Ashburner

So he got the manual tranny and the thing is pretty sweet... It is the blue one like in all the ads. Has anyone had the chance to tango with one of these 4-cylinder turbo beasts?

What do you think the outcome would be on a drag? I should have my CAI by the end of next week... He still needs to break-in for probably another month or so.

-Ash

defrag

those commercials are really cool, makes me want to go get one. 227 Horsepower, Someone find the weight on the car. Seems pretty small so maybe its light? btw Acura commercials suck. There the most boring ones on TV. Daewoo has cooler ones

-defrag

StonedCL

iTrader: (1)

I think the WRX will take the CL-S.
0-60 arund 6.2
1/4 mile Low 14's
If the dam front was not soo fugly I would be interested. U cant get 4wd and that performance for under 25 k.. Nice package.

JRock

I bet it will take a CL-S.

If it actually sounded as good as the one in the commercial, and actually had 276hp like the WRX STi does in Japan (and hopefully will come to America in a couple years) it'd be worth buying.

-J

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

Ashburner

He said his car weighs 3085 pounds in the sedan... He also said that people are running 14.3 1/4 mile bone stock... They have posted their time slips and he is looking for them.

-Ash

typeR

WRX is 5.7 and that's concervitive...so not much hope there unless you do the 3.5 liter thing




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16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium
black chrome kit

defrag

0-60 in 5.7, fuck looks, I want this car =p

-defrag

Ashburner

Here is the link to the timeslip I was referring to... kinda hard to read but it's there!

http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/Foru...ML/002923.html

-Ash

NOVAwhiteTypeS

did you read the fine prints???

in order to get 6.2 you have to drop the clutch at 4000~4500. and most people who just got a car isn't stupid enough to do that. and most people who race on streets don't drop the clutch at 4000 or 4500 either.

It should be a pretty close race tho, just don't go on twisty roads.


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Comptech Headers,Springs,Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.Polarg m6


gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load. preheader.

gavriil

I am pretty sure that the CLS will lose to the WRX. My mag racer experience notes that C$D has posted 5.8 secs for the 0-60mph and another mag even did 5.4 secs! with very low 14s on the 1/4 mile. So...I would expect to lose unless he cant shift.

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Dyno_CL-S

i agree, if you see the new wrx out just let him go by, wrx will pull on you and theres no turning back! maybe muchetypS could take them but not by much. i wonder if i could find someone here in miami that has a wrx to race him.....oh well

Ashburner

Yeah, that would be an interesting race... Of course, I'm happy with my ride... more power could never hurt though

-Ash

buddha

you can try racing him from a rolling start. he's gonna hand you your ass from a standing start. i'm seen them lurking around trying to lure people in but i'm not that naive.

WiLd~CL~TYPS-@SS

Give it a try, it would be a good race.
Get some mods like a cai and exhaust, it would give the Wrx a pretty good run.


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K&N air filter (Out)
Piaa 19169
Cannon winter floor mats
35% tint all around

Iridium130

My friend ordered one and is waiting for shipment in May.

However, I don't think that we could win. Those things are just too fast.

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2K1 #10,029 Satin Silver CL-S since 6/13/00 named Laetitia with Navi! Mods : XEPHYR PERFORMANCE CAI~3M Reflective Tint(37%) tint~Hiper Hibrid Plasma "Xenon" road lamps & high-beams~Uniden LRD 6599SWS Radar Detector~Shine by Meguiar's Gold Wax~Member of the Scratched Rims Club~Upgraded cupholder on the way!!!~

TL_Type_S

That car will give an M3 a run for its money!!

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2002 TL-S

eclipse23

Dude,

Race anything that crosses your bumper, it's fun! I raced a Ferrari Modena the other night because it was fun! Put down the magazines and RACE!

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Piaa 19169 Bulbs
Valentine1 Pig Detector
CompTech Exhaust
Xephyr Cold Air Intake
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01'Acura Integra GSR

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

For those of you who complain that the front is ugly (and it is....stock), don't forget that there is huge aftermarket support for this car. I've already seen several different headlights and grills I like that make the car look different, and totally sweeter.....



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Moderator - 1st Gen Forum

Email: juniorbean@acura-cl.com

Zapata

ash,
what did your friend pay for the car?

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Cee eL eS

do it for fun, not for money. unless he's a bad driver and misses a shift, i'm pretty sure the WRX will kick cl-s ass up and down the drag strip and then even more so in the twisties...and yeah...it is kinda fugly, but i like the look...some after market ones look pretty decent too

M5 Lite

Don't forget, you guys paid only a little bit more and got yourself a 'luxury' & 'performance' car. Subaru has no name in the luxury market, Acura does! Your Acuras are much better cars! If you want to talk about just performance we can even say that a POS $15k used Mustang Cobra can take out your CLS and my M3, but its not just about 0-60 or 1/4 mile.

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www.BMWExperience.com
Forums are now open at www.BMWExperience.com
0-60 5.53 sec G-Tech

saabman4ever

You're right, Subaru has no name in that market. Their "Limited" edition cars are nice, but really don't compare. They are fun to drive though! I leased an Outback for my wife and for kid hauling and off-roading, it can't be beat. I like the WRX because it looks like it can get down and dirty and smoke you while it's doing it.



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I couldn't think of anything clever to say.

