I have a 2005 Acura TL and I want to upgrade my intake. What would you guys recommend? budget is under $300. Thanks

 

why do you want to upgrade your intake?

the aftermarket ones go for about $150-250 and it wont do anything the stock intake cant do.

the stock intake is very well engineered.
if your budget is under 300, dont buy a intake at all.
save that money for something that's worthwhile.

 

I got a takeda and I love it. It's quiet until you get into the throttle. Then it opens up and screams.

 

Put that money towards a j-pipe instead.

 

^or aesthetic mods.


its not until you do major mods to the engine that a cold air intake will be beneficial.

 

^or cocaine and hookers.

Or bacon. Bacon is always a good choice.

 

I also want to upgrade my exhaust, what would you guys recommend I do. Rather not do a full system but maybe straight pipe and some other mods however I've heard the straight pipe on Tls doesn't give you that much hp

 

short of extensive mods, nothing will give you power.

 

straight piping the TL will just net you noise.
UGLY noise.


if you wanted to make your TL growl, delete the mid-muffler and weld on a straight pipe in its place.
an exhaust shop can do this for you.

then if you want you can change out mufflers. magnaflows are pretty popular.

search youtube for "acura TL exhaust stage mods"

this thread is for you

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/removing-resonator-stock-exhaust-summary-post-1-1811-a-589747/

 

I'm going to delete the mid muffler and put in 2.5" straight pipe and then swap the resonator for a Dynomax 24215.

aside from that, What are the more extensive mods that will increase my power?

 

Cat deletes will provide a nice bump in power. However, if your state does emission testing, you will most likely fail without catalytic converters. Also, you'll increase the likelihood for rasp.

 

Maryland tests, but I think its every 2 years, I could remove them and make them bolt on, and before a test just swap them out?

 

They are bolt on.

however; in my modding experience, you wont likely remove them out of lazyness.
the rear is a bitch!!!

there is another option; the high flow cats.

take a look at

http://rv6-p.com/

 

TL already has cold air intake so if you want a free mod, take out the resonator in the left front fender...

 

Free sounds good, for the new and clueless (mod wise) amongst us, can you elaborate on why you would remove it / benefit(s)?

TIA

Rev

 

It will just be louder at WOT. There resonator box is there to reduce noise. Other then make more noise the mod doesn't do anything else, just like an aftermarket CAI.

 

^the resonator-delete stock air intake mod does bring direct air flow past the filter and into the optimized throttle body.

only doing exhaust mods like; Rv6 pre-cat deletes,xlr8 or RV6 jpipe and exhaust would you gain any thing from the intake side.


even then; there are better wider intakes than the so called "aftermarket" AEM, injen, etc intakes.

after the exhaust side is opened up; work on the intake side!
this includes; building a 4 inch diameter intake from the filter all the way to the throttle body!
this is way better than intakes of the AEM and the like....



wanna go further?

 

3.7 intake manifold and throttle body.

 

Agreeeee on the Bacon!

OP, search a lot and read, there are tons of threads on here for CAI, I know because I have spent the last two days reading them..

If you find searching here hard go to google and just type in the subject you are looking for and add acurazine at the end, I think I have never used the search function on ANY forum I visit..

Throttle body is big enough for the 4" setup? Didn't know that..

That recommendation is good, I actually built my 3" CAI for my track car myself, spend about 70-80 bucks on parts and took all measurements and came out with a perfect fit..

 

well, I would argue to say that wasting money on a "brand" intake would net close to zero gains.

why not up it to a 4" set up!
and as the person's modding skill increases, one could swap out throttle bodies or get a bored throttle body.

 

Indeed, I agree, a 4" CAI should lead to a bigger TB which could be opened further but then you should match it with the IM to get the best out of it.. A spacer and a good gasket to lower temp.. All these I did to my del Sol except the spacer, although the IM was split open and ported completely inside, with these mods I saw a drop of 30 degrees at the IAT..

 

So is the CAI a good or bad idea on my 08 TL.

 

It sounds so bad, straight piping is the worst thing i've ever done to my car i'm dying for an off day to get it fixed

 

Has anyone done intake resonator delete mod to their 3g TL? I'm thinking about doing it to mine just to hear that CAI like sound.

 

Only for aesthetic, unless you go bigger Intake, bigger throttle body, bigger manifold.

 

I built my CF CAI for under $100 including the reusable AEM air filter, and about a days worth of work. Well, a weekend days worth of work.

 

yes, most of us do it.
its free, why not?

 

Can you post a link to a video of how it sounds? I couldn't find any good one on YouTube, the only good ones I found were of TSX Or perhaps upload one anyone?

 

^idunno, intake noise isnt something to be proud of.
its the exhaust that you want to hear.

 

Seriously? that's the main reason why people buy CAI in the first place, to get that sound from the engine. I already have stage 3 exhaust mod done which I love, so I'm looking to improve engine sound now.

 

Intake resonator delete 👌 sounds good and it's for free

 

Face palm nation.

Right there with you Justin.

 

so, you're gonna spend up to $300 for noise.

GTFOH!!!


lmao.




just like my friend in a civic. BARK BUTT NO BITE!

 

there are better ways to spend up $300....
and a cold air intake is not it.

 

these 3.7L heads were only $350



and provides a big bump in power and sound!



you can take a look at my build thread here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/justnspace-vs-j32-j37-915065/

 

^dies

 

I repeat, why spend $300 for a CAI when you can build your own for under $100, and the CF looks pretty cool too.

It's not just for the sound either. My intake manifold temps dropped 20° with the CAI and thermoblock spacer.

 

^^

Maybe not everyone is confident in their fabrication skills? Sometimes people like to pay extra for the certainty of a product coming together without any setbacks.

 

Yeah, I can buy that, and composites are a PITA. I'm trying to make my dog a toy out of Zylon, but it's not going so well.

It is surprisingly simple to make though. I really wish I made a DIY just to show how easy it is.

 

Another reason not to diy is that it won't pass the visual for smog tests in California at some shops. Just talked to someone that failed smog because it didn't have a carb sticker on his DIY intake. California sucks that way haha