Stephen's '04 TL 6spd Progress Thread

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 13, 2016 | 04:02 PM
  #201  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by Steven Bell
How do you like it?
I like it a lot and the throws are a lot shorter. I like how you can feel it everytime you drive the car and it's fairly inexpensive.

Last edited by Steven Bell; Mar 17, 2016 at 07:32 PM.
Reply
Old Mar 15, 2016 | 04:44 PM
  #202  
truonghthe's Avatar
Suzuka Master
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 7,967
Likes: 1,702
good work men, keep them post coming.
Reply
Old Mar 15, 2016 | 05:29 PM
  #203  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by truonghthe
good work men, keep them post coming.
Thanks, waiting on a couple parts to come in today.
Reply
Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:47 AM
  #204  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
I ordered a couple chassis braces from heeltoe and received them yesterday. One bolted right on but the other hit the subframe before it came close to mounting up.

I'm on aspec suspension and there is 5" of clearance from the the lowest point of the bar.









The longer bar in the photo was the problem, now I just have to wait for heeltoe to get back with me.






Reply
Old Mar 16, 2016 | 11:49 AM
  #205  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
what did Marcus say?
Reply
Old Mar 16, 2016 | 12:40 PM
  #206  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by Boosejars
what did Marcus say?
He is going to take it back, trying to see if he will apply the return towards the side braces.
Reply
Old Mar 16, 2016 | 04:16 PM
  #207  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
Well at least he's willing to work it out and support his product!
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2016 | 01:20 PM
  #208  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by Boosejars
Well at least he's willing to work it out and support his product!
Yes that's the main reason why I purchase through heeltoe.
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2016 | 02:06 PM
  #209  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Took my car in to get it looked at because it developed a clunk when taking off. Took the car in to an Acura tech I know and he said the xlr8 motor mount I installed around 3 weeks ago has broken. It's hard to tell in the picture but the top square where the bolt goes through snapped from the mount.
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2016 | 02:16 PM
  #210  
maharajamd's Avatar
Race Director
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,382
Likes: 1,544
From: Columbus, OH
Damn that sucks...
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2016 | 02:56 PM
  #211  
Oh Sickest TL's Avatar
Jeff
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 816
From: Port City, New Brunswick Canada
dafuq is going on with these mounts of late? bad batch or what
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2016 | 07:32 PM
  #212  
Steven Bell's Avatar
Team Owner
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 36,545
Likes: 6,470
From: Kansas City, MO (Overland Park, KS)
Ouch....
Reply
Old Mar 18, 2016 | 05:16 AM
  #213  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
Yeah - I went in to the same shop to help roll the fender of the tech - got a nice set of Volks - he's going to be dropping on some ISC coils in the next day or two, so we did some fender rolling to help with any potential problems
Name:  20160317_201405.jpg
Views: 85
Size:  211.8 KB
this is Stephen's car - after a fresh rotate and balance, and new compliance bushings - I even saw the busted XLR8 mount too...what a shame on the mounts
Name:  20160317_184224.jpg
Views: 111
Size:  247.3 KB
those Michelin's smelled real nice while we doing some burnouts

Last edited by Boosejars; Mar 18, 2016 at 05:18 AM.
Reply
Old Mar 18, 2016 | 10:32 AM
  #214  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by maharajamd
Damn that sucks...
Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
dafuq is going on with these mounts of late? bad batch or what
Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Ouch....
Sucks I didn't expect it to fail especially that fast. I'm not sure why it did it I only drive this car 1-2 times a week if that and I haven't even taken off hard since installing them. I'm going to contact xlr8 about getting the top bracket replaced. If it does it again I'm going to switch to the oem mount.

