Since most of my upgrades are scattered around this site, I thought it would be a good idea to get an actual build thread going so I can stop taking other threads offtopic So here goes.

I bought my 03 CL-S6 on August 8, 2008 from the original owner. It had 56,6xx miles on it.

8-23-08
This was two weeks and nearly 3k miles later.









My first mod was the shift knob.



8-23-08
After that I installed the CT Icebox and removed the clutch dampening device and installed a stainless steel line along with Corsport aluminum shifter bushings. I also ordered a P2R throttle body spacer and thermo gaskets.



9-24-08
Then I installed a Pioneer AVIC-F90BT and my JL 13TW5 sub, Alpine PDX 1.600 and Uncald4s custom enclosure.











11-16-08
Finally got around to installing my XS headers. That was a fun install But definately worth it.

11-27-08
I then picked up a Comptech rear sway bar and poly-urethane bushings.

12-2-08
I ordered two NRG torque dampeners, one front and rear.





12-21-08
Scored a Neuspeed front strut tower bar off eBay for practically nothing.



12-23-08
I ordered tail light tint and attempted to install it. It didnt go well. Its sitting a landfill somewhere by now.

1-2-09
After trying to make up my mind between the Neuspeed short shifter and the P-Spec short shifter, I went with the P-Spec and I couldnt be happier. I also picked up an S2000 titanium shift knob for it.



1-5-09
Ordered blue LEDs for the dash. Sorry for the horrible pictures.







1-28-09
Bought a now discontinued RonJon grille from a member on here. I rocked that for a few weeks, but couldnt get used to it, so I took it off.



1-29-09
Finally did a de-badge. I left the Type S emblem though.



2-20-09
Got sick of the blue dash lighting. It just wasnt matching what I was going for with the car, so I bought red LEDs.





2-22-09
Got around to installing my K-Sports. I fell in love with the car all over again after these went in.



3-12-09
Got tires mounted on my RJ Legends and also had the tint done.



3-16-09
Ordered the Ingalls rear camber kit. That was a bitch to install. Two of the bolts had to be cut off because they were rusted to the bushing sleeve. Fun times.

4-8-09
Ordered 80A poly-urethane to fill my engine mounts with. That alone made wheel-hop almost non-existant.

4-14-09
Brake time! I went small, and just upgraded to Racing Brake slotted rotors in the front and Hawk pads all around.

4-15-09
Made the best purchase for this car, a Helms manual. If you dont have one, get one.

5-29-09
Bought all the parts that I thought were needed to do my first projector retro-fit. I had a spare set of headlights that I attempted to do it on, and it didnt end well. So the retro-fit idea was shelved for a few months.

6-2-09
I finally got alittle serious (and some would say careless with my money) and decided to upgrade the intake. I purchased the 09 TL 3.7 intake manifold and top cover from Honda, and the throttle body adapter from P2R along with a ported throttle body.



6-6-09
Met up with a member in NY to buy a set of CT axlebacks from a TL that I would later use to trade with a member in Chicago that had CL axlebacks on a TL. I love the sound and the way they look. It took me a few months to get around to installing them

6-14-09
I had a slight impulse buy. I saw a set of wheels in the BM that I fell in love with. I went for a test fit and ended up buying them. They were 19x8.5 RonJon Devotions, staggered lips, 40mm offsets, matte black centers and gloss black lips.





7-3-09
Bought an RT 2.5" high flow cat from Excellerate. I never installed it.

8-10-09
Bought a clear brake light for the spoiler. Not only does it look better, but it is actually brighter.

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9-14-09
Got the car polished.



9-19-09
Picked up some CCFLs for the trunk. Super easy to install, and made the trunk BRIGHT.













10-19-09
Finally rolled 100k miles!!!



10-24-09
Bought a modded Versus front lip from EasyMoney in the Black Market. Little did I know he was a piece of shit scammer and never sent anything out or returned any of my messages. Eric Nguyen of Florida, just remember that Karma is a bitch.

11-3-09
Purchased a Clutch Masters stage 3 clutch for my soon-to-happen motor build.



11-27-09
Revisisted the retrofit idea I had. And I actually completed it!!! I can see!!!







12-2-09
Yes, 5 days after I completed my retrofit I had ordered brand new headlights from Honda and all the parts needed for the next retro. Now to find the time....

12-18-09
My car had been getting some work done for the past week and a half. I am now the proud owner of a 3.6 CL

-3.7 Crank
-05 RL Pistons
-KMS Valve Springs and Retainers
-Full Port and Polish































Also finally hooked up my gauges. God I love these pods.




Im going to keep this updated as I do more modifications, and believe me, there will be more modifications

 

HOLY! Nice build dude! Love you CL man!

 

wow, you need some more side shots of the Devotions. Where did you get that gauge pod? Can you still see the mileage and door ajar icon behind the pods?

Lastly, how do the 3.7 and other NA engine mods feel?

 

Im not impressed

 

paul did you good. sucks im moving away hes like the only person i like touching my car. how much whp do you think your pushing now?

 

finally you can stop taking all our threads off topic lol

seriously sick build dood!

 

You know this is NEVER going to happen...haha


Looking very good. Still waiting to see what you come up with for the fogs!

 

the painted black valve covers set off the engine bay nicely. Can't wait for dyno #s!

 

Haha you're just like me... you said you weren't planning on putting much in your car and using it for your other cars. I said the same except I just wanted to save money.

