Seattle Cl-S

Well, last time I ran at the track w/ my S/C and HBP I got a best of 14.1 @ 102. I took off my 19's and put back the stock wheels wrapped w/ SO3's. I got 7 runs in and these 3 were my best:

60'----2.253----------2.142-----------2.290
1/4---13.868---------13.692---------13.777
MPH--104.53---------104.98---------105.47

I'm pretty happy w/ the S/C now. A 13.6xx is damn good IMO. More than that, look at those trap MPH's!!! 105 MPH is pretty damn fast!

The bad news is now I have to decide if I want the GO or the SHOW. I love my 19" Se7en Mods but they are soooooo damn heavy (and w/ more weight at the periphery). The stock wheels are just horrible in comparison. Maybe I'll copy MattG and get some polished RPM's.

To top it all off, I got to put a CTS in it's place on the way home by about 3 car lengths from 70-100ish.

AztecRol

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SWEEEEEET!!!!!!!

13.6 is definately gonna earn you some respect!!!

StypeCL

Very Nice!

BeeTee2

so upper 13's is what the S/C CL runs? What about turbo'd? Any difference or would a turbo CL run about the same?

Mad props though!

darrinb

sweet

just get some volks or ssr's

mattg

nice work Tom. 2.14 60'


were you gate shifting?


welcome to the 105 club.

Seattle Cl-S

I gate shifted that one. I actually don't think I did any better (on average) between gateshifting and SS.

Seattle Cl-S

Remember, I'm running an Auto. I'm guessing a well-driven 6-spd can knock another .5 or so off these times.

BeeTee2

Damn... I'm auto, too... That's depressing that just having a 6-speed can take that much time off...

darrinb

^^^

only if u launch it perfect

very hard to do w/ the s/c

BeeTee2

Man, I have to stop getting on here before bedtime... I sign on and read all this stuff about SC and see these vids of turbo CLs and I get all excited and can't think about anything but my car... It makes me just wanna go out and drive right now... CAI and all!! haha

Allout

Very nice runs Tom. What a difference those wheels made.


What were the conditions (Temp, humidity) Any Pinging? Did you disconnect your IMRC on these runs?

bigguyonbike

good job tom. 13.6 is m3 territory! i think it's time for me to get another mod.

EricL

Yep, those are nice ETs and the your trap speed looks good too

Be interesting to see what you'd do with some really light wheels!

allmotor_2000

Very nice runs!!

typeR

a 2.0 or better will put you 13.2 ish

J.T.'s 3.2CL

Nice runs! Now get some SSR comps or something lightweight.

RUF87

what a race . . . and here's the prize


Ruf

fuzzy02CLS

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With some light rims you'll be in the low 13's.
Nice times!

Chaptorial

Awesome job man.

Kickass times.

Now its time to get the full catback system from Comptech.

Chaptorial

Awesome job man.

Kickass times.

Now its time to get the full catback system from Comptech.

Red Rider

Congrats on an awesome run !!

I'm not so sure about the 6 speed running any quicker though.

Keep the heavy wheels OFF !!!!!!!!!!! Half a second is HUGE, stick with lighter wheels. You give me hope, when i have the HBP on and a 95 octane mix going, i'll hit the track on a nice cool night !!

Red Rider

Anytime is a good time for a new mod

mantis23

very nice runs!

darrinb

so u and matt both trapped at 105 but he ran 13.2 vs your 13.6, damn he must of had some crazy traction

what elevation were u running at??

i'd also try some 100 octane, def would help w/ the hbp

Seattle Cl-S

I turned up the fuel pressure as per Shad at Comptech. No pinging noticed since then. I left the IMRC intact. The temp was about 75 and the sky was teasing us all w/ potential rain. Not exactly sure of the % though.

Seattle Cl-S

I honestly don't see how I could get a 2.0 or better w/o DR's. Of course, I don't exactly have a ton of track time under my belt.

Seattle Cl-S

I just need the B-pipe.

Seattle Cl-S

I know, I'm really torn right now. I LOVE the look of the 19's compared to ANY 17" wheel out there...but I'm losing serious power w/ them.

Seattle Cl-S

I think Matt is just a better driver than me. My SO3's on the stock wheels are stickier than his Parada Spec-2's...I know, since my 19's are wrapped in the Spec-2's.

You should of seen some of the cars I lined up against. There was this blond driving this awesome yellow Mustang Shelby and another time this older white Grand National (he said the year but I forget). Both cars jumped easily 3-4 cars on my out of the hole but I ended up getting almost identical 1/4 times. The difference was I was trapping 105 and they were in the mid-90's. I spoke to the GN guy after and he was like "dude you just passed me at the 1/4 mark like I was standing still". I was about 8 mph faster than him so thats like a car driving past me at 8mph while I'm sitting on my ass having a beer. Kinda cool what kind of power this car has up top.

ferizzo

great times. Compromise and get some lightweight 18s. Maybe get some SSRs or some other forged light weight wheels. Keep the look but keep some performance. Isn't typeR running some 18" OZ SLs?

V6POWER

How fast will the SC and B-pipe combine gains?

Seattle Cl-S

Maybe RedRider can chime in, but I'm guessing the B-pipe will add 8-10whp w/ forced induction (assuming you already have headers and exhaust).

Seattle Cl-S

Before I got the Axis wheels I had almost bought the same wheels as MattG...18" Centerline RPM's. How would the powdercoated RPM's look on a silver CL?

SCTL-SS

Those are excellent numbers. My best 1/4 mile time was almost identical to yours but my MPH is almost 2 less then yours(102.5??). I do have the B-pipe and my best is 13.68. Congartulations on those really good runs.

EricL

I think he's still running SSR Comps.

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...SR#post1731059

A set of bling-bling "drive-around" 19s would ne pretty sweet with some very light 17s for strip use...

The 17x8 +48 offset SSR Comps are VERY light compared to stock. When I swapped out the stock wheels for the SSRs, the difference was very noticeable.

14 lbs + Toyo 235/45-17 @ 23.8 lbs ~= 38lbs per tire/wheel vs. 52lb total for MXM4 (26lbs) + stock '01 wheels (26lbs) = 52lbs/(tire+wheel).

14 lbs * 4 = 56 lbs less rotating mass. Doesn't seem like much, but its like dumping a passenger -- or more than a full tank of gas.

AztecRol

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What kind of passengers you got in your car eric???
Some anorexic chick like one of the olson twins?????

EricL

That 56 lbs of rotating weight is equivalent to about 3x static weight. So, 56 * 3 = 166 lbs of static weight. That's ~= passenger or a full tank of gas.

Do you notice the difference in acceleration when you've got close to 200lbs of passenger in your car?

Do you notice the difference in acceleration between full tank and near empty?

Rotating weight (inertial effects) != static weight.

A good rule of thumb when the weight (actually mass) is lost at the outside of the rim is about 3 x (rotating mass) === static mass.

OK?

To put things in perspective: go to the track and do a run with a big guy in the passenger seat – and then without them.

EricL

BTW, I'd like to find a 60lb person to drive the car for great times. Know of any anorexics or bulimics that drive well?

Oh, and they have to be able to reach the pedals….

J.T.'s 3.2CL

I think they are avalible in some sort of black pearl finish or something similar. I think it would look sweet.