cl-baller201

I know this comment is a off topic but, "if you can't control your emotions you can't control a car" is such a good quote Cocoa.

97BlackAckCL

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mattastick

A group of us from work went down to the local drag strip today after work. For shits and giggles, I ran the CL, and miraculously wasn't the slowest. 17.479 at 80.67 mph was my best run. Didn't do anything special to the car, just rolled up and ran. It was kinda fun, but really slow. I'm pretty sure I saw the grass grow to be taller at the end of the run than it was at the beginning.

Cocoa

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Had to learn that lesson the hard way

Cocoa

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I've been meaning to ask, is that in a 3.0 or 2.x?

Not too shabby considering everything I've done to the car, only ran a 16.7 on one of my bad runs. In fact, I believe they were all bad

Germ

cocoa whats yer best time. youve done an insane amount of stuff to your car. isnt the inside of your car completely gutted? im going to make a quick noob comment and assume that this isnt your daily driver haha.

Cocoa

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I snapped the axle and burnt the clutch that night. Needless to say, after paying nearly four hundred for that tow, I traded the z3 for the Titan about 5 yrs back

I havent been to the drag strip since. Too lazy to tune the suspension for straight line racing. My tires with harden sidewalls don't help either for traction from the dig haha. Driven maybe 6k miles in the last 5-6 yrs on the CL.

mattastick

2.3L 5 speed with ~160k on the clock, no working speedo (cruise still works, so VSS is good, so I assume VTEC was still working, but I couldn't hear it) and a bunch of shit in the car (probably 100-150lbs plus my 190lb frame).

cl-baller201

Could you loose "v Tec" ?

mattastick

I read somewhere on here that if the VSS isn't working, then vtec doesn't work either. I don't have any idea if the system is based purely on rpm, and therefore oil pressure, or if they're something in the ECU that trips and starts using the 2nd cam lobes. I would imagine there's a controller in the ECU, which is why you're able to adjust the vtec timing, but I don't know enough about the system to say either way.

Myxomatosis

or if you're low on oil.
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On the topic of drag times. Mine was 15.9 at 88. Most were falling in the mid 16's though. 3.0, completely stock, but I had taken the spare out and all that crap. Hey that 15.9 beat a slow ass Vette. lol

97BlackAckCL

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Tell me it hasn't been 5 years?

Cocoa

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time flies

97BlackAckCL

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mitch14

Took her in to the insurance company today to get an estimate since it has two claims on it now, hail from last year and break in attempt from earlier this year.
So, looks like she is going to be written off, sometime this week they'll let me know how much i get for it.



I think i have some CL specific things i'm going to put up here or give away after the car is finally gone.

I'll still come here from time to time, but it looks like this is finally the end of the road for me and the CL . Thanks to everyone here for the help and advice . The CL has been the most reliable car i have ever owned and it was pretty fun ripping it around the last couple of days

Germ

ive never seen our cars with the steel stock rims before.


but i stared at mine for like 20 minutes thinking what i should do next hahaha...

spencer_homer

went to formula Drift this last weekend. heres a short vid of my car on the way there. enjoy. can someone fix the link for me

spencer_homer

yeah she smokes a lil

Gnate

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Lookin at a 99 CL tomorrow. 5 speed black on black (just like my first one) with 140k and apparently no rust/dents...

Already looking at ST bundles... and '97 grills... lol

Will keep you updated.

97BlackAckCL

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Damn, sorry to see her go, but I know you're enjoying your subie. At least I got to see her in person a few years back

Those aren't stock CL rims, they're accord wheels I believe

97BlackAckCL

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Who are you?

Gnate

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haha.... turns out people like to lie in their vehicle descriptions.
One douche told me the CL had ZERO ISSUES and 140k on the odometer.
It actually had 180 and was falling apart.

The other one needed a clutch and the door panels were falling off, the bumper and hood weren't aligned, and it was as loud as my apexi n1...

Gr. The hunt continues.

