What adds the extra 35 HP to the TL-S?
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What adds the extra 35 HP to the TL-S?
What parts did acura change on the tl to give the tl-s the added 35 HP? I was thinking of getting headers / CAI but wondering if its possible to put some TL-S parts into my 99 TL first, since the type s' enjoy a bigger HP gain from headers/ CAI then the tl-ps do. Would this work, or does the layout of the engine bay change on the tl-s, making this impossible?
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headers would definitely help a lot. A TL-P is never going to get up to the speed of a TL-S. Sorry!
headers would definitely help a lot. A TL-P is never going to get up to the speed of a TL-S. Sorry!
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Originally posted by goldendragon576
headers would definitely help a lot. A TL-P is never going to get up to the speed of a TL-S. Sorry!
headers would definitely help a lot. A TL-P is never going to get up to the speed of a TL-S. Sorry!
I have a friend with a 99TL and he has all of the above. We went at it, and he was very close to me the whole time. I took him by about 1 car length off the line, and he stayed like that till about 160. His car fell asleep at 160 and mine kept going, but I would still say he's just as fast as me.
All he would need to smoke my a$$ would be a Comptech SC, and a 50-75 shot of NOS and he'd be spanking my a$$ on any aspect.
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higher compression,2 stage trottle body(2nd butterfly opens at about 4k rpm), redesigned air intake and filter box,plus other internal parts just cant remember right now
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Oops, my bad, I was thinking getting a TL-P up to a modded TL-S. My fault, I didn't write that very clear. I guess I was thinking my car. Unless it's Nos'd I don't think a modded TL-P will be up to speed with a modded TL-S. Does that make more sense? my bad, sorry for the confusion.
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So higher compression requires the tl-s engine right, it wouldn't be some easy mod? what about the larger throttle body, and the 2 stage intake manifold, can you put the tl-s ones of those onto a tl-p? It just seems like a waste to add headers / CAI when you get the same amount of HP from the tl-s parts, then have an even bigger increase of HP when you add the headers / CAI. I guess if it was easy / cheap people would already have done it, but I thought it might be worth a shot.
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For a price just about anything's possible:
For the higher compression you'd need new pistons ($$$), or maybe you could shave the head but then you may have timing belt issues. I would think that in order to properly use the 2 stage intake manifold ($$$) you would need the Type-S computer ($$$); isn't it a computer controlled butterfly valve?
I don't know for sure but these are some considerations I think you'd need to make.
IMHO, it'd be cheaper to just get a TL-S and upgrade further.
For the higher compression you'd need new pistons ($$$), or maybe you could shave the head but then you may have timing belt issues. I would think that in order to properly use the 2 stage intake manifold ($$$) you would need the Type-S computer ($$$); isn't it a computer controlled butterfly valve?
I don't know for sure but these are some considerations I think you'd need to make.
IMHO, it'd be cheaper to just get a TL-S and upgrade further.
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i would do the 3.5 upgrade !
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by sc354
[B] His car fell asleep at 160 and mine kept going, but I would still say he's just as fast as me.
congratulations, you are the first to break the 150mph governer on a tl. seriously though, did you find a way to override the governor?
[B] His car fell asleep at 160 and mine kept going, but I would still say he's just as fast as me.
congratulations, you are the first to break the 150mph governer on a tl. seriously though, did you find a way to override the governor?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Black-n-Tan
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His speedo is is kilometers per hour. Governor.
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Originally posted by sc354
His car fell asleep at 160 and mine kept going, but I would still say he's just as fast as me.
congratulations, you are the first to break the 150mph governer on a tl. seriously though, did you find a way to override the governor?
His car fell asleep at 160 and mine kept going, but I would still say he's just as fast as me.
congratulations, you are the first to break the 150mph governer on a tl. seriously though, did you find a way to override the governor?
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Re: What adds the extra 35 HP to the TL-S?
Originally posted by vipvop
What parts did acura change on the tl to give the tl-s the added 35 HP? I was thinking of getting headers / CAI but wondering if its possible to put some TL-S parts into my 99 TL first, since the type s' enjoy a bigger HP gain from headers/ CAI then the tl-ps do. Would this work, or does the layout of the engine bay change on the tl-s, making this impossible?
What parts did acura change on the tl to give the tl-s the added 35 HP? I was thinking of getting headers / CAI but wondering if its possible to put some TL-S parts into my 99 TL first, since the type s' enjoy a bigger HP gain from headers/ CAI then the tl-ps do. Would this work, or does the layout of the engine bay change on the tl-s, making this impossible?
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