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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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pull the codes and put it on here....will help you get rid of em
Old Aug 20, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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I can't believe that Navigator is that ugly on the inside. That steering wheel looks like it's from the 70-80s
Old Aug 20, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Thanks

that's the point..70-80s
Still classic. It's a Lincoln come oooooooon
and interior is much better than others like Suburban or Yukon

Those gauges still has the old look
but trunk is much smaller than Suburban..
Old Aug 25, 2012 | 03:51 AM
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Feels good to tap out a White Audi S5 on highway at 3am before going to sleep
Audi slowing down after hitting 120mph and TL still flying to 135mph hahaa

I am going to Parents house from Boston,
It's at 3am so going like around 80mph, this idiot is following me but also changing lanes at back. Doesn't pass me even when I slowed down to 65mph
As I said before, I don't like to floor it if he is not in front.
Anyways I got sick of his headlights and floored it to 105 mph, and he passes me like one car gap, which I wanted.

Floored it again and after I was about to pass him he floored it too. We came to 115 he was passing me slowly but still no gap between the cars (side by side)
@ 120 he slowed down I still went on to 135 at least, I am positive, it sat right on the line 135

Just searched and I belive limitter is at 152mph

anyways....

I am back from Niagara falls. We took the MDX and FX.
don't get Anil
I will do 300 miles to CT today with TL...
and next week, might goto DC which is 1000 miles


MDX did 21mpg and FX did 23
so low
982.8 miles total trip

5 cops on the way to Niagara, and that cobra radar dad has really does work, I was suprised
2 cops on the way back to Boston
all of them were in NY state none in MA

I'll post some nice pictures later..

I received D4 ATF, Racing ATF and today only one of the Lightweight. Other 2 is on the way



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Did 290 half tank but this car takes like 23 gal or something





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I think that was the problem for water going inside the trunk.
That plastic was on top of the headlights black surface... tucked it in and no more water thanks guys haha



My left license plate bulbs is sometimes on sometimes off
I open the trunk, it turns on, I close it, it turns off
Sometimes it's the other way around
Played with the cable moved it around and still no exact answer
This was happening before I replaced my bulbs to board too.

Will probably wire it to the other bulb



That's all for now
and only drove the FX to falls, top speed seen was only 110.. family
and missed the TL a lot...a lot
they call me crazy but I don't care, I do friggin miss driving it

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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 08:31 AM
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135, you're crazy man

That's good you got the trunk situation sorted out, now onto the LED's!
Old Aug 25, 2012 | 09:44 AM
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but that's nothig in Europe 217kmh yuck
after 250kmh (155mph) is something
but after 300kmh (186mph) its a different dimension

Do they really take you to jail here? after I don't know 130mph or something?
Old Aug 25, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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Do they really take you to jail here? after I don't know 130mph or something?
Depends on the state and cop. Anything over 80mph or 20mph over the speed limit in VA is reckless.

In my experience, anything over 100 will get you arrested unless the cop is nice.
Old Aug 26, 2012 | 02:38 AM
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Thanks Morgan... did 125 again but I will keep that in mind to slow down

So TL f..kes a 335ci huh?
So tired right now, in the morning I'll post pictures from CT today and also Niagara
and talk about a little poor black 335 with black rims and red painted mirrors at 2am haha

Old Aug 26, 2012 | 02:43 AM
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Oh here are some quick pics from friends at Philadelphia, PA
White 335, yellow and a red











Old Aug 26, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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It's at 3am so going like around 80mph, this idiot is following me but also changing lanes at back. Doesn't pass me even when I slowed down to 65mph
As I said before, I don't like to floor it if he is not in front.
Anyways I got sick of his headlights and floored it to 105 mph, and he passes me like one car gap, which I wanted.

