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Old 02-28-2011, 06:41 PM
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2003 ssm cl-s 6spd

SO, I bought this car 12-12-10 for $6800. 128k miles, black leather, great condition and all stock.
clayed and waxed it, removed the mud flaps, restored headlights.


mods so far are
1. New slave cylinder modded
2. short ram intake
3. 20k bulbs

soon will be
1. Eibach sportlines and new struts
2. Aem underdrive kit
3. unorthodox stock sized crank pulley
4. p2r 09 tl sh intake manifold
5. p2r throttle body spacer and gasket
6. 235/45 z-rated tires
7. 3" single exhaust
8. ebc brakes
9. maybe debaging the rear

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Congrats on the purchase!
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thanks.
it is a lot better than my automatic 03 cl-s i had 4 years ago and i payed 14,900 for it.
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Yeah I hear you on that. I had a 2001 ABP CL-S that I paid $14k for 5 years ago.
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Don't do the single exhaust please, it just doesn't look right on this car.

Otherwise your car is clean dude, straight up church
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Car looks clean.
Let me help you a little bit.

As for you mods now.

Dump the short ram for the summer.
It's only going to make the performance fall on it's face.

20k bulbs is really too high to be able to see worth of anything. I would like to see a pic though.

As for future mods.
# 2 does not exsist.
And 2 and 3 are total opposite.
You can not have stock sized crank pully and a underdriving pully set,well,unless you have some more pullys than the rest of us.

Also scratch #7 unless you are going to have custom work done to fill one exhaust cutout or you will be driving around with people thinking your cheap and not having money to finish your exhaust.

Future mod list should go,your #'s reordered.

9 Debadge
1 springs and struts
6 tires
8 brakes
3 pullys
4 intake
5 gaskets
Just a hand that's all.
Everyone here will push you in the right direction.
Good luck with your build.

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Clean. I don't like the single exhaust idea with our two cutouts in the bumper. Oh, and no spoiler FTW! (you should add a lip spoiler as one of your mods)
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Nice car
SSM = satin silk metallic right?

I've always like SSM, the silver color really does look like silk in person.
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Clean. I don't like the single exhaust idea with our two cutouts in the bumper. Oh, and no spoiler FTW! (you should add a lip spoiler as one of your mods)
x2, a lip spoiler is a must, but dont rely on the adhesive. I had some special glue put on mine so that the edges never come up. Haven't had a problem with it ever.
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Originally Posted by CL-Future
Nice car
SSM = satin silk metallic right?

I've always like SSM, the silver color really does look like silk in person.
I believe it's Satin Silver Metallic
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Nice car you picked up and sounds like it was a great deal!
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Originally Posted by richardparker
Car looks clean.
Let me help you a little bit.

As for you mods now.

Dump the short ram for the summer.
It's only going to make the performance fall on it's face.

20k bulbs is really too high to be able to see worth of anything. I would like to see a pic though.

As for future mods.
# 2 does not exsist.
And 2 and 3 are total opposite.
You can not have stock sized crank pully and a underdriving pully set,well,unless you have some more pullys than the rest of us.

Also scratch #7 unless you are going to have custom work done to fill one exhaust cutout or you will be driving around with people thinking your cheap and not having money to finish your exhaust.

Future mod list should go,your #'s reordered.

9 Debadge
1 springs and struts
6 tires
8 brakes
3 pullys
4 intake
5 gaskets
Just a hand that's all.
Everyone here will push you in the right direction.
Good luck with your build.
thank you very much for your thoughts.
yeah, the 20k bulbs look okay, but visability is not as good as stock.
As far as the AEm underdrive kit, I have it right here, but it doesnt come with the crank pulley, so with the new belts I need a stock sized crank pulley.
I hear ya on the short ram, but it sounds great.
As far as the single exhaust, yes it doesnt look the best, but sounds the best and has the best performance gains from my research.
I may end up doing Neuspeed race springs, or the sportlines, but either way, thats my next mod because i already have the new struts here and the new brakes.
next will probably be the intake manifold and spacer along with the tires, cause mine are shot..

thanks guys
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The single exhaust wont look right
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Originally Posted by AARONSredTYPE-S
thank you very much for your thoughts.
yeah, the 20k bulbs look okay, but visability is not as good as stock.
As far as the AEm underdrive kit, I have it right here, but it doesnt come with the crank pulley, so with the new belts I need a stock sized crank pulley.
I hear ya on the short ram, but it sounds great.
As far as the single exhaust, yes it doesnt look the best, but sounds the best and has the best performance gains from my research.
I may end up doing Neuspeed race springs, or the sportlines, but either way, thats my next mod because i already have the new struts here and the new brakes.
next will probably be the intake manifold and spacer along with the tires, cause mine are shot..

