walleyeman

Good luck finding your car. Thieves need to f##king die and burn in hell.

NSXTC

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minnesotan

What bothers me the most is that it had a J32 motor.

bmeyer

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Early for sale thread posted in BM (more parts to come). Click the link in my sig for details.

Brian Luong

Hello All,

My name is Brian. I recently bought a 04 Acura TL NBP 6spd as a birthday present to myself. Jorge, who I met at RKC this monday, referred me to sign up on Acurazine. I've been surfing on here quite a bit for mods and whatnot. I didn't think there would be a active Twin Cities TL community but I'm glad I found this.

Pics will coming up soon.

Takata 18

Hey Bmeyer PM me your phone I know you do not take PM's so PM me your phone will talk.

Takata 18

QUOTE=Brian Luong;14456709]Hello All,

My name is Brian. I recently bought a 04 Acura TL NBP 6spd as a birthday present to myself. Jorge, who I met at RKC this monday, referred me to sign up on Acurazine. I've been surfing on here quite a bit for mods and whatnot. I didn't think there would be a active Twin Cities TL community but I'm glad I found this.

Pics will coming up soon.[/QUOTE]

Welcome Aboard Brian. I am glad you decided to join in. There are alot of guys in this thread that can help or point you in the right direction a even help you out. For steaks an drinks we can help.

Brian Luong

Haha. Thanks for the welcome. I'll take you up on steaks, however, drinks I'll pass.

Phantom_of_the_Acura

I don't think you quite understood Jorge, advice and tips on modifying your car is free. If you need an extra set of hands to help you it will cost you a steak and a 12 pack of beer. Which will buy you about an hour to an hour and a half of Jorge's time after that the rate goes up and the amount of time it gets you goes down. So to get another 30 minutes to hour out of him it is 2 steaks and a 18 case of beer.

chokin

Question for those who is lowered on coilovers, do you guys have rear camber kit? I just recently lowered on Tein basic (not maxed out), and got an alignment done. Toes are in spec, but left rear camber is -1.8 and right rear is -2.7.

Also, what is the plan for B4B and MNHonda meet?

nate_0022

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Yes details please. I need to know what time to leave up here! How's the snow down there? We didn't get any up here

chokin

We didnt get anything down here.

NSXTC

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We got hit hard down here in Rochester...probably 12" or so! Damn! What happened to Spring? Global warming my ass! F U Al Gore!

luckyjakob

Where is everyone located that's going to B4B? I'll get a central location to meet planned once I know where people are coming from. Ideally would like to meet up around 9:00-9:15AM so we can get there and get parking fairly early.

Evil_Pineapple

I have the HT-spec coilovers and I bought the camber kit but never used it. My guy aligned it for me and have had no issues. My fronts are just about -1 and my rears are -2. I dont know who aligned your car but it doesn't sound like they did a very good job.

walleyeman

That's some off camber, usually if you dropped your car evenly, the camber should be about the same on each side. I have a rear camber/toe kit but have yet to install it. Camber is fine to have as long as your toe is correct. Bad toe is what wears tires prematurely. I have bad rear toe, stupid tires plus says my shit is stripped and won't adjust it but they look fine to me, so I bought a rear camber/toe kit. Just been too lazy to install it. My front tires wear evenly, my rear ones are pretty bad, one of these days when spring actually gets here I'll put it in.

chokin

I will be coming from downtown St. Paul.

I had Jeff the alignment guy do my alignment. I don't think he would do a bad job.

When my friend installed the coilovers, he used the adjusting tools handle as a standard height from the lowest for 4 corners. The car seems to sit evenly. So since my toes are in spec, should I just leave it?

chokin

My bad, my rear camber are -1.8 L and -2.4 R.

luckyjakob

There is a Burger King off of Hwy. 10/61 and Glen Rd in Newport, MN.. It's just south of where 494 and 10/61 meet, and about 10 minutes away from MAP.. How does that work for everyone? The address is:

1598 Hastings Avenue
Newport, MN 55055

Thinking meet there around 9:00-9:15 Saturday morning

chokin

That works for me. I'll be there around 9.

nate_0022

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Anywhere works for me. I'll have to leave at 6:45am just to make it on time

Evil_Pineapple

If your not driving back home, you can crash on my couch

nate_0022

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Thanks for the offer bud, but I have to be home that night. I have to work in the morning.

Takata 18

^
Yes Max knows you can't get cheap help now a days. With me one steak will do maybe two. Max can help to you might need two boxes of no ales for Max.

chokin

Since now we got B4B figured out, whats the plan for MNHonda on Sunday?

Takata 18

From Previous experience on my 04 tl I had the A-Spec suspension installed. I never installed a camber kit on the car, just new tires and rims. I got excessive wear on the inside edge of the tires. Last year I got new tires on my 07 with the same A-Spec suspension. I had an alignment done at WBA by Joe and the fronts were good but I had negative camber on the rears. I bought a SPC camber kit for the rears installed it and had him readjust the rear alignment and the rears are perfect. Camber will wear the inner edges of the tires. Don't let people tell you different. At least get it check out first. I recommend a rear kit for sure. Ask the guys who set their cars aggressive and slammed see how long their tires last. You'll be surprised.

Takata 18

That is cool with me. I will meet you there.

Takata 18

Find another central meet area I guess. I am not that far from MNHonda meet since it is on the east side. I am in White Bear Lake at what time are we planning to go.

chokin

I didn't get the rear camber kit because of heeltoe's thread. I have already noticed the inner wear after 1200 miles. There is a controversy about ingall. Which one is better SPC or ingall.

Takata 18

I third that they should be

NSXTC

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Sadly I can't make either B4B or the MNHonda meet this weekend. I've got a bachelor party all day on Saturday, and God knows that I won't be in any shape to drive come Sunday!

Have fun...

luckyjakob

Skip the bach party - Jorge said we can all go to his house after B4B and he'll hire strippers and provide copious amounts of booze for us

Carmodifier

We got about 6" of snow here in Cottage Grove; the majority of it has melted though. Here's a photo I took yesterday:



Depending on the weather, I'll make an appearance (without White Heat) at B4B

nate_0022

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We're leaving here at 7. I'll probably be just making it to the meet sport at 915

chokin

How many people are meetin at Newport tomorrow?

Evil_Pineapple

If tire wear is what your worried about, make sure your toe is set right. The inner part of your tires will wear more than the outer because of camber but it will not eat up your tires anymore than usual.... If your toe is off then you are dragging the tire, not rolling it.

Evil_Pineapple

If its craptastic and cold tomorrow then I wont be going to B4B... I have both my kids and im not trying to have them out in the rain and cold.... sorry guys

chokin

Tires wear is my only concern because its my DD. my left rear toe is -.01 and right rear is .03 which both are in spec.

Takata 18

This sound some what familiar. Last year was a wedding or some other event. Well will see you in KC.

Oh well you won't be coming. I think it will be crappy I understand reminds me of last year

Everyone buys the Ingalls I have been happy so far with the SPC. Depends on what tires you buy I have the KDW's they are not cheap. I want my tires to last. If you have camber is going to wear your tires on the edges. Wear is wear if it is toe or camber. Either is going to make you spend money replacing tires.

Takata 18

Jake and myself will be there. The event starts at 9:30