Perdormance Mods for Acura
03-18-2013, 04:44 AM
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Perdormance Mods for Acura
Hello,
Just bought the '04 Acura Tl / AT.
I am interested what can be done at first stage to gain some more horse power?
The 7 secs for 0-60, still isn't fast enough.
what can be done to make car faster?
just no turbo or supercharger guys. it costs much, 5K is a lot.
Just bought the '04 Acura Tl / AT.
I am interested what can be done at first stage to gain some more horse power?
The 7 secs for 0-60, still isn't fast enough.
what can be done to make car faster?
just no turbo or supercharger guys. it costs much, 5K is a lot.
03-18-2013, 06:14 AM
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first post and didnt see the sticky right above your post!
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/performance-modifications-tl-owners-701772/
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/performance-modifications-tl-owners-701772/
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03-18-2013, 06:30 AM
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first post and didnt see the sticky right above your post!
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=701772
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=701772
but actually im more interested in practical posts, like you can try for example AEM Cold Air Intake, to gain XX whps and etc.
03-18-2013, 07:03 AM
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I understand but every car is diffferent. Mods i have now are cold air intake, light weight pulley, pnp intake runners, ultimate cooling mod, and motor mounts. my stock 1/4 mile was 14.8 at 94mph and now with these basic mods i have done a 14.157 at 101.14, so start with those definitely get a j-pipe and it will be a whole new car!
03-18-2013, 07:26 AM
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If performance parts is a lot, the game of modding to go fast is worthless and go get a different car. There's also "some" mods you can do that could make a slight difference, but then again, it only will take a sec off the 60... which means it's still going to be slow. Unless, you spend that $5K into parts.
03-18-2013, 07:35 AM
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If performance parts is a lot, the game of modding to go fast is worthless and go get a different car. There's also "some" mods you can do that could make a slight difference, but then again, it only will take a sec off the 60... which means it's still going to be slow. Unless, you spend that $5K into parts.
06NH6MTTL
i heard light weight pulley is "bad" for engine itself.
and motor mounts is the far future, after performance mods.
i would be please to hear more from you about pnp intake.
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03-18-2013, 08:29 AM
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I understand but every car is diffferent. Mods i have now are cold air intake, light weight pulley, pnp intake runners, ultimate cooling mod, and motor mounts. my stock 1/4 mile was 14.8 at 94mph and now with these basic mods i have done a 14.157 at 101.14, so start with those definitely get a j-pipe and it will be a whole new car!
03-18-2013, 09:29 AM
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The reason why I'm stock is because I need Hondata to work on my car first. I did built an all motor 06 Civic SI that I didn't need the Light weight pulley, I left it stock for a reason. 
And it's not because of the harmonic balancer if you were thinking.
And it's not because of the harmonic balancer if you were thinking.
03-18-2013, 10:26 AM
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Intake isnt going to give you anything for power, its just a noise maker. Pre Cat Deletes are the best hp/$$.
If your goal is to drop your 0-60 time look into weight reduction.
If your goal is to drop your 0-60 time look into weight reduction.
03-18-2013, 12:12 PM
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CAI, straight pipe the exhaust...pre cats, jpipe, 3rd cat delete, remove all resonators and slap 2 mufflers on the back. You'll have rasp but fuck it...YOLO.
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03-18-2013, 12:23 PM
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Thats not true. Yes alone the CAI is a noise maker like most memebers refer it. However, with supporting mods it will gain power. Excelerate posted awhile back a 3G TL with just its exhaust and a CAI (no other mod to my knowledge) and iirc it was about 20hp gain.
03-18-2013, 12:32 PM
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03-18-2013, 12:53 PM
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Your intake gains will depend on how restrictive your factory airbox is.
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03-18-2013, 04:12 PM
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With an auto trans, unless you strip the car down for weight reduction, you're not going to shave that 0-60 time without at least $5k in mods, lol.
and on that note, the car will never be "fast". Even those of us who are going for all-motor builds with high compression, cams, etc. are probably never going to see a better 1/4 mile time of like, high 12's. That's a highly respectable time, and it's very very quick, but "fast"? No. Not by a long shot.
You are just gonna have to be comfortable with what the TL is. I could go to my local BMW dealer tomorrow and roll a new 135i off the lot, throw a Cobb tune on it and wheeeeee it's off to the races with 400+ whp. But that's not a journey, it's just throwing money at the problem of wanting to go fast. There's no wrench time involved in that, whereas with the TL you have to replace a lot of parts to go faster and it is more of a journey. I like the journey of modding the TL by actually getting my hands dirty by adding new parts, which is why I do it.
and on that note, the car will never be "fast". Even those of us who are going for all-motor builds with high compression, cams, etc. are probably never going to see a better 1/4 mile time of like, high 12's. That's a highly respectable time, and it's very very quick, but "fast"? No. Not by a long shot.
You are just gonna have to be comfortable with what the TL is. I could go to my local BMW dealer tomorrow and roll a new 135i off the lot, throw a Cobb tune on it and wheeeeee it's off to the races with 400+ whp. But that's not a journey, it's just throwing money at the problem of wanting to go fast. There's no wrench time involved in that, whereas with the TL you have to replace a lot of parts to go faster and it is more of a journey. I like the journey of modding the TL by actually getting my hands dirty by adding new parts, which is why I do it.
