Balancing ActA Sojourner's Thoughts

A year ago today, I drove my 2012 Toyota Prius Four home. In a year, I've clocked exactly 15,000 miles, gassed up 36 times and spent a collective $1,241.22 in gas. That's a savings of $1,559.00 vs. the 2005 Acura RSX Type S. Of the 15,000 miles driven, 65% of it were spent on road [...]

After owning the Prius for a good 10 months, I figured I sit back and do a monthly cost of ownership analysis comparing the operating costs between the Prius and the RSX based on my own personal experience. The result is pretty clear that a brand new 2012 Toyota Prius not only costs less in [...]

Let's start the New Year with another DIY guide for the Acura RSX. Here's another exhumed classic DIY for the 2005-2006 Acura RSX back by popular demand. This DIY installation guide completes the 3-part 2005-2006 Acura RSX OEM A-Spec underbody spoiler installation guide I've written. To see the other guides in the series, just type [...]

By popular demand, I've exhumed the photos I've taken while installing a set of 2005/2006 Acura OEM A-Spec lower side spoilers on my previous 2005 Acura RSX Type S. Instructions for installing the rear under spoiler will be added subsequently since I've located the photos for that DIY guide as well. Enjoy Allow up to [...]

After rummaging through archives spanning back to 2005, I was able to salvage a couple of PDFs of DIY guides I've written for the RSX. I was also able to locate a couple of hi-res photos of the DIY write-up, which I will convert to entries subsequently. I've just been extremely busy to get caught [...]

I'm still getting a lot of requests for older do-it-yourself guides I've written for the Acura RSX; namely from current members of ClubRSX. I'm in the process of polishing some of the guides I've written and salvaged and will put them up this week. These are guides that were written anywhere from 3-7 years ago [...]

While cruising at approximately 80 mph on the 60-west heading towards Los Angeles, I heard a strange whirling sound. The sound sounded like an object obscuring air flow at high speed, then after a minute, a loud crunch like I ran over a muffler. When I pulled over to examine what has happened, everything look [...]

This is an installation guide I wrote back in 2007 on how to install Acura's A-Spec high wing spoiler (aka Type R spoiler) on your 2005-2006 Acura RSX Type S. Allow 2 - 2.5 hours to complete the installation. TOOLS AND SUPPLIES INCLUDED/ REQUIRED 12 mm Combination wrench 10 mm Socket · Torque wrench Drill [...]

First update for April 2012, a bit later than I anticipated but I finally got around to write it! In this update, I will illustrate how to go about cleaning your Acura RSX's IACV (idle air control valve) and the throttle body along the way. Why should you perform this cleanup? The IACV and throttle [...]

After spending about 3 hours cleaning the idle air control valve and the throttle body of the Acura RSX, I noticed immediate throttle responsiveness and an increase in MPG. This is after 7 years of owning the RSX and at 84,000 miles. The clean-up was performed because I've experienced erratic idle-stalling problems upon start up [...]