Got dusted by a 330ci.
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Crusing the city one night loookiung for races. Everything i raced i dusted but i came across a 330 and i flew by him and cut him off. Slowed down abit and flashed my hazards and floored it in 3rd gear. Started taking the lead and all of a sudden he starts gaining on my like i was nothing. Kinda sucks
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Originally posted by Jeffy711:
Crusing the city one night loookiung for races. Everything i raced i dusted but i came across a 330 and i flew by him and cut him off. Slowed down abit and flashed my hazards and floored it in 3rd gear. Started taking the lead and all of a sudden he starts gaining on my like i was nothing. Kinda sucks
Crusing the city one night loookiung for races. Everything i raced i dusted but i came across a 330 and i flew by him and cut him off. Slowed down abit and flashed my hazards and floored it in 3rd gear. Started taking the lead and all of a sudden he starts gaining on my like i was nothing. Kinda sucks
You should be ashamed of yourself!!!
OUT!! NOW!!!
hehe j/k, yea those are fast, 0-60 in like 6.5 stock...what do you expect, our is 0-60 in 7.2...it is inevitable...
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haha no crap. If I were you I wouldn't have been such a jackass by cutting him off. btw the TL's 3rd gear is an overdrive gear. (not like it would have made a difference anyway, you would have still lost even if it were not)
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Originally posted by SinnedTL:
Man!!! GET OUT OF HERE!! NOW!!
You should be ashamed of yourself!!!
OUT!! NOW!!!
hehe j/k, yea those are fast, 0-60 in like 6.5 stock...what do you expect, our is 0-60 in 7.2...it is inevitable...
Man!!! GET OUT OF HERE!! NOW!!
You should be ashamed of yourself!!!
OUT!! NOW!!!
hehe j/k, yea those are fast, 0-60 in like 6.5 stock...what do you expect, our is 0-60 in 7.2...it is inevitable...
If it makes you feel better Jeffy, my friend just wrecked his 330i pushing a corner too hard.
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no shit... you pick some cars that are about the same as TL, and beat them, or those riced out shitty cars, yeah... 330ci? I don't think so... not even TL-S...
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no way u can keep up a 330ci during h-speed race(80-up).cause our 3-5 gears r very su*k.i race one b4 a 328ci(auto).we floor at same time at 80 mph side by side.that BMW was pick-up so fast after 4 gear 110 mph i was two car space behine him.
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i think you guys would match up pretty good against a auto 330i. my cousin has one, i raced him in the IS300. we were bumper to bumper from 0-90...and ran out of straight roads.
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Originally posted by Rice1304:
haha no crap. If I were you I wouldn't have been such a jackass by cutting him off. btw the TL's 3rd gear is an overdrive gear. (not like it would have made a difference anyway, you would have still lost even if it were not)
haha no crap. If I were you I wouldn't have been such a jackass by cutting him off. btw the TL's 3rd gear is an overdrive gear. (not like it would have made a difference anyway, you would have still lost even if it were not)
Also, Jeffy711 you sound pretty familiar from a few months back, when you were caught dissing the TL when all of us were pretty sure that you did not own a TL.....are you that person or did I mistake you for someone else ?!!!
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I just did a search for posts from Jeffy711 and this is one of the instances that I found:
http://www.acura-tl.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002369.html
I found quite a few other topics started by him, all of which came across as posts from someone who know nothing about the TL, let alone owning one...
Around the time that "Jeffy711" first surfaced in this forum, another fellow "wyt66" also came up, with the exact same style of writing posts - all of them dissing the TL....we were pretty sure that both these persons were the same...
just my 2c
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I found quite a few other topics started by him, all of which came across as posts from someone who know nothing about the TL, let alone owning one...
Around the time that "Jeffy711" first surfaced in this forum, another fellow "wyt66" also came up, with the exact same style of writing posts - all of them dissing the TL....we were pretty sure that both these persons were the same...
just my 2c
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Are we talking about the manual or auto 330(c)i ? Every car mags tested the manual model. How much slower is the auto model ?
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Quoted by hunter001,
"Nope !!! The TLs 3rd gear is NOT an overdrive gear"
I agree, 4th and 5th are OverDrive not 3rd.
Jeffy711,
I am all for you tring to get a good kill against a BMW but to cut him off!!!! man your giving our TL's a bad name...atleast get some mods or something!!!
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"Nope !!! The TLs 3rd gear is NOT an overdrive gear"
I agree, 4th and 5th are OverDrive not 3rd.
Jeffy711,
I am all for you tring to get a good kill against a BMW but to cut him off!!!! man your giving our TL's a bad name...atleast get some mods or something!!!
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Originally posted by hunter001:
Nope !!! The TLs 3rd gear is NOT an overdrive gear....the TL will pull like a demon till the end of the 3rd gear, which would go on till about 100mph....
Nope !!! The TLs 3rd gear is NOT an overdrive gear....the TL will pull like a demon till the end of the 3rd gear, which would go on till about 100mph....
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Originally posted by Prez808:
If 3rd gear is overdrive in the 99TL, then what is 4th gear? Is it a second overdrive?
If 3rd gear is overdrive in the 99TL, then what is 4th gear? Is it a second overdrive?