Floored it again and after I was about to pass him he floored it too. We came to 115 he was passing me slowly but still no gap between the cars (side by side)
@ 120 he slowed down I still went on to 135 at least, I am positive, it sat right on the line 135
Wished you had a dash cam so we all can witness that =).
Old Aug 26, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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Heeey what's up!! Long time
I was close to NY last night, was at New Haven around YALE and Foxwoods Casino at night..

Haha you will witness it next time
It was in glove box, I wasn't keeping it mounted in front of the left side mirror to capture the gauges but I don't car now, will move it and keep it at the windshield from now on.

Because on the way to Boston last night, I had another run wih a 335.. but video didn't come to my mind
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On the way back at I-90 masspike 55mph
there was a black 335 with 2 people in it, tinted windows, black rims and red painted mirrors, not sure what year the car is but had the white license plate bulbs

My friend Kaan was driving (not the owner of that yellow 528)
It's a 3 lane road, we are on the left lane going 75, he is at back of us on the middle lane

He floored it and passed us, right when he was passing we followed him
and with AT, 75mph is a nice spot for 3rd gear for VTEC to kick in
we went up to 120ish but we were passing him, I don't know how

We even made him hit the brakes.
We slowed down to 80ish, he passed us but staying at right front cross of my car, a corolla came in front of him in the middle lane, well the only another car at they highway but we have at least 200 feet to corolla.

He floored it so that he was going to pass in front of us to left lane.
Another 3rd gear and VTEC, I swear we were passing him again and since he didn't have the gap he hit the brakes
^not smart enough to make a right and pass corolla from right..3rd lane.

But that intake was everything
I could feel it, and when it's 69F outside...party time
I'll go against anyone on the road at night

Anil!!! dude
let's leave everything for my TL onside and let me buy that new J-Pipe huh?

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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Meko you remind me of the time when i first got the car....constantly trying to push the car to its limits (or mine)....it was soo much fun....

but then I slowed down a lottttt....enjoy and i bet you will slow down eventually as well...

get the Jpipe and you will be golden
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You keep talking about beating these 335 bimmers but don't provide proof. I find it very hard to believe that you are beating 2007+ 335 bimmers. You might have a better chance at a 2001-2006 bmw 330. Earlier you mentioned a '335ci' there's no such thing as a 335ci.

You only drive a base model AT TL dude. You make it out to be so fast beating 330hp/tq supercharged v6 audi s5 or 300hp/tq twin-turbo v6 bmws.

Do you know how much a base AT TL dynos in at? Around 210WHP. Do you know how much a 335i bone stock dynos at? Around 270-280 whp. Your TL makes less power, less torque, weighs more (than the bimmer), and is FWD compared to AWD/RWD of the s5/335i.

The only way I can see you beating the s5 is maybe IF his top speed limiter was limited to 120mph, but i doubt that.

Your base AT is a 15 second car at best and you're talking about beating cars that trap over 100mph and run low-mid 13's. I lol'd.

Also, why does your youtube channel have about 20 different videos of you in your TL just randomly flooring it everywhere? You really think you drive a race car huh



Dream car.

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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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Haha calm down
Person who knows about cars wouldn't talk about numbers first of all...
I don't and never will
At least put in counting the weight will ya..
And trust me I know the numbers on the cars

I don't know why are you trying to throw
Everyone would understand when I say 335ci, with white license plate
ohhh had double exhaust also (for you)

I didn't beat the S5, I said after one point he started to pass me but slowly (nothing to me when you compare a 06 AT TL)
While he was passing (at right corner of my car) he slowed down which was at 120... I just went to 135

You don't have to belive these, I don't have to prove it, made this page for my self to keep everything here and remember.

We all drive the same cars...I don't know if you know
but I know my TL pretty well job with 4th gear at night
say it's the SRI I don't know

I did pass a 335, Im not blind, belive it or not. I was faster
TL made him step on the brake, couldn't pass in front of me, TL didn't let him
friend said he would loled also if I told him about this... but he saw it since he drove
and I would run against every car at NIGHT... I always mention night
During hot day car is slower

ohhh I never talked about racing
would you when you have stock susp? Hope not

Never talked general also...always made my point and gave details, even gas usually, and even how hot or cold out side

Take all those infos and go try the TL against a 335...