Ashburner

I'm not sure how much it cost, but I am pretty sure he paid MSRP since he ordered it.

-Ash

Xephyr2K

M3Sins:

Now that was a great post Are we all happy and freindly again ?

In regard to the WRX....

Very fast little car !! It has great speed off of the line and up to about 70MPH. These things are aesthitically .... different ... but they are little bug-eyed rockets. They do lose power in the upper end as you can see by the trap times of ~93-96MPH that they make all of their time gains in the low end and start to die down as they get into the upper speed brackets. In a street race to ~60 MPH they will most definately leave a stock CL-S behind. Even in a top speed shoot out it the CLS would pull a bit from ~70-110 on the WRX but even then it would be a tight race. If you throw in some turns and bends ...well it wouldnt be too pretty going at it from a Stock -vs- Stock comparison... But for the money its a tight, fast, car ... def. worth the pennies if you want something with a little mod can hang with the big boys in a street race...........

Chris

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2001 Nighthawk Black CLS Type S - Xephyr Performance CAI, PIAA 19173(Yellow) Road Lamp Upgrades, Full Wood Trim, Spoiler, 1/4 Mile in 14.424@97.23 MPH Atco Raceway Best GTECH Sprint 5.55with Poobah watching Xephyr Performance Intakes

Mike

Couldn't agree w/you more!! Just keep it safe. I was trying to line up w/a convertible SVT cobra this morning but we never did catch a light together. Yes he would have killed me but what the heck!



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Comptech:Headers, Springs & Sways
AEM CAI
Toyo T1S Proxys 235/45/17
SSR Competition wheels 17x8
35% Llumar metallic tint
My Car

4thGSi

That's true . My dad owned lightly modded(intake,unorthodox pulley) 98 2.5gt subaru legacy 5spd before, and this thing had good of the line power but losses steam at high end power. All i can say about subaru cars is awesome performance in adverse condition....

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davo-cls

Two things about that run I don't understand.
1) He dropped the clutch at 6000rpm to run a 14.3@93.55mph. Isn't that clutch suicide or what?

2) How does he have such a low ET with a lower speed. The driver in the other lane had a 14.4@101mph. That's an 8mph difference.



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Type S

the manual wrx is a bit faster than ours...so...i did race with a manual wrx a month ago....i am a bit slow..as it is turbo charge and light ..and manual...cool..wrx is the next car i want to buy....

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Xephyr2K

Davo:

I dont know what was in that lane next to hime but it pulled a lot stronger the last 1/8. The WRX here crossed the 1/8th in 9.16 @ 74.83?MPH where whomever he ran against did it in 9.55 @ 79.4?MPH ... odd numbers alright, but it may have been a larger displacement engine,different gearing, poor/slow shifting of the other car making higher speeds but resulting a slower time in the race....

Chris

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typeR

im with you guys its not like were racing for pink slips>>>just do it! win or lose!and even in losing sometimes there is much to gain the look on a cobras face when he only gets you by two to three cars to 75mph when he expected 10



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16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium
black chrome kit

maddogtx

M3Sins,

I was dead even with a Cobra 0-85 when I was stock. I'm mildly modified, and haven't lost to a Cobra yet. Please note I've only raced 2. You guys give those rustangs too much credit!

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Dinan Stage II

moomaster_99

Dropping the clutch at that rpm is the ideal thing for AWD. My friend actually pumps his up to 6500rpm...that's where his stage limiter is set on his MSD...and goes!!! He pulls consistent 1.7 60' times...I think that Subaru isn't telling you everything though....he must have a custom exhuast, and at least a boost controller...I find it hard to believe that at 3000 lbs...he can pull that hard stock..with only..I use the term loosely 227 hp..Eclipses were 2900 lbs. and had 200hp in Gen 1 form and pulled only high 14s....are you saying that 27 hp is the difference between high 14s and a very low 14?

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Black Tint all around (15%~45%)
Weapon-R Dragon Filter
Weapon-R Coil-Overs
Koni Adjustable Struts
Comptech Sway Bars
Comptech Headers (hehehe...I got something for you drchang!!)

Nate S

Hey all, I am ash's coworker w the WRX. As far as those times go that is THE lowest time we have seen out of a stock rex, as far as comparing it to the eclipse it could be somthing as simple as gearing or where the power came in to get that difference. The average time seems to be about 14.5 ish. And yes, moonmaster, you are completly correct in saying that is a typical launch RPM for an AWD car, not that one should do it all the time by any means but the car will hold up to doing it very occasionally.
thanks,
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2002 WRX

EricL

I raced one, and it was a good driver and I really like the car. It was the first person and driver that looked like they knew what they were doing. I could pull up the rear of the thing at speed, but it is more nimble around tight curves.

I could sit on his ass in the turns that I know by heart...

I would consider getting one for my wife as a 2nd have a sh*tload of fun car!

I have a few friends that own a variety of Subarus, and they all love them and have had minimal problems with them.




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• 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

z28typeSWRXkid

i think its dope lookin....

the crowe

that thing shifts like a truck

the crowe

ffgg

charliemike

A loaded Subaru WRX (no auto it's another $1000) is in the $26,000 range.

Nate S

Mine was 25K + tax crap

Nate

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2002 WRX

oonowindoo

[This message has been edited by oonowindoo (edited 05-02-2001).]