DaInFaMMuS1

Spencer, your car is smoking like a chimney lol.

mattastick

Would you have a chance to pull the coils off your car?

True fact. Mitch's car was dumped when he came down. All the cars made mine look like a 4x4. I need to change that, and a guy at work is really not helping with that...

I've got a 98 CL 5 speed, black on black. I'll be honest with you, it's falling apart, lol. Only showing 145k too

spencer_homer

oh yeah she does. who needs head gaskets anyways lol

DaInFaMMuS1

Looks like its oil smoke more than HG smoke, I'd say either valve seals or piston rings. Either way, its time for an H swap for you lol.


I bought several things and messed up a couple things lol, but I'm almost there. Info in my thread.

97BlackAckCL

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Great vid Spence, your car def is one of my favorite white CL's of all time. And that stance, OMFG

97BlackAckCL

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So, my car's been down for a month thanks to the new Pioneer NAV unit I put in it that basically caught fire and started smoking like crazy. They're supposedly exchanging it finally, I should have the new radio sometime this week. I fired her up and let her run for 10-15 mins just to burn off some carbon and make sure everything was functional (already inspected all the wiring to ensure I didn't have an electrical fire) Got a couple of small tasks that I want to accomplish while the center console is out. Just want to drive my freaking car again

DaInFaMMuS1

Lol imagine that feeling times a thousand, thats how I feel! I'm glad only the headunit was fried and no wiring though, wiring is a pain in the ass (another thing I'll have to redo in my car)

mattastick

This. Has me wanting to drop my car now. Well, that and driving the Mini Cooper the last couple days that does this around corners:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...23858392_n.jpg

Super stiff dampers on stock springs (stock class in the SCCA only allows you to modify dampers, air filter, tires, cat back and seat belt, if you don't have to modify the seats to make it fit) was pretty brutal initially, but after getting used to it, the go kart feel was pretty awesome. I know a CL won't even be close, but I'm kinda thinking about making the Ack a terrible STF car (coilovers, big sticky street tires, full exhaust w/cat, intake in front of the throttle body, tune, etc.). I'm gonna need to work on the car a bit before I could do that though. Hmm, decisions decisions...

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah, been there, had my car sit for a couple years, believe me I know the feeling. I'm just as antsy for you to get claudia running so I can come take a ride

97BlackAckCL

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Since when are you keeping your car?

mattastick

Since there are too many days between paychecks, lol. Paychecks come every 2 weeks, and I'm bored now that I'm out of school, and my mind wanders and I change it every 2 days

Who knows what will happen with my car. I think I'm going to talk to some of the local hotshoes, see what they suggest for a new car, then figure out what to do with my Acura. I love the car, and I really don't want to get rid of it, but we'll see. I may keep it as a winter beater, since it needs new tires anyway about the time winter is going to start... The car's not worth anything to trade it in, and the Miatas that I'm looking at aren't necessarily the best in the snow, especially once they're modified for autocross use (stiff springs + low traction = bad news). If I kept the car, I could put a nice little system back in it (potentially even an IB setup for the sub, which is something I've been wanting to do for awhile since I haven't heard one), finishing up the front stage with the tweeters I want, rather than what someone is willing to trade me as part of another deal.

97BlackAckCL

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If you keep it for winter, I got a bad ass set of snow tires you can have

Gnate

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I found a car but it wasn't a CL... 93 accord sedan (95k) good condition.
Anyway, this is CL relevant... How do you think the 2.2 oem CL wheels would look on a cb7 sedan? My photoshop isn't working... if anyone has a second or opinion I would appreciate it.

Edit: Long story short, I sold all of my fun car stuff because I moved out to Boston but I still need to have some fun when it comes to slight modifications. I just purchased my second ST sway set.

mattastick

Blizzacks?

asianspec

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i think the 2.3's would look better.

97BlackAckCL

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Michelin X-Ice's

97BlackAckCL

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I don't think they'd look bad, minus the A center caps

mattastick

How much? Shoot me a text/phone call if you still have my number. If not, a PM works.