Originally Posted by Boosejars
Yeah - I went in to the same shop to help roll the fender of the tech - got a nice set of Volks - he's going to be dropping on some ISC coils in the next day or two, so we did some fender rolling to help with any potential problems

this is Stephen's car - after a fresh rotate and balance, and new compliance bushings - I even saw the busted XLR8 mount too...what a shame on the mounts

those Michelin's smelled real nice while we doing some burnouts

Thanks Matt, yeah pretty disappointed that the mount failed that fast I might switch back to oem if xlr8 sends me a replacement bracket and it fails again. Good job on the fender roll should him out a lot. to bad you didn't get a video of the burnouts
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 11:26 AM
  #215  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Contacted josh at excelerate and all he seems to want to do is send the bracket back and they will weld it or I have to take it to a shop and get it welded and they will give me a 50$ store credit. Doesn't seem like much of a warranty to me, wish I would have got oem or innovative mounts instead.
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 11:33 AM
  #216  
sockr1's Avatar
Safety Car
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 4,431
Likes: 1,164
From: San Diego
Yea if I could do it again inwoukdnhave gone innovative mounts. Hopefully my tab doesn't break off with my new Gerzand inserts.
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 11:47 AM
  #217  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by sockr1
Yea if I could do it again inwoukdnhave gone innovative mounts. Hopefully my tab doesn't break off with my new Gerzand inserts.

When I was looking up pictures of the mounts it looked like there used to be a weld around the tab and it's no longer there now. To me it seems like a lot of stress to put on that tab.
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 12:06 PM
  #218  
Oh Sickest TL's Avatar
Jeff
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 816
From: Port City, New Brunswick Canada
wow thats brutal.
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 01:25 PM
  #219  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
How have I missed your thread this entire time?
Killer...read the whole thing. Now I need a nap and probably gonna rub one out.

I'll be sub'd from now on. Kick ass...
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 02:50 PM
  #220  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
Originally Posted by Stephen00TL
When I was looking up pictures of the mounts it looked like there used to be a weld around the tab and it's no longer there now. To me it seems like a lot of stress to put on that tab.
Too much power Stephen

Originally Posted by rockstar143
How have I missed your thread this entire time?
Killer...read the whole thing. Now I need a nap and probably gonna rub one out.

I'll be sub'd from now on. Kick ass...
That's why I led you here young padawan
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 04:26 PM
  #221  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
wow thats brutal.
Yeah im pretty disappointed after the amount of money I've spent with heeltoe and excelerate. Sometimes I've spent more money to support the vendors here. It's pretty frustrating but for now I may have found a temporary solution to fix the front mount till I can get this repaired or replaced. I'll check it out tomorrow and leave an update.

Originally Posted by rockstar143
How have I missed your thread this entire time?
Killer...read the whole thing. Now I need a nap and probably gonna rub one out.

I'll be sub'd from now on. Kick ass...
Thanks, can't wait to see what you do with your new kbp. I've been following your thread on the nbp tl before I even had my third gen tl. If I could find a deal on kbp 6 speed I'd purchase one and join everyone getting one lately

Originally Posted by Boosejars
Too much power Stephen



That's why I led you here young padawan
Thanks Matt, I've been looking into the flash pro but braking mounts and still being able to spin tires has got me second guessing my self on that.

Last edited by Stephen00TL; Mar 19, 2016 at 04:37 PM.
Reply
Old Mar 19, 2016 | 07:40 PM
  #222  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
Ha! At this point...being called young is a compliment!


Thanks, man...well...if you find one, doubt you'll regret snagging it. I can tell we're of like mind...gathering up all the old Honda's that are now selling for ridiculous pricing.
Reply
Old Mar 20, 2016 | 05:52 PM
  #223  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Work on my cars for most of the day today. I didn't think about it but I got all three mounts and only installed the front and rear. That meant I had a spare bracket to fix the broken front mount so tackled that first.








