LDH

My sc needs a new front bumper + paint since the stock one is cracked.

TL needs to get the side fixed since it got keyed. I also still need to find a chrome 3.2TL grill and repaint the stock rims silver since the stock center caps are peeling. Trying to make it look new again.

Ken1997TL

Well the old lady officially drives the TL daily, so its no longer my modding project/sinkhole for money

Oh well, its seen plenty of tasteful mods

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

so mod the RL...

Ken1997TL

Oh I have!

Already modded the LED gauges, chrome shift plate, '04 shift knob. Heads are ported and polished. Adding satellite radio soon.. etc.

Go90go

I call dibs on the manifold.

I'm glad to hear that you've bought a house! I'm still paying mine off, and the one I'm living in now. I need to find a house in Japan, though, and that's tough, especially since I haven't paid off these, haha. Are you moving to London? If so, the new "Congestion Fee" is BS. 50 quid, IIRC, to go downtown...

~Cheers~

Go90go

You need one of these (sorry for tiny pics):






~Cheers~

P.S. I like the Mode Parfume.

Go90go

Oh, and Back Up Designs' grill:


Unfortunately, the grill alone is $870...

~Cheers~

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

Hell No... they will need to first convert my salary to GBP then add another 10% then i would even start to consider it... and it would only be temporarily... i can't see myself living here... i miss my car so much since i have been walking everywhere my legs are still sore!!!

Congestion Fee now is 8 quid per day... 10 if you don't pay it on the day... makes sense though to cut down on the amount of cars here since the streets are smaller... but i don't see NYC adopting this because we depend so much on cars...

i think my next house would be in Queensland, Australia... somewhere on the beach...

ssmtl2nv

iTrader: (2)

c/t s/c and 3rd cat delete

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

u get the SC yet???

Go90go

I got keyed, too, . Twice.

Ship the car over, then, haha. My dad shipped his car when he moved. Anyhow, I think I misunderstood my friend and I think he said it cost him 50 quid a day totally, including Congestion.

I had another friend living in Melbourne, but I'm not sure if he's still living there. Kinda lost touch but he's doing great things, taking after his family. They build orphanages in China and donate them to the temples. Good work for an ex-mobster, haha. It's taking care of him for his next life.

~Cheers~

LDH

That sucks. My sister drives the car, so I don't have to look at it or else it'd be fixed already. The part that sucks is the car was repainted in Feb. and this happened in April.

k9500winmag

im getting ready to paint mine, do the nsx brake conversion and rear suspension inspired by colt45. body kit will wait.. rolling on 05 tsx type r wheels... fit perfectly no problems..

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

my g/f is Aussie so we may end up moving to Oz somewhere... but i would def ship the TL down there, both of them... they don't have emissions inspections down there so i would prob go to town with the car.... Zero cats...

and i think it would be badass to have a LHD Legend down there... the only LHD cars i saw in OZ were vettes and mustangs...

Go90go

^ Yes and yes. The Legend scene is alive and well over there. I've heard Australia is a beautiful place. I'll visit there someday... Can't wait to see Christmas trees and a clear blue sky, haha!

~Cheers~

Go90go

I decided against the fender trim, but I got a Garson-style shift knob. It feels weird pushing it around but when I'm just resting my hand on it, it feels pretty nice. Kinda like a little massage for my palm from the crystals. Mine's the all chrome one:



Should be switching back to my regular wood shift soon, but I'm starting to get used to it.

~Cheers~

P.S. I dropped and dragged my cold-air the day before yesterday and ruined my Weapon-R filter. The same day I put it back on, I destroy it. All thanks to a missing clamp. I have a huge truck K&N now, that BARELY fits in the space where the stock airbox was, haha.

CitizenPete

Improve Gas mileage:
Improve Gas mileage:
Improve Gas mileage:

1) Get from current 15.9mpg to spec 22mpg - tune up, plugs, O2 sensor timing belt, etc...
2) improve mpg by 25% - mess with F/A ratio (O2 adapter, ECU signal biasing?)
3) improve total cumulative mpg from 15.9mpg by 40% ++ - drastic methods TBD .

Implemented if and when I can afford it.

CitizenPete

Did your Waepron R tube help with MPGs at all? Did you have the dual tube type? Did it have the connection for the breather tube? What did you do with the Mass Air sensor and it's signal circuit?

