TheTLProject

I have some questions for the infamous "TL Diet" guy as my car is almost a 100% carbon copy of his, with a few more go fast parts than his had and I need his guidance about which way to take the car now as it's almost finished but I'm hitting a wall for what it can do with all the weight stripped out. Anyone know his whereabouts? Last I heard he sold the car. Thanks.

rockstar143

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He's had a few sightings on grndr app, but other than that, he's been pretty dormant, man.
Ask "swoosh" aka Anil Sadpadawani for his contact info, him and Rex are probably not on the forums much anymore, if at all.
Or try PM'ing him, I guess.

Sorry, I'm really of no help.

TheTLProject

Yeah I tried to message him a while back. No response. I spent a monstrous amount of money on the car to build it as close to his as I could ($10k, because I changed my mind about many things, and got overnight shipping on literally every single thing). The least that could happen for me is to talk to this guy and hear from him that I did a good job.



The search continues I guess..

vill0169

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What questions do you have?

rockstar143

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Sounds like he's just looking for a couple hours with the guy to lend his ear. Maybe some veal and chianti to go with it.

01acls

You're an idiot. Try this.

TheTLProject

Yeah I just wanted to see if he ever upgraded to the J37 equipment and also if going 3 inch on his exhaust made a huge diff, since if I remember correctly he didn't do 2.5 first (which I have). He jumped straight to 3.0 from the stock 2.25. I drag my car on the regular so I want my money to go to mods that will actually truly help as I've heard many different things about 3 inch exhaust in particular

TheTLProject

Here is my mod list for reference

2006 Full-Bolt Ons/Gutted Acura TL Auto Base

AEM 3.25 inch Cold Air Intake
Ram-Air Mod
Throttle Body Coolant Bypass
EGR Valve Bypass
J37 Throttle Body
J37 Intake Manifold
P2R J37 Throttle Body Spacer
P2R J37 Intake Manifold Spacer
P2R J37 TB Thermal Gasket x2
P2R J37 IM Thermal Gasket x1
RV6 Hi-Flow PreCats
ATLP V2 J-Pipe
JE Test Pipe
Vibrant 2.5 inch Inlet/Outlet Ultra Quiet Resonator
XLR8 Y-Pipe
Rear Mufflers Delete w/ XLR8 Single Tips
UR Lightweight Underdrive Crank Pulley
AEM Fuel/Ignition Controller
BoomSlang Adapter Harness
BrakeLogic Drilled/Slotted Front & Rear Rotors
Hawk HPS Brake Pads
BFGoodrich GForce Comp2 A/S 235/45/17 Rear
Bridgestone Potenza RE71R 235/45/17 Front
Lightweight Wheels
Stock Suspension
Pro-Tuned By JE Import Performance

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Weight Saved:

Hood Insulation (2lbs)
Shifter Column Top Plate/Friction Strip (.5lbs)
Center Console Bracket (.5lbs)
AC Blower Cover (.75lbs)
AC Rear Routed Air Ducting (1lb)
Leftover Carpeting (.25lbs)
Engine Bay Grill Cover (1lb)
Trunk Vibration Dampener (1lb)
Stock Airbox Replaced w/ CAI (8lbs)
Weather Strip (above hood) (2lbs)
Engine Bay Covers (6lbs)
Spare Tire (36lbs)
Rear Floor Mats (6lbs)
Rear Seat (46lbs)
Drivers/Passengers Seat Kick Panels (10lbs)
E-Brake Hand Assembly (5.5lbs)
Rear Window Light Cover (.5lbs)
Interior Carpeting + Insulation (25lbs)
Door and Center Console Trim (10lbs)
Front Floor Mats (5lbs)
Glove Box (9lbs)
Trunk Insulation (23lbs)
Lighter Exhaust Parts (30lbs)
Lighter Intake Manifold (8lbs)
Side Air Bags (10lbs)
Air Bag Trim Pieces (4lbs)
UR Lightweight Underdrive Crank Pulley (7lbs static, 105lbs dynamic)
Headliner and Plastic Bracket (6lbs)
Rear Door Panels (14lbs)
Center Console (13lbs)
Rear Speaker + Rear Sub (8lbs)
Rear Seat Belts (6lbs)
Rear Speaker Cover (5lbs)
Foot Rest Plate (1.2lbs)
Partial Firewall Insulation (6lbs)
Radio Delete (6.5lbs)
Metal Front/Rear Door Accent Trim (2lbs)
Front Door Panels and Front Speakers (22.5lbs)
DVD Drive + Touch Sensor + Buttons (5.5lbs)
Rear Wheel Well Insulation (3lbs)
Sun Visors (2.5lbs)
XM Antenna (.5lb)
Front bumper vibration damper and support (26lbs)
Motegi TrakLite V2 Wheels (55lbs static, 220lbs dynamic)
Full exhaust heat shield delete (3lbs)

