|
My '03 CLS-6 Build Thread
I finally decided to make a build thread since I'm starting to collect parts. I purchased this car after about a year and half of looking for this exact combination. I test drove a few local and they all had something wrong that made me not want them. I decided to open my search criteria all across the east coast and came across this one in Clearwater FL. I purchased it for $9,577 and had it shipped to my house here in VA. A little information about the car it's a one owner women that bought it brand new and traded it in at crown acura Jan of this year. It had 89,799 miles, bone stock only part installed was a acura spoiler, oem paint, minor dings and scratches. I have a lot of plans for the car since I finally got my hands on one. I was always afraid to mod my 02 cl-p because of the auto trans but I'm swapping in a odyssey trans as of this week anyways and my brother is going to get the car so it will stay in the family. Here's a couple of pictures from the for sale ad before I bought it I will add more later.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...3A01126302.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y/3A011263.jpg |
Within the first few days of having the car in my possession I got the windows tinted 5% all the way around. I took the trunk from my 02 cl-p because it has black emblems and no wing. I also took the grill from my other car because it was all black. I'm just doing this until I have the holes on the original trunk welded and take all the emblems off. I also want to have the oem grill sprayed along with the trunk, bumpers, and hood so everything is fresh. Here's a few more pictures of the car of how it currently looks.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-22-06_220.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-20-35_350.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-19-31_441.jpg |
My uncle stopped my house with his Ferrari so I decided to take a few pictures since it was in the driveway with mine haha. You can see the 02 parked in the street in the background too. This is how my car currently looks still.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...6-18-52_76.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...16-17-58_3.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...6-17-37_84.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-17-18_112.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-17-01_224.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-15-32_283.jpg |
your car looks good. And your uncle has an awesome Ferrari, great color on it.
|
Originally Posted by '01White3.2CL
(Post 12844209)
your car looks good. And your uncle has an awesome Ferrari, great color on it.
|
about time u started a thread. with ur plans. it should end up looking pretty bad ass!
|
Originally Posted by nspec_ya4
(Post 12844411)
about time u started a thread. with ur plans. it should end up looking pretty bad ass!
|
aww man shoulda left the spoiler, but lookin good. Looking forward to your build thread
|
Originally Posted by AnthraciteTypeS
(Post 12844612)
aww man shoulda left the spoiler, but lookin good. Looking forward to your build thread
|
Drool @ the 575M. Thats one of my favorite Ferraris. Does it have a 6MT?? :wish:
|
Originally Posted by civicdrivr
(Post 12845867)
Drool @ the 575M. Thats one of my favorite Ferraris. Does it have a 6MT?? :wish:
|
Yea, the top is sick. I love that car.
|
Well we finally decided to make the intake yesterday after bullshitting around all day lol it's finished. I still need to get it powder coated with a few other parts I plan on doing in the engine bay. Once I get the trans installed in my 02 cl-p I can use that car while this one is down for a few days. I will do a valve adjustment too since it will be apart anyways. I have to drop off the valve covers, upper intake manifold, p2r plenums, p2r throttle body spacer, throttle body, and intake off at the powder coaters, I might as well get it all done at once. I still need to order pulleys and another thermal throttle body gasket from excelerate so they can ship it with engine mounts once they come in. Here's a list of parts I have installed, sitting, and still need to buy.
Installed: Custom cold air intake 3.5 inch. P2r test pipe for now until I get the exhaust made. P2r thermal intake manifold gasket. P2r throttle body spacer and one thermal gasket, I still need to buy another one. Hybrid racing spherical shifter bushings. Interior led kit. 15000k hid bulbs with oem ballasts. 5% tint all the way around. Parts sitting: Brand new 03 oem headlights. Ingalls engine torque dampener . Ingalls rear camber kits. Ingalls front upper control arms with adjustable ball joints. Tein EDFC controller and motors. Single nozzle nitrous kit adjustable between 50-200 shot. P2r intake plenums. Excelerate engine mounts I'm still waiting on them to ship. Still need to buy: Comptech headers and j-pipe. Comptech axle back mufflers. Build custom exhaust for everything between those two. Walbro 255lph fuel pump. Flywheel and clutch kit I'm not sure what brand or stage to run yet. Unorthodox pulley set oem diameter. Strup performance 02 defouler. Jtc short throw shifter. Tein ss coilover kit with upper pillow ball mounts. Axles I'm not sure yet but I'm not worried about them unless I break one. Street wheels and tires still haven't decided which brand or style yet. That's pretty much everything as for parts I want to install. I have a goal to run 13's all motor and 12's on spray which I'm sure is easily obtainable. I would also hope to make around upper 300's or maybe even break 400whp on spray. Here's a picture I just took right now of the intake before it's coated, don't mind the car it's dirty and pollen is all over. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-18-06_662.jpg |
nice thread!
