what do the 2004 TL's get to 60? like 6 flat? i mean, 270 horses, damn... are they in the mid to low 14s or what, i havent found ANY performance times whatsoever on them, just engine specs.

 

i would guess high 14's or low 15's

 

^ The new TL in 6 speed form is way faster then that.

 

There was a thread in car talk saying the 6spd nailed a 14.2 or a 14.6 i cant remember. The the thread was started by Nitrotiger. check that one out.

 

yes, mid low 14's.

 

14.2 for the 6 speed. Someone on v-tech.net tested it. The auto is laying down 219whp so I believe it'll run a 14.4-14.5 stock. We'll soon enugh see

 

they grab the extra 10 HP from a stock cold air intake and .5 more compression I think, right?

 

they did bump up to 11 so that were they making the extra 10 in sure

 

let me get this straight:
they have only 10 more hp than a type s, yet they are able to put down at least 15 more hp to the wheels?
so either they have more than 270(it does feel like it), their tranny is more efficient (also very possible), or our cars do not have 260 at the crank.

anybody have dynos of the 04 TL in either tranny form?

 

Im guessing the drivetrain is more efficient.

 

some guys on the TL forum swear that honda underrated the engine...again...

 

i dont think the engine is underrated but i will test my car at acura wars.

 

I just read 14.96 for the auto, 0 to 60 was 6.5

 

Where'd ya see that?

 

Either Auto Week or TL forum 3rd gen. sorry not sure.

 

I will be dynoying my TL soon but i have seen them only put down 10 more on the dyno charts i have seen. i know my tl 6speed is faster than my auto tl-s and that ran 14.5 96mph that was the best and that was auto i think the tranny some how is more efficent. Also i noticed like the s2000 the 04tl only drops 500 rpm between shifts how is it on the cl-s 6 speed

 

i would love to know where theirs a dyno place on long island...

 

i think the 04 tl has better grearing , gear ratios .in either form auto or 6 speed but who knows whats faster

 

Cant remember if it was road and track or car and driver, but they gave the tl a 0-60 of 5.7 seconds, and the quarter i cant remember for sure, but it was low to mid 14.

 

we dont quote car and driver for that reason.

 

I was just reading Motor Trend Car Of The Year and 0-60 was 6.2 for the 6 speed i believe.

 

My friend has a '01 CL-S (with cold air intake). He dragged his father in-law's '04 TL and the cars are pretty much neck in neck the whole way.

Keep in mind it's just 10 ponies, and the TL is a little heavier so it eats them up.

I don't know how you could say the engine is underated, again.

It's the same block as the CL, with a minor change in the compression ratio.

 

low 15's..come on, are you just a pescimistic kinda person or are you assuming whoevers runnin these time can't drive worth a fuck?

 

go look on acura-tl.com...someone dynoed an auto 04TL at 219whp...and then 225whp w/ a K+N Flat filter...now an 01 CL-S will only lay down approx 200whp. So you have either better gearing, a less parasitic tranny, or AN UNDERRATED ENGINE!!!

 

i am wondering... r u using the same fuked up auto tranny in the new TL as CLS?

the new TL with 6speed 1/4 r almost identical with G35C 6speed. maybe .1 or .2 slower.

 

new tls are lighter too.

 

This has probably not been posted so let me share the knowledge: a test by www.vtec.net showed the TL running the 1/4 in 14.2s @ 98 mph. This is the 6-speed manual version. The automatic is about as fast as a 2002/2003 TL Type S.

 

I'm not too certain about the 6MT but I test drove the auto this weekend and it didnt feel particularly quicker than my 2k2 Maxima but I have no doubt that it'll trap faster than my Max.

IMO, I dont think it'll be much quicker or faster than the current CL-S (auto/6mt) but it's a much nicer car than the last CL/TL; which is saying ALOT for the 2k4, seeing as the CL/TL Type S is REALLY sweet.

 

Wrong. The new TL is about 50lbs heavier than the old TL-S/CL-S with similar drivetrains.

 

As vandy said.... the manual TL should be around mid to low 14's... the auto should be equivalent to the 2001-2003 TL-S/CL-S autos....

 

Also the new auto TL has the same bullshit overdrive 4th gear.

 

I confirmed that on my test drive.

 

I agree. The 10 hp gain is offset by the slight weight gain.