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Originally posted by -Rz-UA5:
Hm......i wonder if TL w/supercharger or nitrous could beat a 330CI???
Hm......i wonder if TL w/supercharger or nitrous could beat a 330CI???
it would be sad it it couldnt.
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Originally posted by Lexus_IS300:
it would be sad it it couldnt.
it would be sad it it couldnt.
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that wasnt a flame post. so quit getting all offended. as a moderator of a forum, you should think twice before posting such things. there are turbo'd ISs running 13 flat at only 5-6psi with messed up transmission. i havent seen a TL do that, so please save the flame for elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Lexus_IS300:
that wasnt a flame post. so quit getting all offended. as a moderator of a forum, you should think twice before posting such things. there are turbo'd ISs running 13 flat at only 5-6psi with messed up transmission. i havent seen a TL do that, so please save the flame for elsewhere.
that wasnt a flame post. so quit getting all offended. as a moderator of a forum, you should think twice before posting such things. there are turbo'd ISs running 13 flat at only 5-6psi with messed up transmission. i havent seen a TL do that, so please save the flame for elsewhere.
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Hm......i wonder if TL w/supercharger or nitrous could beat a 330CI???
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Originally posted by scobib:
Not even close... Motor Trend reported a 5.8 with the 330, Road and Track did it in 6.2, and my local BMW dealer friends confirmed the 5.8 time with a GTech Pro... it's one fast machine...
I can't imagine what driving the new M3 is like?
Not even close... Motor Trend reported a 5.8 with the 330, Road and Track did it in 6.2, and my local BMW dealer friends confirmed the 5.8 time with a GTech Pro... it's one fast machine...
I can't imagine what driving the new M3 is like?
the reason bmws are so quick to 60 is because of its gearing, it will hit around 65mph before having to shift to third gear, unlike most other cars in its class which are geared for third around 55mph or so.
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Originally posted by Lexus_IS300:
the reason bmws are so quick to 60 is because of its gearing, it will hit around 65mph before having to shift to third gear, unlike most other cars in its class which are geared for third around 55mph or so.
the reason bmws are so quick to 60 is because of its gearing, it will hit around 65mph before having to shift to third gear, unlike most other cars in its class which are geared for third around 55mph or so.
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Originally posted by UCITL:
so are you saying that BMW played with the final gear ratio and made the first 2 or maybe 3 gears faster? doesn't that mean the top speed will be sacrificed?
so are you saying that BMW played with the final gear ratio and made the first 2 or maybe 3 gears faster? doesn't that mean the top speed will be sacrificed?
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BMW gear ratios:
The manual 330 and 530 gear ratios are the same, while there is a slight difference in the 330/530 auto gear ratios. Here they are:
Gear--------Manual-----330Auto----530Auto
1st---------4.21--------3.67-------3.42
2nd---------2.49--------2.00-------2.22
3rd---------1.66--------1.41-------1.60
4th---------1.24--------1.00-------1.00
5th---------1.00--------0.74-------0.75
Reverse-----3.85--------4.10-------3.03
Final-------2.93--------3.46-------3.46
AS we can see, there is no over-drive gear for the BMW manual...
Also, the IS300 has the following gear ratios:
Gear------ratio
1st-------3.357
2nd-------2.180
3rd-------1.424
4th-------1.00
5th-------0.753
Final-------3.909
No prizes for guessing who the IS300 gear ratios are modelled on...
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The manual 330 and 530 gear ratios are the same, while there is a slight difference in the 330/530 auto gear ratios. Here they are:
Gear--------Manual-----330Auto----530Auto
1st---------4.21--------3.67-------3.42
2nd---------2.49--------2.00-------2.22
3rd---------1.66--------1.41-------1.60
4th---------1.24--------1.00-------1.00
5th---------1.00--------0.74-------0.75
Reverse-----3.85--------4.10-------3.03
Final-------2.93--------3.46-------3.46
AS we can see, there is no over-drive gear for the BMW manual...
Also, the IS300 has the following gear ratios:
Gear------ratio
1st-------3.357
2nd-------2.180
3rd-------1.424
4th-------1.00
5th-------0.753
Final-------3.909
No prizes for guessing who the IS300 gear ratios are modelled on...
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Originally posted by SL1200MK4:
Yes, in a way. I am too lazy to look up and comfirm this now, but I think the 325/330 5 speed have no overdrive. At the highest gear, your engine is revving at 2400 rpm @ 60mph. The M3 however does have a over drive. I also believe that the IS300 will top out 2nd gear before 60mph. That's why the numbers you get on the magazine is kinda slow. The IS300 is not a slow car after all. It's no bimmer, and indeed a BMW wannabe. But still... Maybe the IS300 will do better with their manual tranny.
Yes, in a way. I am too lazy to look up and comfirm this now, but I think the 325/330 5 speed have no overdrive. At the highest gear, your engine is revving at 2400 rpm @ 60mph. The M3 however does have a over drive. I also believe that the IS300 will top out 2nd gear before 60mph. That's why the numbers you get on the magazine is kinda slow. The IS300 is not a slow car after all. It's no bimmer, and indeed a BMW wannabe. But still... Maybe the IS300 will do better with their manual tranny.
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