Actually Comptech made a body-kit for the NSX... they make lip-spoilers etc... so I won't be surprised if they offer the CL-S body kit in the near future... I'll have to find out.

 

the NSX is comptechs baby, the cls was a car they obviously had high hopes for but, since it is being axed they may want to cut their loses on cls specific items

 

wow they cant drive 14.2, i ran 14.2 in my fuckin AUTO

how the fuck you gonna go 14.2 in that car, but besides that the car is sexy as fuck, i think they can take a full scond off the 1/4 in that car.

i'd take it over a z06 anyday

 

I agree the driver probably sucked... but its never going to improve by 1 second!!

 

All due respect they are running 19 inch HEAVY ASS wheels.

 

14.2


all due respect? what ET is mantis running w/ his heavy ass 19's, in his auto?

comptech should be pissed :swear2:

 

Then what good are all the performance add-ons

Thank god acura is (or was) sticking to making $30k coupe, cos it definetly doesnt know how to make a one thats worth 50 :thumbsdn:


And thats how the stock cl-s was suppose to look like in the first place if it was gonna compete with bimmers and infinity

 

Not anywhere close to 14.2 i'll tell you that.....

 

that article doesnt sound exactly positive

 

whoa.....not defending just saying the setup probably wasn't optimal...like you said full tank of gas etc., Moreover, it's a one of a kind car!!!! Think they are going to be beat the shit out of it at the track?? Please..... Get sick of people hating on shit. There is only 1 car like that and worth the 56k or whatever. Please....

 

whoa wha? how the heck did that happen? baehaehaeh My post appears before yours and i'm quoting shit you wrote. Whoa, i can time travel!

 

it is totally badass. and 1 of a kind.

anyone who talks shit about it is being silly.

it would have been nice for it to put down a 13 sec. timeslip though :o

 

i had some technical difficulties :o

 

Agreed, i saw teh 14.2 and was like geeze people will see that and be like 56k and i can only go 14.2?

 

give me 10 runs in the thing and i'll guarantee mid 13's

 

agreed

 

Think about it. The 14.2 is a E.T. that Comptech is publicizing. It's obviously their BEST consistent E.T. They MIGHT have run one 13.9 or one 14.4... but probably ran five 14.2 runs. That car isn't going to run quicker... unless its setup differently.

 

speculation all around.

 

and they're car & drivers numbers.

i would hope comptech wouldn't accept or publicize a 14.2 on a car that is known to run mid 14's stock.

 

Now.. THAT'S my point!!

 

14.2? Isn't darrinb running 14.2 w/ headers + intake on his 2003 Auto?

Someone doesn't know how to drive...

 

yes i am, thats why that number is fucked. it should be 13.2 man

but not every auto w/ i/h can get 14.2, i'm 1 of a kind. they all cant gate shift like me

 

Trapping at 105mph, that should be in the low 13's. I think that was a typo. Either that, or they can't launch worth shit.

 

i've been thinking you guys are gonna be surprised...and maybe have alittle new found understanding for what the 3.5L has done...some of our guys should be going to the track soon...

 

Somebody call and find out!!!!!!

 

Juker008

 

That might explain some of it...

 

The body kit looks awesome Comptech has to be bummed with that article, could the wheels make that much difference ?

 

nice car.
love the kit and the mods, but the price is too much!

 

54k..and just think ..no system....thats another 10K+ yeah baby!!!!!!

I'm all for it!!!!!

 

fuck no the wheels wont add a full second to your 1/4 times. mantis runs 14.5 on heavy ass 19's in a auto w/ i/h.

so a blown cl-s6 w/ all the other goodies it has should be good for a low-mid 13 IF(<------thats the keyword here) properly launched(atleast a 2.1 60')

 

the car looks absolutely amazing...but for 54k...i'm sorry its defintiely not fast enough....the people at car and driver can not drive. I should call them up and yell at them for being so incompetent. 14.2 with a supercharged Cl-S....riiiight....

 

someone send a letter/email 2 them complaining abt their ineptitude in terms of driving ability. Maybe it'll get published


p.s. don't 4 get 2 make refrences 2 the people on this board who run under 14.5 w/basic bolt ons

 

I already did... with MANY references and pictures.. so we'll see what Car & Driver has to say. I also volunteered my driving abilities

I didn't make references to anybody except for my own times as I don't know peoples' real names and obviously saying something like "FastJoeBlowCL over on Acura-CL runs a blah blah blah"... doesn't carry too much weight!

 

i'm going to the track this weekend to race against some people, so i'll give up some time slips to them

 

can you post the text of your email to "car and INEPT driver"?

 

I would take these numbers with a grain of salt.

Case in point, I will pay any person who lives in the northeast or northern Midwest $100 if they run within 0.5 of their best time (at a home track) down at Atlanta Dragway. If you run at a track nearly at sea level and in 30 degree temps will not be comparable to running at 1200' and 80 degree temps.

Point being, you do not know the whole situation the tests were conducted under. From what I have read about other tuner vehicle, they don't produce stellar numbers either. They could possibly be launching softly since it is a one-off vehicle unlike they might do with a production vehicle.

It is far too easy to jump on a publication about the number supplied; this is not an uncommon practice.

 

Did they really use Comptech springs to get a 1.5" drop? I thought Comptechs only dropped the car an inch.

Love the body kit, the wheels are ridiculous.

The times were hampered by wheel hop and tire spin, so I guess they aren't used to handling front-wheel drive cars with more than 280 HP?

The supercharger really seems to be a pointless waste of money after that article.

 

CT springs drop 1.5 front, .75 rear.


and i haven't heard any supercharger owners complaining the mod was pointless. they all seem pretty thrilled.

<------s/c owner

 

No complaints here. Also, they are basing everything on 0-60. Try punching it at 70 and watch 120 come up way quicker. At least that's what my seat of the pants tells me. And i love the sound