308gts

After over 300,000 posts on this site I find it really bizarre that no-one has yet installed the Comptech Supercharger you were all apparently pining for. OK, I realize that most CL-S's are autos, but come on you 6-speeders....

typeR

money my freind 5K with install

allmotor_2000

Does turbocharging count?

darrinb

money, we drive thirty thousand dollar cars, you gotta be loaded to buy a blower for 5k on a 30 k car

Rescuer

Red Rider should be SC'ing his car soon

ruvz

Those with Auto trannies should not even consider it... there goes 70% of your market right there

TheModMole

Mostly because were cheap bastards (uhhmnnn I mean FRUGAL thats why we got Acura's and not 330's ) ..... that and most have Auto's that can barely survive headers and intakes !!

mr. big

hehehe, funny u mention it but, uhhh, speak for urself bro....MY CARS (scroll to bottom)

Nashua_Night_Hawk

Fuk it... Once I see my Income back on track... Like the Booming years of 1998-2000.... I will sell my CLS and buy some REAL nice Sport Lux Car...

It is the econmy.... STUPID!

allmotor_2000

I'd say 50% can be attributed to the economy. Disposable income is significantly less than it was, say 2-3 years ago when stock options and bonusses played life to a different tune. We were easily making 2x to 3x our salaries every year. Hell... I was 24 years old when I bought my NSX... 1.5 years out of college!

It's definately a wake-up call nowadays... and concepts such as budgeting, retirement savings etc. come to play.

I think we'll all be fine... just got to be a little smarter than before and learn from our lessons.

Anyways... back to the S/C's. You'll see more folks buying them after the tax season by Spring of 2003.

Loseit

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TheModMole

I hear that .. The golden days of I.T. , Id give away a kidney for the $200-$400/hr of Y2K consulting salary one more time !

Rescuer

k, and? does that make you better than us or something?

TheModMole

Unless he found that under his tree today with a bow on it.... overcompensation and penis envy are at work there

1ownedbya-clnotsobaddasscls

[Originally posted by mr. big
hehehe, funny u mention it but, uhhh, speak for urself bro....MY CARS (scroll to bottom)
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This guy "THINKS" he is cool...
I would bet $$$ that A.) He is under 25 years old.
B.) Was born into money (Not self made)

mike8_5_8to6_1_9

i think you have to have a 3 series if you go to USC(host of the site) though...

yemeni tls

5k for what? 50... 60 horses?

Pappy

1. I think people are afraid of losing their warranties. 2. $ 5000. is alot of money to make an already fast car go a little faster.

I think rather than invest 5 grand, I'd problably get a different car if I was interested in more speed...but that's my opinion.

EGH

$5K for 60 bhp?? It is the value proposition, I think. I mean when you're goin' to get 35 bhp from the $1K headers why would you totally blow your warranty on a S/C that has no salvage value when you sell your car for the extra 25 bhp.

Economics usually rule.....


Plus with headers anything under $70K other than a Vete, Cobra or E46 M3 would be hot and sweaty trying to keep up with a 6-spd CL-S. With the headers the engine is already at 295 horses.....can you say N..S..X.

Peace dudes

mr. big

Dont make an ass out of urself by making assumptions, stupid fuk

mr. big

You can percieve it that way, if u wish....but those arent my words...

mr. big

stop hating because i drive bmw

mr. big

i dont know why, all of u are giving me shit....im just posting a pic, but if u wanna be jealous like that, fine with me

mr. big

let me rephrase that, SOME of u, not all

BigPimp

[PSA]

Dude, you dont get, no one asked you what cars you have and how much money you make. This was an SC thread and your azz budded in and said: "Hey, look at my shit" We dont give a fawk.
[/PSA]

Now back to your regularly scheduled S/C discussion.

mr. big

Yea, ur right, the minimum is a 3 series 323....but anything above 30K for transportation is one of the requirements for admission....We are, after all, the University of Spoiled Children, and damn proud of it....Just because some families are better off than others does not mean they dint work hard for it....just be happy, dont envy people and hate on them if they got shit that u dont....no offense

mr. big

the only reason i posted was becsaue some ignorant fool made an assumption about people not being able to afford bmw's...OK u dumbass...y dont u read the whole post...and stop being an ass like the rest of em.

BigPimp

Apparently, you are not very bright as you took that comment personally. Dont worry, we wont hold it against you. I wish I did not have to explain this, but here goes.

