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Old 08-25-2012, 08:47 AM
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Old 08-25-2012, 10:47 AM
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hey evilvirus were u at that civic meet yesterday at walmart?? Thought i saw ur car?
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:31 PM
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Paul is a facebook creep. That is an old pic and u went thru em all ?
What a loser. Haha
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Old 08-25-2012, 01:33 PM
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hey evilvirus were u at that civic meet yesterday at walmart?? Thought i saw ur car?
Yes.
I was there and so was Emmanuel and Marc.


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Old 08-25-2012, 01:50 PM
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Is emmanuel still selling his coilovers?
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^he's going to be at my house in a few minutes. I'll ask.
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:07 PM
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^he's going to be at my house in a few minutes. I'll ask.
Awesome thanks.
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^he's going to be at my house in a few minutes. I'll ask.
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:27 PM
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^he's going to be at my house in a few minutes. I'll ask.
Can I come too?
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Old 08-25-2012, 02:38 PM
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Old 08-25-2012, 03:16 PM
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Old 08-25-2012, 05:44 PM
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ahh gotcha. didn't see emmanuel car cause it prolly blended in.

went to go take a look at Tl-s today at sterling McCall and that ish was beat up. paint drip, mis matched paint, tear in seats, scuffs and they wouldn't go lower than 17k


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Old 08-25-2012, 05:59 PM
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Just popped in to say I'm a fellow Houstonian, I live near Atascocita/Kingwood area. Nice to meet you fellows.
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Old 08-25-2012, 06:09 PM
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Scotty did you see some blacked out TL or something in the lot? Passed by on the freeway and it caught my eye but I wasnt quick enough to see it in detail lol
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Old 08-25-2012, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottayHiFive
ahh gotcha. didn't see emmanuel car cause it prolly blended in.

went to go take a look at Tl-s today at sterling McCall and that ish was beat up. paint drip, mis matched paint, tear in seats, scuffs and they wouldn't go lower than 17k
Obvious advice, but take your time. It took me 5-6 months to find my used 3G TL back in 2007. Widen your search area if your picky. I transfered my 3G from a Plano Carmax, just to look at it. It didn't have any signs of hard body damage (OEM front/rear bumpers, OEM paint throughout, etc.) and had the exact int/ext color combo, Navi, 6MT, low miles I was looking for.
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Old 08-25-2012, 06:25 PM
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yeah the farthest I can go is to Dallas or Austin cause I work everyday and I'm burrowing a car right now and that person is suppose to return back from his vacation soon so I have to find a car soon so can't really wait


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Old 08-25-2012, 06:28 PM
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there was a blk tls with the under spoiler on the lot I didn't test drive that one cause I had to go to work


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Old 08-25-2012, 08:45 PM
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Some 16yo thought it was cool to rear end me in traffic
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Old 08-25-2012, 09:14 PM
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ouch!!!was it the rain?
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Old 08-25-2012, 10:39 PM
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Our radiator cools pretty damn well.
I dont think they make performance radiators for our car.

and i told you about the heat problems associated with the s/c
it goes up 3/4 quarter of the way after a few days of getting on it freeway run.
I noticed a small leak around the plastic part of the radiator. It could be too much pressure? I'll try the performance radiator cap. But I'm also replacing the radiator cuz it's under warranty.
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Old 08-25-2012, 10:44 PM
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I don't think you can put an intercooler on this s/c. but I can go meth kit, add misimoto thermostat to cool the engine at 160 instead of 180F. I'm still looking for an ecu that is like jnr but not $1500+. aem and emanage are no good.
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Old 08-26-2012, 12:35 AM
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Going to look at another TL on Mon. 2004 TL 6spd anything I should look out for??
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Old 08-26-2012, 01:53 AM
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there's a guy selling 04 acura tl with 214k miles on it. i think he was asking 6500.
lmk if interested.
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Old 08-26-2012, 02:07 AM
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yeah too much mileage but thanks for letting me know about it.
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Old 08-26-2012, 09:47 AM
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I would offer him 5k and build a turbo setup. These cars can run up to 400k miles easily. Just need minor maintenance.

I'm trying to get a deal on a Rdx.
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Old 08-26-2012, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tee_el
I don't think you can put an intercooler on this s/c. but I can go meth kit, add misimoto thermostat to cool the engine at 160 instead of 180F. I'm still looking for an ecu that is like jnr but not $1500+. aem and emanage are no good.
I TOLD YOU SO.

it also sucks that you didnt gain that much with the S/C...



you can fit an intercooler on the S/C, but it will have to be custom.
the J&R ECU is based off the the MegaSquirt 3.
you can buy the megasquirt3 mainboard for CHEAP, like 300 dollars cheap.
the reason why J&R inflated the price is because, he took the time to figure out how to incorporate it with the TL's ECU.

I have purchased the J&R ECU, but i havent received yet.
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Old 08-26-2012, 11:47 AM
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So found out that I need to give the car back by Sunday so need a car real soon.

Narrowed it down to these two

2004 NHB/tan 80k $11,000

or

2006 AM/blk navi 80k $15000

and the car i want but cant get ahold of the owner through numerous phone calls and emails

feel free to help me out car searching!!
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Some 16yo thought it was cool to rear end me in traffic
Oh snap. Time to take it to royal collision.
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Old 08-26-2012, 02:26 PM
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Some 16yo thought it was cool to rear end me in traffic
Damn dude that sucks. I was about to say MC but he already claimed it wasnt him........

Is it bad?
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Originally Posted by tee_el
I don't think you can put an intercooler on this s/c. but I can go meth kit, add misimoto thermostat to cool the engine at 160 instead of 180F. I'm still looking for an ecu that is like jnr but not $1500+. aem and emanage are no good.


Here is a custom set up
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Just popped in to say I'm a fellow Houstonian, I live near Atascocita/Kingwood area. Nice to meet you fellows.
waz up dude
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Old 08-26-2012, 04:05 PM
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Oh snap. Time to take it to royal collision.
I cant go all the way to Houston just to paint a bumper and I cant be without my car
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Damn dude that sucks. I was about to say MC but he already claimed it wasnt him........

Is it bad?
No just scratches
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AM is awesome. Driving around in rain for 2 weeks, and my car still look clean.

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car looks great man!
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Do you guys know about a meet at Hooters this morning in Webster? I think I saw the red G
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Old 08-26-2012, 09:17 PM
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Would it be a blown fuse if the power locks work with the remote but don't with the buttons inside the vehicle? I doubt that it's the actual switch unit itself because both driver and passenger stopped working at the same time.
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The red G is super slick... wasn't aware of a meet in Webster.
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