For me i just said im gonna drop it and maybe get rims. Little did I know i would get rims which led to a drop which led to a cold air intake, which led to installing LED's, which led to headers, which led to snow tires for my seventeens, which led to making lights for my floor, which led to tints, which led to a new subwoofer, a new amplifier, and 2 new boxes, which led to getting bored with my headunit which led to dropping a grand on my new double din alpine A/V unit .

Mod bug is great but sucks at the same time.

 

WOW That is 1 sexy CL Sooooo jealous lol. Nice job man. keep us all posted and please post those dyno numbers when u can

 

Damn man nice work! You make me regret trading in my 01 ABP CL-S

I really wish you could have made the Charlotte meet earlier in the month so I could check out this beauty. Keep us updated!

 

can't wait for teh dyno

 

Nicceeee! You should put the badges back up and make it say 3.6CLTYPES

 

Nice work!

 

Don't do that, lol. Very nice build by the way, forgot to mention that in my first post.

 

he should! Gotta show off that 3.6!

 

well maybe we can hope haha

and don't do the 3.6 badge, keep it a secret and blow unsuspecting noobs out of the water hehehe

 

Oh yea, its definately staying de-badged.

Thanks for the compliments. I had a little issue with the fuel pump last night, but I should hopefully have the car back on the road by the end of the week and I can keep breaking it in.

Once I hit around 2500miles Im getting it dyno'd.

 

So how's it feel???? More power than a Blower? midrange, top end????

 

I really like those red leds, they look great at night. Especially agaisnt the black dash/interior. Wouldn't look nearly as cool with my beige lol.

 

How did I miss this?

Great work. Are you back yet?

 

So far it feels great. I cant rev it past 4k rpm though because Im still breaking it in. Yesturday I did accidently overrev it to ~4250 when the fuel pump started failing.

Most of my driving has been in the 1500-3000 rpm range. With the old setup, Id have to drive it between 2000-4000rpms to get the same power/feel. And keep in mind, Im only applying ~40% throttle.

Im hoping for around 290 at the wheels. Ive seen another 3.6 Accord that Paul built that put down 308 at the wheels. Im not expecting that much though.

Thanks. They do actually strain the eyes a bit when they are on full brightness on pitch black roads.

Yup, I finally got the damn car home

My fuel pump died last night and stranded me 5 miles from home around 8pm. Not a big deal I thought, except that the two tow trucks the sent out refused to tow my car because it was a "lowrider". Thats exactly what they called it.

So after arguing with roadside assistance they searched for a "snatch" truck and dollies, and no operators in my area were willing to send that truck at night.

That was at 4am this morning. So I left the car there and went home. At 8am I called again and they searched for another operator. It took them over an hour to find one, and they sent him out.

When I met him there, it was another damn flatbed. I was ready to kill someone. But this guy actually knew what he was doing so he was able to get it on the bed without damage.

Now the car is home and Im waiting for my Walbro to get here. My gaskets and filter should be in at Honda tomorrow. Im hoping to get it back up and running by the weekend.


Even though the car isnt running right now, Ive still got some work planned for it this week. Ill be posting updates

 

Electric leaf blower SC?

Glad it is home.

 

ive seen your car in person those tow guys were really exaggerating. your car is lowered but there acting like its slammed.

 

those tow truck drivers blow, my car is slammed & i've only ever used a flat bed with no issues, ever..

 

Yea, believe me, I know. Ive had a lowered Prelude and a slammed Civic, and got them up steeper inclines without issues.

I honestly think they didnt want to work.

I went to a meet on Sunday and my car looked stock compared to the other TLs, so I thought about lowering it more. Im glad I didnt.

 

bingo.

you really raised the bar on the CL side with this.

 

makes me want to get a tow hook. Do they make any for the CL, or are they all universal?

 

Theyre universal. You should be able to mount one behind the lower grill directly to the bumper support so you dont have to cut through the bumper.

Thankyou for the compliment, but theres plenty of better looking CLs on this site.

 

im talking performance wise. we all know lippstuh and brainlin stepped the "show" game up on the CL side. they were some of the first to do the TL kit and push the limits of rim widths and offsets. but you've stepped the "go" game up.

 

^ ya man performance wise you set a nice high bar way to go!

 

I must have missed this post.

It was made by Nexson over on V 6 P. I think he has an account over here as well (same name). He does excellent work.

Its difficult to see the odometer readout when in the driving position. I keep the steering wheel all the way down, but when driving I cant really see it. Its actually a bit difficult to see the 0-15mph area of the speedo as well. I dont look at that area much while driving anyway.

Having the gauges mostly out of view from others is the main reason for those pods. I couldnt get used to the pillar pods.

Lol, I still have a ways to go

 

Nice work, everything looks great! I love the interior, looks sick bro.

 

so when you going FI, and how is trying to actually get traction

 

Sick buddy. Our engines are virtually identical. But with your plans, did you machine the dome off the RL pistons to bring comp down to 10:1?

 

Ill cross that bridge when I get there

Nope, running high comp. Im not planning on running any more then 7psi. And as of right now, Im still on the fence if I should go boost. I need to see how the chassis reacts to the 3.6 once its broken in.

BTW, how much boost are you running?

 

sweet. whats the compression ratio at now?

 

so sell me the boost thingy

 

i got a tow hook. the are universal. might need to do some custom brackets to get to fit right and where u want it. i got one on my cl, rear tow hook. no brackets needed. but i did use longer bolts.

 

10.7:1

Not necessarily "high" compression, but it is higher then 10.1:1

Im seriously considering picking one up and mounting it discreetely in the front. We'll see though.