He did not state that we 'cant' afford a 330, he stated we did not want to afford one as we are (as a group) frugal, thus chose to go with a value buy in the CLS. Understand this and move on.


Disclaimer: We are also extremelly happy for anyone and everyone that can afford a 330 or a CLS or both. Thank you and good night.

fahoumh

wow, with that attitude you'll have tons of friends here in no time!

frank828

wow thats arrogant

zeroday

wow you sound like an asshole.

mr. big

if u dint get it, i was being sarcastic.

mr. big

Look, im not trying to piss any of u off..im serious, and if u feel that i am intentionally trying, then so be it...for those of u who i have upset, my apologies....and yes, i can be an asshole, so the bottom line is...if i have, its probly my bad....but please dont make assumptions and judge people just by a few pics, and comments..I mean, some of u shouldnt just say that people are "arrogant" or whatever was posted ealier(dont wish to repeat)...You dont really know these things as a fact...I will not post anymore on this thread, cuz it was originally a S/C post, and a few things may have gotten outta hand.....please continue your discussion...again, i did not mean for this subject to go off topic.

Red Rider

Back to the SC thread. I don't quite get some of the comments about spending 5k for "only" 50 H.P. First, it's probably closer to 60 at the wheels for the 6 speed and that translates to over 70 at the crank. Hell, i gladly spent the extra 2k to upgrade to the Type S and the extra 35 ponies, the next best gains were Comptech headers for 1k and maybe 25 more ponies so there's 3k for 60 H.P. why not another 4k for another 70 ? Some people spend 2k on the navi, or 3-4k on heavier Bling Bling chromes that may slow the car down. To each his own, personally i don't know why one 6 speeder hasn't done it yet. You can never have too much H.P. as long as you've upgraded the suspension, rubber and brakes. Who knows on the tranny, many blown trannies are on cars driven by Grandmas, and some heavily modded and track run cars have no problems at all. I just wanna surprise the crap out of certain types of cars and see the look on their face when they get dusted by an Acura

mc222

If my car was paid off- I would consider it....Seeing as it is not--I could use that 5k for something like ...a new car downpayment- Or perhaps use it towards payoff on this one...But I seriously hope someone else does it soon, and posts! I will live vicariously (spelling?) through them...

scalbert

Due to some recent good news and the processes which brought about this news, my buying decision has been put on hold. I am contemplating it, rather discussing it, and should have a solid decision in the next few days.

It is beginning to be a hard sell to my wife now considering we will be soon trading in her 328i for an X5 4.4i (no SS in the MDX killed that less costly possibility). Not to mention the other preparations. I'm just trying to come up with a compelling argument for needing the SC but I do feel a bit selfish pursuing it now considering...

As for the power gains, a simple way to look at it would be like this; every gears acceleration, no matter where you are at in the rev band, would be about the same as a stock vehicles next lower gear. In other words, an SC'd 3rd gear pull will be about the same as a stock 2nd gear pull.

Nihilistan

One word... LEASED.

If I owned it outright, the $5k for a S/C is reasonable. I passed on the Nav, so for $32k I could have gotten a blown CL S. Put some real rubber and wheels on and for < $37 you have one hell of a "near-luxury" sleeper.

-- Nihil

allmotor_2000

If my kit ends up working well, I might market it for about
$4K to $4.5K installed. Of course this is NOT CARB exempt, but it is an 'intercooled' system. It would have the following:

(1) T3/T4 Turbo
(2) Tial 35mm external wastegate (0.4 bar spring)
(3) In-tank fuel-pump
(4) Vortech FMU (or SFMU if needed)
(5) Blitz blow-off valve
(6) Mugen low-temp T-stat & Fan Switch
(7) Spearco Front-Mount Intercooler
(8) Autometer Boost-Guage + Pillat-mount guage pod
(9) MAP sensor boost eliminator
(10) Custom exhaust-piping and intercooler piping

Probably a 1-week turnaround time installed... any takers? This includes quite a few extras that the Comptech S/C doesn't offer... like the Mugen products, intercooler, boost-guage etc. Also... the potential to boost higher without buying a S/C pulley, belt etc.

It would be overkill to use the Turbo and Wastegate that I have because its a $1200 turbo and a $600 wastegate!

DISRUPTV

make one 4 the tsx then we'll talk :P

Nihilistan

allmotor_2000... is your shop in Woodland Hills? Going to Vegas in March, if I get lucky maybe I'll say to hell w/ it and get a turbo installed and buy the lease out in the end. Nothing like the sound of turbos spinning up.

-- Nihil