Thanks

Edit: ohh youtube... those videos are for me, I know which one has what or not... you won't understand it nor others
that's why didn't put any name on em

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Interesting. I completely understand
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Originally Posted by MEKO

I don't know why are you trying to throw
Everyone would understand when I say 335ci, with white license plate
ohhh had double exhaust also (for you)
328i has double exhaust.


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So you call this 4 exhaust?

It's 2 exhaust (2 muffler) with 4 tips

The one you put is one exhaust.
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This is what I saw last night and I mean I read it 335 too but not saying that, becayse you would come and say you missread it or something



and old models like around 06 has amber license bulb light..this wasn't
and I know if it's stock or afterm
you probably could notice too, I know you know about LEDs..
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at the bickering....

Meko, I doubt the TL can take a 335 (no matter the model year or the i/ci/xi/uni LOL)....but i have no doubt in what you have said....maybe the guy in the 335 didnt know how to drive or didnt shift right....

this is the reason why i kept my story of racing a 2010 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 to myself LOL....the 5.0 V8 makes 400+ horses.....my friend was driving it (rental car, YES RENTAL CAR) and we were on the highway....we ran from 50mph....I was in the top of 2nd....and in the power band (I always drive in SS mode)....he was cruising so by the time he put his foot down and the ECU changed gears and put the power down, i was gone....we ran from 50 to 110 and at 110 we prolly had 1/3 car on me....and i was very impressed with my car to keep up the the newer model Mustang....

how had he been in the right gear or driving a stick and driving it well, i bet the outcome would have been wayyyy different....

but none the less i trust you as there a multiple variables in a race....
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Originally Posted by MEKO
So you call this 4 exhaust?

It's 2 exhaust (2 muffler) with 4 tips

The one you put is one exhaust.
An M3 has what people would refer to as a "quad exaust" even though it's only quad tips.

People refer to the TL Type-S exhaust as the "quad exhaust" even thought it's not 4 separate piping with 4 different mufflers.

People refer to the base TL as dual exhaust, once again because of the dual exhaust tips.

You have it all wrong
Old Aug 26, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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I don't know, when talking to person, I think of whole unit being one, not the tips but yeah it has a "name"

I don't know bro, I usually doubt people in US driving a Auto but will find out what happend.
There is MASSTUNING here, biggest car club here I think
has 1200 followers on Facebook, everyones there in this state...
I asked them if anyone knows the car
Old Aug 26, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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MEKO-love the new shots. What is the wild building with the overhang and lights?
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Thanks Steven..
It was their Hockey field
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It's an Auto
https://www.facebook.com/groups/masstuning/

His friend B. Mak
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Here we go haha

His friend: Im with him now, he asked if your car was stock cause you put up a good run

Does that facebook page link work?
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yup the link works....atleast for me it does
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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I just want to say THANK YOU. This is the funniest post Ive ever seen on this forum, I feel like you are yelling at me personally... just about choked to death on my own snot laughing so hard...

Only difference with me is all my race stories (2) are of gray mid-90's Honda Civics with 0 mods killing me. Two weekends in a row, 3 and 4 passengers in their cars, different parts of the state... they go up to 120 to pass me before they get scared shitless. I don't know what is the deal! they're trying to prove something? LMFAO

Originally Posted by vietxquangstah
You keep talking about beating these 335 bimmers but don't provide proof. I find it very hard to believe that you are beating 2007+ 335 bimmers. You might have a better chance at a 2001-2006 bmw 330. Earlier you mentioned a '335ci' there's no such thing as a 335ci.

You only drive a base model AT TL dude. You make it out to be so fast beating 330hp/tq supercharged v6 audi s5 or 300hp/tq twin-turbo v6 bmws.

