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10-09-2002, 08:09 PM
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naa, not yet.. but very soon. 
I need to get the Cusco Lower arm bar and Strut Tower bar, Comptech sways, and then I'll gather up the coins for the S/C
I need to get the Cusco Lower arm bar and Strut Tower bar, Comptech sways, and then I'll gather up the coins for the S/C
10-09-2002, 08:23 PM
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Dyno Run
Gentlemen,
I called Alamo Autosports in Arlington (817-860-4300) and found out the following:
They are open on both Fridays and Saturdays with dyno runs by appointment only. They quoted me a standard charge of $75 for 3 pulls (includes printout) if I went down by myself. They said they could do a "buddy" deal for $65 for 3 pulls each if we had 3-4 cars. They also said they could do a club "dyno day" for $45 for 2 pulls each IF we had 10 or more cars. They are located at 1218 Colorado Lane, Suite C-3, Arlington, TX 76015 (North of I-20 off Cooper Street before you get to Pioneer Parkway).
I think we need to shop around before we commit to this thing. Does anybody know anyone else around they can call and get a quote from? These prices seem a little high to me. I would bet we could get single runs for around $50 and a dyno day for $25 if we shopped around a little.
Now comes the scary part: I was thinking
if we are planning a Texas Type-S run night at Ennis in November, why don't we see if we can schedule a dyno day either earlier that Friday or the next morning, whichever would be better for increasing our numbers at the dyno shop? 
I bet we could get a few folks from Austin/SA and from Houston to come up if we made local program something not to miss--dyno your car in the afternoon and run it at the strip in the evening--you know this would set the bragging rights for the Texas clubs for a while to come!
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I called Alamo Autosports in Arlington (817-860-4300) and found out the following:
They are open on both Fridays and Saturdays with dyno runs by appointment only. They quoted me a standard charge of $75 for 3 pulls (includes printout) if I went down by myself. They said they could do a "buddy" deal for $65 for 3 pulls each if we had 3-4 cars. They also said they could do a club "dyno day" for $45 for 2 pulls each IF we had 10 or more cars. They are located at 1218 Colorado Lane, Suite C-3, Arlington, TX 76015 (North of I-20 off Cooper Street before you get to Pioneer Parkway).
I think we need to shop around before we commit to this thing. Does anybody know anyone else around they can call and get a quote from? These prices seem a little high to me. I would bet we could get single runs for around $50 and a dyno day for $25 if we shopped around a little.
Now comes the scary part: I was thinking
if we are planning a Texas Type-S run night at Ennis in November, why don't we see if we can schedule a dyno day either earlier that Friday or the next morning, whichever would be better for increasing our numbers at the dyno shop? I bet we could get a few folks from Austin/SA and from Houston to come up if we made local program something not to miss--dyno your car in the afternoon and run it at the strip in the evening--you know this would set the bragging rights for the Texas clubs for a while to come!
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10-09-2002, 08:29 PM
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Good work Inferno. I'll call a shop in North Dallas off of 75 tomorrow. If worse comes to worse, I KNOW we can get 3-4 cars in the area for 3 pulls each. Scheduling a dyno day for Texans to come may be doable. I don't know how many of those Austin/SA/OK guys would be willing to make the extra drive all the way up/down here for it though.
10-09-2002, 08:38 PM
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I'll ask the guys doing the work on my car tomorrow, and see what they charge for a dyno run. I didn't know they did it until I saw a pic on their website. They're off 75 just north of 635.
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
Lata
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
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10-09-2002, 08:39 PM
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I'm in for the Dyno-Dash.
The only issue is Friday's from 3-7, and Saturday's ????
I've got soccer season in full swing. So as long as I can make it at the scheduled time, I'm there.
So as soon as we get an idea of a date, if it's different from the Ennis trip, I can let you know what works for me.
The season ends 11/9, so it gets easier after that. And don't forget, after the 18th, I'm toast for a few weeks due to some shoulder surgery.
Lastly, doing both on the same day will be harder for me to pull off.
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The only issue is Friday's from 3-7, and Saturday's ????
I've got soccer season in full swing. So as long as I can make it at the scheduled time, I'm there.
So as soon as we get an idea of a date, if it's different from the Ennis trip, I can let you know what works for me.
The season ends 11/9, so it gets easier after that. And don't forget, after the 18th, I'm toast for a few weeks due to some shoulder surgery.
Lastly, doing both on the same day will be harder for me to pull off.
