just bought an '01 type-S totally stock. curious as to what everyones opinion is as to what the first thing(s) on my to do list should be.

 

here you go ... your first step in a dark alley of dropping money on your CLS...

Comptech Sway bars and new tires.

 

You also might want to buy some Comptech springs. Greatly improves the look of the car, cause the wheel gap is just too big for a sporty car. The springs give a nicer stance.

 

springs, i wish i did springs first
then do intake and headers

 

how much loot you got to drop. I hope you don't become a mod addict like me.

 

springs first definitely...if you have a little extra dough, might as well change out the crappy stock tires too...

 

got about 1000 right now. the car came with kuhmos, and they seem alright to me now...

 

Comptech sways

 

save your money until it's payed off :-) (ill duck)

 

CAI - you can hear it right away. In a month or two, I'll sell you mine.

 

HEADERS!!!

OBX or Stone racing.

350-500 bucks for an extra 25 WHEEL HP!!!

best mod ever!

 

Do you want an Exterior mod, Engine mod, or interior mod.

#1 Exterior mod is Springs and Shocks.. Go find a guy named Deansbluesi (Dean Batey) he got great prices.
#2 Exterior mod if you don't got it already:
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=84965

As for everything else.. try this Tunersguide
http://www.acura-cl.com/tunersguide/

BTW: Welcome to the board.. enjoy.. but let me be the first one to tell you... try that search function, it works wonders when it is working properly..

Smitty

 

This is how I'd plan my upgrade path:

1) CT springs and sways. You will get the best handling improvement with this combo.

2) CT intake and headers. This will give you about a 46whp increase (intake 14whp/headers 32whp).

3) Tires. I recommend Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 225/50ZR17s. You will see a big improvement in cornering compared to the stock tires, even in the rain. Some people say you will get just as much wheel spin off the line as you get with the stock tires. But my experience has been different. I get a lot less wheel spin with the with the stock tires.

4) Konis and CT shock tower Brace.

5) Brembo brakes and rear cross-drilled rotors.


BTW - I just had the dealer install CT springs/sways/intake/headers on my CLS 6sp. Make a huge difference in power and handling. I enjoyed my stock 6 sp before the upgrade - enjoy it twice as much after the upgrade. Can wait to do 4) and 5) upgrades.

 

A lot of people are mentioning CT sways. but what about neuspeed sways are they worse than CT? Does anyone else make sways for our cars?

 

this is a good upgrade pattern, however your listed gains for the intake and headers are SEVERELY overrated. you cant stack up HP gains like that. youre maybe getting 35 HP over stock with an intake and headers.....which is respectable. but 46 is out of the question from those 2 mods.

 

comptech springs do not make the car low enough.....get the eibach pro kit springs........i think they look alot better......then get a transmission cooler....this will prolong your transmission fluid which is a major need for our cars

 

Personally, I went:

1) Intake (Injen)
2) Exhaust (Comptech)
3) Wheels/Tires (AT Italia/Michelin Pilots)
4) Springs (H&R Sports)
5) Headers (OBX - going on soon)

That list doesn't include little things like my M5 lip spoiler, etc.

It seemed to be a good path for me. I just kind of modded based on what I wanted at the time. I knew right away that I wanted to do the Intake first b/c the sound is just too intoxicating. After that I did everything in that order b/c I got good deals on things... and that just happened to be the order the deals came . To each their own, but personally, I'd do a power mod, then a handling mod, then just rotate the rest from there

 

You are probably correct about the hp numbers. Does anyone have a dyno result for just CT headers and Intake on a CLS 6sp? The CompTech dyno results a inconsistant and misleading.

I would have to say though after upgrading to CT intake/headers, car does feels like it has between 35 to 45 more whp. Although, this is a seat-of-the-pants feeling. I guess I should go and have my car dyno'd.

 

first upgrade....A NEW TRANNY!

 

Here's what I did:

(1) Comptech Header
(2) Turbo
(3) Window Tint

 

You, my friend, are the exception to the norm!

 

everyone else is wrong,, get a V1 first,,, this car is sneaky fast,, the money I saved on tickets payed for the rest of the mods,, so I tell my wife every time I have to "hit the brakes",,,

 

Nobody mentioned anything about the crappy sound system. You gotta at least add a sub to the stock blose system.

Depending on what type of car you came from, there's more than enough power for at least this Summer. (and get a V1)

 

i just came out of the stone age. pushin' a purple automatic 95 200sx. quite an upgrade if you ask me. thanks for inputs, but one more question, aem or c/t intake? price to performance that is.


and whats a v1?

 

v1 is a radar detector that many people here and elsewhere believe is the ultimate is protection from cops.. http://www.valentine1.com i believe.. check it out.. although many of us will contend that the escort 8500 is sufficient and keeps a bunch of cash in your wallet.. but that's not a discussion for this thread.

 

Gotta be an Icebox!
Best $300.00 you could spend.