SO I RAN MY CAR TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I HAVE A 2003 CL TYPE S WITH 68K MILES AND THE AUTO TRANNY. I PUT 93 OCTANE LIKE ALWAYS AND ONLY HAD HALF A TANK, AND IT WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE HERE IN FLORIDA. I ROASTED THE TIRES WITH THE VRS OFF, THEN I LAUCHED AT ABOUT 3K WITH IT OFF. SHIFTED AT 7K AND WAS ONLY IN 3RD WHEN I CLEARED.
THE FIRST RUN WAS A 15.19 AT 92MPH, AND THE SECOND RUN WAS AGAINST A COMPTECH 2000 ACCORD, AND I RAN A 15.1 AT 93.3MPH, BOTH HAVING A REACTION TIME OF .42. I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD GO A LITTLE FASTER, LIKE MID TO HIGH 14'S, BUT I GUESS NOT. I HOPE MODS MAKE A DIFFERENCE, CAUSE THERE WERE COBALT SS'S WITH INTAKE AND EXHAUST RUNNING 14.1'S AND THEY WERE LAUGHING AT ME....NOT GOOD TIMES
ANYWAYS, JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY, AND IF YOU HAVE ONE, LETS HEAR IT

 

did it feel fast by the seat of your pants? or did it feel like the car was having a slow day?

 

Hmm? Seriously?
Well, It Felt Okay I Guess. I Was Really Pissed Though Cause I Thought It Was Quicker Than That. Especially Sice The Day Before I Beat A Stock, Auto, 350 Z. He Wanted To Race Me So We Ran Straight Up From The Red Light Until About 90mph And I Was Beating Him By Half A Car..dunno, Anyways, It Is What It Is...i'm Slow..lol

 

I'd say you should check your IMRC for starters.

 

a buddy of mine has a 1999 TL-P and ran a 15.0 last season with intake, headers, and no resonator. 15.1 doesn't sound right for a type-S.

 

Imrc?
Sorry, What Is That?
Where Is It?

 

Intake Manifold Runner Control.

It's this lil thingy that opens up the secondary plenum that creates a supercharging affect in the intake manifold.

It is sitting right behind your intake manifold. to test it, have a buddy rev the engine up to 3800 rpms and you see and here it click. then you'll know it works...if you see no movement...it needs to be replaced.

 

low 15s seems about right for a stock auto

 

Yeah, there is about a 25% HP loss from the crank to the wheels with the automatic.

Sometimes I wish I had a 6spd.

 

THANKS FOR THE INFO GUYS. I WILL CHECK THE IMRC TOMMORROW.
BUT I DONT KNOW, THIS SAYS I SHOULD RUN 14.9, SO MAYBE ALL IS GOOD...
http://www.albeedigital.com/supercou...0-60times.html

 

it should run a 14.8 or 14.9. i've found that launching off of idle works better for me. where in florida are you located?

 

what was the 60 foot?

 

It was probably your launch that caused your poor times. You said you roasted your tires when launching? That coulda shaved a couple tenths easy.

 

yep. launching at idle is prob best with a stock 5at

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

yeah, i did launch at 3k, but i didnt spin the tires. i just did that for my burn out. with it being cool outside, i should have ran the best the car would do, and if 15.1 is the best...hellll no...i am gonna check my imrc today, hopefully its that, then i can go on a killing spree...lol

 

bradenton...the desoto track is where i was racing..it is a pretty popular place for people to go

 

15.1 really isn't that far off a stock auto time, only 3 tenths, and keep in mind a 14.8 is the absolute best the CL-S auto will do stock. You said you launched at 3k RPM, that means you were torque braking? If so I've only heard bad things about doing that, not only because of our weak trannys, but because it doesn't do anything for 1/4 mile times, if anything it's better, like those guys said, to go off idle. Also don't do a burn out before going down the track if you have street radials on your car. Slicks yes, stock tires or most radials in general do not need to be spun to hook up since they are not soft compound. Just my . Definitely check the IMRC though just to be sure, but if you're seeing/feeling the VTEC kicking in like it should at 4,800 RPM then you're fine.

 

I could only get a 15.1 in my 02 auto I had all stock. I know some have done better. It depends on the track, weight in the car(including how fat the driver is) & launch.

 

lol, i'm a fat guy and i have run a 14.8 everytime. i'm just waiting for a good hard tailwind to hit that 14.7.

 

Next time you go to the track have less gas in it. I usually make sure that the gas light is on when i get to the track and only put enough race fuel in when i get there for my runs. Half a tank of gas is an extra 70 or so pounds of weight, and with how much our cars weigh we nee all the help we can get. I even take out the spare tire.

