Zigma

my god... I was already thinking of selling my TL to get something else... I am praying this gets done! I could never justify the cost of the S/C but this...This would make me want to keep my TL for a very very long time.

I for one, cannot wait...

also, has anyone seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwAT...eature=related

There isn't much information on this...

tldrummer89

I just saw the vids for the first time and......I'm speechless Great job!! I'm going to have to save up for new tires every week!

Lazer187

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What is it with people with their 2 cent cameras and vid cameras, that suck ass in quality

I hate cars

The pulley is fine to do with the turbo.

pearlite TL

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So just to make sure.... This "kit" gonna involve all piping, turbo, bolts, intercooler and everything or some of it gonna need to be performed from a shop? Also is there anything else that will HAVE to be needed in order for this turbo to work?

ludachrisvt

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Is that an FMU?

Zigma

and hopefully an affordable price?

swoosh

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^^^ dont talk about the price

LOL

race4ed

can you guys imagine the diet TL weight and the Turbo??? at the track youll make some badass number of low 10s maybe even 9s woth a good driver and drag slicks.

pearlite TL

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maybe good numbers yes... but if you say diet as in taking seats out and other things.... I dont get that a bit . I would rather have luxury than a sedan race car... If i was planning to gut i would buy a EVO. I will keep the car luxurious and fast at the same time

Inaccurate

Sleeper !!!

In my many years, I have driven sport cars and sleepers. For me, sleepers are a hell a lot more fun to drive. A person drives a Mustang, Camero, EVO, Corvette... not many people want to race you during your daily commutes. If you do race and beat the other guy... so what. The loser got whipped by your fast sports car. No shame in that.

On the other hand. When a (what appears to be) 4-door family car beats a Corvette (me last week), Porche (me today), and dead-tie with the high HP BMW (me 2 weeks ago)..... Now that makes me laugh my ass off the entire day and sometimes the entire week. Damn fun !!! Each time, these sports car will ride my ass for a brief minute after the race is over to see what the hell had just beat them. LMAO !!!!

pearlite TL

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now i totally understand where you are coming from and I am very excited about the turbo that could be available for us. I have funds here waiting on when the kit or whatever will be coming out to make my Type S the same. But.... i would just rather have luxury than to say i beat a Porsche or Corvette cause in the end you are still back in your luxury car that you bought from the beginning and really wanted. But hell yes the excitement of knowing a 4 door sedan whipping ass on sports cars is awesome and i cant wait to be doing the same. I guess i would be just as excited knowing my fully loaded sedan kept up with a Porsche. Cause i know if i had a Porsche and a 4 door sedan kept up with me i still would wanna know WTF he had whether he beat me or not. 40K running with 80K

FiveLiterCheater

You won't beat any Vette after the C4. You won't beat any non boxster/cayman Porsche. What high HP BMW were you dead even with? lol...

SHaFT7

so maybe i missed it, but what kind of management is being used to keep timing/fuel in check? last i heard they hadn't cracked the computer yet....

Italiano

You must have had one hell of a dream!

Rick_TL-S

But that's the great thing. If they beat you, that's expected. I mean, it's a Vette vs. a TL. But, if you beat them, do you know how embarrassed they might be?

Would you like being a Corvette owner & hearing people ask, "Did you really lose to a luxury TL?"

knavinusa

Hard to say, considering how light his car is.

race4ed

samething with me, i love sleepers, did you see how they felt to get beaten by a TL. i would laughing so hard and tell them that me car weights 4000lbs and have 190hp to make them fell bad and laugh some more lol

lucnex

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I mean a Porsche is putting over 310 HP....for like a low end one.....I dont think his car would beat that with the lighter weight....its not even a Type-s. How about when you pull up in your Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and blow away all the sports cars.....AND while towing a BOAT!...then people will be turning heads!!!

Majofo

Have you guys been following his thread.. his car is under 2.8k lbs and that's with him in it..

