I've got a '96 2.5 TL. It really seems like it's a turd even though it was marketed as the "sport" version. Just wondering how a 2.5 stacks up against a 3.2 from the line, on the freeway etc.

Also, does anyone here have 2.5 that has done mods to the engine to maybe give it a tad more power.

Thanks.

 

the 2.5 has 176 HP and the 3.2 has 200 HP, honestly i dont know enough about the car to understand why the 2.5 is the "sport" version, maybe acura made some subtle diffrences but im not sure, as for mods u can do to make ur TL a little faster there isnt many. So far all i have done is put in a K&N cone filter (got rid of my stock air box). K&N also makes a drop in for the TL now. I added a breather, and I'm dropped my muffler off (Believe it or not it sounds very nice if you like your car loud.) AEM also makes a fuel pressure regulator, JET performance products i believe makes an ECU uprgrade (which is probably crap) and then there is always the ignition stuff like and MSD box and NGK wires, but other than that, thats it, other than Nitrous

 

Any good place to buy these parts at?

 

It would be a very close race if raced. But ya 3.2 is a little faster. My 2.5 is fast to me.

 

Yea but i think the 2.5 is lighter then the 3.2

 

2.5 is lighter than the 3.2 and also acura "says" the spring settings on the 2.5 are more sturdier and crap...

 

hmmm, interesting...

 

Well, I don't really care about the subtle differences between the 3.2 and 2.5. I had to drive my bro's '93 Ford Ranger, with zero acceleration on it, today. Man, let me tell you, I am really happy with my 2.5. If you aren't satisfied with your car's horsepower, go and drive a clunker 'cause then you'll realize how fast our cars really are...

 

well my car with what ive done to it runs a 15.67 (measured on a G-Tech) which is fast enough for me, once i get a new job, im hoping to save up and drop a 55 shot of Zex in which should bring me down to low 15's high 14's. and i havent done much to it just a few things, cutting the pipes helped so much

 

You are running 15.6's w/ a muffler and K&N? :wow: I only managed a 16.8 w/ the g/f in the car. You should go to a real drag strip to see what your car can really do...

 

i also have denso irridiums which made a world of a difference over my 95,000 mile spark plugs, and i was running on octane booster which also makes a difference believe it or not, and i also have one of those tornado thingy's and yes they do work

 

I have a 3.2, got 15.2 on the 1/4, just the K&N drop in for internal mods.

Yes, the 3.2 is about 150 to 200 pounds heavier than the 2.5.

One thing though, both engines are slightly UNDERRATED by Honda. This is something Honda has done for a long time time. In reality I've been told by people in the know who have done dyno's.. the 2.5 has about 182 hp at the crank and the 3.2 has 210 hp.

Too bad the 2.5 couldn't come with a 5 speed manual like the previous Vigor did. That 2.5 can scoot.

 

if the 2.5 had a 5 speed i might cream my self, thats about the only thing i would change about my car

 

I've found that if you keep the 2.5 in D3 that you can really get it going, it just has to be around 4 grand the whole time

Any your right, a 5 speed would make the car awesome. Damn those automatics

 

Has anyone had their tranny got to sH#T yet? I am ruff on me 3.2tl and know that problems are comming down the road for my tranny.

 

Same way here, 99000 miles and it's still smooth as glass. Maybe it's INVINCIBLE!!! MUHAHAHAHA....or not.

My guess is somewhere around the 130k mark I'm gonna see problems.

 

135,000 miles and no tranny problems as of yet

 

ive got 99,000 miles and havent had one serious problem with my TL

 

96,000 miles on my 1997 3.2, no problems other than an occasional squeak from the glovebox latch. Yes, its that reliable :P

 

do a tranny flush.. your shift should be smooth by then

 

how hard is a tranny flush ive heard lots of different stories about how messy it is and stuff