JimmyTLS

Hey guys, anyone know of a cheap place to purchase the Comptech supercharger? Somewhere reliable and won't take forever for delivery? I am looking to get one soon and hopefully getting some kind of discount bu purchasing the HBP, swaybars, and b-pipe as well. Please, all those with these mods, please list where you got it from and how much you paid, also any other things you think I should know about from that place. (i.e shipping time, free shipping, etc.). Thanks guys.

Teh Jatt

contact official vendor name Dean... i'll pm u his #.

GunnmeTaLCURA04

hey maybe you can answer this for me.. with this supercharger... how more power are we talking about? i got a 3rd Gen TL.... but i just want to know in general.. is this like 30 more hP? or ALOT more.. and mor tourque?

JimmyTLS

The website claims something like 40-60hp I think. But I don't think its that high. Lets just say, beside headers and nitrous, its the only other mod that will make you feel a difference, and in a heavy weight like the TL-S, feeling the difference usually means a big change.

jlmugen

i can get it for you since i get whole parts on car. Let me know

MattT516

With the supercharger, you are talking high 13-second quarter-mile times and 0-to-60 times of low-to-mid 5 seconds. The Comptech supercharger makes our cars really, really quick. I don't know exact numbers but I know that those with the setup are extremely satisfied with the speed.

crazym0nkey

My friends know a guy with the supercharger... I saw him at the track... He has pretty much all the mods.. I/H/E supercharger... B-pipe. Before he said was running 13.8s with a full system in his trunk and without the b-pipe. Think he was running 13.6s.

Then again that might be a little too much power for a sport-luxury sedan for me but thats my

But the sound is just crazy... after the low RPMs you just hear this loud shrill... pretty nice if you ask me..... better than all them coffee can exhaust ricers have

GunnmeTaLCURA04

thanks for the info.. but this runs into the more than 5000.00 bucks right?

WiLLs TypE S

yea...but even though you get the comptech S/C don't you need to upgrade or rebuilt a stronger tranny because our tranny is weak as hell. With about the right mods...the TL-S can do mid 13's. With nitrous it can do low 13's or even high 12's. I love the sound of a V6 with mods.

MattT516

Yeah Will, I really think you need to get a new transmission, because our transmission can't even handle 260 horsepower and 232 lb/ft of torque, let alone over 300 horses and god knows how much torque. The supercharger kit is $4,000 on its own but with all the tweaks you need to do to get that baby working properly, it'll be far more than that in the end.

The turbo kit for our cars is even sweeter. Not too many people with TL's have them but plenty of guys with the CL are running with turbo CL's. Turbo CL's run a good 12.8 at the track, putting them in the area with Corvettes and Cobras and the like. That'll run you a good $8-$10k.

If my car wasn't leased I would work for months and months to get the supercharger kit. I don't think my dealer would appreciate the fact that my car had 8 replaced trannies up to 100,000 miles, aside from the fact that it would void my warranty.

Hurleysurf24

the "turbo kit"

to my knowledge there hasnt been a turbo kit thats been amss produced ... only one custom kit .. and two custom cl from whati know

samkws

the 6th gen accord V6 has about 60whp gained with teh supercharger

the TL would be in that area, but a transmission cooler is needed for sure~

Hurleysurf24

btw ive seen from 40-60whp and with some tunning and a larger pulley up to 80-90ish

ask around about the centrifical and intercooled ones

MattT516

OK, so what exactly is being put into the CL-S that have these guys claiming they have a ''turbo CL-S''? Sorry if I gave misinformation there but I figured it was just a normal turbocharger kit that they bought and not really a custom job.

vipvop

No, definitely a custom job (and trust me, I'm sure they wished there was a kit). Just search for scalbert (I think thats the right name) on acura-cl and you'll see his car...

jayhawk815

I've never heard of anybody with a turbocharged TL. There are a couple of guys over at A-CL that have turbos. They were custom jobs, no kit has been made for these cars.

jayhawk815

Also, I've never heard of anyone from A-CL in the 12's.

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

The turbo kit for our cars is even sweeter. Not too many people with TL's have them but plenty of guys with the CL are running with turbo CL's. Turbo CL's run a good 12.8 at the track, putting them in the area with Corvettes and Cobras and the like. That'll run you a good $8-$10k.


THere is no one on the TL site that is running TURBo. I think there is only 2-3 guys on the CL that is running Turbo. I think onl 2.

SLAMMED_WDP_TLS

Yea all_motor over there on the CL is running 12's. THat is one mean CL. Read his racing stories. He's been running with porchse's and ferrari's . I like to read his racing stories because they just straigh amaze me.

car_lost

there are 2 custom turbo 6-speed CL-S'. the same people who made that kit are making one for an AUTO CL-S at the moment.

the supercharger will give you between 40-60 whp across the whole powerband. so from the moment you mash the gas pedal all the way up to redline... you have that additional 40-60 whp. with the high boost pulley and headers and exhaust, you're looking at a bit more boost which = more power.

Type S Lady

MattT516, what other tweaks are required with the S/C? Other than installation and tranny cooler, the kit comes with everything you need for a direct bolt on. If it's not being purchased at wholesale, installation(of course depending on where you go) and cooler should be $5k out the door.

JimmyTLS

Tweaks as in maybe guages, guage pillar, and HBP?

Type S Lady

O.k. now I understand, still that shouldn't run more than $150 total. HBP is like $75-80.00 last time I checked.

Thanks

JimmyTLS

I am hoping to spend just a little over $5000 for everything I listed above.

Type S Lady

I'm sure that can be done. Just shop around to reputable performance shops and compare prices. Have fun and keep us posted.