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10-09-2002, 08:44 PM
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:o Thanks Danny, I didn't even notice that.
By the way, what are used CAIs going for? Enough to help offset some of the cost for the ice box?
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By the way, what are used CAIs going for? Enough to help offset some of the cost for the ice box?
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10-09-2002, 08:45 PM
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Dyno Days and Race Nights
I started a question thread to see if we get any takers. If you guys know folks in the other clubs, can you point them to this link so we can see what the interest is?
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=82798
Thanks, Inferno
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=82798
Thanks, Inferno
10-09-2002, 08:49 PM
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Originally posted by DeezNutz
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
Lata
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
Lata
You are nuts, and I like it.
Is the S/C going to be ordered next month. :PAnyway, that's a great price for everything. DMD Acura was going to charge me $495 for just the springs. :pfawk:
I wonder what those guys would charge for just springs and sways? maybe the ice box too if it doesn't get here within a week.
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10-09-2002, 08:54 PM
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Re: Dyno Days and Race Nights
Originally posted by InfernoTLS
I started a question thread to see if we get any takers. If you guys know folks in the other clubs, can you point them to this link so we can see what the interest is?
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=82798
Thanks, Inferno
I started a question thread to see if we get any takers. If you guys know folks in the other clubs, can you point them to this link so we can see what the interest is?
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...threadid=82798
Thanks, Inferno
Civic or someone could post to his Honda buddies that came out to the last meet.
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10-09-2002, 09:06 PM
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Originally posted by InfernoTLS
RUF--if you could post it on TL and get Civic to post it with his connections, that would be cool. Thanks, Inferno
RUF--if you could post it on TL and get Civic to post it with his connections, that would be cool. Thanks, Inferno
Just make sure that folks respond to the Dallas Area thread to keep it going.
Last time we lost over a 100 post on a separate thread. We are approaching 1500!
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10-09-2002, 09:45 PM
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Originally posted by DeezNutz
I'll ask the guys doing the work on my car tomorrow, and see what they charge for a dyno run. I didn't know they did it until I saw a pic on their website. They're off 75 just north of 635.
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
Lata
I'll ask the guys doing the work on my car tomorrow, and see what they charge for a dyno run. I didn't know they did it until I saw a pic on their website. They're off 75 just north of 635.
FYI, they're charging me $475 for the install of headers, CAI, springs, sways, and spark plugs (yeah, I could have done it myself, but they threw it in no charge :P ). I thought that was a pretty f*cking good price.
Lata
10-09-2002, 09:51 PM
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RUF,
They were asking slightly lower than the going rate for individual installs (they claim $50 / hr for labor, but it didn't seem to be reflected in their standardized pricing for springs, sways, etc), but after giving them a request for a "group rate" for all those goodies, they came back with that price. I was planning on trying to get them down to $500, so I couldn't believe it when they low-balled me!
They need the car for 2 days, though, so I'm not too cool with that -- considering this is my only ride around town.
Of course, when I get it back, I'm gonna be going f*cking nutz in that beauty. >;]
Lata
They were asking slightly lower than the going rate for individual installs (they claim $50 / hr for labor, but it didn't seem to be reflected in their standardized pricing for springs, sways, etc), but after giving them a request for a "group rate" for all those goodies, they came back with that price. I was planning on trying to get them down to $500, so I couldn't believe it when they low-balled me!
They need the car for 2 days, though, so I'm not too cool with that -- considering this is my only ride around town.
Of course, when I get it back, I'm gonna be going f*cking nutz in that beauty. >;]
Lata
10-09-2002, 11:17 PM
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allright!!! just got my car back today... springs were supposed to go on tomorrow but I've got the cable guy coming to do an install so I canw atch cable TV finally... I guess tehy'll have to go on sunday or something... anyways a TX meet sounds good... I was suggesting something like that earlie... I know I could get a ton of Austin ppl to come down... atl east 4-5 TLs and CLs and other Hondas/Acuras as well... we've got a car club down here at UT too... let's set a date in stone... then I can look at my exam schedule...
10-09-2002, 11:39 PM
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Originally posted by DeezNutz
RUF,
They were asking slightly lower than the going rate for individual installs (they claim $50 / hr for labor, but it didn't seem to be reflected in their standardized pricing for springs, sways, etc), but after giving them a request for a "group rate" for all those goodies, they came back with that price. I was planning on trying to get them down to $500, so I couldn't believe it when they low-balled me!
