers better (racing strips). Keep the videos coming :-)

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Sounds fun man and thanks for the support all these years!

[@craigwiess1656]

When I get my 05 Odyssey back on the road(electrical problems) or just break down and replace it with a similar year Odyssey or Pilot.Will do this upgrade. Right now my Element is taking all my money.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Yes 🙌🏻 a odyssey could really benefit from this big time!

[@ac7205]

Check your grounds bro. The big ground that drops from battery to trans gets slyly corroded . Clean up, scratch up your grounds 👍

[@craigwiess1656]

@@ac7205 mice chewed wiring under the hood, fried the computer. Repaired wiring new computer has about every code there is. No crank and communication errors. Have two more vehicles ahead of it to work on first.

[@ac7205]

@@craigwiess1656 ah pcm /ecm not communicating. Sounds like its just the crank sensor not communicating. That lead comes out behind vtec solenoid. Good luck.

[@chris-ty8rl]

Fuck man i wish u was in nyc !! I got a 02 mdx just hit 250k need some work. Saw how u brought the mdx back too life. & the little upgrades u have done.

[@cuttabutter5050]

I have an 04, lets get to work

[@chony07pr]

Brother what a great video, once again! Much love brother, thanks for all the suport, God bless

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Thank you and no problem man. Quality port work man I love how it drives now!

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Awesome video brother

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@SwitchetBladeX3]

I'd love to see these on the TL. Do you know the average gain in mpg?

[@mugensohc2.271]

Wow I need to update n upgrade mys need hit up yard and send him a set .. all you need now is j37 throttle body and some update free flow exhaust kit .

[@TexasHondaChannel]

If I could find a J37 intake manifold I would swap the entire manifold and throttle over but since we don’t race it and only baby the car everywhere it will be perfect! Only exception to driving hard is in these videos. Lol it’s normally the slow car on the roads: people flip us off and honk because we do the speed limit everywhere lol. It’s a rare occasion we ever drive it hard lol

[@mugensohc2.271]

@@TexasHondaChannel nice !! Next is what for her ? Bigger brake kit ? Full exhaust ? I keep hearing Honda Pilot has bigger oem+ brakes makes me wonder if they work on odyssey or MDx ? I have both in my fleet .

[@TexasHondaChannel]

@@mugensohc2.271 I’m pushing my luck as it is. Last time I went crazy with the wife’s car (the supercharged pilot) I had to sell it and get her something else lol. Im thinking maybe light exhaust work and wheels. If I can lower it without spring cutting then i will do that too. It’s our daily our ONLY daily that fits everyone so i can’t do too much unfortunately

[@mugensohc2.271]

@@TexasHondaChannel lol it’s ok she won’t notice it 😜 just add cutoff on exhaust .. that my plans .. wife won’t know untill iam driving it with all mods u did and oem+ I wanna add to it .

[@GlassWerx]

U should etch the channel logo on the top intake plate

[@TexasHondaChannel]

I did think about etching something there just wasn’t sure what.

[@GlassWerx]

@@TexasHondaChannel yeah that would be cool

[@sebestiensoliz8831]

Great video! Will this: MANIFOLD, IN. Part Number: 17160-RGW-A01 fit on my 2006 Acura MDX 3.5L?

[@GlassWerx]

Thats awesome. Those look good

[@cedricbrownnn]

i usually see this generation of mdxs get around 22-15 mpg, never seen 35 mpg im suprised

[@chrisorozco7727]

I've been getting 13, owner before me may have been using regular gas 🥲

[@nursinggarage5]

245k miles and a ripper!!

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Yes sir! It’s mostly highway miles. Houston to austin every day from previous owners lol. It runs awesome!

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@TexasHondaChannel do you have confidence on rod bearings. I did the bearings on my y7 when I swapped my transmission. It wasn't original motor but the motor was covered in grease and looked older than my car but it doesn't smoke so I replace bearings only. Maybe its just me but I wouldn't trust to many hard runs on a high milage engine even if it was taken care of. I know these engines can go 300 to 400,000 miles so it might be ok for a little while.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

@@spankthemonkey3437 Honda engines are really good even higher milage ones. I run really good oil and best line racing additive to prevent premature wear. It’s been proven on lubricity testers and under extreme conditions. Im not worried about bearing failure as much as I am timing belt failure due to the stress. This car is only drove hard during these videos most the time is baby around town and highway. It has a lot of life left in her. Now it moves really good without much effort. Barely push the gas it and goes so my wife will love that when it comes to the hills.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

@@spankthemonkey3437 Also Y7 engines are TERRIBLE when it comes to bearing failure. They have 1 oil hole for cooling VS the z6 or even d15b7. The y7/y8 are the worst cranks you can have in a d series so they are prone to failure no matter what you do to them. The J series are much stronger engines but abuse or not everything fails eventually lol

[@spankthemonkey3437]

@@TexasHondaChannel I wonder what will happen if I take my dremel tool match drill bit the same size as oil hole and drive it through to the other side of crank journal🤔

[@gregpatterson1988]

I have just discovered your channel. What have you done to bolster the transmission? I know that was the weak point for these and many other Honda/Acuras of that time period.

[@Nubiansage1]

What octane gas do you regularly run in it ? Is it 10 to 1 compression ?

