AC

Driving home from a meeting in my 540i, a white TL-S was next to me going about 70mph. I speed up then he follows, I slow down and he gets next to me and won't go. past me. He takes off firts and I go after him. The TLS, not bad to about 100mph. After that, I walked away from him. Then I slow down and we both give each other thumbs up. My kind of race, whether I win or lose.

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AC

BTW, his TLS had a body kit and spoiler. I must say, it looked very nice!

Davidas

Do you have a 540i manual or automatic?
Wht year, the one with 285 lbr of torque or the new one of 324 lbr of torque?

Was your 540i pulled away after 100mph really far from him?

Thanks

AC

My 540i is auto and it's the 324 lbs torque variety.

Unfortunately, I pulled very easily from him after 100-105mph. It must be that 4th gear thing in the TL/TLS.

All in all, I think the TLS did well considering it was moving towards the high end. Off the line, I expect it to give me a good run but high end the BMW will just pull away. Remember, it really isn't a fair race since I have a V8 and he has a V6. I noticed that my TL doesn't have too much punch in 3rd gear after 80mph and 4th gear on my TL is like a 7th gear or something cuz it has like no power.

BLUBYU

I agree with the 4th gear complaint. I took my S-TYPE to a deserted straight road,for the hell of it. Started in first and used ss, the car pulled hard 1-3 gears but when I red lined third and had to go to 4th I definitely noticed there wasnt a whole lot there. Like being in 5th in a mustang or even 6th in a Z28, I guess 4th and 5th are more or less for OD only.

RUF87

Okay folks. We got to find a solution for the 4th gear. I don't personally care about 5th as I don't plan on running all out to beat someone on top end. But I would like to make a good run to 120 or so if the coast is clear.

Anyone know if there are any Acura transmission specialist or aftermarket mods available.

Man I miss the ease in which I could find anything for my old Chevy. Sigh.



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2002 TLS WDP w/Ebony interior
Formula 1 35% Premier Tint

RedLined

I hate that 4th gear thing. You punch it and you're thinking, "what the hell's wrong?! Why am I not moving?!"

I haven't tried it yet but I assume you could manually shift down to 3rd.

wayneg

Try adding comptech headers. They make their power in the upper end and have really helped in the 4th gear pull. Also, lighter wheels and stickier tires.

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Wayne Gruen
Service Manager
Park Ave Acura
*** The opinions expressed above are my own. I in no way speak for American Honda or Acura but strictly for myself ***

2002 TL-S Black/Black
Factory Body Kit, Factory Spoiler, Comptech Springs, Sways, Headers, Exhaust, Xephyr CAI
Tuning by Jens...

ZodiakTL

Comptech headers are great, and the sticky tires definitely help, but our 4th gear simply sucks, i see it again and again. Just the other day i was racing a c320, and once i hit that 4th gear, i might as well have been hitting the brakes, the guy just took off by about 4 car lengths. I wonder if a place like Lvl10 can help with that.



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'02 Nighthawk TL-S
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Comptech Springs / Comptech Headers / Mille Miglia Action 17x8 Rims with Bridgestone Potenza RE730's 235/45/17 tires
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Alpine CVA-1005 Head Unit / Alpine CDA-7863 CD Player / Alpine G320 EQ / Alpine DVA-5205 DVD / Alpine NVE-N851A Navi / JL Audio XR653-CS 3-Way comps for the front powered by a bridged Alpine MRV-F407 amp / Boston Acoustics 5.5 ProSeries 2-Way comps for the rear powered by Alpine MRV-1002 amp / Dual 10" JL Audio W-6 sub powered by Alpine MRV-1005 amp / Two Alpine CHA-1214 CD Changers / 20% Tint all-around

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'00 Nighthawk TL
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Aem Short Ram / Comptech Sway Bars / Comptech Springs / Cross-Drilled Rotors / Pirelli SP7000 Tires / 35% Tint all-around
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