Lata
RUF,
They were asking slightly lower than the going rate for individual installs (they claim $50 / hr for labor, but it didn't seem to be reflected in their standardized pricing for springs, sways, etc), but after giving them a request for a "group rate" for all those goodies, they came back with that price. I was planning on trying to get them down to $500, so I couldn't believe it when they low-balled me!
Lata
I'll give them a call and see what they can do.
RUF
10-09-2002, 11:43 PM
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Originally posted by InfernoTLS
RUF--if you could post it on TL and get Civic to post it with his connections, that would be cool. Thanks, Inferno
RUF--if you could post it on TL and get Civic to post it with his connections, that would be cool. Thanks, Inferno
DFW Dyno Days is the name.
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10-10-2002, 01:02 AM
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here's how much installs should cost you... I already got quoted some of tehse prices here in Austin... CAI = $50 at most, Springs = $200 , Sways = $50, Plugs = $25 ... sways are really easy to install once you get the car up... springs are a 3 hours job... cai and sways are 1 hour job... this is at going rate of $50 an hour... my friend sidemarker already had his springs installed for $150 at a shop here in Austin and if I wasn't doing it myself I'd proly go there too... I think the only mods you should have someone else install are springs and headers... everything else is pretty self explanatory... headers and spirngs just b/c they're in difficult to reach areas... sways are a breeze from the DIYers I've herad from... check out my friend Austin519's page if you want directions for intsall of almost all these parts...
http://www.acura-tl.org/ ... Austin (also his name) is gonna help me install my springs soon... I:'ll have a detailed w/ pics writeup once I'm done...
http://www.acura-tl.org/ ... Austin (also his name) is gonna help me install my springs soon... I:'ll have a detailed w/ pics writeup once I'm done...
10-10-2002, 05:20 AM
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Originally posted by RUF87
I'm in for the Dyno-Dash.
Lastly, doing both on the same day will be harder for me to pull off.
RUF
I'm in for the Dyno-Dash.
Lastly, doing both on the same day will be harder for me to pull off.
RUF
10-10-2002, 05:30 AM
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Originally posted by DeezNutz
I'll ask the guys doing the work on my car tomorrow, and see what they charge for a dyno run. I didn't know they did it until I saw a pic on their website. They're off 75 just north of 635.
I'll ask the guys doing the work on my car tomorrow, and see what they charge for a dyno run. I didn't know they did it until I saw a pic on their website. They're off 75 just north of 635.
Originally posted by mantis23
THats the same place I was gonna call, whats the name of it again?
THats the same place I was gonna call, whats the name of it again?
Originally posted by DeezNutz
They're CTC Motorsports.
They're CTC Motorsports.
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10-10-2002, 05:37 AM
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Originally posted by RUF87
Will do.
Just make sure that folks respond to the Dallas Area thread to keep it going.
Last time we lost over a 100 post on a separate thread. We are approaching 1500!
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Will do.
Just make sure that folks respond to the Dallas Area thread to keep it going.
Last time we lost over a 100 post on a separate thread. We are approaching 1500!
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10-10-2002, 07:21 AM
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10-10-2002, 12:56 PM
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Mantis, I shot an email to Kyle (I think that's the owner) at CTC about doing a group dyno setup, so he should be at least familiar with the idea of a bunch of Acuras/Hondas rolling in.
Later
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10-10-2002, 01:06 PM
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well I might not be on here for a lil while guys... my physics class is raping me right now with this electric and magnetic wave business... I failed the first test recently... so I guess I gotta cut out my ACL.com time and hit the books more... damn... I;'ll proly be back in af ew weeks... hopefully my grades will be better and my springs will be installed... later...
10-10-2002, 02:26 PM
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Hey Deeznuts, I emailed him, and stopped by the shop to talk to Kyle just now. He was real cool. I told him that I have about 5 guys who want to dyno Hondas / Acuras. He said they don't have a actual dyno machine at the shop, but we could probably set something up with intercrew a few blocks away on like a Saturday morning. He can't really give me a cost estimate until I get the number of guys who want to do it.
So who is all in for sure? so far I have
Mantis23
Ruf87
InfernoTLS
DeezNuts
Anyone else want to get in? Should I tell him 4 and see what they want to charge?
So who is all in for sure? so far I have
Mantis23
Ruf87
InfernoTLS
DeezNuts
Anyone else want to get in? Should I tell him 4 and see what they want to charge?
10-10-2002, 02:47 PM
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Stuff it and put it up on the wall, man!