Hurleysurf24

you need headers
engine management
gauges to monitor
test and tune
dyno runs

its going to be more then 5000 dollars .. atleast the way to make it completely streetable and reliable

Type S Lady

Headers are a given bolt on, so I assumed he already had that. There are no test and tunes, it is completely tuned from Comptech. Engine management is not a requirement either. The Apexi VTEC management is cool and yes is definitely a form of insurance for such an investment but NOT required. Many S/C TL's/CL's aren't running it with that either. Dyno runs are definitely an option not a requirement. But yes, defintely cool to see where you money went.

WiLLs TypE S

Yea...but what do you do about the tranny issue? Do you rebuilt it by customizing it? Or is it a whole spanking new Tranny? Like where do you get it? Coz I certainly dink an Acura Dealer will not have it. So whats the point of having a S/C if we have to spend about the same amount as the tranny and other junk...They should really make the S/C like 3k and the tranny like 1k..and other mods like 1k. Then I would consider of upgrading to a S/C...but for almost 6k-8k for a functional S/C...forget it.

JimmyTLS

Well as far as I am concerned about the transmission, I am not counting on it to fail. Many people have used the SC on a stock trans and it has performed beautifully, even in conjunction with the high boost pulleys. The transmission cooler provided in the SC kit should do its job, with a little help of red line trans fluid. My transmission has been problem free thus far so I am pretty confident that I have a pretty stout transmission, well as stout as a TL trans goes that is. By the way I drive my car, this transmission has been through some tough times and has taken the beating wonderfully.

As far as the engine management system is concerned, Comptech provides an EMS that will account for the SC, but not for the high boost pulleys. My idea here is that I am not going to install the HBP when I do the SC because I don't have another management system to tune for the added boost. And also, installing the HBP at a later time will give me that feeling again, you know, the one you get when you finally put on another mod and feel a power difference. I am saving that for the summer, to feel the much needed rush after a dreary winter in which I am anticipating.

And yes, Comptech headers were installed at 6,000 miles.

You woulda thought that after all the years I been a member, I woulda had a sig by now huh. Hehe go figure.

MattT516

I guess if there's anyone on this board that could prove me wrong about the S/C, it's you!

crombie1000

I've considered the S/C myself, but you know for the extra 10 grand in a S/C and beefed up tranny you could sell the TL-S and buy a used M3.......

.......(Waits for flame)....

jayhawk815

Unfortunately..............























I will AGREE with you. I, too, have thought about the S/C for my TL. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my TL. But seriously, for another $10 grand or so, I could get a more dedicated sports sedan.

Hurleysurf24

who would use the vafc with the supercharge kit ?

i would use something abit more powerful like a greddy emanage

Type S Lady

Hey, it's all good. The more info the better right

Type S Lady

No flames, your statement is certainly true. My friends keep asking me why I'm getting a new TL and going to S/C it again. I might aswell save a little more money and get something like a used M3? I get that all the time. But it's nothing like piecing together the horsepower. Yeah, it would be cool to drive an M3, but it's just nice to do something different. Not to mention, I don't think I could afford the maintenance on one of those anyways. Let alone afford to mod the heck out of it. DINAN spells $$$$

The shock on competitors face when you blow past them in a "non-sports oriented" "grocery getter", "family car" and threaten to do it continuously at each light is the real kicker for me.

Different strokes for different folks you know!

Type S Lady

I would talk to my dealer first before doing the S/C install because w/o it it seems like the trannies are destined to fail anyway.

TopGum

You will likely need one anyway. Find a dealer to insall it and back it up. They are out there.

You cannot use the VAFC with the SC. The Comptech ESM makes it usless. E manage is another story, esp with the HBP.

JimmyTLS

No flames for you dude. The way I see it is if I supercharge my TL-S, I would be able to keep up with the M3, I think. And you work with what you have you know. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who has formed a bond with their TL. To be perfectly honest, I love my car and wouldn't trade it in for anything else. I put too much time and effort and blood into this car and wouldn't trade it in for anything, except for an F1 or skyline of course. But this "bond" I have with my baby is too strong to just trade it in.

And if you haven't heard yet, BMW is now rated as one of the least reliable vehicles on the road, along with Mercedes Benz, Audi, and Volkswagen, says Motor Trend magazine anyways. Toyota came out on top followed by Honda...so there's another reason not to trade it in.

r10apple

I had been on the edge of the s/c last February but bought a new house, got my future (now current) wife a new car, etc...I also inherited three kids and didn't have time to dabble with all of this as much.

You should be able to buy and have the kit installed for under $5k. The good news with Comptech is that it is largely install and forget. You shouldn't have any issues. The kit will give you usable hp from the bottom of the rpm range of at least 35whp and with the high boost pulley, around 55whp. The bigger issue is the equal torque gain you will receive which is where the benefit will really be seen--and felt.
If you are stictly talking times, if you have a 14.4 car, expect a 13.8-9 car which is pretty good for a stomp and go automatic.

As far as the a-cl guys go, scalbert's s/c'd 6sp laid 320whp without an intercooler and with e-manage. The e-manage help with the better a/f ratio for relaibility issues mostly, but didn't affect the hp gains by more than 10-15hp or so...I happen to know because I was there at the same time! Either way, the $500 for the e-manage and hours of tuning on the dyno at $150/hr aren't worth the 10-15 extra hp. The v-afc is useless with the s/c. You don't need this other crap contrary to what some other people are posting.

Lastly, all_motor may be beating Porsche's and Ferrari's because he has a high 12 second car, but moreso, he can drive. Let's all not forget that even a stock TL-S can beat a numbnut in a Corvette any day of the week--we've all done it. This is not to slight all_motor at all because getting a fwd, semi-luxury car to get anywhere near that consistently is a major, major feat.

Happy hunting and good luck!

Type S Lady

R10, how are you?