When i'm in sportshift in 1st gear, when I hit around 3500 RPM, it automatically shifts up to second gear...I have an 03 TL, anyone else have this problem? Can i fix it?

 

did the car come with a manual? u should read it!

00-03 will automatically shift in 2nd gear, you dont have control over that.

 

damn, knowing me i didn't read the manual, just thought it might've been my car.

 

THATS WHY YOU GOTTA LOVE THE 99s!!! HAHA

 

5spd > 4spd

 

Agreed.

 

yup black acc, your car looks hotter than mine but you have to admit that fact

 

What fact, that the 5 spd tranny dies easily?

 

Yep, thanks to the stout structure of the 4-speed unit.

The 5-speed is basically an extra gear slapped onto the side of the 4-speed unit. If the 4-speed unit weren't so weak, the 5-speed would've been fine.

 

haha very true - I will take my '99 any day over a '00-'03 TLP...though I wouldnt turn down any 2nd gen TL really cause they are all sweet

 

hehe, i didn't have to buy '03 cupholders! damn 99's!! ha!!

 

I agree.... don't get me wrong Pure Adrenaline bec. I really like the style of the 00+ TLs specially the S-type but if the 4 spd is weak I guess its not bec. it cannot handle an upgrade from a 5 spd like you just have said. IMHO it was really intended to be a 4spd and Acura wants to get away with more $$$ profit by upgrading the 4spd with less $$$ cost.

 

lol all of you guys have good facts, screw u guys for having that extra gear lol jk, and bout the 03 cup holders comment, screw u too its only 5 bucks haha jk, i just got the 02-03 cup holder recently, its so much better man, its like the 99-01 cup holders were designed by some little kid.

i gotta add one to the list, we got the chrome shift plate!!! ooooooooooooo wat nowww,, lol

99 pridee,,,,, lol

 

Ahh....we get cool taillights!!

 

and we got tilt reverse mirror, 6 CD changer, memory seats, tilt headrests, better looking at the front

 

Oh, no. I was just kidding. But you're right.

 

u forgot fog lights,

damn u lucky bastards!

 

HID fog lights, sir.

 

Agree.

 

i wish i had memory seats in my '00

 

I wish they had memory passanger seats,,that would be cool.

 

fog lights are worthless because they always crack from road debris - though I bet they look HOT when they work properly

 

damn ..... I'm missing a lot of great features. 99TL owner BTW

 

Rockblocker's protection film

 

2000 is the bastard year

 

But at least you get to say you have the first TL of the millennium. My sad attempt at humor...

 

Who has headrests that tilt? Not in my 02 TLS.. I wish I had that option. Unless I'm just not pushing down to the point I think I'm going to break it off.... Or this maybe a 03 thing.

 

Oh yeah, I just found out that you could preset your memory seats with the remote. I thought this was >= 04 option.... Cool!!!!! Obviously not available in
< 02 (No memory seats)

 

o yea, well us 99s got the 6 pack abs motor cover lol, i dont like the ones from 00 and up, there too plain, the 99s ones have muscles on them lol, someone with a 99 post up a pic for those who don't know, i dont got any pics under my hood.

99 pridee all the way,,,



ahh who am i kidding, i wish i had a 02-03 type s, black on black with navi,, oooo lol, i might get one soon, my miles are climibing like theres no tomorrow.

 

less tranny failures and i think the auto upshift in 00-03 would kill me...

 

my only reason for 2000>99

better and less restricted intake manifold

and a better 0-60 time and better acceleration

 

Doesn't matter.. us 4spd's are able to control the 1st and 2nd gears at will...AND our transmissions are cooler than yours.. wanna know why? Less Failures! ha!

The thread's old.. i know.

 

My headrest doesnt tilt... is there something wrong with me?

 

^^ Yeah, cuz you have a Type-S. Type-S headrests look nicer, but they're less comfortable IMO, and don't tilt.

 

4spd with few tranny problems > 5spd with a lot of tranny problems

 

less known problems cause there is only 1 year with them. 5 speed > when working right, much better gearing