kensteele

It's going to be bonus time soon, the stock market is doing a bit better, and a tax refund is inevitable....so I'm ready to work on my 1 year old (in March) CL-S. Where shall I begin?

In order, I want to improve cornering (spring?), then increase hp (headers?), and what else? I'm not the automative type so I have no idea where to begin or where to buy from but your brief comments will help me when I go back and reread/search the forums. It going to take me about 60 days to research and accomplish all this.

V1 and a new [unscratched] wheel is already a given. TIA

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor *
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WebToker

I would get springs first but thats just me.



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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Nose Mask/Mud Guards/Wheel locks/
Comptech Springs & Filter/PIAA 1969/20% Tint/Acura lettering removed/
12in Sub with AMP/Dynomated Trunk/Sub control under dash/
Clifford G4 Solaris Alarm

tw1112

If I had the money to do anything to my car right now, I would work on the handling and braking power of the car before I get all the 'go-fast' mods. I just think that with every part that you add that adds to the power, you increase your braking distance...also, more speed will cause you to accelerate harder, which I think you would need better body control. Just my opinions..

Oh yeah, if your going for braking power, think...Brembo! I love the look for those things!!

I hear that the springs and sways are great for the CL-S..also some people are going with koni shocks just to help out a little more.

Rims/Tires are always a great thing to add to the beauty of the car..
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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

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[This message has been edited by tw1112 (edited 01-17-2001).]

Mike

Ken, sounds like you'll be getting a good chunk of change to work with so:

spings
sways
tires
headers
cai
brakes

Shouldn't be more than $2.5k-3k to get all that done.

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech Headers
Comptech Springs
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
Best 0-60. 6.08 Gtech Pro (Preheaders)

My Car

[This message has been edited by Mike (edited 01-17-2001).]

tw1112

WOW mike....only around 2.5-3k? I would have thought a lot more than that...

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

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Mike

springs 300
sways 300
tires 550
headers 1015
cai 250
brakes Tim doesn't list any or the CLS
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$2415 + installation

$3500 tops.

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech Headers
Comptech Springs
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
Best 0-60. 6.08 Gtech Pro (Preheaders)

My Car

Iridium130

How about upgrade your road warrior status? Now how cool would that be if you integrated your iPaq into your dash so that it rises up or something then integrate your phone into that...ie you dial from the iPaq screen or whatnot. I think that'd be pretty sweet. So you can browse the Acura-cl.com boards when youre stuck in bumper to bumper traffic lol.

So how good is the market again?

Btw, how'd you get a hold of the iPaq? Those things seem to be impossilbe to come by. And how did it compare to the HP Jordana?

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NYREP1

good question about the ipaq, i have a nino and i am either going to get a two timeport pager or a ipaq from my sister for my birthday, but i cant even find the ipaq

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2001 acura cl type-s
comming soon
2000 accord v6 sedan
1997 4runner
1992 camaro
1993 volvo 850

GoldTypeS_RENAMED

So far all I've done is the springs and sways and I'm VERY happy with them. Great ride quality and the complete elimination of body roll. If you don't like the dropped look, I think the sways are what's actually eliminating most of the body roll. I personally don't like the look of lowered cars, but I love the look of a lowered CL-S. The drop is only 1.25 inch in front and 1.0 inch in back... pretty modest. Most of my non-car-enthusiast friends can't even tell it's dropped. Haven't had any problems with scraping on anything yet either and my neighborhood is full of speed humps!

I chose these things over the headers because:
1) It's true... power without control can be pretty dangerous!
2) Car needs more help in the handling dept than in the speed dept.
3) There are daily driver differences with springs/sways. With headers, you don't know they're there unless you're getting on it really hard.

For me:
1) Headers are next, then possibly a CAI. I'm starting to worry about gas mileage problems with a CAI however. I think there will be a noticeable decrease.
2) Getting performance tires when the OEM's wear out.
3) Haven't thought too much about brakes. Car could definitely use some better ones, but I can certainly live with the OEM's.

astro

kensteele: I think you should go with the springs, sways, braided brake lines and maybe even a brake upgrade before you get the headers. You don't really need more power and unless you wind the motor out a lot, you won't feel the difference. IMHO.

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Astroboy out...
2001 Acura Cl Type S: Comptech: Headers, filter, sways, springs, koni shocks, goodridge braided brake lines, full kicker system
1996 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo: H&R Springs and sways, Bilstein shocks

Mike

Ken, did you make up your mind?

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech Headers
Comptech Springs
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
Best 0-60. 6.08 Gtech Pro (Preheaders)

My Car

tw1112

Yeah it's been awhile, What did you decide on??? If I don't have any money to spend, I at least want to hear what others are spending!!

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

• My CL
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• SoCal Meet

kensteele

I'm going with springs and sways. Seems that is the most popular consensus. Now that I'm starting to read more of the spring/sways posts, that too appears to be a complicated decision in and of itself.

Thanks for all the comments, I do think that the headers have fallen off my list because I probably don't need them as much as I thought (at least for now).

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

* 500 posts on h/a.net *** 400 posts "insane poster" on the "old" acura-cl.com *

kensteele

That would be awesome to integrate the iPaq. I have the Jornada 540 but it is nowhere near as good as the iPaq. The Jornada 720 is rather large but it's good to have a keyboard.

It's part of my job to test and evaluate CE devices in addition to digital phones (I work for Sprint PCS). Rumor has it that a more powerful, faster iPaq with more memory is due out later this year. I got mine thru the company but they are indeed difficult to find now. You may want to wait for the better iPaq.

Those Timeport pagers are cool but if you can get ahold of an iPaq, I'd go for it.


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

* 500 posts on h/a.net *** 400 posts "insane poster" on the "old" acura-cl.com *

Chief F1 Fan

springs
sways
wheels
tires
brakes

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typeR

if it were me if i had the money ...valve body recal. and that torque converter from level 10 think about it having to feather it of the line and a stong chirp into second...ya thats what im talkin 'bout.

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Sundance Platinum
Llumar platinum plus
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'98 ACCORD V-6 sedan
16" coupe wheels
215/55/16 nitto's
20% smoke titanium

[This message has been edited by typeR (edited 01-20-2001).]