badazzTL

i finished taking off my resonator about 2 hrs ago. i just got back from testing it out the sound is awesome! i had to floor it atleast 50 times in less than 2 hrs. it was hard as hell to take off the bumper it is worth it though. is it nessesary to put a filter on? what kind should i get? thanks

edgalang

You will always need a filter. I hope you're not running without one. As for makes/brands...your only options for the drop in tpye filters are K&N and Comptech. If I was in your scenario, I'd go for the Comptech.

badazzTL

hmm, so i shouldnt drive much until i get one? this sux. anyways, where can i get these filters and which one is the cheapest? thanks

edit: also, how would it be installed???

TLluver

Did u take off the whole airbox assembly or just the airbox resonator the behind the bumper?...if u are driving around with the whole airbox off and no filter, u are doing serious damage to your engine!!...I also removed the resonator and replaced the OEM filter with a K&N drop in filter...the only part that u should have removed was the resonator(part behind the bumper and below the airbox)!

Bitium

They are both about the same price. You could get comptech here

Sure you could drive with the stock filter as much as you want.

Filters are very easy to install. In 99 TL's there are 4 screws and open the top of the box, replaced filter and close box. That's it. It should be the same for the 00+ models.

If you get the comptech the red part goes facing the bottom(floor).

badazzTL

the thing i took out looks something like this: i took this pic from someone on this site so...


i hope its the right thing

Bitium: if i get one of these filters, does it mean i am worthy of putting a comptech sticker on my car too?

badazzTL

oh! and 1 more question: since i can drive around with the stock filter as much as i want, would there be an actual benefit from the comptech filter? thanks

johnnyb_s

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it was hard as hell to take off the bumper it is worth it though

I hope you are kidding...

badazzTL

no im not kidding i had to pull it HARD for that mofo to come off it took me like 45 minutes just to get it off but i did it

johnnyb_s

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no im not kidding i had to pull it HARD for that mofo to come off it took me like 45 minutes just to get it off

I was counting on you to take my bumper off for when I clear out my lights...guess I will just have to do it myself

badazzTL

well, i know how to do it now its much easier once you have done it. also, it will be much easier with 2 people working on it, i was by myself

johnnyb_s

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well, i know how to do it now its much easier once you have done it.

I guess it's always easier when it's not your own

badazzTL

actually i think it may be harder with yours, i will be afraid to pull with mine, i just got sick of trying to work it off so i just yanked it off maybe i will just watch you pull it off and cheer you on

Bitium

Yes thats the right thing.

You could put 2 stickers.

badazzTL

ok thanks, im gonna order one on monday. do they come with stickers or do i have to buy one off the comptech site?:p

Bitium

Well the stock filter won't last forever since is not reusable. Without the resornator the filter will get more dirty faster. So cut in half the time you were supposed to replaced your air filter. Look in your owner's manual. If it is about time, you could either buy another stock paper filter or replaced with a reusable/washable filter like comptech. The benifit you will have to find out yourself. It should increase the air flow thus increasing performance.

TLluver

I have the K&N drop in filter and I can feel a little more performance over stock, people will say that there is no performance gain with drop in filters but I can definitely feel a difference!

johnnyb_s

:wow:

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You could put 2 stickers.

:wow:

That should be worth at least an extra 15hp...

Bitium

I said that, becuase I think the filter comes with 2 stickers. It did for me. Not the HP, the stickers

johnnyb_s

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I said that, becuase I think the filter comes with 2 stickers. It did for me. Not the HP, the stickers

Make sure you let BadazzTL know that because I think he is still in awe of his previous mod

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...ght=my+new+mod

badazzTL

:p hey, its still on there, its not comming off until i get my comptech stickers BTW, what color are the comptech stickers they sent to you? i do feel a boost with my NOS sticker too

Bitium

I think they were white. The red ones came with the sway bars.

badazzTL

ok cool. now i have to get a white acura-tl.com sticker to go with it:p

badazzTL

ok guys, i made sound/video clips but i dont know how to change the format so they can be uploaded. if someone could tell me how it'd be great. if you really want to hear it i can send them to you via email, just post ur address or send me an email at dimondhustla2000@cox.net

@cUr@-TL

Dude, i wanna see/hear it!

You know my email adress, send it to me!!

oh!? Is it big?? cuz my connection is SLOW! (I WANT CABLE!!!!!)

@cUr@-TL

johnnyb_s

Yeah, BadazzTL, send it to my address as well...the Acura-TL will work fine.

badazzTL

@cur@-TL: sent:p I know you like that

Johnnyb_s: check your PM dude

oh, here is a pic of how big the resonator is compared to a wheel:

TommyBoiSxty9

muauahaha

Yellow NOS = 15hp


2 comptechs = 12.5HP
get them in yellow, 27HP!!!!

Closer

You don't have to take off the bumper!!!

johnnyb_s

Now you tell him...

badazzTL

uh, yes you do. i know it would be possible to take it off by jacking it up, removing the wheel, and trying to fit my hand waaaaaayyyy back there. it is so much easier to take off the bumper

johnnyb_s

For most people it is, but for those that take 45 mins. +...

fla-tls

I seem to recall two pipes going down out of the airbox on mine when I dropped in my K&N filter. Does anyone know if this component is different on the Type S?

Bitium

Is the same resornator, I believe is smaller on the type S.

fla-tls

OK - I went out and took off my air cleaner cover to check my sanity....

You are absolutely --- correct! There's only 1 downpipe.

The good news is that my K&N filter, with a little over 8k miles on it looks...... NEW (ok w/ a little dirt). Go figure.....

Bitium

To help some members

909

I own a 2000 Civic Si and one of the first Mods I did was to remove the resonator box. It only added, what I thought, to be a couple butt horse power and it didn't really change the sound. Now, when I put my CAI on that car it was a different story. The CAI made a noticable difference in horesepower and it is loud as all get out. I mean REALLY loud in VTEC.

So, here is my question: How loud is the car with just the resonator box removed? I like the idea of removing 10lbs of extra plastic, but I do not want my wifes car to sound like it is eating the road in half.

Bitium

Not loud enough to bother your wife. It will get a little louder and deeper on vtec, but nothing like the CAI or SRI.

johnnyb_s

Badazz has a sound clip after removal...PM him and he will E-mail it to you

jschaff

My 16 year old son talked me into taking off the resonator first. It took us two hours and we had to remove the front bumper first to get it out through the bottom. But we got it back together and it was very satisfying to complete this job. We notice a little bit of difference in the power but not much. And there was not a significant difference in the sound.

Next we just took out the airbox and put on a CAI. Now this makes a big difference.

It is not that noisy at all at driving speeds, but when the RPM's get up there first you can hear a small whistling sound and then a low rumble. When it gets to 6000rpm it is loud and cool.

Back to 2-3000rpm, not a big difference again.

We are ready for more mods that do not cost an arm/leg and will give some perfomance improvements.