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03-18-2013, 05:22 PM
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Not here to argue I'm just going off what the OP said "i am going to delete 3rd cat, put a jpipe and cai." He will see minimal gains from the CAI with just a jpipe installed.
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03-18-2013, 11:10 PM
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With an auto trans, unless you strip the car down for weight reduction, you're not going to shave that 0-60 time without at least $5k in mods, lol.
and on that note, the car will never be "fast". Even those of us who are going for all-motor builds with high compression, cams, etc. are probably never going to see a better 1/4 mile time of like, high 12's. That's a highly respectable time, and it's very very quick, but "fast"? No. Not by a long shot.
You are just gonna have to be comfortable with what the TL is. I could go to my local BMW dealer tomorrow and roll a new 135i off the lot, throw a Cobb tune on it and wheeeeee it's off to the races with 400+ whp. But that's not a journey, it's just throwing money at the problem of wanting to go fast. There's no wrench time involved in that, whereas with the TL you have to replace a lot of parts to go faster and it is more of a journey. I like the journey of modding the TL by actually getting my hands dirty by adding new parts, which is why I do it.
and on that note, the car will never be "fast". Even those of us who are going for all-motor builds with high compression, cams, etc. are probably never going to see a better 1/4 mile time of like, high 12's. That's a highly respectable time, and it's very very quick, but "fast"? No. Not by a long shot.
You are just gonna have to be comfortable with what the TL is. I could go to my local BMW dealer tomorrow and roll a new 135i off the lot, throw a Cobb tune on it and wheeeeee it's off to the races with 400+ whp. But that's not a journey, it's just throwing money at the problem of wanting to go fast. There's no wrench time involved in that, whereas with the TL you have to replace a lot of parts to go faster and it is more of a journey. I like the journey of modding the TL by actually getting my hands dirty by adding new parts, which is why I do it.
03-19-2013, 01:18 AM
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unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management?
joneill44
you are talking about all cats? or 3rd only?
Excelerate
im thinking over ATLP, or making my own custom (if it works ill save some $).
i_love_cars
i prefer to spend 5K on several mods, rather than one turbo.
unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management?
joneill44
you are talking about all cats? or 3rd only?
Excelerate
im thinking over ATLP, or making my own custom (if it works ill save some $).
i_love_cars
i prefer to spend 5K on several mods, rather than one turbo.
03-19-2013, 02:13 AM
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anx1300c - "I don't care how much power you throw at a FWD though; in the end, it'll never be a seriously good drag car due to the relatively modest torque and inherent limitations of FWD".
tell that to the 10,11,12 second civics running around miami
tell that to the 10,11,12 second civics running around miami
03-19-2013, 06:59 AM
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[quote=temo_O;14378846]bouncer07
unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management? [quote]
When you start thinking about engine management, you got to start thinking about $5,000. Reason is, you will have to tune, retune, and tune as more parts are installed. For a pulley, you don't need a tune, you can read on what it does and what people have experienced on them. Before jumping to this EMC, think about what you want in the long run. People who go this far will go, well.... they are power addictions and just keep wanting more. Remember that you're an automatic, you could go as far as all free flowing mods first.
unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management? [quote]
When you start thinking about engine management, you got to start thinking about $5,000. Reason is, you will have to tune, retune, and tune as more parts are installed. For a pulley, you don't need a tune, you can read on what it does and what people have experienced on them. Before jumping to this EMC, think about what you want in the long run. People who go this far will go, well.... they are power addictions and just keep wanting more. Remember that you're an automatic, you could go as far as all free flowing mods first.
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03-19-2013, 07:05 AM
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[QUOTE=bouncer07;14378992][quote=temo_O;14378846]bouncer07
unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management?
When you start thinking about engine management, you got to start thinking about $5,000. Reason is, you will have to tune, retune, and tune as more parts are installed. For a pulley, you don't need a tune, you can read on what it does and what people have experienced on them. Before jumping to this EMC, think about what you want in the long run. People who go this far will go, well.... they are power addictions and just keep wanting more. Remember that you're an automatic, you could go as far as all free flowing mods first.
if the pulley will let me tune the emc, then i will install it.
unfortunately hondata wont work on mine. but will pulley work with AEM engine management?
When you start thinking about engine management, you got to start thinking about $5,000. Reason is, you will have to tune, retune, and tune as more parts are installed. For a pulley, you don't need a tune, you can read on what it does and what people have experienced on them. Before jumping to this EMC, think about what you want in the long run. People who go this far will go, well.... they are power addictions and just keep wanting more. Remember that you're an automatic, you could go as far as all free flowing mods first.
03-19-2013, 06:56 PM
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I'm going to be running the Test and Tune drag racer with Ky.
I'll update you with an actual time slip.
I'll be running with the RV6 pre cat deletes j-pipe and CAI as well as the lightweight pulleys and some minor weight reduction.
03-20-2013, 01:10 AM
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Import Face Off is this Sunday here in Wichita.
I'm going to be running the Test and Tune drag racer with Ky.
I'll update you with an actual time slip.
I'll be running with the RV6 pre cat deletes j-pipe and CAI as well as the lightweight pulleys and some minor weight reduction.
I'm going to be running the Test and Tune drag racer with Ky.
I'll update you with an actual time slip.
I'll be running with the RV6 pre cat deletes j-pipe and CAI as well as the lightweight pulleys and some minor weight reduction.
but you are running type-s right?
what are some minor weight reduction u did?
