Back Again... Just Bought 97 Acura 3.0CL

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Old 08-03-2012, 03:22 PM
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Back Again... Just Bought 97 Acura 3.0CL



So I've been away a while... Since I was last online I have been through a 00 Honda Hatch, 93 Integra, 04 TL 6MT, 99 Wrangler, 03 RSX, 05 TSX, 91 4Runner, 07 Civic Si, 93 Accord 5MT Coupe, 09 TSX, 10 MDX. It's been a while and I'm back!

I just finished hooking up my Tacoma Sport (below) and needed a fun driver, a classic... I've always wanted the classic CL! Check out what I just picked up! Now... what to do in a quick reconditioning...?!? I see intakes and stuff are hard to come by now... I was going to order an AEM or Injen CAI (some say the 2nd gen fits is this true?), anything fun left out there on the market??






And my toy...
Old 08-04-2012, 02:57 AM
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Awesome! Thats a clean CL you've got. Its like mirror...
Old 08-04-2012, 07:18 PM
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Very nice I'm up in Mooresville a few exits up 77. Man that makes me miss my Cl. If u ever need any powder coating or speaker box building hit me up.
Old 08-06-2012, 11:40 AM
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very clean ! ..how much did you pick this up for ?
Old 08-21-2012, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JDM8o9
very clean ! ..how much did you pick this up for ?
Hey! Got this one just over 3k and absolutely loving it. Any idea where I can find a good comptech header? Was hoping to find one used in great shape but haven't seen anything.
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Wow, that is one clean looking CL you got there.
Old 08-22-2012, 06:54 AM
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Brings back memories, I had one of these brand new but it was dark green. Looks very clean, nice pick up too.
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Nice paint on that! good pick up
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WOW... Who owned that car before you? A retired female Avery good find i must say. What i'd do is: AEM V2 CAI (5-10HP), Headers (15-25hp), and a quiet exhaust like I use in all my honda/acura's Apex-i World Sport II (5-10hp). Also would do synthetic oil and Redline D4 synthetic transmission fluid to keep your moving parts working at exceptional efficiency. Oh, clean those headlight lenses good and add 5000k HID'S blacking them out would look mean.
Old 09-04-2012, 10:12 AM
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As for the claimed hp results for said mods in previous posts, I can only assume one of two possibilities where those numbers remain true. First, if we're talking to the flywheel, or secondly if we're referring to one of the j32 engines and not the j30a1 engine.

With that said, the dyno results on a dyno jet with intake, obx headers, cat back exhaust without a resonator, and UR pullies resulted in a 13whp increase. After the tune with a vafc controller, I gained another 12whp and 11 lbs of torque. So in total I put down 175whp for a net gain of 25whp to the wheels tuned on the j30a1 engine. Stock these 3.0's put down 150whp with a 25 percent drivetrain loss. I have the dyno results listed on Azine from about 9yrs ago. Hope this helps

I'm loving both cars btw!
Old 10-16-2012, 01:16 PM
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Looks real clean, surprised I havent seen this around, but since youve owned so many other cars I probably have seen you.
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