JRock

What does that mean?

What is the difference?

Is there an actual problem like with the Mustang Cobras back in '99/2000?

If you have a so-called "average" one, can it be fixed somehow?

Thanks,
-J

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2001 CL-S Aegean Blue/black interior no-navi
Stock for now.

droideka

The *faster* cars are commonly referred to as "ringers". As on any assembly line, sometimes an engine will get through that has been produced as close to blueprint as possible, meaning that all specs have been fully realized to their greatest pontential. Does this happen often? Sure. Many owners of wide and varied marques have reported running against other stock vehicles and still getting edged out.

Can you fix it? I guess if you wanted to re-build your entire engine from the ground up you could. I'll defer to someone else with greater knowledge to fully qualify my answers.

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'01 CL-S|Sundance Gold|Spoiler|35% Tint|Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17
a study in pimp daddy gold

GoldTypeS_RENAMED

I think that's a good explanation, droid.

And judging from what happened during the Phoenix meet, either something is wrong with my car or tinman has a "ringer".

kastegir

Ringers are also known as "Wednesday cars" beacuse they were built in the middle of the week when the workers were neither in a hurry to finish for the week and get to the bar, or hung over from the weekend of partying. Wednesday cars is more commonly used with cars built in the US tho.

gavriil

haha! Really? I had no idea. That is so funny. Very interesting.


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Gabriel
CL Type S

Scorpius

So... Ford, Chrysler and GM only build cars on Mondays and Fridays?

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Red 3.2 CL-S.
"Life is too short not to be Italian." -Paul Sorvino
"How do you expect your date to turn over if your engine doesn't?" -Original
"Too many news programs have become public relations friendly" -Bill Oreilly
"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives." - J. Michael Straczynski
Proud member of "I didn't hit the curb like a dope and scratch my rims" club.

SidVicious

Is there any way one could tell on what day a car was built? By the VIN perhaps?

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Sid Vicious
2001 CL Type S w/ NAV in Silver | Wheel Locks | Front Plate (Mounted in the Trunk) | Mobil 1 | Polarg M6 NEW! |
1992 Ford Ranger XLT in Silver | F-150 Springs | 3" Body Lift | K&N Filter | Flowmaster Exhaust

aeon

I've heard this one too. Aren't our cars built in the US? Ohio or soemthing? Maybe Cananda...

[This message has been edited by aeon (edited 04-29-2001).]

bc01cls

Scorpius.........too funny!!

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CL-S PDG, TR Typhoon Wheels, Solaris 9005, guards, nose mask, V-1 & remote.
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snubotch

yeah the final assembly is in ohio, but the engine and transmission i think is in japan thank the lord


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white type s
piah bulbs

xephyr cai when ever it gets here

Aysle

looking at my sticker it says the engine is from the US and the transmission is from Japan

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01 CL-S Navi - Black/Ebony
Alpine MRV-1507 V12 Amp - Tested @ 1,237 Watts RMS - 2,078 Watts Max
2x Alpine 12" Type R - Custom Enclosure
Escort Passport 8500

kastegir

Yeah, the engines are built here, at the same facility they're building the engines they're selling to Gm. Marysville, Ohio, I think.

SidVicious

BUMP



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Sid Vicious
2001 CL Type S w/ NAV in Silver | Wheel Locks | Front Plate (Mounted in the Trunk) | Mobil 1 | Polarg M6 NEW! |
1992 Ford Ranger XLT in Silver | F-150 Springs | 3" Body Lift | K&N Filter | Flowmaster Exhaust

EricL

At least its not like the old days when they would weld bolts, nuts, and loose junk inside bulkheads to drive people nuts. My sister had a Ford Mustang Fastback I used to drive *and* the dealer could never find this noise that sounded like a loose object rattling around the rear of the car near the trunk!

I'd hate to get a "it's Monday, your being layed off, and your house burned down CL-S...

The thing would have Skippy Peanut Butter in the wheel bearings...


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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-97W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines w/Brembos?
• Comptech headers & sways
• Silver AEM CAI
• 9 coats of Zaino magic