yesterday, when i was driving on highway, a last generation TL type s cut me in the lane. i got really pissed off. so i hit the gas very hard for the first time since i got the car (it's a a brand new, only has little bit over 1000km, i believe now it's passed the break-in period) i tried to pass the car, but the TL also hit the gas hard to prevent me to cut in front of him. that time, i realized i could not make the cut. so i chose another way and went around the other lane and cut him back. i just realized that, our car has potential to race a TL type s with good skill of course. so the car, try to come back, but i never let him go in front of me . and i guess he just gave up.

 

Dangerous stuff man. You should of just held back and let him go on his way...safer this way for you and me.

 

i just want to test out how fast can tsx go aginst the TL type s for the first time.

 

TL-S has 260HP, I'm not sure how we could keep up at all. I believe all TL-S were auto and 300lb heavier so that may help, but I wouldn't bet on a TSX winning.

 

We prob couldnt win, at least not stock for stock, but a good driver could prob hold his own for a little bit... Esp in a 6MT TSX vs a 5AT TL-S

 

In any case, I don't believe it would be able to keep up with a TL-S. Maybe if you were autocrossing, but on a straight line on a highway and changing lanes once in awhile...no way.

 

I used to have a 03 TL Type S, and it's pretty slow of the line, so the TSX has the advantage there. Plus the TL's manual mode automatically shifts from 1st to 2nd for you so you can't get a great push.

 

But this guy said he was on the highway....

TSX power-to-weight ratio = 0.0606
TLS power-to-weight ratio = 0.0722

Maybe the guy in the TL wasn't trying very hard.

 

the guy in the tl wasn't driving hard.

tl-s run ~14.7 stock in the quarter mile, about a 1 second quicker than a 6MT TSX.

and on the highway?!?! forget about it - that v6 would eat us 4 bangers all day long.

plus you really shouldn't be cutting people off, that's real dangerous stuff, not to mention reckless and illegal.

keep the streets clean or face the trout.

:trouslap

 

I bet he wasn't trying. In a open highway, if you were next to each other in seperate lanes, he would be able to take you. The only reason he probably couldn't pass you was traffic and/or he calmed down and figured it wasn't worth it.

 

Whats the point of this thread...wanna race a TL? Cmon man...just enjoy the car.

Is it worth the hassle?

 

oh you bunch of knobs, the guy did something in the day and decided to share it with you. i could see from the start all of this talking about safety and him being stupid for trying what he did. maybe he was, but i prolly did things twice as bad today.
thanks for sharing the useless story, provided entertainment for a minute

 

 

Hell Yeah it was worth the hassle, Give the guy a break, saw the opertunity, decided to see what the car can do, and was suprised to see how it could do against a TL, Sure if it was a real race not just playing around he would of gotten his ass handed to him... So what... Hes Enjoying the Car as you said.... Hell Id race a TL, Id like to see how long the TSX could keep up, Hell I Have Raced a Ferarri, I meen why the fuck not,

Give the kid a break.... Wow you know what its not Safe, But if he crashes his car, hell be Safe Because its a TSX, The TSX market ownership seems to be divided into two catagorys buch of :killer:'s Who brought it for the Luxury Value, and Some of the younger group, who saw it as a great tunable, Comfortible Sport Sedan...

if your not one of the second good for u, if im not talking Ripping on a Thread about taking the TSX to the golf club every other weekend, So dont come in here and Rip on a racing thread, Grammer Prob sucks Cause I just woke up... But theres my Rant

 

EDIT: Damn past the 5 minutes, just first off I Have been up since 5, just took a nap between Crew Practice, I gotta go to class in a minute, and wanted to conclude w/


I know the TSX isnt much of a tuner car, but its still fun

A Recent Honda Commercial Has The AEM Drag Civic Racing, and Stephan Papadakis says "Some people say when your life flashes infront of your eyes, it Takes 10 Seconds, For me It takes less then 7"
Personally, Its gonna take a little longer for now... No Reason not to enjoy it

 

Well, we have to take the initiative to discourage these type of "races" on the highway. I'm sorry that I may seem like an old hag, but I don't want to F my car up or even F my existense in this world because 2 idiots are racing each other, weaving in and out of traffic on the highway just to "see" how their car performs. Keep that on the track.

btw. I rowed crew in college. Don't you just love early morning wake ups and double...triple sessions, LOL. What crew team are you on? And I assume you're on the lightweight boat? I miss rowing so give me details. I might actually some day join a club team here in Boston...we've got the Charles River here

 

we could take a type s on the highway. one of my biggest pet peeves about the TL i has was that 4th gear is over drive. at about 90 MPH the TL goes into 4th gear and it lost a lot of power on the highway. the TSX seems to just keep going in thoes last 3 gears.

 

Yeah, your right, Traffic Weaving isnt that smart, Still dont see anything wrong w/ an open road and a couple of stop lights.... I know im hopeless...


Now onto Crew, lol, yup u gotta Love the 4am wake up, being out there on the river before the suns up, lol cant wait to get back out on the water, right now were just doing alot of erging .... Im on the Franklin and Marshall Varsity Mens Lightweight 4, lol, im in 3 seat, so yeah we lost our bowman this semester (Quit, "too much work right now"...pshh) but as a Boat were stil pritty damn fast right now, so were just gonna have to see what we can do this season, The Charles is Gorgous, Raced the Head of the Charles Regatta a couple of times rowing a double back in H.S. Lol good luck w/ the Club team if u join, Im sure u want to get back on the water again....

Sorry to The Thread so off but yeah, heres a picture I took from Last Season of the Girls Novice boat...

Edit: Imageshack is down right now...will post link once i get it working somewhere

 

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2131006664

Imagestation wont let u enlarge it w/ out logging in, but u can still see the picture off of this link

 

street racing != racing

 

yup Street Racing is Racing, As I said, Traffic Racing I dont really approve of, but nothing wrong w/ a nice open Stoplight...
um, so If u didnt mean that then Sorry I dont understand the Meening of ur post

 

 

PW

 

"!=" would be the geek way of say "does not equals". Street racing is not racing, in the end everyone loses

 

 

LOL, that was nerdy!

IF{RACING="STREET" "IDIOT";"SMART"}^YOU

 

mmmm a TSX looking for TLs to race... mmmmm
<-----2004 TL owner, would well come a OPEN LIGHT challenge
200hp vs 270hp... is quite a gap between HP my friends... but my TL is like a fat person ... a TSX is skinny..so let's do it

 

TL > TSX





In a staright line.

 

Whoever agrees to that race is going to get

 

In a straight line, too...

 

hmm

2005 Acura TSX 6MT non navi 1/4 Mile: 15.70 s

2005 Acura TL: 6MT 14.30 s

2003 Acura TL Type S 5AT: 15.1s

Clutch Performers Acura TSX: 17.10s


Lol sorry bud... the new TL would Smoke us...but the 1/4 mile for the Type S is somewhat close...but that cars got alot more power

 

Is this bash Cluthperformer day?

 

You should know...

 

I'm bashing him literally.

 

i've seen 1/4 mile times for the 2003 tl type s at 14.7

 

IMO, the TSX has a better interior than the "2nd" gen TL/TL-S (which I own). But don't go around saying that a TSX can keep up with a TL, let alone a TL-S. That's like a ricer saying "My VTEC p0wns j00!"

 

When did I say otherwise?

And my QM time was 16.3, so

 

 

it would just be fun to race a TL or a TL -S...I love the rush...And hey a TSX can win....





















If the TL drive sucks ass and stalls in first =)