Ok took my car in today for service and got a 03 TL not type S as a loaner, get in teh car and notice taht it drives smoother and lighter and almost feels faster then my TLS, the handling is not as sharp ill admit that but when i drop the gear the car takes off like it weights 5lbs, compared to my car which takes a second to get going?? anyone drove both cars?? is it just in my head or could i have a bad engine in my TLS???? any thoughts or idias?? i mean 30horse power diff but feels faster when i take off and just drive around???

 

The biggest difference is the suspension. The TL-P suspension is a lot softer. You'd be amazed at how different a car feels with a different suspension setup. That is why the car feels faster.. b/c it's more floaty. In reality... it isn't quicker.....

 

Most of the time this is true - especially when the cars are the same (TL to TL-S). But if you were comparing a 200hp car to a 350hp one, it would obviously be the more powerful one. Also is a car sits lower to the ground it typically feels faster too.

 

Juniorbean is right. If you ever race a TL-P you would leave it behind without a problem...

Mr
03 ABP TL-S
New Jersey

 

I can see how all these points are good, but racing around town, and plain with some cars, and reading some of the storys on here, jsut feels like im not pushin as good as the car should, how much horsepower should our cars have at the weels of a dyno, im taking mine in this week???? stock though no mods???

 

Stock you should be around 200hp at the wheels. I've seen dynos from 195-205... so in that range is pretty normal.....

 

how much do dyno's run out in ur guys areas, kansas city is not huge on racing only have two places that do dynos??