thanks guys
A 3in single exhaust made power on which N/A 3.2CL-S? Because i'd love to read this article. 3in piping for N/A does nothing. This is even more true when you think about it that even aftermarket CL headers dont dump into 3in piping. Max you should do 2.5in piping then 2.25 after the split. My HKS Super Draggers sounded great when I owned my CL-S6. What performance car with a V6 has a single outlet?
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accord v6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIvzCcjAVe8
350z
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kY23mQygS4
g35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYPKx8HeZiQ
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and this guy had a straight 3" exhaust into an N1 on his j32 swap civic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p64BZVk3Fus

it was just a thought on future plans to be different, didnt mean to upset anyone on the exhaust setup
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partially debaged tonight with aircraft adhesive remover
removed Acura and 3.2.
pics tomorrow.
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Waiting for pics!
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Those cars are all riced out minus the G35 but reading you plans then seeing the pix you've been looking at confirms to me what I was thinking... Hmm.
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Originally Posted by ParaSurfer1979
Those cars are all riced out minus the G35 but reading you plans then seeing the pix you've been looking at confirms to me what I was thinking... Hmm.
haha, and whats that buddy?
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Waiting for pics!
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20k is too intense for me.

What do you think of the output?
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nice pick up.
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Originally Posted by nf3d0149ab
20k is too intense for me.

What do you think of the output?
ITS very bright, but too much color to see as good as stock sometimes, but looks very cool
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This is a really clean SSM, but I was kind of expecting a red Type-S. I don't know why...
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I think thats his old CL in his avatar, confuses me too
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Originally Posted by zac
I think thats his old CL in his avatar, confuses me too
yeah you are right...lol

thanks guys
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took the cl off today, and probably putting on 3g tl-s wheels and tires tomorrow
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Debadge, nice, 3G TL-S wheels, double nice
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super clean. reminds me of my ssm.
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Originally Posted by ParaSurfer1979
A 3in single exhaust made power on which N/A 3.2CL-S? Because i'd love to read this article. 3in piping for N/A does nothing. This is even more true when you think about it that even aftermarket CL headers dont dump into 3in piping. Max you should do 2.5in piping then 2.25 after the split. My HKS Super Draggers sounded great when I owned my CL-S6. What performance car with a V6 has a single outlet?
Actually a 3" single exhaust is ideal for this motor with the right setup. Just look at the p2r race accord with the cl engine. The car was N/A 3.2L with the p2r header and 3" single exhaust putting down 300whp. I would only recommend single exhaust on track only car tho, and not a stock engine. Plus he has a custom header, with name brand headers I agree stick to 2.5.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...+accord&page=2
Also more in depth on it on v 6 p and j32 forums.

I dont like the bulb choice. 5k or 6k is what id recommend.

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Originally Posted by brian6speed
Actually a 3" single exhaust is ideal for this motor with the right setup. Just look at the p2r race accord with the cl engine. The car was N/A 3.2L with the p2r header and 3" single exhaust putting down 300whp. I would only recommend single exhaust on track only car tho, and not a stock engine. Plus he has a custom header, with name brand headers I agree stick to 2.5.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...+accord&page=2
Also more in depth on it on v 6 p and j32 forums.

I dont like the bulb choice. 5k or 6k is what id recommend.
thanks on that.
I was planning on going from the cat straight back to an N1 style muffler and no mid muffler or y pipe.I see it as weight reduction too, lol.
dunno, just a thought.
plus, my ballast is shorting out on the driver side, so i am going to get a 55w kit with 8k or 10k bulbs
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Thinking of reinstalling all my mud guards, but color matching them
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Car looks nice. If your going to go the ricey way and get a single exhaust though, at least put another muffler on the other side whether it's connected or not. Car definatly looks great though, I like the debadge.
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Originally Posted by Jacobpockros
Car looks nice. If your going to go the ricey way and get a single exhaust though, at least put another muffler on the other side whether it's connected or not. Car definatly looks great though, I like the debadge.
I think the whole point is he likes the way it looks with one exhaust
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Originally Posted by SimonCL-S6
I think the whole point is he likes the way it looks with one exhaust

Actually no. He wants a single exhaust because he likes the sound of it better.
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That would make no sense to have 1 fake muffler
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i cant believe what a stink this single exhaust thing has made for everyone.

Yes it looks better with two mufflers, but i see no reason for dual exhaust on a mediocre v6 engine, plus yes it sounds way better with one muffler in my opinion.
and anyone with a highly modded j series has single exhaust. it just was something different i wanted to do.
plus its only ricey when its on a flippin civic and sticking a foot from the back bumper...lol

on a different note, what about the color matched mud guards? i think i may do it this week.

Neuspeed race springs on its way and my stage 2 performance pack from Excelerate..woohoo


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