well i have nth against him

he's more than welcome to ask, but not bsing like he's having all of them by tomorrow...he has none of these yet

gd for him that has a TL at 16, i feel jealous LOL

but i feel happy with my mods that all came with my hard earned money, never asked my parents for a penny~

 

[ between these two brackets is everyone's ]


now the little kid's got everyone's attention...wow..those tricky 16 year olds...


when i was 16 i wanted to rule the world too!!!!

 

Yes to both. However, its also a bit boring to drive.

BUT... there are suspension kits that fix the body roll. I just wish the RL had the steering feel of the 1st gen TL's (which WOULD directly swap)

 

I feel more jealous that you paid $36k CASH for your car!.

 

these mods r gonna take me forever cuz im only 16 with not too much cash flow, just workin close to min. wage n selling car audio and video, my parents dont give me shit. and gas is killin me only gettin like 200 miles on a full tank n im not even drivin all aggressive and shit. but iz koo cuz iz worth it and shit already spent like 1900$ just for alarm, tint n radar. i can only do so much every month

 

You're only getting 200 to a full tank? Something could be wrong there...I drive aggressive and I haven't gotten anything less than 250 to 13 gallons of it. You might want to get that looked at to save you some gas money.

 

i make over 20 dollars an hr and still not able to manage to do mods once a month...

 

what you think i could do

 

Keep stock wheels on your car, don't put anything heavy. Treat your gas pedal like there is an egg between it and your foot.

Keep your tire pressure PSI in the mid 30's

 

anythin else such as filters and such

 

It could be from winter gas blend, and also try filling your tank up at different gas stations to see if your car likes one type of gasoline more than another. If you have a stock airbox, you could add in a K&N filter...clean your throttle body, or it could also be an 02 sensor. I think you should keep track of the gas your car uses for about a month or two...gallons of gas you put in your tank, miles on each tank, and how much it costs you each time you fill up. That way you can bring it in to a Acura dealer or mechanic if you keep getting lower than normal gas mileage. They will know the exact mpg you are getting, and they could tell you if it could be a problem or not. You probably shouldn't be getting lower than 18 mpg.

Also you could try some fuel injector/fuel system treatment. It will get bad gas mileage on the tank that you add the treatment to, but after that it should improve.

 

thnx for the great info

 

y/w my car used to have that problem when I first bought it

 

y i dont do that and i get atleast what allie gets. my car spends ALOT of time in vtec and im always above 200. typical tanks for me are 300-350. in winter around 270-300 tops. in 164,000 miles i can probably count the amount of times my car has shifted before it got to 2500 rpm on both hands

 

great info for him!

 

Just an FYI. If you don't learn to speak proper English, you will be making close to minimum wage the rest of your life.

Good luck with the ride in the meantime.

 

Good one

 

$1900 for alarm/tint/radar?

My tints were $200 (which is the MOST they should cost you, you should be able to get it done for less), radar was $400 (Valentine 1)... so your alarm set you back ~$1300?? Wow..

 

224$ for tint
667$ for alarm
and 1000$ for radar

 

why would u spend $1k on a dam radar? why would a 16yr old need a $1000 radar?
i wish i had one

 

Yeah wouldent a V1 be enough

 

Maybe he bought a radar jammer/laser diffuser also or something? I found my radar detector in the new house I moved into, and it works every time LOL Not that I need it b/c I don't speed j/K

 

ur right... k40 built-in radar wit laser difuser

 

i think it was discussed before here, but if you want to make your car faster.


remove all seats except drivers
take out car jack
drive on with fuel tank 90% empty
remove all cd's and music, etc
remove 2 lugnuts on each rim
take a dump and wiz prior to driving
drive with all clothing and shoes removed and out of car

 

haha good one

 

$1000 for a radar? wow, i believe you got ripped...

but anyway, i have this cool spoiler im only seling for $900...PM if your interested!

 

dayum. im 19 and i cant do that right now.. freakin college is stealing all my cash. i got a 99TL with only little cosmetic mods. (blinker bulbs, and all the other interior bulbs) but those were like less than 5 bucks a piece. axxis ultimate brake pads costed me 90 bucks front and rear shipped. bosch plugs got pricey, but still under 80. umm, i drive with really low revs so i get pretty good mpg. always get the same brand of gas since no other places are working for me. BP goes on forever, compared to a few other big name places. Texaco and shell seems to burn the fastest. my next few mods are aem cold air, rotara brake rotors, and neuspeed struts. Im mostly working on getting a nice handle on my car before performance. These mods are still under 800 dollars.

oyeah and my 99TL with 58k miles on it was only 12k with no problems, clean record on carfax, no real engine problems so far (i put about 10k on it since i bought it), my trannies are still running smooth, interior and exterior nearly perfect. final price was around.. 13500? yeah i got a really nice deal on it. but the dealer was my dad's old college friend.

 

itz 1700$ retail no ripoff trust me

 

actually i have a friend who is dropping 30 grand on his integra.....and i have no idea where he got the money...and i have no idea how hes going to spend it all.

 

It's true that the NSX engine is midmounted transverse like.

But all of its fluids are piped in from the front. That's where the reservoirs are.

And the old CL is a lot lighter than the new thing.

 

I don't get the NSX engine into TL thing, the NSX engine is the same size and only produces a little more power. The beauty of the NSX is the whole package, and the amount of money to put a NSX engine into a TL that weighs 1000lbs more...wow. I'm not saying the TL engine is as good as the NSX engine, but it's not like swapping a 3100 for a LS1.

 

why not? alot more hp than a TL same TQ, DOHC vs SOHC if you are going to spend teh money on a good swap why not try?

 

The new RL engine seems like a better route for a 'dream' upgrade to me...other than the bragging rights of having an NSX engine (that non-Honda people won't get anyway).

 

i would jump into a NSX if i have one, not necessary to swap the engine~

 

Bingo. On top of that, its the same block.

 

bump

 

speaking on the 3 gen tl (as thats what i own) the nsx does produce more hp 290 @7200 vs the 270 hp @6200 my car makes. however the nsx only has 224 lb pds of torque @5500 rpm, my tl has 238lb pds @ 5000. plus the TL produces over 220 from 2500rpm all the way to redline. nsx barely makes it over that amt. so the tl has a much more usable power band. also the tl has the hp advantage till about 6200 rpm. at which point the TL ecu dials back timing and flattens the power curve ( actually it kills the curve )

in a car as heavy as the tl torque is king not hp, youll want to keep the tl motor, or even better get the rl, mdx, pilot or odessey block and go from there. then you will have additional hp but a much wider and thicker torque curve as well

the nsx heavy breathing motor reins supreme up top, but who will be there alot?
its kinda like a na cobra vs. a gt mustang... 0-60 the gt will probably win, from there on up the cobra will start to pull how far and fast due you want to run? in 0-60 and quarter mile runs the tl motor is a better starting point, especially cost wise

 

I don't think the transmission bolts up to the NSX block.

 

Much more than that with the typical bolt-ons applied to the Type-S. I/H/Pulley/Exhaust.

Here's a dyno of a 3.5L CL-S. That equates to roughly 340 crank hp given a loss of 25% through the automatic transmission. With additional tuning 355 crank hp is most definitely possible.

 

Yes, but the NSX engine has much more potential than the 3.5L conversion. DOHC for starters. Plust more aftermarket engine building experience, i.e., Comptech.