O.K.fellow cl-s owners,i need your input.I got a credit card with a $2000 dollar limit and my wife says go for it!I'm gonna set up an appointment at my dealer and blow it in one shot.Here's where i need your vote.Option 1:Headers and sways,my thinking is to enhance both H.P.and handling.
Option 2:Springs and sways only,my thinking is the car already has great power maybe i should focus on the handling.
Please tell me what you think,i'll take input from all,especially those of you who have done the mods and can give me objective opinions.
I really trust the knowledge and passion of this board's members,so please vote and help me spend this money right.Hopefully i'll be able to help other members down the road!

 

I recommend, that you have first the money cash on hand, I hate to pay 20%-25% interest.

If it's 0% interest and you have the cash to pay it, then go for it spend those $2k on your CLS using the CCard.

I figure, I can do all those comptechs for a bit more that $2K, $2,750 (parts, labor+alignment, tax) using Park Avenur Acura Price list.

1) Comptech Sways (x2, front rear)
2) Comptech Springs (x4, 4 wheels)
3) Comptech Headers (x1)
4) Koni yellow Shocks (x4, 4 wheels)

Konis are some $500, so if you keep stock shcoks, you would be near $2250. I hope that helps.

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Black, Ebony, 3.2 CL Type-S.
- Acura NAV.
- 3M clear bra (full front bumper, and side mirros)
- Wheels locks
- Mooonroof visor
- Splash guards
- Winter mats
- Trunk liner
- Acura Spoiler
- Valentine V1 Radar Locator
- HELMS Service Manual
- PIAA 19169 road lamps
- 03/19/01: Injen Polished CAI

 

Get the headers, eventhough i dont have headers yet ($$$$), it should be worth it, u'll get at the most 30 hp gain.

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NightHawk Black CL-S
Black Interior
Clear Headlights
Nokyo Halogen Bulb Artic White
Coming Soon: AEM Cold Air Induction

 

Headers,1000 install 300
springs 300 install 200
aem cai 2XX something
polarg lights 20
solaris high beams 60 dollars

total just a little over 2000



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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers, Comptech Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.
AEM CAI once they decide to make the dame thing.
235/40/17's or 225/45/17's once I found out which one works for me.

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

 

Here's what I recommend. Save your money, hunker down, and prepare for the hell this country is going to go thru over the coming months. Thanks George W.

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor * V1 *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

 

I would have to recommend waiting until you save up enough cash to buy them outright (the headers I mean) The interest payments just don't make it worth the money.

But definetly go for the headers first I am.

Just my 2 cents.

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Silver CL-S, Nonnav, 35% tint, Palarg bulbs,Mud gaurds, rear spoiler.

 

Go for the handeling first. The power is great but I would recommend that the machine handles great before putting more power to it.

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01 3.2 CLS Non-Navi
San Marino Red
Tinted 35% all the way
Winter Rubber mats
Piaa High Beam lights (Not worth it)

 

Cut the credit card in half. Really!

 

Red Rider...I couldn't hold off any longer. I called Niello Acura yesterday and put my order in for the Comptech headers, Comptech sways, and AEM CAI. Eric in parts said all the stuff oughta' be in by Wed 3/28.

We'll have to hook up again once we get our modz installed.

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Mike
2001 Satin Silver CL-S / PIAA 19169

"Never underestimate the power of a dark CLown!" - Darph Bobo

 

Mike,
I called Niello today and they set me up for Wed. the 28th also!That is amazing.I'm going with the headers and sways,i'll let you do research and development on the CAI.We'll definitely have to hook up and compare,i can't wait.Maybe i'll see you out there Wednesday morning,leave me an e-mail and we'll set something up.Good luck with the installs.

Glenn

 

Geez, peeps! He asked for your recommendations on what performance mods to spend $2,000 on, not a $.02 lecture on why the mods should not be bought on credit.



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Mike
2001 Satin Silver CL-S / PIAA 19169

"Never underestimate the power of a dark CLown!" - Darph Bobo

 

Eric, your points were valid and well-reasoned the first time through. No dispute. I just thought it was a wee bit presumptious for anyone to assume that he isn't already fully versed in the voodoo economics of credit cards.



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Mike
2001 Satin Silver CL-S / PIAA 19169

"Never underestimate the power of a dark CLown!" - Darph Bobo

 

Ken even though both sides lie I couldn't agree more wih the last 3 words of your post. Let me see now, improve the military by some 7-8 billion, triple the spending on education, and give everybody back a tax break. Which incidently should make a whopping $200 difference/year to the average income Americans. (But not to Dubya's friends) Where's this money supposed to be coming from? I'm missing something here...ehh?
Oh yes all of this will come from the "surplus", which of course was built up over the last 8 years. (The hypocrisy coming from the Dems is now they are saying that there is NO such surplus )

Red Rider
First I would listen to Ken's advice but what I'd do would be to get the car shod in brand new BBS RX rims (or some of your own choice) with accompanying rubber. Like the photo below. Have fun shopping.

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"01" CL Type-S
White\Black
Comptech Springs
Comptech Sways
Navigation System
Burlwood Shifter
Guards+Fenderwell Trim
PIAA16969
Smokers Package
My Car

 

Don't spend the money on the headers--they're nice, but the car already has good power and the handling really needs improvement. You will notice a much bigger difference overall in handling than in power gained from the headers.

My advice if I had it to do all over again:

Springs 300
Sways 300
Koni shocks 500
New tires 520 (for Potenza RE730's from tirerack)

Grand total for a car that you will not even recognize as being the same car:
1620

Lest we all not forget about LABOR: Leaves you 380 to put toward labor. If you don't get the stuff done at the dealer you could probably get away with all of this for an even 2000.

Take my word for it on this one: do the suspension, forget about the headers for now--they don't make all that much of a difference while redoing the suspension will be something you can enjoy each and every second you are in the car!

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Black/black CLS
Comptech headers, springs, swaybars
Koni yellows
PIAA 19169 road lamps
Solaris Hi beams
Potenza RE730 225/45/17
Red AEM CAI
35% mirror tint next

 

#1: Cut the credit card...anything below 9 % is NOT worth it !
#2 Listen to Ken, wait till things pick up !
#3 Thank G. Bush, YOUR president !

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2001 CL Type S Black/Ebony w/NAVI, PIAA bulbs, Tinted windows, JL Sub-woofer/Fosgate 250 watt amp, otherwise pure stock
1998 Accord Coupe EX-V6
Black Currant Pearl, PIAA bulbs, tinted windows, Fosgate 500 watt amp, Eclipes 6X9's,JL Sub-woofer, otherwise PURE stock !

 

leave politics out of it.

 

for once i agree with ken!!

bush blows!!