FlyingEK

so a few weeks i pick up this nice 03 tl for 700 dollars with a blown engine , and a brand new reman trans from acura dealer


so today i head out tho the junkyard looking for a regular 3.2 (crazy rays ) and i came accros this j32a2 laying on the floor , ( someone pulled the trans and left the motor sitting on the floor , was a 01 cl type s with 118k per oil sticker on window so i procedure to make my research on my cell and i ended up taking it home along with the key,ignition cylinder , ecu and immobilizer (according to my research i need this for a plug and play type s swap )

now i should have ask this before i bought the ecu , but does the 01 cl type s ecu plugs in to the 03 tl 3.2 ?

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

NOOOO dude. The CL ECU is for a 2 door car. The only reason to use a CL ECU is for the 6 speed swap.

It's not worth the entire rewiring to get that working.


I would swap in the J32A2 engine with your stock ECU for now. The car won't use the max capabilities of the Type S engine, but it will run fine.

Start looking for a 02-03 TL-S ECU (they're cheap), and swap that in. Get the keys recut or reprogrammed, and you're good to go.

Skirmich

You use the CL-S M/T ECU only for a Manual Swap.
Get a TL Type-S AUTO ECU to get that thing working Plug-and-Play.

3.2TLc

Your '03 TL looks relatively clean ......a good buy at $700 !
Take your time everything will work out for ya. This may be a golden opportunity to find a CLS 6 speed tranny and do the whole 9 yard conversion. Ya probably could sell the "reman" AT tranny to help offset the price of the 6 speed. Just something to chew on !!!

Chevelle66

Nice find and great price on the TL!
I keep itching to do headers, intake, and cam pulley, but then I gotta remind myself I have a '00
And I need to get the Chevelle in tip top shape first anyways, that's my real toy lol.

FlyingEK

well i got the engine in there today , i ran into a few issues with the throttle body coolant lines , apparently aamco installed a aftermarket trans cooler and they plug a few coolant lines that comes from the water neck
anyways the motor is in, took me 6 hours to install as i left the tranny and axles in place and only took the longblock out

my question is does any one know what i have to do to get the coolant lines straight , any diagram ?

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

Search for throttle body coolant bypass, should be very simple.

Stephen00TL

Just because you have a tl-p doesn't mean anything there is only a 35 hp difference. Do the things you listed and you will be as fast or faster than a type s. Also its a crank pulley not a cam pulley

FlyingEK

so the cl type s ecu wont work even if its a auto trans ( part number 37820-pge-325)?

SkyPaul

Flying EK did you use that ECU that ends in 325. If you did not use how do we get to the Black Market forums?

Skirmich

Also to add an almost 1K RPM Difference.