Modding is a sickness. I had it on my 3G - sold it, bought a Ridgeline, and shortly found out I missed having a TL. A year later I found myself in a WDP SH-AWD TL.

I'm starting this thread to document the progression of my TL.


The first batch of pictures are from when I brought her home on November of last year.

 

A month, and a short 3000 miles later I started my first work with some parts purchased from forum member BlackAcura.

 

For my winter tires, I opted for the Alpin PA3's - Never regretted them one second this winter. Until something better comes out these will be my number one recommended tires for my style of driving (mostly highway) with snow and ice.

https://acurazine.com/forums/4g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-298/micheline-alpine-pa3-sh-awd-quick-review-799766/

 

Next up a proven mod on the 3rd gens I oped to have some work done on the intake runners







Part of my purchase was to have the dealer install the skirts... here are some pictures from around the first of the year.

 

My Blackstone report came in after my first oil change

 

Awesome start! Love the color choice, keep up the good work

 

Then the deadening starts...
For the full photo gallery go here and view all the pictures:
http://jczechphotography.com/Cars/20...12398293_BLYhw



First the naked door panel


Two coats of eDead 80 were applied on the outer door skin.





V4 applied to on top of the two coats of eDead 80 on the passenger side


Driver-side same two coats of eDead 80...


Rear driver-side with two coats of eDead 80


V4 applied to the rear driver-side door


Rear driver-side all sealed up


Rear passenger-side door after two coats of eDead 80 and starting with the v4


Rear passenger door sealed with eDead 80


I didn't take detailed pictures of every door and every step along the way, but rest assured every door was done the same way. Two coats of 80 on the outer skin topped with V4 then sealed with 80.

Here are picture of a door panel --- all of them were deadened with 80 and strategic placement of V4 where there might be plastic on plastic rubbing, or where I wanted to block of large areas.


The rear shelf got a treatment of V3 liquid, topped with eDead 80.


The trunk floor.


Strategic placement of piece of V4, couple coats of 80 top off the rear shelf to help mass load and help reverberations.

 

I can already tell, you're no pussy...this is gonna be good. Sub Scribe D.

 

TEIN SS arrived last week...

Got put on this past weekend



Oh, did I mention EDFC



Only managed to get a couple pictures during the install. Our hands were entirely too dirty to use a camera. Never mind the whole process was so involved I didn't even want to think about taking pictures, I just wanted to complete it.



A rear EDFC motor


The install was a PITA - but well worth it in the end. Started another thread to keep the technical questions in the proper forum.

The following pictures are pre-alignment. They're post Huper Optik ESC 35 as well. I'm very happy with this tint, and can't recommend Huper Optik enough.





These are the OEM 18's with my winters. Note.. these 18's are an offset of +55

 

wow...a drop makes such a difference...not a shock, just reiterates.

 

wow nice progress ... how quiet is the car now?? how heavy are the doors?

 

Rockstar, yes, it does make a drastic difference. I can't say state how happy I am with this drop. Night and day difference.

VQ, it's noticeably quieter. The biggest difference though is in the SQ of the OEM speakers, and how it re-inforced the door's to improve the midbass, and imaging. The deadening also helped lower the noise floor so my HFL works better. My wife says it sounds much better, and it doesn't sound as if I'm on BT anymore.

Thanks for the kind words guys... I've got a bit in store for the WDP through the summer so stay tuned. In the mean time I've got a bit more updates to add

 

A quick shot of the EDFC hiding in the glove box



Test pipe and and j-pipe


The orange goop is hi-temp silicone for a proper seal. It burned off after a couple nice 3am runs

 

Dude...you were saving your updates for this thread! Nicely done...

 

Subscribed. Too bad I can't afford new TL, let alone any of your mods..

 

4G is the sexiest car ever...absolutely love it!!

That intake and P2R look familiar

i've got some things sitting in the garage... really debating the switch to tein SS over the H&Rs

 

jnc, glad to see your progress-not only your current 4G, but from your 3G to the 4G! Keep going with your mods!


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The 4G is indeed an amazing car! Thanks for all the kind words guys. I'll promise you I have some more things up my sleeve... like some custom forged 19x9 wheels from RonJon, as well as the RonJon grill

Here are some teaser cad drawings of the wheels. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

Well done! Can't wait to see what else you do to her.

 

Wow jnc.. you got some ballz! Nice work! I am no fan of lowering for my car but it looks awesome!! I like eeeit!

 

great work. looks awesome.

 

From one Cad guy to another, nice dwg.

 

Damn man... that is sick... puts my car to shame. I've got two more updates for the year, then i'm done till next year. Going to paint the rear trim black and put red tint on the rear lights (will look awesome on the black car).

I've been thinking about doing dynomat or some sound deadening to the car to lower the road noise and also make the doors a bit more solid sounding when you shut them. Do you have any idea what it would cost to have someone put the deadening stuff in the doors, floor and trunk?

I'm thinking next year will be sound deadening and *maybe* teins. But i'm also waiting for my existing shocks to wear a bit more so I can use the upgrade as a "maintenance item".

We'll see... Looks aweseome, keep up the great work.

ps - Custom forged wheels from RJ =

 

notice any diff with the tb spacer?

 

you're not messing around

 

No he's not messing around, these wheels will compliment the 4G nicely, and his aspirations for traction will be unrivaled, 275/35/19 should supply this car with the best handling of any 4G in the world, not to mention the wheels will come in at a scant 21 lbs per corner.

 

damn very clean 4G

subscribed

 

I didn't know you were from Ohio...which part?

 

Very nicely done, keep up the good work!!

 

I've seen you're car - it looks amazing with the RonJon grill. I can't wait to get mine on. The doors deffinatly have that nice solid feel to them now, along with the trunk lid. The material cost for the deadening ran around $450. Factor in normal shop time of $50/hr for 8-10 hours if they work fast and you'll pay a pretty penny for it. IMO that's why I did it myself, and I appreciate my labor that much more. Not to mention I know its done right.

The custom wheels will be hott!

It was installed with everything else... if anything maybe a few top end hps... but the end goal from the gaskets and whatnot was to prevent heatsoak.

Nope. Doin it up right!

Ron, I can't way to start seeing how the wheels turn out. Should look killer on the TL, not to mention the unsprung weight savings and slick looking 275/35 series tires.

Thank you!
I live outside of Columbiana. Work in Pittsburgh (the surrounding area)... and I'm back in the Akron/Canton area every weekend or so. I get around
Thank you! More to come trust me! This car just makes me grin ear to ear when I drive it.

 

will these wheels fit without any fender rolling?

 

The 19x9 forged that RonJon is making?

They'll fit and ride flush without any fender rolling needed. One of my requirements so I can run a 275/35 series tire.

 

Awesome progress so far!

 

275's!? damnnn wanna see that fitment!!!

 

45mm offset should put the wheels at the same position as the 8.5" width and 40mm offset, here's a preview of how they will line up:




here's another wheel cut from the same blank, and the blank itself:





the Legend design in the CAD file with 7 spokes, but we changed that and saved 4 lbs with the change over to 5 spokes.

 

Hey Ron, this ten spoke design is real nice. Might you produce this one?

 

Have something better, this is the next wheel we will be making in Forged monoblock:

 

THAT is a beautiful wheel Rondog! What sizes will you be making that in? I want.. I want!

 

Sign me up for a set!! 19x8.5 or 19x9.0

 

Indeed, my white '12 will NEED those rims... and I do mean NEED