Thinking about Parting S/C on TL 6spd.

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Old 09-15-2012, 09:50 PM
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Thinking about Parting S/C on TL 6spd.

I recently just bought my 04 TL 6 spd. w/ CT S/C. I am seriously thinking about taking it out/selling it. There's too many hassles right now:

1.Surging issue
2.I know the surging can be fixed w/methanol/JnR ECU, however I dont want to put more money into like that
3.Simple maintenance stuff (battery/coolant) become a hassle to check on.

On the other hand, I would also like to bring it to someone local who can take a look at everything, and just assure me everything is done right on the car. I live in North NJ. Let me know guys.
Old 09-16-2012, 04:33 AM
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Did it have those problems when you bought it? Did you get to test drive it? Any kind of warranty (30-90 day)?

Good luck
Old 09-17-2012, 08:36 AM
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Gotz 2 have $$$$

I think you need more info for other readers, you missed out a few important ones. Not sure if you bought the car with a SC or you or some friends installed it.
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^i think he bought it from a dealership with the SC already installed.
Old 09-17-2012, 11:24 AM
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Yes I did buy it like that from the dealership. I read on here that the
Intake setup on the s/c kit is a joke. What do you guys have installed. I know
Its prob something custom, but just looking to get this done asap
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It's so hard when a car does not have an engine managment to datalog any of your problems. Whatever you take, do it for your good investments. Sell it and gain approx $2K or invest in another $2K - $3K for the ecu and tuning. You're still putting up at least $2K into it at the end.
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Originally Posted by stylezprodukz
Yes I did buy it like that from the dealership. I read on here that the
Intake setup on the s/c kit is a joke. What do you guys have installed. I know
Its prob something custom, but just looking to get this done asap

A custom intake for the SC is pretty easy and cheap to make. I bought a cheap eBay CAI for the TL and with a silicon elbow ( I think it was a 180 degree bend ) and just hacked up the intake, spun the tubing to go the direction I needed and connected it together with 2 silicon pipe connectors.

It gets rid of the nasty oily stock filter the SC comes with and really unleases the whine from the SC. Maybe a few HP but the sound change is well worth it.
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Originally Posted by stylezprodukz
I recently just bought my 04 TL 6 spd. w/ CT S/C. I am seriously thinking about taking it out/selling it. There's too many hassles right now:

1.Surging issue
2.I know the surging can be fixed w/methanol/JnR ECU, however I dont want to put more money into like that
3.Simple maintenance stuff (battery/coolant) become a hassle to check on.

On the other hand, I would also like to bring it to someone local who can take a look at everything, and just assure me everything is done right on the car. I live in North NJ. Let me know guys.
I would bet you bought my friends supercharged car that he traded in to park ave acura. It's white with gray interior, navi with custom sound system, tints, comptech exhaust, type-s tails, super low on stock rims.
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Update on OP. He's removed the Comptech supercharger kit. The blower has 20K on it, and was only installed on that TL. I knew the person who had the TL before OP bought it. Contact OP if you guys are interested in a full SC kit.
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