 

i dont really understand why people do things like this, or why they take out seats etc.

if this is your daily driver dont you want to know how fast it is on a daily basis when you have all your crap in it?

 

If you go to the track and pay money to run you want to get the best times possible. Some people are just really competitive. When I am at the track and all the little punks are talking up their Sentra's, Civics, and neons, with fart cans and everything made at auto zone to glue, or tape to their little cars I want to be sure their times are no where close to mine.

 

so you strip everything of your car that makes it a daily driver just to beat them? seems to me like you are stooping to their level.

 

How the fuck is that stooping to their level??? Taking the spare tire out and having less gas in the tank is hardly stripping your car. I make changes to my car that could improve times. They stick any shit they can get onto their cars so their car looks "cool" or sound like it should be fast. Its not just about how much power you can make it is how you use the power. Its about the ratio of power to weight. Sorry if i hit a sore spot with you cltypeslow..... You must have some of those auto zone mods done to your ride......

 

so a stock cls auto runs about a 15.0 .... what does a modded cls auto (headers and icebox) run?

 

I never torque-braked when I took my CLS to the drags. Just launched at idle. Always seemed to yield better 60 ft times and, obviously, better 1/4 times. Then again, I was supercharged and launching off idle would have just fried the tires.

It's lame those Cobalt SS's were laughing at you when their times were still in the 14's. Get a blower and you'll never get laughed at again!

 

2.2...ANYWAYS, I CHECKED MY IMRC AND DUNNO IF IT IS WORKING. IF IT IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE A WOOSHING SOUND, THEN IT WORKS. I DEF. CANT TELL WHEN VTEC KICKS IN OR NOT, BUT WHATEVER

 

I HATE THEM LITTLE PUNK ASSES..LOL..BUT THEY ARE FASTER THAN ME I GUESS, SO IT IS WHAT IT IS

 

calm down no need to talk shit and attack me noob. im just posting my opnion on the public forum. try not to make anymore of an asshat of yourself by talking shit. its just my that you should run your car at the track how you would drive it everyday.

oh and no autozone here buddy.

 

you should fetch prob a 14.5 or a 14.4 on a good day.

 

oh, gawd daaaaamn!!!..lol

 

i have ran at the track enough times to agree with you that torque braking does much more harm that good on a stock/very minorly modded cl.

you are much better off just running leaving it in D5 and slammin the gas right out the box from idle.

you couldnt have said it better. almost no matter what there is always going to be someone out there a little quicker than you. that can either piss you off or make you strive to be better.

 

I Want 13's. Even A 13.9 Would Be Fine. Sooo, I Need A Crank Pulley, Intake, Headers, Exhaust...and? Will That Get Me There Ya Think, Or More Mods?

 

REALLY. CAUSE I SPORT SHIFTED IT A 7K EVERYTIME. YA THINK ITS BETTER JUST TO LEAVE IT ALONE AND NOT SHIFT?

 

from my own personal experience i would say that gate shifting is the best feel for me....the electronic sport shift seems really slow and delayed. that way is probably good if you are used to it.

the main key is to not powerbrake because its not really going to help you at all seeing as how the car isnt rwd.

 

i think you can possibly get there but its gonna take almost every bolt on shy of the supercharger.

i could be wrong tho i cant remember who has the top times for the 5at on the boards. you could always shoot a little 50 or 75 shot with intake, header, exhaust and pulleys. that would prob get you there.

 

Would you assclowns cool it?

AARONSredTYPE-S, here is a post I did recently about the IMRC, there is even a video link however it is a RealPlayer vid. You'll need to have relaplayer downloaded to view it. I suggest doing so even if you just uninstall and delete it afterwards to clearly understand the IMRC and see it funtioning. I believe it's activated at 3800 RPM and it is, in no way, related to Vtec. Also, when it is funtioning, your car will not start to suddenly pull harder at 3800 RPM like it's F/I'ed or anything, it will just keep pulling hard all the way thru the rev band.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...3&postcount=52

If your cars feels slow, definitely check this.

Goodluck.


Now back to our regularly scheduled ethuggin'.



EDIT: Also, please stop posting in all caps. Looks like you're yelling at us for crying out loud.

 

i was thinking the same thing

 

haha, sorry guys. thanks 4 the help and i will check that video. i just removed my resonator on the exhaust, and it sounds a little better and i can actuallly tell when the car is kicking in...
anyways, off topic, i will see whats up with the imrc...peace and hairgrease..lol