Think of it this way.. a C6 is fast in any form.. but how fast is it if it's towing a boat.. now think of the TL, Inacc just dropped the tow hook on the car..

phee

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you guys are seriou8sly underestimating the gains in weight loss

alexSU

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that's like an s2000 with a 3.2L 256HP engine

alexSU

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okay just to grasp this turbo power...we can expect to smoke 335i/corvettes/cobra's/GTO's..etc from a roll??? so basically there is very little chance for any other car to beat the turbo TL unless it has major engine work done to it....damn this shit is FAST!!

meeps

knavinusa i want your carrrrrrrrr

Tripnbeats

lol as much as i like the tl....it will in no way be able to rip a vet...id love to see it but the power needed cannot be sustained by stock internals and the car is too heavy. id like to see the TL accomplish 200mph+ i dont even care how fast it can go in a 1/4 mile. 200mph is good enough for me and to see the needle pop on the speedo would be hilarious.....just to see that happen is satisfying enough.

alexSU

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^ maybe i got something wrong but "i hate cars" mentioned something about the turbo TL having a power-to-weight ratio of a corvette...doesn't that mean it hangs with the corvette? im sure it's all about the gear ratios too

bent09

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reminds me of racing my wife in the cherokee The supercharger could not help her running away from me.

TL|GTX

yes but the turbo on 9psi will

Inaccurate

As a rule, I do not race top end (100+). I enjoy 1/4-mile racing. The TL Diet has it's advantages in quarter-mile racing, not top end. Once you start getting into triple digit speeds, wind resistance becomes the primary obstacle and not inertia. If I can't entice someone into a race when we are below approx 35 MPH, I call it off (no race). I do stuff like 0-60, 30-90, or 35-100.

Corvette - Obliviously, it was not a Z06. My best guess is it was a 2004 Base Auto.

BMW - It was very new. I checked Bmwusa.com, and it looked similar to a 650. I remember it having a low roof, long, and big... and very attractive looking car.

Porsche - I know very little about the various models. I just know it was a Porsche, not new, not too old, and white color.

Me - In addition to the Diet, I am not stock.

XLR8 J-Pipe
UR Underdrive Pulley
AEM CAI w/oversize filter
Mid muff delete
3rd cat delete
Outlaw Thermo Spacer
IM Black 75A mounts
Sticky, small diameter, PS2 tires

Rick_TL-S

Yeah, as light as your car has become in combination with the torque made from those mods, I wouldn't doubt for a second it's a very quick car.

Majofo

Sounds like the 6 series.. I'd be rolling if it was an M6 but that's a stretch.. lol.

btw.. it's rated at 360hp/360tq.. sub 14 1/4-mile.

swoosh

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M6 ??? no way jose.... m6 is rated at 500hp....its a 6 figure car....5.0L v10, has the same engine as the M5.....and its lighter.....

650i, is at 360hp and TL is at 260 (SAE at crank)....his TL is at 2.8K lbs and 650i is at 3.8K lbs....

i think he will be able to hang with her.....i mean its a 1000lbs we talking about.....

Majofo

^ the specs I posted are for the 650i not M6.. the M6 / 6 series in general is a sexy car.. definitely not worth the money in terms of hp per $$.

Lazer187

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wanna talk racing? goto the other forum section dont spam this one.

knavinusa

Haha, thanks. To be honest, I miss the V6 "roar", but this particular I4 sounds quite awesome.

meeps

oh it's quite a quick platform my friend has a GTI im pretty sure they're the same 2.0T. my other friend also has a rabbit that 2.5 5cyl sounds kinda nice:-P and its fairly quick, takes my TSX with no problem. the 3.2 V6 platform from Audi is nice, my dad has the Q5 i enjoy it

Rick_TL-S

My concern is of whether or not we're talking about smoking stock Corvettes/Cobras or modified ones. If we're talking about smoking stock Domestics with 9 psi, then I don't see a point in talking about smoking anything seeing as most Cobra/Corvette owners (here, anyways) have modded their cars in 1 way or another if they like to race.

Hi speed

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If you are running around with 400+ HP and TQ at the wheels its who get on the gas first that is winning the race. Most Corvette or Mustang guys are not going to race you until it is too late(155MPH). I have come up on so many hot cars and they don't down shift enough or at all and think they can pull away. I ran a 650i BMW 3-4 times and even with the padles he couldn't get it right.

Take a ride on a boosted TL and you will see the car is a monster in the upper RPM range. Once the engine goes into vtec at 4k its a wild ride, you better have your vette reved up. The whine helps

Majofo

I'm really interested in hearing feedback about torque steer on this baby.. I know it's been discussed but I remember taking turns from a stop in my buddies twin turbo 300ZX.. if you didn't monitor the turbo surge while you were on the throttle it could potentially whip you into a 360. I wonder how it'll act with fwd?

JwongTLS

I imagine it would pull u out the turn quicker