bluecarbonfiber

the new audi Q5 is growing on me.. the infiniti FX is nice too..

and lets face it.. you cant leave it OEM.. thats too plain you have to add alittle personality to it

ABP1TSX

the everyday usability of the element is awesome. My younger brother has one and we fit a 58" plasma in it without any issues and that was with it still packaged. With the seats out or folded it can swallow some large loads (ie. washer/dryers, fridge). The only thing i would think it would need is some more HP but it works well with what its got.



Anyone here gotten the flu yet? i caught it last week and shit knocked me out of service for a week.

ABP1TSX

Ohhhh btw college hills honda is having a closeout on mugen gp wheels. They are going for 899 a set for the 18" including caps and lugs. Im thinking about picking up a set.

minkl81

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yea thats what makes element attractive. also even though k24 is little underpowered for element/cr-v they are really great on gas for a suv. plus k24 will last really really long time.


very good price. specs on that 18" ? link?

bluecarbonfiber

if i could afford it i would get it..

ABP1TSX

I would post a link but it looks like they took it down this morning. They have a running thread on 8th gen and looks like they sold out this morning. I put in an order last night so i hope i got in. Dont need another set of wheels but at that price for forged mugens, i couldnt resist since i have some extra $$ rite now.

Min, the wheels are the ones from the mugen si.
18x7.5 16.5lbs 48 offset.

fobstylez

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lol yea I saw that as well, it was posted on fatwallet and stupid people were making fun of it. Saying how putting it on the car isnt going to make it any faster, blah blah blah.

Min, element dude, cant go wrong. Either you like it or you hate it and I personally would love one. But yea, i dont think it would be possible to keep it stock. They need new rims

minkl81

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16lbs for 18s are really good. think this is one of great deals like rays nismo 19" rims thats been selling at ebay for aroun d 500. hope that you got in


acurazine doesn't have element section so if i ever get one, it'll be stock other than hid headlights, tint, tailgate spoiler, and side steps

ABP1TSX

Element owners club. LOL big forum for the element. Tons of aftermarket stuff you can do with the element. It can go either direction too. Lower it and big rims for the metro/city look or raise slightly for the "offroad" look. Honestly it doesnt need much if you get the SC or EX-p. Just maybe slight bigger/lighter wheels to improve handling/mpgs and your set.

minkl81

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i checked eoc too but that forum wasn't attractive as acurazine.



beaverton infiniti's weekly specials for this week is very tempting

http://www.beavertoninfiniti.com/Dea...lySpecials.pdf

bluecarbonfiber

glad to see acurazine is up and running again.. it was slowwwwwwwwwww the past couple days

clee109

Thanks for coming over the other day Brandon and helping with the cat, hope you enjoy the RT!

With the 06 cat back on the car seems to have a lil more low end grunt but less top end and the exhaust is sexy smooth now, almost G35 like

bluecarbonfiber

no probs! hopefully you cleaned all the smoke out =)

bluecarbonfiber

Front bumper came off today.. im guessing they are going to resand the whole thing and repaint it. UGH.. so sick of my bumper getting repainted =/

bluecarbonfiber

slowwwwwwww in here lately..

fobstylez

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yea its slow, so I dont come on here as often. How bout that wind last night, geez

bonknhead

Blowing pretty hard all over. Rain this morning during my 5:30am commute was crazy too.

bluecarbonfiber

suppose to be windy the next couple days.. been driving our scion around and i feel like its going to get blown away since its so light..

clee109

not enjoying dodging all of the fallen branches

bonknhead

or dodging the big rigs getting blown around on the Sunset Highway either!

bluecarbonfiber

^ ha.. wait till it snows again

bonknhead

That's fine - Portland shuts down with 1" of snow so I'll be able to telecommute!

'02_TL-S

HAHA!! So true. Oregon drivers are such wussies and Portland is not equipped to handle any so even if it's just an inch.

Hey bonk - what part number is the filter for Icebox?

bonknhead

The K&N model number is RU-2590. It's a tight fit, but it works just fine.

minkl81

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wonder how many days my tl will be sidelined this winter


btw...

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/last-update-before-freezing-weather-%5Bnov-2009%5D-752817/

clee109

sidelined by snow or a dead battery?

minkl81

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first, snow.
second, battery.
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swapped to oem battery
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thrid, snow again.
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tl just sucks on snow. tsx is like a subie compared to tl

bluecarbonfiber

^ wish we had AWD like a subie

bonknhead

Really? The TSX is better than the TL in snow? How so - they're both FWD...

minkl81

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1g tsx exterior + sh-awd + rdx engine =


yea for real. i had 1g tsx for 2.5years and current tl for 2.5years. tl goes nowhere when snow falls

minkl81

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not sure if you guys saw this from off topic section

http://www.luxury4play.com/automotiv...d-50-pics.html

garages of people with shit load of money

bluecarbonfiber

if acura was smart enough to do a car like that i would get it.. if it was in a decent price range..

supposedly in cuba or something like that... they have the TSX/accord in AWD =/ would love to have that imported over here

and the garage pics make me drool

minkl81

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i think this beats all others

plane parked in the driveway

bluecarbonfiber

anyone see the news about the 12 year old shot with a bean bag??

ABP1TSX

^ yea thats just plain stupid and wreckless IMO. Big police man cant contian a 12yr girl? Honestly if you cant take down a 12 year old then maybe you shouldnt be on the force.

clee109

read the full story:
http://www.kptv.com/news/21669077/detail.html

resisting arrest, shot with bean bag, continued to resist at that point it's her own damn fault. Don't fight the police cause you'll always lose.

Now if she had not been resisting and he fired a bean bag on her then that's a different story. And you could cause the girl more injury by taking her down and restraining her while she continues to fight then to simply shoot her in the leg with a bean bag. Sorry but I'm going to have to side with the cops on this one.

bluecarbonfiber

^ concur.. the girl is pretty hefty too for a 12 year old,, honestly they could of been more forceful but whats worse a broken face and possibly an arm being slammed to the ground? or a bruise from a bean bag.. i think honestly the bigger question what is a 12 year old doing on a max at 11pm with no parents? and why is she on there if she has been banned because she was caught stealing purses? obviously the 12 year old needs to be spanked a few times.. and the parents need to man up and put her on a leash

Ken1997TL

Narrower tires on the TSX, which is a good thing for snow conditions.

Tires make ALL the difference.

I've got my snowtires and cables ready in case we get another 'fun' snow storm this winter.

I grew up in the Northeast, so no problem driving in the stuff, its the idiots doing 50 mph on I-5 with ice and changing lanes rapidly that scare me.

bonknhead

Fighting the police should be a losing endeavor. Even if you think you've been wronged, fighting with two armed officers is just plain stupid.

bonknhead

So, it's not really a comparison between the TSX and the TL, but more of a comparison of of how 215s fare in snow vs 235s? I thought that Minkl81 was actually commenting on how the cars performed in the snow, not their tires.