Supercharger & 5 speed auto?
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Supercharger & 5 speed auto?
I've decided my 01 CLs auto deserves an upgrade after 150K of reliable service and come the end of October will have the funds to make it happen. I'm on my 3rd transmission with 20K on the latest rebuild.
I've been told that superchargers are no longer available for the Type S Acura's but assume it shouldn't be too hard to locate a used unit. If memory serves me correctly one of the more notable posters here, Zeta had upgraded his 6speed SGR CL succesfully.
Aside from procuring a blower, what else would I need to complete the upgrade?
Am I putting my rebuilt auto tranny in peril? Can the J32 engine with 150K handle the additional torque 5 lbs. of boost would bring?
I could sell the car and take the $2000 it would most likely fetch and put it towards the purchase of a used M series Bmmer but I've had it for 12 years and consider it a member of the family at this point or I could restore it but am tiring of Crown Vics and almost anything else passing me at highways speeds.
I've been told that superchargers are no longer available for the Type S Acura's but assume it shouldn't be too hard to locate a used unit. If memory serves me correctly one of the more notable posters here, Zeta had upgraded his 6speed SGR CL succesfully.
Aside from procuring a blower, what else would I need to complete the upgrade?
Am I putting my rebuilt auto tranny in peril? Can the J32 engine with 150K handle the additional torque 5 lbs. of boost would bring?
I could sell the car and take the $2000 it would most likely fetch and put it towards the purchase of a used M series Bmmer but I've had it for 12 years and consider it a member of the family at this point or I could restore it but am tiring of Crown Vics and almost anything else passing me at highways speeds.
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Sounds like a recipe for disaster
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You have two options:
1. Buy the used CT setup for sale in the Black Market Forum
2. Forego the possibility of a 4th tranny and pick up an entire mint 6spd CL with SC also in the Black Market Forum.
1. Buy the used CT setup for sale in the Black Market Forum
2. Forego the possibility of a 4th tranny and pick up an entire mint 6spd CL with SC also in the Black Market Forum.
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Oakroadsteve (09-29-2017)
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These Acura tranny's are glass but the rebuilt unit i had installed a couple of years ago was supposedly bulletproof..
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3.5 psi
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I've heard that many times before. There was even a guy near me that installed a supposedly "bulletproof" level 10 trans kit and had a great mechanic install it. I think you can guess what happened.
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Oakroadsteve (09-30-2017)
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I Wanna Beer
These forums have yet to see a single one of the claimed "bulletproof" transmissions turn out to be true. The only solution has been to swap it for a different auto from a different model and year. Anyone saying they simply rebuilt the CL transmission to be bulletproof is feeding you a pile of bullshit.
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AT fluid replacement
Is replacing the fluid on my tranny ok if it's within maintenance parameters? Is swapping out Honda fluid with Synthetic an advisable move in this situation?
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M90booosted
its gonna break no matter how many times you change the fluid or how its been "upgraded". the transmission itself has an internal flaw that cant be fixed and trusted to be reliable. the newer accord trans is "fixed", cheap, and will probably hold up just fine.