Last week I took my moded TL-S to E-Town w/ my brother who has a 03 CLS 6speed. It was packed and it was our first time so we were not sure what to do. Anyway we both got in two runs, the first one I went against a MX6 and beat him, but when I got my slip I was a little dissappointed with my time of 15.6. My second run was against my brother, he got a terrible start but still kicked my ass. My time 15.53. Now I was pissed. My brother has a G-Tech, so we went out to the parking lot and did some 0-60 runs, sure enough he was at least 7 tenths quicker. He ran 6-6.2 sec, I ran 6.7-6.9. Something had to be wrong. On the advice of my brother I checked my actuator, sure enough it wasn't moving. I brought the car in on Thursday and had it replaced. Guess what, went to E-Town early today. it was perfect, almost empty, I got in four runs in about 20 minutes. My times 15.0, 15.1, 14.8 and 14.9. I found the seven tenths I was looking for! Better than any mod out there!

 

Good times, what mods do you have? What was the temperature and humidity like?

 

Mods are Comptech headers, springs and sways, AEM CAI. OEM front and rear lower spoilers. The temperature was in the mid-80s.

 

whoa thats weird.........i was running 14.7, 14.8, 14.9 with just cai.......

 

I think the temp was in the mid 80's with a humidity above 70%. I can definately feel a difference when its that hot with humidity that high. Those are good times tho.

 

pardon the question, but whats an acutator and how can you tell if its not operating?

 

what the hell is an acuator??

 

The official name is the IMRC valve. It sits on the back of the engine under the strut brace. All I know is that at 4100 rpm the engine sends a 12v signal to the actuator which responds by opening. I believe it allows more fuel into the engine, but I am not sure. I am not sure which site it was, either this one or acura-cl.com, but if you do a search you should get more detailed info. Try searching for 'bypass valve actuator'.

 

good info Frank