Do you know how much a base AT TL dynos in at? Around 210WHP. Do you know how much a 335i bone stock dynos at? Around 270-280 whp. Your TL makes less power, less torque, weighs more (than the bimmer), and is FWD compared to AWD/RWD of the s5/335i.

The only way I can see you beating the s5 is maybe IF his top speed limiter was limited to 120mph, but i doubt that.

Your base AT is a 15 second car at best and you're talking about beating cars that trap over 100mph and run low-mid 13's. I lol'd.

Also, why does your youtube channel have about 20 different videos of you in your TL just randomly flooring it everywhere? You really think you drive a race car huh

Dream car.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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Okay here we go...
Been long time, 215 pics
Pics will go by date

as general, pictures contain

Random cars around
Detail clean interior
Gokart
I don't remember
Replace Rear sway to MT one, 20 mm
Replace the bar links
Today, ordered Front 2 bushing for the front sway bar from Tim, will replace those too
Did the first drain of Redline - Racing,D4,Lightweight
ATF was burning as hell, high rev shiftings
magnetic bolt had some metal pieces but not that much for an 100k car...
so it's good, another 100k more little trany!!!

Also replaced the air filter of 2.7T, spark plugs, and oil
Bimmer has some stuff too but later.

My dad's friend help again... did everything.. mostly haha
Links got out easly, heat solves everything.

So the sound I thought coming from axles was the sway bar
front bushings are trash, so waiting for the new ones.

what else....
ooh S4 haha
Wish my TL sucked so I would've traded it
Car was one hour away from Boston at CT...minute away from my boarding high school at Putnam, CT.

I always look around for a B5 S4, that was the clenest one I saw, MT too of course
Couldn't go to test it because of inter but it's not on cars.com anymore
They said it had 2 owners before and both from NJ
No accident
Not sure about timinb belt or water pump
I am sure never replaced the axles or anything (need to if it's Audi at that mileage)

I was at least make my friend to buy it but car is gone I belive.. the guy said he was going to call me if someone will take a look at the car but he didn't
will find out this week

Also remember the RX8 friend from CT, he is selling it, we might buy it if S4 doesn't work out..

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/3160656912.html

ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I forgot
I have stage II exhaust, I removed the rear 2 mufflers to test it.
God I hate the people who said it sounds ok
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
god that was the worst thing I did to my TL
Sounded like shit, I have videos too, videos sound ok but in person OMG I did like 456345 miles per tank because scared to step on the pedal lol

Stage 2 is the best for me

anyways

I will show you guys the first car I drove..well, the car I was driving when I was 10
that clutch and shift is just wrong haha too hard, can't explain it
60-65 HP







Here is a old video from 07 I think, stupid high school times A6 2.7T 6MT and the times my love to 2.7T started
Audi love started at 1998, with my dad's friend red B5 A4 1.8T, also had winter tires that had metal ball particles or something...was a wow to me at those ages lol


I was cleaning my old stuff
What I found
















Nice Taxi







Found this





My dads office













F1 Boston, go kart place
my best lap was 23.9 seconds or something, all time best lap was 21.X
was the first time going there, will pass it next time
want my name on everyones paper
because of Kaan's girlfriend (will be S4 or RX8 guy), some laps were trash, I don't know how but was always in front of me and blocking haha





































Boston common



Exhaust time
I'll post the videos at the end

















Driving the MDX hahaha
No way driving that exhaust at Harvard









September 1st, college kids moving day
Never come to boston on that day









Next day driving suburban haha exhaust shop closed















Anyone know what that button does? Puts more torque or something???















