Is this additional 32HP that they claim here true? What does the CL actually put down to the wheels stock? Acura says 260hhp but, is this accurate? What does a CL put down with a comptech header, exhaust and cold air intake alone?

Polished stainless steel headers & downpipe
32hp<<< maximum gain, increased power from 4000 rpm
for years: 2001-03 CL and CL Type S (including 6-speed)
installation time: 2-3 hours
CARB legal

 

Acura says the CL puts out 260hp... that is at the crank. All car companies report crank HP, not wheel HP. The CL-S is putting down about 195-205HP to the wheel. Most dynos I've seen are in that range, which is accurate when you factor in the 20-25% power loss in the tranny.

The Comptech claim is pretty much true. The most I've ever seen dynoed was a 28hp gain to the wheels, which translates to about 33-35hp additional at the crank.

With all 3 mods you listed you're looking at about 230-240hp or so to the wheels. Headers add about 28hp, intake about 6-8hp and exhaust about 1-2hp.....

All of the above numbers are referring to the automatic transmission.... the 6-speed CL-S would have slightly higher total numbers.....

 

i dunno how maybe my car's on steroids but i got a 247.6 with intake/exhaust/headers/and plugs and it was lke 65-70 degrees out so i dunno. And the stock was like 206ish so i got about 40ish to the wheels

 

Here's some reading for you. It starts with the headers and rolls into CAIs....

http://www.geocities.com/gamesmgr/chod/acura/#Header1

 

Well, you also have a 6-speed which should be putting about 10-15 more HP the wheels....

I've edited my reply to indicate I was referring to the auto....

 

ahhh good call

 

Thanks for the replies guys....thanks for the FAQ juniorbean!

 

i'd say a CL-S(01-03) witch C/T headers you'll be in the 300 HP range. (that's at the crank)