Whats good yall? This my first time postin i just joined the site... just bought a 99' 2.3 CL... got some big plans for it hopefully yall can lead me to the right direction

for now i aint tryin to do to much crazy...i wanna change the tranny to a manual and get an exhaust and a cold air intake

i wanna drop it to but i live out in da bean so ima wait for the summer time to get some rims and drop it

anyone in the new england area who has the manual transmission for this car?

 

I dont think you can just change the tranny to a manual...
Do a search about the drop. What color is it? Show us some pics.

 

i dont have any pics yet i still gotta get the car inspected because i bought it at an auction and the title was salvage my appointment is set for this up comin Friday.
the color is like a mix between tan and silver. I dont remember the exact name of it but i did a google search for CLs and i found one that looks similar to mine (color wise).

http://www.prelude-fan.de/pics/acura_cl_g1_2.jpg

but you dont think i can convert the car from automatic to manual? im pretty sure if i get all the necessary parts it can be done but like you said i will have to do some more research before i jump into anythin

 

It can be done, many people have done it.

 

I don't see what the big thing is about manual. Around here, in my opinion, it's just not worth it. There is so much traffic ALWAYS and having a manual is hell. I hear it from everybody. I understand the loss in power etc etc, but the good outweighs the bad.

 

manual owns all period. who cares if there is traffic, just means you cant be lazy and you have to know how to respond to your machine

 

Well call me lazy

 

traffic is a bitch, but you'll live

 

yo platano do you know anyone personally who has done it?if so could you ask what parts they had to get cause i know its a shit load of stuff like Tranny ( of course lol) Clutch pedal, gauages,ECU and Axels those are things i can think of the top of my head but i think im missing some parts

 

lol he can ask me

tranny, pedal, i believe a new axel, starter[if it doesnt come with the tranny], new cluster.

make sure you reinforce your firewall cuz your gonna have problems in the future with the clutch pedal

 

Well if you doing al that u might as well just throw a h22 in there. it would only make sense in my eyes. O yea welcome to AZ its like meth or crack its easy to get addicted

 

Thanks man good looking out with the advice...

Did you do a conversion on your CL? About how much in total did you end up spending if you did?

 

Well my boy who has a shop did a auto - manual conversion on a 94 Accord and charged the guy 2K but it can be done for less if you get all the parts yourself.

 

thats a pretty straight price if it included all the parts and labor. I found a tranny on car-part.com for 240 dollars with supposedly on 51K on the tranny i know it sounds abit suspect but as i kept lookin through the site almost everyone had listed the tranny for that car from 240-385. Im thinkin that overall though i will end up spending about 1700 anyways.

 

A mix between tan & silver. hmm. sounds like another champagne cl could be among us. on the pick up

 

i think wanting to change your auto to a manual is crazy its gonna cost like 2-4K

 

get an aemv2 cai thats what my baby has

 

5 speed is meant for the "real" driving enthusiast

i can drive my car any day any time whenever whatever

 

agreed. Traffic is annoying, but manual isn't that bad in it.

 

especially with a stock clutch

 

It shouldn't. Around under 2k sounds about right. But then again, up North, I heard you guys don't have too many shops you can go to for stuff like that. Thus, meaning less compitition, and jacked up prices. But again, that's just what I've heard. In SoCal, a shop that works on modded imports, are a dime a dozen.

 

Unless it's an Evo, lol. Those cluthes are fragile. Ready to replace in under 5,000 miles.

 

werd... thats why auto cars dont go anywhere

 

 

Power to cost ratio is a retarted

 

i mean nothin crazy in the sense that i wont be doing any body modifications like dropin,kits,rims, anything to change the looks of the car for now at most i might just get the grill and call it a day

 

just get a regular AEM CAI its only 160 at modacar.com

 

lol.. yeah.. i know what u mean, good luck & have fun with your modding progress

 

ok guys so my car is going to inspection today I will keep you guys updated to see if everything went good

I bought my 99 2.3 CL about a couple of months ago...Crashed up...Salvage Title

and the day has finally come for it to go get inspected to see if everything is good to go and within a week or two i should get my title and get my car on the road

 

G'luck man, hope it works out for ya

 

thanks man i appreciate it

 

Good News Yall....my Car Passed The Inspection Ima Have The Title In About 2 Weeks.

 

Congrats, after my exhaust and tint, I'll need a place to give me some shady stickers

 

<------has a shady sticker

 

Keep yall updated on my situation I just got the title in the mail today so ima get it registered tomorrow and ill be driving by the end of tomorrow...ima try to have some pics up ASAP

 

nice..

 

i need to get one... hoox up the addy

 

I just posted a thread on springs. Its a good deal. 125+shipping for tein s.tech springs. same ones i have. Love them.

So you should order them now so youll have them in the spring when you decide to drop your shit.

 

welcome, lets see some pics!

 

i was actually looking at that ebay ad yesterday...lol... hopefully ill have enough money within the next two weeks to get the springs