Stuff it and put it up on the wall, man!
I'm looking to stuff a GS400 someday. I'm tired of eating BMWs all the time.
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10-10-2002, 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by mantis23
Hey Deeznuts, I emailed him, and stopped by the shop to talk to Kyle just now. He was real cool. I told him that I have about 5 guys who want to dyno Hondas / Acuras. He said they don't have a actual dyno machine at the shop, but we could probably set something up with intercrew a few blocks away on like a Saturday morning. He can't really give me a cost estimate until I get the number of guys who want to do it.
So who is all in for sure? so far I have
Mantis23
Ruf87
InfernoTLS
DeezNuts
Anyone else want to get in? Should I tell him 4 and see what they want to charge?
Hey Deeznuts, I emailed him, and stopped by the shop to talk to Kyle just now. He was real cool. I told him that I have about 5 guys who want to dyno Hondas / Acuras. He said they don't have a actual dyno machine at the shop, but we could probably set something up with intercrew a few blocks away on like a Saturday morning. He can't really give me a cost estimate until I get the number of guys who want to do it.
So who is all in for sure? so far I have
Mantis23
Ruf87
InfernoTLS
DeezNuts
Anyone else want to get in? Should I tell him 4 and see what they want to charge?
RUF
10-10-2002, 02:51 PM
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Originally posted by civic4982
well I might not be on here for a lil while guys... my physics class is raping me right now with this electric and magnetic wave business... I failed the first test recently... so I guess I gotta cut out my ACL.com time and hit the books more... damn... I;'ll proly be back in af ew weeks... hopefully my grades will be better and my springs will be installed... later...
well I might not be on here for a lil while guys... my physics class is raping me right now with this electric and magnetic wave business... I failed the first test recently... so I guess I gotta cut out my ACL.com time and hit the books more... damn... I;'ll proly be back in af ew weeks... hopefully my grades will be better and my springs will be installed... later...
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well guys, i just ordered my exhaust. Its gonna take about 2 weeks to get from Japan, then about another 4 days to me from cali. I'm kinda skeptical, everyone is saying this exhaust is loud, but is one of the only ones to gain hp. OH well, we will see, hehe
10-10-2002, 03:00 PM
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0-60 tests -
I just did a couple of runs out at the same spot I did my other tests to see what difference the wheels and tires made.
I used the same spot to keep things consistent.
I also did 2 runs to check out variances.
Anyway, the result was 6.41 and 6.49. On the 6.49 I spun the tires a bit more.
This compare to my previous best time of 6.87.
The weather conditions were a bit different with it being cooler today, but more humid. Probably a bit of a wash.
I also noted that I have a dirty air filter so I'm probably losing a bit there, but not much.
So all in all, my guess that I knocked 4-5 tenths off of my times was pretty good.
Can't wait to see what the Ice Box does.
RUF
I just did a couple of runs out at the same spot I did my other tests to see what difference the wheels and tires made.
I used the same spot to keep things consistent.
I also did 2 runs to check out variances.
Anyway, the result was 6.41 and 6.49. On the 6.49 I spun the tires a bit more.
This compare to my previous best time of 6.87.
The weather conditions were a bit different with it being cooler today, but more humid. Probably a bit of a wash.
I also noted that I have a dirty air filter so I'm probably losing a bit there, but not much.
So all in all, my guess that I knocked 4-5 tenths off of my times was pretty good.
Can't wait to see what the Ice Box does.
RUF
10-10-2002, 03:03 PM
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I'm dropping my TLS off at the shop right now to have my SPRINGS and SWAYBARS installed!!!
I pick it up tomorrow evening--what a way to start the weekend.
Inferno
I'm dropping my TLS off at the shop right now to have my SPRINGS and SWAYBARS installed!!!
I pick it up tomorrow evening--what a way to start the weekend.
Inferno
We'll need to hook up soon to check it out.
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10-10-2002, 03:05 PM
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Originally posted by Hanzie
well guys, i just ordered my exhaust. Its gonna take about 2 weeks to get from Japan, then about another 4 days to me from cali. I'm kinda skeptical, everyone is saying this exhaust is loud, but is one of the only ones to gain hp. OH well, we will see, hehe
well guys, i just ordered my exhaust. Its gonna take about 2 weeks to get from Japan, then about another 4 days to me from cali. I'm kinda skeptical, everyone is saying this exhaust is loud, but is one of the only ones to gain hp. OH well, we will see, hehe
RUF