i'm not sure if it is even possible, but has anyone heard of swapping out the TL's fwd drivetrain for maybe an awd or rwd drivetrain?

man i really wish the tl was rwd it would be so much fun

anyone?

 

I'm wishing for the same thing my friend . I'm offically keeping my eye on this thread now.

 

peopl;e build custom shit all the time. a year ago turbo TL was a myth and now there is a kit for sale and type s turbo is getting tested. Who knows what's gonna happen in a year.

 

ANYTHNG is possible. how deep are your pockets??

 

^ Like Kevin Garnett.. your pockets better be deep.

I'm sure if you asked the question you truly don't understand all the details that would need to be considered for such a task. But for your amusement, there was a member who claimed to have the first sh-awd 3G but no verification. Ronn Motors makes an exotic with RWD boosted J35 but all they did was push the drivetrain to a RR/MR configuration.

 

They've done RWD Prelude's and Integra's, why not a TL, right?

 

They also had a Corvette powered RWD Honda Civic HB, so anything is possible. However it would be VERY VERY expensive.

 

Down the road I can see it happening but even an '04 has a market value > $10k.. I think down the line when it drops to about < $5k we'll start seeing custom configs. It's cheaper to sell & buy something that suits your wants then to custom build. The OE rear diff alone is very expensive.. a total PITA as well.. Might as well transplant the body of a TL on a 1G MDX.. lol.

 

I would think there's got to be some aftermarket research on it.

 

Easier to go buy a rear wheel drive car

 

honestly if you are talking rwd... you need a different motor... this motor turbo'd would be good... but N/A there's not enough torque

I'd suggest LS1 swap in there... there's enough space

 

other than the rwd, sh-awd would make our car sweet too...