cant wait to see more |
i like that intake where did you get this done ? is it aluminum or ss ? i did the similar size of an intake but its too heavy im gonna need to get this done as well
|
Originally Posted by StreetKA
(Post 12846691)
i like that intake where did you get this done ? is it aluminum or ss ? i did the similar size of an intake but its too heavy im gonna need to get this done as well
|
How does that intake sound at idle?
|
Subscribed. Can't wait to see your progress. I don't think you will be able to break 300whp though with just bolt-ons? I'm sure you'll hit it on spray though. I bet you can hit 13's no problem without spray, you should be fine.
|
Originally Posted by joyfil2001
(Post 12851094)
How does that intake sound at idle?
|
Originally Posted by Jacobpockros
(Post 12851947)
Subscribed. Can't wait to see your progress. I don't think you will be able to break 300whp though with just bolt-ons? I'm sure you'll hit it on spray though. I bet you can hit 13's no problem without spray, you should be fine.
|
Originally Posted by 1foxbody
(Post 12851984)
I can't wait to see progress either haha. I don't think I'll break 300 whp all motor either. I think you read my other post wrong lol. I will probably make upper 200's whp all motor eventually. If I can break 400 whp on spray then I would be very happy.
|
I CANNOT wait to see how the J takes the spray! Im sure she'll love it
|
Would it be safe on stock internals though?
|
Originally Posted by Jacobpockros
(Post 12852039)
Would it be safe on stock internals though?
|
Definitely would be. Just get a wideband, colder plugs, a walbro to be safe and you should be good to go. A bottle heater can't hurt, etc. People on j32a are running anywhere from 100-150 shots in swapped J cars with little to no problems from my understanding. I'd love to spray my car, but I have a 5at :frown:
|
I would hope to make around 275 whp all motor with all the bolt ons I plan on doing. I will hit it with a 100 shot at first then step it up to a 125 shot at the most. I just want a quick daily driver haha. I broke 400 miles to a tank last night with city and highway driving.
|
Put the plenums on and clean the EGR. It will feel quite a bit quicker after that.
|
Im curious did you install the hybrid racing bushings the way that their instructions say(with logo facing up) http://www.scribd.com/doc/27353457/S...stall-Guide-V1
or the other way(according to instructions on heeltoe site). http://www.heeltoeauto.com/pitboard/?p=912 I got mine in and need to install them. It seems like either way would be fine for small one, but for the bigger one will it even function properly upside down with stock washer on top? |
Originally Posted by 1foxbody
(Post 12846797)
We did it at my friends shop the name of it is Ramey Built. We ordered all the materials from vibrant performance. We had to order the reducer near the throttle body from somewhere else I forgot the name. It's aluminum I hope that helps.
|
Originally Posted by joyfil2001
(Post 12854004)
Put the plenums on and clean the EGR. It will feel quite a bit quicker after that.
Originally Posted by brian6speed
(Post 12855920)
Im curious did you install the hybrid racing bushings the way that their instructions say(with logo facing up) http://www.scribd.com/doc/27353457/S...stall-Guide-V1
or the other way(according to instructions on heeltoe site). http://www.heeltoeauto.com/pitboard/?p=912 I got mine in and need to install them. It seems like either way would be fine for small one, but for the bigger one will it even function properly upside down with stock washer on top?