Wanted to try adding the mid muffler but since it was a straight pipe muffler, wasn't going to reduce the flow, so we added this mid muffler...still same
so went back to stage 2 again







Nice guy, right near at my parents house, he has one old mustang but so beatifull, it's 14 seconds car, he is trying to make it 13 secs..they goto drag race every wednesday



Back to internship.. I went to office and saw my Russian friends speed6 there haha
He graduated, I didn't know he started to work here





AND IT'S SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS4













Not too many around











Corner at parents house, guy can't sell that MT S5 since 3-4 months
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/ctd/3249601402.html















Covered the intake, ready for winter, well..good for summer too





only open spot



Did better job connecting the air pipes



Cleaning time



Height and the grab is perfect with that knob
I want the oem wood knob but not sure



This thing is the bestttttttt one i used sice 6 years







Lexol of course









































White TL on the left, I don't know if he is here but all I heard was drone
post 77
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post14032291













Only thing I did that day at intern was watching that gps device from 9 to 2
actually watching cars

Pictures I couln't take of
New S4, and 3 different ones,
Two e39 M5
New A6 3.0T
Cadillac CTS V - Sounded like badass, on the left there is an exit, they all come from there and floor it
White CL63 AMG
CL550 also
Some M3
Anddddddddddd one yellow italia.
From now on that color is my fav for italia.
Can't describe how did that sounded...i thought there was an earthquake or something
Red NSX
SLK350...sounded nice deep tone
Quatroporte, white one...one of the best exhaust to me
My other love benz 190E
D2 S8 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn't belive that and it was S
that's one of my fav big ass cars, that and old 740 bimmer

Last time I was in a D2 audi was in 1999 or something.
Cousin that lives in Germany drove from stutgart to istanbul to visit



I love this old C too...uncle had one in 1998





This vw had both european license plate front and back







Spotted another one




My dad behind RSX























Spotted morgan he is hiding an update
painted his car to black haha







NJ whyyyyyyyyyy
I gave my car to mom so insrucance gets low
look at my new plate













ITS COMING







Look at that oddysey wow just wow





















My fav civic

















Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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One post has limit of 200 pics, sorry divided the the post

Time to play game













Saw this guy at autzone, he is turkish too but actually from belgium

























































This guy has some pictures with bostonsilvertpyes I think but I don't know if he is here or not

Some from Istanbul...facebook

















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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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haha

Anyone know why?

I went to the car this morning at 8.30
60F outside

Turned on the ignition, waited like 2 seconds for the beeps,
turned the key to start the car... nothing
Not even like dead battery, totally quiet
Turned it 2 more times and still same, nothing no sound or anything
All lights are perfect
at 4th try (turn key), car started normally

What the hell?
Old Sep 19, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Could be the ignition switch.
Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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Thinking it's that too
Won't be the starter since it's totally quiet right..

Looks like second gen had some problem with ingition, but can't find anything about 3rd gen.

How do I check it? Cables (because of cold)?
Let me see if it will do the same tomorrow.
Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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If its intermittent it will be hard to track down the actual cause.

It could even be the cables running from the battery to the starter.
Old Sep 19, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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it could be a lot of stuff....i would get the obvious out off the way...clean the battery terminals and put some battery grease on there....check the cables etc....

if the issues doesnt come back, you are fine....if it does, you have eliminated the obvious
Old Sep 20, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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Nothing this morning... started fine
50F

I have something wrong with battery or cables but I don't know what.
Something is also draining my battery. I leave the car alone for 2 days and battery dies.

Sometimes it starts hard but if it's 3rd day, boom total drain.
Only thing I could think of is remote starter, because I remember way before around like 2008, something was draining the battery in 2 days as well..

I have die hard. Not even 2 year old and started to umm I don't know what's it called... corrosion? Not the positive cable though, negaitive.

In 6 years, I replaced my positive cables once because of corrosion..oxidation whatever

Old Sep 20, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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^^^ man i have no idea about that....my stock battery lasted me a good 5+ years without an issue....and my braille is doing perfectly fine....

the cold gets to the braille so it has problems starting when the weather is sub 50's early in the morning but other than that, zero issues....cant expect more from a 11lb battery



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