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Old 09-21-2010, 11:25 PM
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Can we get to the bottom of this???
i have a 06 tl wit aem intake i guess im pushing 285-290 HP and ive raced an altima se-r....smoked him from stop sign to stop sign and on the high way kept having to slow down....no body believes tl's are fast compared to se-r's...which is faster and whats better VQ's or VTECH???
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v-tec

personally theres no substitute for the i-vtec
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:37 PM
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It's doubtful that intake gave you 15-20hp over stock. Just sayine
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:53 PM
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well i looked up the model and it said between 13-20 extra hp...
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I hope you mean Crank HP. If its wheel hp * *

But yeah the TL has very nice top end. If it had I-Vtec that would be boss.
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No way you get even 20 crank HP from a CAI. You pushing like 265 MAX.
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well i looked up the model and it said between 13-20 extra hp...
Don't believe what you read...
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intakes are shiny and look/sound cool. but they aren't going to do very much for you. your TL comes with a cold air intake stock. it just doesn't say AEM/INJEN/K&N and doesn't go "vroom vroom" when you slam it.

a lot of races depend on who's behind the wheel.
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Your 06 TL has 258 hp at the crank. Subtract at least 15% due to FWD. Your cold air intake adds no hp, all it does is make noise IMHO. There is a huge difference between HP at the crank vs at the wheel. Google that for more information. Also, it's "VTEC" not "VTECH"
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Originally Posted by vaasqueez
i have a 06 tl wit aem intake i guess im pushing 285-290 HP and ive raced an altima se-r....smoked him from stop sign to stop sign and on the high way kept having to slow down....no body believes tl's are fast compared to se-r's...which is faster and whats better VQ's or VTECH???
First off you have no where close to 285-290 HP espically from just an intake and second the VQ engine espically the 3.5 in the se-r compared to our j series is much better in terms of performance and potential.
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First off you have no where close to 285-290 HP espically from just an intake and second the VQ engine espically the 3.5 in the se-r compared to our j series is much better in terms of performance and potential.
i dont' know about the VQ engines i think they're overrated. Drove my buddies 03 3.5L 6MT maxima the other day and it felt slow compared to my car, low and top end.
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Don't forget the sticker adds at least 10 HP!!!!!
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hahaha 285hp with cold air
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VQ>VTEC the torque in the VQ is just always there when you need it. the VTEC esp in my TL feels like it has nothing on the lower end
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Sweet jeezus, this thread is a little old lady in the fast lane doing 45 in a 70 with her left turn signal on.
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ok no need to get smart...just saying what ive read from
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Sweet jeezus, this thread is a little old lady in the fast lane doing 45 in a 70 with her left turn signal on.
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This probably should be in the TL forums, no?
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Originally Posted by vaasqueez
i have a 06 tl wit aem intake i guess im pushing 285-290 HP and ive raced an altima se-r....smoked him from stop sign to stop sign and on the high way kept having to slow down....no body believes tl's are fast compared to se-r's...which is faster and whats better VQ's or VTECH???
06 TL was rated at 258hp from the factory, unless you are calling a comptech supercharger an AEM intake you aren't even making 270hp.
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This probably should be locked, no?
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
This probably should be in the TL forums, no?
How about Ramblings or Street Racing or The forum?

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Originally Posted by charliemike
How about Ramblings or Street Racing or The forum?

exactly the response I was looking for.
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...looking for my "v-tec must have kicked in - yo" pictures.




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The race wasn't even close? I thought Alty SE-R's were pretty quick.
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SE-R Altimas are 14 second cars, the TL isnt going to touch that. Obviously the SE-R had issues or the driver had issues.
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a win is a win
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Originally Posted by 08A-SPEC
SE-R Altimas are 14 second cars, the TL isnt going to touch that. Obviously the SE-R had issues or the driver had issues.
Umm, TL's are 14 second cars too. There are bone stock 5AT's running high 14's to low 15's and of course, the 6MT's are low 14 second cars. OP never even mentioned what tranny he has.
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Sweet jeezus, this thread is a little old lady in the fast lane doing 45 in a 70 with her left turn signal on.
Perfect description lol.
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HA he said "no need to get smart"...dude this is the internet.
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I've seen bone stock base 3G 6MT runs 13.99 sec for 1/4 mile..it's on the 1/4 mile thread they have time slips too
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...looking for my "v-tec must have kicked in - yo" pictures.
Are people mocking us when they say... (click here)
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Great stuff there!

It always makes me laugh to think that people actually think TLs are fast (race) cars.
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285-290HP??? and you got 06 TL Automatic I assumed? Who told you this?or where did you read it? ckckck kids these days...
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i have an 2007 acura TL 5AT and i have outran my boi with his SE-R altima. Also beat him with an E46 325i so whats up with that?? I thought SE-R were beast.....
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Originally Posted by xejshinex
I've seen bone stock base 3G 6MT runs 13.99 sec for 1/4 mile..it's on the 1/4 mile thread they have time slips too
Well, that was a one time thing and not quite stock. He had an intake and spacer.
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butt dynos never lies
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
exactly the response I was looking for.
We don't want it either.

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One time thing lol...any 6mt 3rd gen is capable of at least 14flat at 100 with the right driver. Not too many TLs go to the strip...
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Well, that was a one time thing and not quite stock. He had an intake and spacer.
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Not too many TLs go to the strip...
Not too many, but a few.

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