New Member Justin Horn
07-09-2018, 11:27 AM
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New Member Justin Horn
Hey everyone,
My name is Justin. I live in Newtown Square PA. I have an 05 TL base/nav nhbp with 175xxx miles. I have various mods done such as mid muffler/resonator delete, aftermarket mufflers, cold air intake, subwoofers in trunk and have done a lot of the replacements these cars need such as control arms, sway bar end links, struts, brake pads and drilled/slotted rotors, atf drain and fill, tune up, ac high and low port valve replacements, removed hfl and a bunch of other maintenance things. I have much more I anticipate on doing!
My name is Justin. I live in Newtown Square PA. I have an 05 TL base/nav nhbp with 175xxx miles. I have various mods done such as mid muffler/resonator delete, aftermarket mufflers, cold air intake, subwoofers in trunk and have done a lot of the replacements these cars need such as control arms, sway bar end links, struts, brake pads and drilled/slotted rotors, atf drain and fill, tune up, ac high and low port valve replacements, removed hfl and a bunch of other maintenance things. I have much more I anticipate on doing!
07-09-2018, 12:01 PM
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Welcome. There's a decent amount of aftermarket support such as high-flow precats/ precat deletes as well as aftermarket J-pipes from RV6 and XLR8 which help with exhaust flow quite a bit.
Did the ac ports go bad or did you just replace as preventative maintenance? I've never had an issue with them before.
Did the ac ports go bad or did you just replace as preventative maintenance? I've never had an issue with them before.
07-10-2018, 09:08 AM
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I am working on my suspension now, thinking maybe a 04/05 manual transmission rear sway bar or a type s rear sway bar as well as new motor mounts. I am also changing the 3rd and 4th pressure switches in a few days! As far as the AC goes, never had an issue and then one day my air was not as cold, a few weeks later my air was warm. When to fill my refrigerant and heard a very slight “hiss” almost, dabbed a few drops of water on the low port and bam, it sizzled and hissed like crazy. I replaced that and all was well, next summer comes around and similar situation, this time the high port did it. Moral of the story, the valves have rubber gaskets/seals on them and with age, swell and shrink with temps I guess and just don’t fully seal like they should! Autozone for $6 I was able to get a valve tool and the valves stems!
07-10-2018, 09:16 AM
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Here is my first thread regarding suspension parts. Yes I know there are a few threwads already about these components, but I feel as if they are outdated and die hard oem or tien for struts. I wanted to shine light on the aftermarket parts that are a fraction of the cost and to me, honestly no different as far as feel goes. Let me know what you think and please comment on it if you want
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-t.../#post16258041
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-t.../#post16258041
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I am working on my suspension now, thinking maybe a 04/05 manual transmission rear sway bar or a type s rear sway bar as well as new motor mounts. I am also changing the 3rd and 4th pressure switches in a few days! As far as the AC goes, never had an issue and then one day my air was not as cold, a few weeks later my air was warm. When to fill my refrigerant and heard a very slight “hiss” almost, dabbed a few drops of water on the low port and bam, it sizzled and hissed like crazy. I replaced that and all was well, next summer comes around and similar situation, this time the high port did it. Moral of the story, the valves have rubber gaskets/seals on them and with age, swell and shrink with temps I guess and just don’t fully seal like they should! Autozone for $6 I was able to get a valve tool and the valves stems!
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