Originally Posted by 03type_s6speed
(Post 12856380)
Im pretty local to you, Ive always wanted Ramey Built to do some work for me. Subscribed... glad to see another local cls6.
|
I seen you today,while I was walking into PF Changs. The intake sounds great....I didnt think it was your car until I seen the blacked out "ACURA".
|
Originally Posted by 03type_s6speed
(Post 12857422)
I seen you today,while I was walking into PF Changs. The intake sounds great....I didnt think it was your car until I seen the blacked out "ACURA".
|
Does clip side up mean the logo is on bottom or on top? You can use clips on either side if you want. Also did you use stock washers.
|
Originally Posted by brian6speed
(Post 12857987)
Does clip side up mean the logo is on bottom or on top? You can use clips on either side if you want. Also did you use stock washers.
|
Where in VA are you located? I have a CLS6 also and seem to just be collecting parts as well! Got two little ones so free time is limited know what I mean? Maybe I will start a build thread too... We can see who gets their crap on first! Aso I have a UR under drive pulley set I might be looking to let go of, just got a CT blower and I don't think I can run both. By the way, do you know if the 04-08 tl short shifters fit in our cars?
|
Originally Posted by 1foxbody
(Post 12846081)
well we finally decided to make the intake yesterday after bullshitting around all day lol it's finished. I still need to get it powder coated with a few other parts i plan on doing in the engine bay. Once i get the trans installed in my 02 cl-p i can use that car while this one is down for a few days. I will do a valve adjustment too since it will be apart anyways. I have to drop off the valve covers, upper intake manifold, p2r plenums, p2r throttle body spacer, throttle body, and intake off at the powder coaters, i might as well get it all done at once. I still need to order pulleys and another thermal throttle body gasket from excelerate so they can ship it with engine mounts once they come in. Here's a list of parts i have installed, sitting, and still need to buy.
Installed: Custom cold air intake 3.5 inch. P2r test pipe for now until i get the exhaust made. P2r thermal intake manifold gasket. P2r throttle body spacer and one thermal gasket, i still need to buy another one. Hybrid racing spherical shifter bushings. Interior led kit. 15000k hid bulbs with oem ballasts. 5% tint all the way around. Parts sitting: Brand new 03 oem headlights. Ingalls engine torque dampener . Ingalls rear camber kits. Ingalls front upper control arms with adjustable ball joints. Tein edfc controller and motors. Single nozzle nitrous kit adjustable between 50-200 shot. P2r intake plenums. Excelerate engine mounts i'm still waiting on them to ship. Still need to buy: Comptech headers and j-pipe. Comptech axle back mufflers. Build custom exhaust for everything between those two. Walbro 255lph fuel pump. Flywheel and clutch kit i'm not sure what brand or stage to run yet. Unorthodox pulley set oem diameter. Strup performance 02 defouler. Jtc short throw shifter. Tein ss coilover kit with upper pillow ball mounts. Axles i'm not sure yet but i'm not worried about them unless i break one. Street wheels and tires still haven't decided which brand or style yet. That's pretty much everything as for parts i want to install. I have a goal to run 13's all motor and 12's on spray which i'm sure is easily obtainable. I would also hope to make around upper 300's or maybe even break 400whp on spray. Here's a picture i just took right now of the intake before it's coated, don't mind the car it's dirty and pollen is all over. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-18-06_662.jpg Make me one...lol IM IN THE SAME EXACT TRACK WITH MINE EXCEPT SPRAY...GL |
Hmmm looking good on the intake I might have to get Shawn to make me one too. So im hearing there's another CL6 in our area.
|
Originally Posted by bigdaddyKA8
(Post 12882353)
Where in VA are you located? I have a CLS6 also and seem to just be collecting parts as well! Got two little ones so free time is limited know what I mean? Maybe I will start a build thread too... We can see who gets their crap on first! Aso I have a UR under drive pulley set I might be looking to let go of, just got a CT blower and I don't think I can run both. By the way, do you know if the 04-08 tl short shifters fit in our cars?
Originally Posted by AARONSredTYPE-S
(Post 12882749)
love it.
Make me one...lol IM IN THE SAME EXACT TRACK WITH MINE EXCEPT SPRAY...GL
Originally Posted by Type JDM
(Post 12891218)
Hmmm looking good on the intake I might have to get Shawn to make me one too. So im hearing there's another CL6 in our area.
|
|
Damn I love your intake! I want one too!!!
|
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:45 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands