acuratl05

Just curious has anyone raced there TL? What was it and what was the results

hellasmania

my 96 2.5 TL versus Acura RSX Type-S from dead stop. even through first two gears and then i lost him going into third...

i have beaten a few minivans though

TLxRaCeR

I used to race my car back in the days 1997-1999.. The times are from Pomona Raceway in California.

1. bone stock I ran mid 16s 1/4 mile (16.4-16.7)

2. ran it again with a custom short ram intake w/ WeaponR filter.. low 16s..(16.2-16.5)

3. ran it with intake(WeaponR) and rear half pipe 2.5 inch with a universal exhaust(Sebring).. ran high 15s (15.8-15.9)

4. ran custom cold-air intake w/ MonsterFlow filter with full cat back exhaust (Trust/Greddy SP)... low 15s (15.2-15.4)

5. ran custom cold-air intake (MonsterFlow), full cat-back exhaust (Trust/Greddy SP) and a racing cat(some cheap one 2.5 inch straight through).. ran high 14s (14.7-14.9)

6. ran custom cold-air intake, full cat-back exhaust, a racing cat, a single fogger NOS dry kit with 50 and sometimes 70 shot jets, and a NOS purge kit.. best run I ran 13.8@99.xxMPH on street slicks (street legal slick tires) and low to mid 14s on stock 15 inch tires (14.2-14.4)

It's been a long time since I used to race so I don't have any timeslips anymore, but here are some photos. I also need to scan some old pixs from the racetrack.. I'll post more pixs and hopefully some timeslips if I can find them.

bdubfosho

Beat up on alot of accords, couple 94-98 maxima's, and a old stick integra. Just rev up and drop it into 4th and you can light up the road.

deluxekoncepts

And drop your tranny

TLBaller

ey bdub, let me see your lv seats!

slownlow32tl

tlxracer hows that body kit you were working on coming?

joes723

I have beaten a lot of VW's even my friends Jetta 1.8T. Always fun to show up some high strung 4 bangers. I also did really well racing a Corvette on a freeway onramp. Lost him after overdrive kicked in, he smoked me.

acuratl05

Has anybody raced a Legend? isnt it a pretty equal race?

bdubfosho

Whats up TL BALLER I dont have the pics of my car on anyweb site but i can email you a pic to you acura-tl.com account. lemme kno

bdubfosho

Sorry Deluxekoncept I dont post tranny problems b/c I dont have any. Any every other Acura I have I do the same thing from my 03CL and 97 intergra.

t3ddyb3ar21

Boarder.97.TL

HAHAHA, no kidding man

star0utlaw

I beat a ninety-something Ford Explorer and a '68 Ford Mustang (which admittedly was basically a piece of ish). Lost to a Celica, though, so I'm 2-1 overall.

Ken1997TL

I've raced 1st and 2nd generation Legends.

Only the 6 speed manual GS can beat our 3.2 TL's for sure. The 4 speed auto GS is pretty close but will beat us past 60 mph. While our cars weigh 100 pounds less than a 4 speed Legend, the GS models have the Type II engine with 230 hp instead of 200.

As for me, I did a Type II swap

shady

i've raced a couple... i've beat some stock integra's, civics, golfs, accords, and some bmws (3 series)

i've lost to other BMWs (7 series and M5 - thats one hell of a car with a price tag to match) also mustangs and corvettes. all these are typical muscle cars with huge engines so its kinda obvious that i would loose.

hey does anyone loose some power when they put their foot down? i do so i have to ease of the pedal and press it down again before the pickup increases....

i've got an 1996 3.2TL previous car was a 1994 BMW 5 Series

Boarder.97.TL

thats crazy, my car does the same thing. WOT (wide open throttle) actually feels slower than if I slowly push the pedal down, or let it shift before redline. I've got a '97 3.2. and If I remember correctly, my buddy has a '92 VIGOR and his is the same way, but thats a 5 cyl.

TLxRaCeR

thanks guys.. i could only find 2 time slips from back in 99.. it wasnt my fastest but at least something..my car id is 6899.



and here are some photos from the pomona track.