Guner721

I got my 2004 acura tl with manual transmission in January but have not been able to work on it because i am currently lacking funds i plan on raising it since it is difficult to drive since the tire scraping and am looking into getting a new bumper and side skirt any suggestions or comments should i raise it back to stock?

Wdp_3g

Wdp_3g

imj0257

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uh

Guner721

good or bad?

Wdp_3g

thoiboi

i think your suspension is broken

justnspace

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uh, as in that car has seen a rough fucking life.

horseshoez

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Geez, yet another ruined 3G TL 6MT; makes the value of mine a bit higher.

Flipster23

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It's a little rough. Nighttime pictures are not good either.

losiglow

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What's with the wheels? Are they recessed? Usually you see spacers to extend the stance but that guy went the other way I guess he had to do that to lower it that much but it looks :ghey:. Get that fixed right away.

igloo

Saw the mustache, where's the sideburns? :gheyfight:

Guner721

So far i raised it about half a inch but i feel it still needs some more room

Guner721

yea i know my friend is letting me borrow his camera should have some good pictures once the clips for the sideskirt come in

Guner721

sticker had been on there since i got the car but with the recent rain in so cal it came off

Guner721

looking to get new rims too because he painted them himself and he didnt do too good a job either. But until i can afford some good ones should i sand them down and paint them black? I already ordered black tint for my lights

Wdp_3g

Guner721

true but im trying to save up to either get it repainted or get it wrapped

Majofo

save for some new driveshafts

dave-four

Think I can live with everything except the hood risers. Thought they were exclusive to the Civic boy-racers, and that's only when the engine's swapped and the extra room is needed.

losiglow

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Yeah, most definitely get rid of those. I don't mind the wheels. It's just that they're recessed - e.g.- closer inwards to the body that they should be. I'm not even sure how that's accomplished. The car needs to be raised a bit and the wheels extended back to stock. It seems to me like he recessed them in order to achieve the drop without rolling the fenders.

Guner721

actually the engine is not stock the guy rebuilt it and added raiser to a part of the engine so because of that the hood also needed a raiser im not a big fan of how it looks and might do an engine swap back to original i already have one since my dad had bough one for his tl but the problem ended up being fixed with a motor mount

dave-four

Was about to say holy shit why, but I'm guessing for oil pan clearance due to it being slammed? Or is it a J35 block with the 32 top end?

thoiboi

An engine raiser huh..

You sure it wasn't just an Intake manifold spacer or something?

Majofo

You're mad confused
The guy probably has an MDX manifold spacer
Replace the spacer with a OE manifold spacer

You need to remove the intake manifold
Make sure you're easy on all the fasteners and re-fasten to spec and in order according to the FSM
No need to do an "engine swap"

I have no idea what a motor mount and your dad's TL have in common
You confused breh

Majofo

I must admit that the engine is pretty damn clean
Guy really did love his ride
Probably some stains on the seats
Reggo shit

Majofo

Top off your radiator and coolant res
Make sure the cap isn't cracked and tube is still attached

losiglow

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Looks pretty nice to me.

But 3.2 VTEC panel from a 2G TL

Yeah, I'd remove the intake manifold spacer then lower the hood back down.

GhostTL09

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Dude I don't know how people gave you straight answers after looking at those pictures and seeing a mustache. I'm absolutely done. The hood is raised and the wheels are sunken in lmao hahaha.

Please restore to previous glory!

B16Power

Not my style but to each their own.

Pair of TLs

A hood scoop would be lit, eh?

gatrhumpy

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Ummmmmmmmmmmmm.

horseshoez

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Every time this thread pops up I think, "Please somebody, shoot that car and put it out of its misery"; it would be the merciful thing to do.

guitarplayer16

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lol definitely a intake manifold spacer

Guner721

After waiting on the clips to reattach the sideskirt i had time to put it together along with raising the car so its not such a pain in the ass to drive. I still have alot i want to do for cosmetics but that will have to wait for a few months when i can afford the mods. For now im going to try and focus on lowering the hood back to stock and fixing the small mechanical problems it has.oh i also restored the headlights like someone had suggested they didnt come out the best but im also waiting on headlight tint which i feel will halp hide the imperfections from my restoration.

Jakes_tl

What is the point of raising the back of the hood like that?

teh CL

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Intake manifold spacer probably.

Guner721

this is why i made this so that i can have people tell me what i have wrong, correct me and help when they can because ive always worked on cars with my dad but just the bare minimum so this car is also a learning process for me.

thoiboi

Keeping all updates in one thread


:merge:

Majofo

This is a great place to learn, a lot of knowledgeable members
Welcome!