Starting J32 6spd swap... sort of

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Old 06-03-2010, 06:01 PM
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Wink Starting J32 6spd swap... sort of

Unfortunately for my poor CL the time has come. While I only had her for a few short years, it is time to move on to better things. Came across the opportunity to buy an 04 SSM 6spd TL w/ black interior and I am going to snap on it. Test drive + paperwork tomorrow! It is in MINT shape, couldn't find a scratch on it. The only thing I was concerned about with buying a 6spd 3gTL was the synchros... so the dealer replaced them all .

In the process of returning the CL to stock (aside from the suspension, they will get the OEM stuff in the trunk). Going to be a sweaty dirty humid night for me.
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complete and utter FAILLLLL for getting my excitement up and then saying ur buying another car.
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TLS are sweet machines! Goodluck with the new ride!
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congrats on the TL, my buddy has the same exact car only auto
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Finished returning my car to mostly stock, pics tomorrow of TL!
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sweet yea im itching to get somethin newer myself
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sweet yea im itching to get somethin newer myself
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I got excited too..lol
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I was going to be really mean and take pics of me disassembling half the car to return it to stock to make it seem more legit... but i figured this was mean enough.
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Here's a quick cellphone shot of the new toy

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sick, looks just like my buddy's only better, nice man
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wait they replaced the synchro's upon your request? or is there a recall for those trans?
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It's a known "issue" with them. The guys over on the 3G side say to just switch to synchromesh. When I saw the car there was a very slight 5th gear grind so they just replaced them all. I remember reading about this problem with the 6spd accords a while back too, the unofficial cause is people skip shifting without rev matching.
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