FROM:
NonStopTuning: NST K20 Kit in Import Tuner Power Pages


Visit your favorite booksellers this week and ask for the September 2008 issue of IMPORT TUNER magazine. The NST K20 Kit for the Honda Civic Si is featured in Power Pages!


The Import Tuner Si was dyno tested at Skunk2 in Southern California on a Superflow Chasis Dyno and peak numbers rose +3.4hp and +4.0tq. Power and torque were up accross the entire RPM band and certain areas saw gains as high as +4.5hp and +6.1tq. Very very impressive for a $200 modification.

Some excerpts from the Import Tuner Power Pages include:

"Reducing rotational mass is always a reliable way to gain a few ponies on nearly any engine. NST's lightweight pulleys saved 4.2 pounds compared to the OEM ones, and do not under drive the alternator- meaning no dead batteries or dimming lights from an under-active alternator. The NST pulleys are CNC-machined from 6061 T6 aluminum billets, balanced to tighter-than-OE tolerances, and available in anodized ... finishes"

"After two installment of Power Pages and the addition of six basic bolt-on parts, our Civic Si has become a rolling billboard for the way in which aftermarket modifications can improve upon OE engineering. ... more free power was found by replacing the K20's heavy cast pulleys with lightweight billet aluminum NST replacements. Also impressive is that as power grew, demand for additional fuel didn't. Modifications completed to this point only served to increase our K20Z3's efficiency- meaning we'll see increased reliability and fuel efficiency from our new Si, alongside more power. ...As long as we can keep from driving it with a lead foot!"


IMPORT TUNER Sept 2008 issue
Text & Photos: Luke Munnell
Tuner Cars, Import Models, & Import Tuner Cars ? Import Tuner Magazine

NST NonStopTuning
Civic Si K20 Kit: NST22015K
MSRP: $239
NST - NonStopTuning

 

Oh a Honda? Boo...

Off topic question for you:

On the full pulley set for the tC (crank, wp, alt), I know the crank is underdrive. The wp is lightweight. Are all of the alternator ones overdrive and lightweight? Or is the overdrive alt one a separate option?

 

All of the alternator pulleys for the tC are Overdrive Alternator Pulleys. All NST Pulleys are designed to work very well with eachother, in any combination, to provide the best possible gains while keeping all accessories very efficient and reliable.

 

Congrats NST, that is a very good write-up!

 

Thanks guys, we appreciate it!

 

Just ordered the NST 20% underdrive crankshaft pulley + gates belt : ) gotta love them credit cards!!!

wooohoooooooooo cant wait till it comes and gets installed!!!

 

Thanks bud, good luck and have fun with your project. You will enjoy the results!

 

congrats!

 

Thank you nauticac!

 

Did I order the right belt .... Gates belt k060747 Automotive V-Ribbed Belt (Standard) 6 Ribs 13/16" x 75 3/8"}

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/cata...ATES%2BK060747

 

That is the correct belt for the 05-06 tC.

Good luck and have fun with your project!

 

Hey Mike is Guillermo from G2, congrats man, keep up the great work, BUMP for a great company.

 

congrats! What did the si put down after the pullies?

 

190hp, 143tq at Skunk2 in SoCal.

 

Not bad!

 

Congrats!

 

Thanks man!!!