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

werd i need to change my spark plugs.. im avg 19MPG at the moment...

LDH

This is what I did for my sisters TL to help improve the car and hopefully the mpg.

Flush transmission, check tire pressure, seafoam, new oem air filter, fuel filter, lucus fuel injector cleaning, I also changed the oil while adding in auto-rx to clean out the crap inside the engine, and cleaned the throttle body with seafoam deep creep.

I don't actually know if mpg improved, but she said the car feel like it has much more power and drives great.

Go90go

Yes, I have the Secret Weapon intake. Honestly, compared to my original mileage, I've improved it greatly with the new motor (26MPG mostly city). But with the old motor, yes, it did improve after some mods. I don't have a MAF, because I'm a 3.5. My breather tube is connected and not vented. Here in CA that's a big no-no when the cops pop your hood.

~Cheers~

I went towards a motorcycle cop yesterday morning doing 60 in a 30 in the Civic. He and the squad car hiding ahead of him both just glanced at me. You know if I were in my car I'd be pulled over immediately, haha.

Colt45

20mph.. damn my shits a gassaholic. like i dont even know what it gets its so shitty. but most go carts get shitty mileage so whatev

Go90go

Just averaged about 22- 23 today. Went from idiot light on for awhile, pumped 4.5 gallons ($4.32/gallon here) and the light started to fade in after mashing it around town racking up 80, almost 90 miles, stuck in traffic alot but had a few trips to 100.

Oh, and I have sticky tyres, so it'd be better with a harder compound. In any case, S-03 FTW!

~Cheers~

Go90go

Bumpity bump.

Summer's almost here again, and I'm reviving this thread for the third year!

I'm still on sticky tires (stickier, even), and

My plans?

Fix the tranny.
Fix the body.
??????
Profit!

~Cheers~

P.S. Oh, and leave the country.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

man if you plan on fixing it then profit... i don't know how good a job you are doing if you have to leave the country and hide... lolz..

Go90go

^ Haha! It all depends on what's going to happen in July/August. Whether or not I can leave for good and just come to the US for vacations, or continue living here and go back to Japan for vacations. You have no idea how badly I miss Japan... I even watched a video clip shot during a typhoon because it was at a place really close to where I live and where I walked through every day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbicZYInMLo

I WANT TO GO BACK!!!

~Cheers~

TLin401

My mods will be relieved in the coming weeks, so watch my thread.

Ken1997TL

No mods for the TL, fiancee drives it now.

Prelude has been modded though

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

^^^ whoa Ken fiancee??? when did this happen??? congrats...

still need to de-mod a few things off the TL (exhaust, CAI, carputer, etc) since my mom has been driving it... apparently dad loves my GS and has taking it in the morning before i leave so i have been driving the 3G TL... lolz no plans for the 3G since i need money for the house and wedding...

stas2007

i want too much for my car....but most of all i sleep and dream of a 5speed tranny on my TL...

Go90go

Damn, both of you? Me, too! Not really, I called it off last year, .

Congrats to both of you!

~Cheers~

Ken1997TL

Last September

TLin401

Everyone is getting married and I will just stay in my 7 month relationship and counting.

stas just remember anything is possible if you put your mind to it!

stas2007

well one of my best friend is an amazing mechanic..and he is building a 900 hp evo ; so i am sure we ll figure it out...he is so talented that he pulled out my starter without taking the intake manyfold or axles of; i still dont understand how he did it...if anyone done a starter on 2.5 TL they ll know what i mean...

TLin401

That is ridiculous!!!

stas2007

I ve been debating on lambo doors a lot; i know they are played our but with the TL frameless doors it would look so good....

TLin401

Please don't.

Go90go

I considered it for all 4 doors, then decided, no way. While it WAS popular back in Japan, it's getting played out even there. You can thank all those idiots doing it with 24" chrome spinners and two colour paint.

~Cheers~

P.S. I say two colour because two completely different colours CANNOT be considered two tone.

desired_speeds

I need to:

-replace oil + filter (2500miles already)
-replace tranny screen + fluid (121k on original screen)
-replace diff oil (been 1 year already)
-exchange brake fluid and bleed brakes, and put on type II calipers
-finish gutting air box
-swap directional tires side by side... or get new wheels

ohh yea and I need to redo my headlights...

tmnhs81

^get new wheels.