Click on the pics for high res versions!

Got it installed - very easy to do. Looks great!

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It sounds great too! The car has a lot more bass while outside the car opposed to the silence of stock.

Inside you can't hardly hear it while your foot isn't on the gas. If your foot is on the gas it is a deep buzzing sound... kind of ruins the quiet luxury stock has... but since I drive with the music on 99% of the time I won't ever notice.

The intake is much louder than the exhaust, however the intake only makes noise when you stomp the gas while the exhaust is always making noise, though only a small amount. Sounds great when you start her up!

While I'm here, check out my lug nuts. Can't wait to put them on the Alstadt IVs!!!
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And my 2002 TL Type S vent trim. I think I'm the first to mod an "older" TL with 2002 parts! (had these for a week) Yippy skippy!
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Back to the Comptech exhaust... the only thing I don't like about it is that it isn't flush with my rear bumper. Is this possible? I have the factory kit and the exhaust is about 3 inches from being flush. =Z Would look much nicer. Is there any way to fix this?


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2001 Silver TL, non-navi, Inspire tails & wood steering wheel, 2 burlwood dash kits & shift knob, TL-S passenger vent trim, Alumapro BP-10 & ZX400TI Phoenix Gold, Python 1500 ESP (remote start, all windows up & down, sunroof closes, prox, etc), factory spoiler & body kit, AEM short ram intake, blue alarm LEDs, Mugen grill, Comptech sways, springs & exhaust.

On order: 19" Alstadt IVs, 225/35ZR19 Nitto 555s.

SuperCrystal lugs in my living room!

Nate's ride
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"Every man dies, not every man lives."

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That is some tight sh#$ man, you have it going. Hope you are rollin on 19's soon. By the way did you get the mesh?

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*2000 Acura 3.2 TL
*Nighthawk Black Pearl
*35% tint all around
*Interior black light and piaa superbright door lights
*More mods to come!!

 

Yeah mine is flush with my body kit. Its pretty simple to do. Just take it to the muffler shop and ask them to extend it out. It looks much better.

 

Very nice Nate. I thought that the TL-S had the "bowling ball" trim? Or do they come in wood too? Or is that a regular '02 TL trim. Please let me know - I like.

My Comptechs stick out a little too. Do you have the under-body kit?

 

Nope, no mesh yet. Saving up for it.

So what exactly are they going to do to make my exhaust flush? How much should it cost?

The TL-S comes in both "bowling ball" and "fake wood". Ebony has to come in bowling ball! How stupid is that.

Yep, I have the kit... problem is that it doesn't stick out enough!

 

Dude, the problem is that mine don't stick ou enough! They are almost three inches from being flush with the bumper.

 

Oops, my bad

Maybe a shop could bend the stock pipes a little to make the exhausts come out more? But will that affect performance?

 

Aren't you worried that someone is gonna jack you for the lug nutz?!? How much did they cost anyways?

 

no thanks man!!!

seriously though, your making me bust with the pics of the exhaust. looks sweeeet. cant wait!

 

looks nice.. yeah it would nicer if teh exhaust was flush with the body.. try longer piece of piping..

 

Nice ass lugnuts!!! How much were those??

 

as for the lugnuts, is that a good idea to put the aftermarket ones on your stock rims??? i know the stock lug opening are rounded out to match the rounded lugnuts, but aftermarket lugs have a tapered (ie, acorn) end to them which better matches the openings on the altstadts.

 

Hehe... ok, ok, you caught me on the lug nuts... I just put them in the stock rims to be clowning. Looked kinda cool though. I only hooked up one rim for the pic and took them out becasue I didn't want them to get dirty in the rain (not to mention stolen heh). They'd be a ***** to clean! I'll probably only rock them during the summer and at shows and things. Too easily stolen. =Z

 

Is it just me, I can't see the pictures?

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2000 TL - Laguna Green, Navi, Rear Spoiler. PIAA Hyperwhite HB's. 17" CL-S wheels with Bridgestone RE 730 - 225/45/17's. Soon to have Comptech Suspension, Sways & Axle back Exhaust.

 

No pics for me either


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1999 Acura 3.2TL
Black with Ebony
Bridgestone Potenza RE730 (size: 225/55ZR-16 on stock rims)
AEM Cold Air Intake and Bi-Pass Valve
Comptech Headers
Mugen Exhaust
Comptech Sport Springs
Tokico Non-Adjustable Shocks
Comptech Swaybars
Wings West Spoiler
Burlwood Shift Knob

 

Click on his picture....you will find it.



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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires

 

Pics work for me!

Hell yea! The exhaust kicks ass!

I made 2 pics of each, one thumb and one high res. Uploaded them to my site, then used the UBB tag [img] to post the images and the UBB tag [URL] around the images to make them links. You can specify an URL like this: [URL=http://www.yahoo.com] Then whatever you have between that and the end URL tag will take you to yahoo.

 

<Smiling and nodding> I dunno what u just said but OK!Ed

 

Yo Nate...

Nice pics!! I especially like the vent trim. Did you buy those peices seperatly or were they part of a whole kit?

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Thanks! I got the pieces seperately for $40. Kinda steep... but they are just like the Inspire trim that I never got, so I had to have them.

 

Doncha love the exhaust? It's beautiful! One Question Nate, how do you et up the pics as a thumbnail to expand when you click them to see a larger image?
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

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