Official scale weight: 3116lbs static (stationary, non rolling), 2891lbs dynamic (rolling, non stationary) due to lighter wheels/smaller & lighter underdrive pulley

Pending mods

Innovative Polyurethane Motor Mounts (85A)
RacingBrake Lightweight Front Rotors
Tein Street Advance Coilover Suspension
Type S Non-Adjustable Front Sway Bar
Progress Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
Lightweight Corbeau Racing Seats
Larger 4 Inch Intake w/ Oversized AirRaid Filter
Ported & Polished Lower Intake Runners
Ported & Polished Intake Manifold
Ported & Polished Throttle Body
Nitto Drag Radials (245/45/17)
Full AC Delete

My YouTube channel with every video for the car so far and there is plenty of them:

https://m.youtube.com/user/Dark04GTS

justnspace

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we are not worthy of your presence

TheTLProject

Is that Tim with a different username

justnspace

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That's Rex.
probably some one even BETTER than Tim, as Rex actually puts his farther-stripped-down-than-inaccurate's-TL through its paces, as he is the track king.

justnspace

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you or inaccurate aint got shit on Rex

justnspace

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justnspace

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oh, and he also only has 1 thread.
:ahem,stopmakingmultiplethreadsonthesamesubject,fo ol:

rockstar143

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"seeking swm for to share passion and give me tips on dieting."
lmk.

ggesq

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This

EvilVirus

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Obviously he didn't read his signature

thoiboi

Majofo

Inacc (Tim) likes shiny things.. He went from the TL to quadcopters.. c'est la vie...
Butt if you spray your peen silver, he'll call you maybe? idk..
Rex (Vill) is your guy though..
Sorry about your grandpa..

gnuts

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Why not weld on a dump activated by RPM? Play around with what RPM gives the best power. Since you 1/4 mile, you're likely going to keep it open except for launch I would think. Also what about a lightweight battery? Have you stripped the sound deadening? You could port and polish the runners and manifold yourself, it's not hard, just time consuming.

TheTLProject

Sound deadening is definitely next. I'm out of money so all my mods have to be free from this point forward until I get more money.

thoiboi

I've heard people have had good luck drilling holes in bumpers other body panels for weight savings.


It's free if you already have a drill

TheTLProject

Doing rear bumper cutouts soon for aero

thoiboi

Oh Sickest TL

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you really need to rip out those front seats. Those are so heavy, the AC has also gots to go

EvilVirus

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You forgot on your wish list OP

Remove power steering

screaminz28

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I only quickly skimmed your mod list, but have you removed the front and rear bumpers? Not the plastic cover, but the metal bumpers themselves?

TheTLProject

removed front bumper support

justnspace

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what about the rear?
I removed both front and rear from my car

rockstar143

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Justin did the ultimate diet, he removed his whole car.

TheTLProject

I would have done the rear a lot sooner but it is a pain in the ass to do the rear one as opposed to the front

TheTLProject

Has anyone ever tried a front bumper vent mounted velocity stack on our car? Considering doing it as all I need is the correct diameter elbow piping to come off the end of the CAI to point it out toward the front of the car and then of course the proper diameter velocity stack to coincide with
said elbow piping. Would give me that true Ram air effect I'm looking for. Obviously not ideal as a daily but my car isn't a daily. My feet are.

vill0169

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This is certainly NOT a free mod. Dry Ice isn't super cheap and the stuff in my TL required a ton of grinding/sanding to fully remove. The dry ice took up most of it, but left a thin layer of the tar/adhesive on the sheet metal that was annoying to look at and work around. The time required as well was extensive.

Also an expensive and time consuming mod. It'll chew through drill bits very quickly, I recommend a simple removal of both.

I would not advise this. The belt routing just doesn't really support it and I don't think my steering rack would hold up long unpowered.

I think a NACA or another similar style vent would be much better served on the front of the car. Hence my front bumper...

TheTLProject

2400lbs.....damn you lmfao I'm currently 3110 with a quarter tank of gas

rockstar143

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He only eats subway for lunch for the last 3 years