[@duanebartlett4885]

Awesome video man thanks for what you do! Do you have to smog that year mdx in Texas? I'm in CA and have to smog my 06' mdx I think every 2 years.

[@bryantchoi4055]

hi I'm a HUGE fan of your channel I actually bought a 05 MDX watching your channel I'm trying to do a budget build for the MDX could you please help me only thing that I see that I can do cheap is magnesium intake manifold + port the intake manifold and cheap eBay intake can you put bigger throttle body ? 76mm Throttle body ? help needed thank you

[@theg-zguy5268]

Great video and definitely a fun and noticeable performance mod. Keep up the great work as always. God bless.

[@TexasHondaChannel]

Thank you 🙏🏻 very noticeable

[@fredrot.8431]

We have 03 MDX that was running great until about 2 weeks ago all of a sudden starts misfiring and now is even having trouble staying running. Coils are good spark plugs are brand new now narrowing it down to the cats. No emissions laws here in New Mexico so considering a cat delete would you go that route? If so how do you work around the 02s? Is is there any kind of simulator harness for it?

[@OriginalTrueOrFalse]

Look into adjusting the valves. A lot of misfiring problems are due to misadjusted valves on these cars.

[@TheMiller607797]

​@felichec yes had to do valves on mine. Fixed it and running smooth

[@ryang5441]

Do you think I would see similar results in MPG with a pilot?

[@cuttabutter5050]

Do you know if theres any way possible to move the wiring harness thats in the way of the second lower runner? I may have stripped the bolt hole a tiny bit removing the bolt.

[@Crastics07]

I know this view is old but your paint job, is that bedliner or some sort and is the car bright white? I have Aspen White and want to change the color with a cleaner looking white. Thanks.

[@someblackguy100]

You got any ideas for an 04 I really love that car

[@kurtbennett1164]

Do you ever get to any of the Import Faceoff events in either Ennis or Baytown?

[@TexasHondaChannel]

I don’t get to travel much having 4 children with a lot going on with them so no unfortunately.

[@abelombrana4225]

Have you replaced the timing belt on it??

[@LuisMorales-55]

I have a 2010 acura mdx, and that makes 15 mpg. In the city and 16 in the freeway, do you think is normal?

[@frankgrillo8331]

Same here . Im a mechanic I own 2 MDXs both get awful mpg . About 15 mpg . both trucks are doggy at times and sometimes they have plenty of power. sounds crazy . no codes no check eng light. wierd.

[@LuisMorales-55]

Yeap is the same with my mdx no codes, but I think is something that is not right because have no power

[@nelsondejesus461]

That is awesome I love that I have a 2005 acura MDXI would like to do that plus I love the glow in the dark paint How did you get the paint like that to glow that is so cool so awesome and the engine you made it perform better I would like more information about that Even though I am 68 years old I am a teenager In heart and spirit love things like that you are a cool guy I would love more information on the things you did I would like to do that to my car Much love Nelson from The Bronx Hit me back if you get a chance

[@troyc5994]

I wonder if this will work on an 05 pilot or 06 Ridgeline

[@jorgecardenas8865]

How do u get better gas mileage mine get really really bag least half of urs but runs good and everything my navigation comes in and out sometimes working so yea feedback bro thanks

[@seanlancaster6911]

The Odyssey intake has shorter runners compared to a pilot. The Odyssey is quicker at low end compared to say a j35a9 with the spacer on the intake but I wanna swap it from my van still . My wife will never know

[@chewbaccawhiner]

Could this fit 06-08 pilot??? 2wd

[@jasso8752]

Try driving it on D5 that’s how I run mine

[@TexasHondaChannel]

I almost always run it in D5. This was the first run I did in D3 it seems to do pretty good in D3 for me. D5 just shifts up sooner. It’s a toss up for me as to which is faster because both feel good!

[@jonathanglinsey7483]

I’ve seen people advertise these will add 10-15hp, is this true?

[@TexasHondaChannel]

It might be 10-15 crank horsepower but you lose some of the power due to drivetrain loss. I did feel a difference though so it made a noticeable increase. I never Dyno tested to be sure

[@ac7205]

No

[@stevenwilson3135]

Where's the link bro

[@chernandez087]

0-60 in under 5 secs in that big gurl?? not bad

[@Rogueautosalon]

Hi, I also have a 2003 mdx. So is this ported runners the main reason why its getting 35mpg? Mine Averages 17mp. If ported runners are the reason why then sign me up haha

[@TheFiremonkeyman]

no, the 55-60 mph speed is the main reason.

[@brandonbrizuela8231]

Do you think it works for the j35 a4

[@someblackguy100]

Can this work for an 04?

[@robertramirez7828]

In guessing you sold the pilot?

[@jasso8752]

👌👌👌👌

[@TexasHondaChannel]

🙏🏻😎

[@ac7205]

Come on bro? Your spacer is still choking the chicken between intake and php elbows. 1-1+1 is just 1 bro. Still good vid👍

[@masonmullins5527]

that's the same speed as mine that has no mods and a misfire

[@frankgrillo8331]

thats what i thought too I have an 05

[@TheMiller607797]

My 06 is only getting 16mpg 🤷

[@giogomez6532]

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