Next up I installed my rl calipers on my cl












Reply
Old Mar 20, 2016 | 05:59 PM
  #224  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
Great progress!
Reply
Old Mar 20, 2016 | 08:20 PM
  #225  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
holy flipping huge calipers batman lol - looks good dood!
Reply
Old Mar 20, 2016 | 08:54 PM
  #226  
Oh Sickest TL's Avatar
Jeff
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 816
From: Port City, New Brunswick Canada
yea these RL calipers are uhhh... BIG
Reply
Old Mar 21, 2016 | 12:29 PM
  #227  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by rockstar143
Great progress!
Originally Posted by Boosejars
holy flipping huge calipers batman lol - looks good dood!
Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
yea these RL calipers are uhhh... BIG
Thanks guys the calipers are big at first I didn't think the calipers would clear the wheels. I didn't have the brembos of to compare them to but it seems like the rl calipers are bigger. I bedded in the brakes this morning and now they feel much better.
Reply
Old Mar 21, 2016 | 12:33 PM
  #228  
Oh Sickest TL's Avatar
Jeff
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 5,728
Likes: 816
From: Port City, New Brunswick Canada
yea I still dont know if they will clear my 18x9 +45 advans

spacers I suppose
Reply
Old Mar 21, 2016 | 10:29 PM
  #229  
Steven Bell's Avatar
Team Owner
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 36,545
Likes: 6,470
From: Kansas City, MO (Overland Park, KS)
Looks good!
Reply
Old Mar 22, 2016 | 07:08 AM
  #230  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
Good Looks!
Reply
Old Mar 23, 2016 | 07:23 AM
  #231  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
yea I still dont know if they will clear my 18x9 +45 advans

spacers I suppose
Yeah that offset might make them hit. You can always test fit if you know someone that has a brembos on there tl. Clearance is about the same between rl calipers and brembos.

Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Looks good!
Originally Posted by rockstar143
Good Looks!
Thanks, the more I'm using the brakes the more I like them. I know it might effect brake bias but nothing I have really been able to tell so far and it's not like I'm tracking the car.
Reply
Old Mar 23, 2016 | 11:31 AM
  #232  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
just don't drive in reverse!
Reply
Old Mar 23, 2016 | 09:32 PM
  #233  
UA6cowboy's Avatar
Cruisin'
 
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 16
Likes: 2
From: Tulsa OK
Nice ssm done anything else to in the pass two years
Reply
Old Mar 23, 2016 | 09:34 PM
  #234  
UA6cowboy's Avatar
Cruisin'
 
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 16
Likes: 2
From: Tulsa OK
Oh sorry nvmd
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 05:04 AM
  #235  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 06:08 AM
  #236  
Boosejars's Avatar
Pro
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 550
Likes: 169
From: Jacksonville
This is great - first thing I seen this morning - needed a good laugh lmao
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 06:15 AM
  #237  
rockstar143's Avatar
Moderator
Chapter Leader (South Florida Region)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 78,249
Likes: 20,202

me too!
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 09:45 AM
  #238  
Stephen00TL's Avatar
Thread Starter
Chapter Leader (Southeast Region)
 
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,355
Likes: 451
From: Jacksonville, FL
Originally Posted by UA6cowboy
Nice ssm done anything else to in the pass two years
Originally Posted by UA6cowboy
Oh sorry nvmd
Good save lol

Originally Posted by rockstar143
Originally Posted by Boosejars
This is great - first thing I seen this morning - needed a good laugh lmao
Originally Posted by rockstar143

me too!
Yeah that was a good laugh
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 11:17 AM
  #239  
UA6cowboy's Avatar
Cruisin'
 
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 16
Likes: 2
From: Tulsa OK
I was look through the forum on my phone while at the mother in laws house didn't see the other 5 pages until it posted. Glad I could give some of you a laugh. That's the best why to start the morning.
Reply
Old Mar 24, 2016 | 11:20 AM
  #240  
UA6cowboy's Avatar
Cruisin'
 
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 16
Likes: 2
From: Tulsa OK
Hey was that a coverlay dash cover you put on the TL
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:21 AM.