Decided to start my own thread so people and I can track my progress. Will be doing a lot of combination of other peoples builds.

innacurate and swoosh the people who influenced me into all of this, and have been on the phone and via text helping me out here and there I really appreciate you guys help and support !

What i drive:
For all of you who dont know i drive a 2004 Acura TL Base Model 6spd

My Goals:
350-380 whp
Currently i assume im sitting at around 240-260 whp roughly.

Current Mods:
P2r Throttle body spacer
Fujita Cai
Rv6 v3 Pcds
Rv6 v3 Jpipe
Custom exhaust 2.5" piping NO MUFFLERS quad tips
Most Of All " The TL Diet "

Summer 2012:

Port and polish intake manifold
Port and polish runners
Bored Throttle body
Bored Throttle body spacer and gaskets
Lose another 200 LBS via TL Diet

Winter 2012:

JandR ecu
New Suspension
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...s/g-65477.aspx
Tune and Dyno

Spring 2013:

Bisimoto stage 2 cams
Springs and Retainers
Possibly Forged Pistons and Rods
Retune and Dyno

Fall 2013:

Convince the wife to let me get racing seats
Light Weight Tires and Rims

Current progress:

Removed roughly 150-200 Lbs Via Tl Diet
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i dont know about you guys but i love my tips spent 2 hours at the muffler shop deciding if i should keep the mufflers. Since im Pro Diet i lost the mufflers had quad tips put on and added a resonator Pretty sure i shed some weight there






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my tools and right in the middle My 3rd passenger (air freshener)

 

a little loud but i like it not as much drone as i thought it would be after i removed mufflers. rasp is pretty much gone

 

any advice will be greatly appreciated and haters gtfo <- dont know if im allowed to say that but yeah !

 

i love the look of the car and how the exhaust sounds when you rev it but why does it sound like a 2 stroke dirtbike when idling?

 

lols i almost died out lols i ddint realize the car was in gear when i started it so i almost let go of clutch and i guess it almost died then rpm jumped again lols.

oh and it was a cold start so yeah loud and weird start.

 

Sub'd! Progress looks great so far!

 

thanks any suggestions appreciated

going to order the braille battery next paycheck and remove the yellow top. will be in black market in 2 or 3 weeks

 

nice progress so far, and future mods look good.

in for video of drive-by/ in cabin

 

Sub'd

 

cabin will do
drive by probably a little later

 

Here are the pics with better sizing.

 

Why are the rear seat belts still in there? Those things a super heavy!!! Get them out ASAP. Did I mention how heavy those things are? They are super heavy!!!!

 

Get those water bottles and umbrella out they are huge weight gainers

 

I was about to say the same thing, I was surprised how heavy they were when I took mine out.

 

Will do I got lazy today so didn't do much besides pics and video. Seat belts off tomorrow and going to buy styrofoam . wifey just sat in my car for the first time since my new exhaust set up and she says it.sounds beastly too beastly make it more quiet lol

haha yeah will be done tomorrow lols.

look what i found on the freeway

heres inside cabin. i think i was in 3rd

 

can I get the plastic engine cover stuff? lol

 

port n polish my manifold ? and i add some cash on top or something ? lets work something out !

 

Sounding good. Starting to sound like mine from the inside. Whoop!

You starting in with the vids alreay huh

Good job buddy: I am proud !!!

 

sure thing buddy.

 

everyone asking for vids and pics so yeah.. going to be keeping a cam with me on the weekends when the unexpected happens lol

 

Rooster, these mods look awesome.

Hey, please be sure to use the Multi-Quote button. It's in the lower right hand corner of each post. That middle icon allows you to respond to multiple people in a single reply....thanks.

 

great work! subd to see the progress

 

didnt know that thank you

thanks!

 

off to remove my seatbelts in back (innacurate)

 

so recalculated and approx -250 LBS via tl diet atm aiming for another 250-300 lbs

 

are you going to get a lightweight crank pulley?

sub'd!
I want to get my TL on the diet but the wife hasn't agreed yet

 

yes going to get the stock sized one. forgot to put that in furture mods lols.

find a way to convince her its worth it

 

I really like the sound, what type of resonator do you have?

 

if i knew i would tell you i got no idea. they just took it off the shelf

 

^this...Just got back from a drive with the wifey and she wasnt all for the "diet"...until this 89ish mustang rode up on my ass trying to pass in a no-passing zone. As I started to speed up a lil bit he continued to ride my tail.

So I floored it and she said "ba , no, what are tryi t do"



And no, I dont have any video of this. Not comparing it to Innac's camaro SS kill either. just saying kthxbye lol

She realized how important the diet was then as he come flying by me while he exited the road that merged off to the right.

 

well i honestly think when she sees the smile on your face about the diet i think she will be okay well what the diet has done to me is that i will start from 4th stuck in traffic. then as traffic clears i floor it and i would pull all through 4th then 5th then i would end up around 115-120 then i can feel that my suspension cant handle it so i slow down. so yeah suspension is a must once you do more dieting. (as innacurate says) but the diet does make the car a different beast.

 

i think i just fell in love with my exhaust again

 

nice progress bro car sounds niceeeeee and beastyyyyy.

 

For those with wifey obstacles to the diet, tell the wife how much better gas mileage you will be getting. Women love the idea of saving money. Also mention how much enjoyment you will be getting but the diet doesn't cost any money.

 

thanks!

 

lols yes indeed

 

Do you drive the car daily? Just curious since you mention the thing about weekends.

How did things go with the sound barrier?

 

You guys are all nuts ditching the rear seats! I love how the car looks though. I personally think you should bump the "lightweight wheels" up on the list. Heart the A Specs, but so easy to score some used Rpf1 or similar. Oh and ICHIGO! Love Bleach.

 

Ban kai!!

 

relocate the battery or get light weight batt!!