Alien

the mod he is exhaust, intake and a pulley change. i was gain on him in 2nd gear, then once on 3rd gear i got owned badly...
any mod done can allow me to beat him??? btw my car is stock

yield2s

headers will give you almost 40 more bhp. but it doesnt sound like you'll be able to beat him in 3rd even will them

r10apple

Mercedes C(xxx) or Acura CL-S??? What year? Auto or stick?

bigman

those little things can be made fast. A friend of mine knows this girl that has the new 230 kompressor sedan. She has pulleys, remus, and an intake. That thing is a pig off the line but once it's moving, there is no stopping it.

ColdFusionTL

really? and i had the impression it was slow

2K2SilverTL-S

3rd gear is the TL-S's best gear.....doesnt make sense that you can hang in second and then get beat in third.....

You should have been able to take him IMO.....

Red Hot TL

it's slow to start with but the potential of force induction is much greater than what people think they are. With a supercharger, the easiest way to get power is to change the pulley so you can get more boost.

and I doubt headers will give you 40bhp...

Alien

maybe it is the fact that i didn't redline my car, but once i shift into 3rd my car is slow as base civic

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

I think there's something wrong with your car. My 3rd gear, along with most people's, pulls harder than other gears. Even when I'm at 2-3,000 in 3rd and gun it, it still pulls pretty good.

r10apple

Alien:
Your car is sick...If I got beat in third gear by a new c-coupe, I might sell my car...When you say red line, I hope you aren't conservatively shift at 6k rpm or something. You'd lose most of your power if you did. They truly are pretty slow, and that pulley shouldn't make up for the differences to be expected.
Second and third gear on a TL-S is where ALL the power truly is...It's hard for most cars to hang around here...Just find a G35...You might find yourself losing from a dead stop but starting from about 50mph, you should hang around with it to 110 or 115 without a problem...Try it. Your redline isn't gonna hurt you. You'll see. I'm rambling...

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Behold the powah of a lightly modded C coupe


http://rain.prohosting.com/easonc03/...30K_vs_TLS.mpg

Alien

just where did u get this video??

fla-tls

Not only that, but you can't see the back of the TL to see that it's actually towing a houseboat.

fla-tls

Actually - I might have to give some credit here - maybe....

The 2001 C230K (supercharged) model puts out 195hp and is rated by C&D for 15.7 in the 1/4 @ 90 mph. Not too good at all.

If this guy bumped the HP up to 235 by some "light" modding, he might give a stock TLS a good run. Let's not forget, the car does still weighs 3400 lbs - about the same as a TLS.

The only fair fight would be to spend the same amount of money on modding the TLS . If that's done - game over.....

vandy786

Thank goodness most people don't mod their C's. The two times I raced one it wasn't even close.

r10apple

A418t81:
Where'd you get this? Why a rolling start? Pretty cool though...

stiletto

That TL-S was not even trying... Let me drive it and ensure a different outcome...

Nice videos, looks like the road might have been a little wet, huh?

2K2SilverTL-S

Those videos are on clubrsx in the rsx vs. all forum. Looks like the TL-S is backing off or something....

r10apple

Well, then I certainly don't buy it. Those dumba$$e$ over there are posting dyno's of 205hp/165tq and claiming to be running WRX's and keeping up with STi's on a regular basis. They even think a stock Type-S runs a TL-S...Bozos...
Just 'cuz your car handles better doesn't mean it takes all comers...

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

Meh, it looks real to me. They also have a vid of an AUTO chipped Jetta running the TLS. The Jetta loses. The C "coupes" may have less power modded, but they weigh alot less too.

uz_a_ho

IT WAS THE SUNROOF! IMO if that thng wasnt cracked, he probaly should****oulda/coulda beat the C thing..

ucla107

they make a C320 Coupe now you know...

215hp V6 for that little car...

0-60 on the mercedes website is 6.8 sec.. so if they have some mods.. it won't be too hard to beat a TLS

http://www.mbusa.com/brand/container...20C&class=03_C

Alien

i was the driver

QuickRick

Guys, Send that M-B my way, I'll take care of him. QR http://www.fixedroofcoupe.com/blankc...Rick&counter=1

RedLined

I've driven a C230 Komp and was not impressed. Very slow. IMO, there's no way a lightly modified one would beat a TL Type S.

1SICKLEX

Wow, I am lost. A C-coupe is not that swift. A TL-S should own it. Unless he got some serious BRABUS mods or so...

kchao2000

Yeah baby... show your VTEC power; make us proud.

GaddAMIT

serioulsy guys, I dunno what ur smokin? if the TLS does beat a C320, its not going to be by much. Especially if the C320 is even slightly modded, which he is sayin it was, there is a high chance its goin to keep up with us, and once it gets past about 60, it will pull on us like crazy. I have a 2002TLS and my bro has a C320 and a SLK320, both of them are damn quick. The SLK beats me by about 1/2 a car by 60 and then once we get in higher speeds, he just kills me. On the other hand, the C320 keeps up with my TLS, a little behind my car, but not by much. Maybe a foot at most by the time we hit 60. Then once again, it starts to kill the gap and passes me. Benz's are NOT slow. Our car is fast and all, but it doesn't "KILL" everything on the road. It "beats" most of them, but not by a lot.

vandy786

Ummm... nice post and all, but I think we are talking about the C230 K. Correct me if I am wrong.

Alien

He got a pulley, which make his supercharger run at a higher psi...

BlueXTC

I was smoked by a CLK320 two nights ago. I took him on the starting line but once I got to third... the game was way out of my league... he pulled about 6 cars ahead of me and turned his hazards on...what an *******...

Alien

are u sure it is not CLK 430 or CLK 55??