Great cars absolutely love my aspec manual 20 inch vossens my baby 10 yrs of ownership very little to fix unreal reliability!! Then I went off the hook bought one if not the best sedan ever built Audi rs4 b7 mmmmmm legendary sedans one affordable one mind boggling expensive to maintain but next level car
@DrivenCars That's because Your a smart kid :-) keep that TL forever bro I know I deff am !!! Summer sunny days only for those 2 cars 🚗 special machines!! 2012 Acura tsx for those shit ass days and winter
Nice video but you totally forgot about the camber kit... you'll need that to keep those tires from wearing out on the inside... and don't depend on your coilovers for fixing that negative camber. While you may get away with toe you definitely need A-arms up front and some rear upper camber arms for the back. Rear toe arms again will depend on your coilovers (springs, dampening, rim size). Don't make the same mistake the previous owner of my 06 TL did.. threw lowering springs, 20in rims, and no camber kit. Car rode like hell and he ate tires up every 2 months. That's why he sold the car (good for me because I got a great deal and made my money back by selling those ugly 20's)
I'm building my 04 tl. First thing is on Wednesday I send it to rebuild the transmission! Excited about that! 2700 for everything and paid 1200 for the car kuz transmission was bad.. its sitting on some ugly 20 inch rims and want to replace with stock for now and need to replace the front black seats and window and regulator and motor for driver side window
how necessary are coilovers really on this car tho? one of the things i’ve always loved most about my stock 04 TL is how smooth and soft the ride is. i’ve never felt like coilovers were really necessary
Be careful putting in the cold air intake make sure u don’t drive ur car in water if it’s low cuz there goes ur engine never happened to me but I also never thought I’d have to drive around water in cali
Top 5 bang for buck(hp to dollar) mods on j series are as follows 1) nitrous wet kit (100whp gain untuned stock) 2)PCDS (10-20whp) 3) jpipe 4)lightweight crank pulley (5-10whp) 5)suspension (coilovers/brakes)
@@LiberalTears-q4x for hp per dollar its not even top 3 😂 ask yourself why so many m90 guys went either rotrex or single turbo on the jseries platform.
@@LiberalTears-q4x they go rotrex for big power the older m90 are good for maybe 450 max. Haven’t seen anyone go m112 or bigger. As well as not having a blower pointed in the wrong direction out the bonnet 😭
That's because the stock setup already draws cold air from the outside. You could just drop in a high flow air filter and call it a day. Aftermarket CAIs provide esthetics and the sound.
Nice Acura brother I'm fixing mine too but I'm trying to paint it black, yet I'm not sure if I should get it solid black or Metallic? I've never seen a metallic black Tl
@@DrivenCarss ijus picked up my type S a few Weeks ago, It came with rims but they look to big to me . So I’m looking for some Decent ones not to small nor big, Im also forsure getting the aem Intake and j pipe mods in due time when I’m off work Nice videos thanks for the reply 🤝🏽
@@DrivenCarss one more thing this is going to be my first car that I’m going to mod you think is a good first car to get if not do you have any suggestions?
Aem intake is no different from a 45 dollar intake. If it’s a 3 inch pipe it’s a three in pipe brand doesn’t change that what will make the difference is the filter brand. Buy cheap 45$ intake that’s shaped the same way going down towards the fog light and then buy a k & n filter or green filter and you got the same sh** all you’re paying for for aem and ingen intakes basically is the filter and it being California legal
semi true actually, some cars that have MAF sensors that are in the intake tubing and if the sensor is too far or too close to the throttle body it will cause the check engine light to come on.
@@DrivenCarss that’s why I said find one same shaped. They just pull dimensions of the wiring harness and intakes then cut em. Companies will buy one aem one to replicate it the exact same way and sell it a quarter the price with a cheaper filter just replace the filter with a better one. My 45$ intake is the same size and exact fit if not better because it reaches to my fog light and I deleted it to have a perfect air duct for it (not saying nothing negative I’d like to have an aem intake I just don’t got 300$ for it but for people need an equal alternative a cheap intake for 45$ and then buy the filter separate for 30$ is just a cheaper route that’s works just as well)
@@DrivenCarss not saying you’re wrong some are made poorly and the designs for it are wrong or what they call “universal” after some tweaking but that’s why you check reviews before buy cheap lol
Great cars absolutely love my aspec manual 20 inch vossens my baby 10 yrs of ownership very little to fix unreal reliability!! Then I went off the hook bought one if not the best sedan ever built Audi rs4 b7 mmmmmm legendary sedans one affordable one mind boggling expensive to maintain but next level car
Couldn't agree more!
@DrivenCars That's because Your a smart kid :-) keep that TL forever bro I know I deff am !!! Summer sunny days only for those 2 cars 🚗 special machines!! 2012 Acura tsx for those shit ass days and winter
@@lancegallant3647 hahahah all love brother
I’m building my TL TYPE S as we speak bro. In my machine learning dimension wow
What do you have done to her so far
It’s a 3.2 or 3.5 ?
@@Jojo184stthe type-s are 3.5
Nice video but you totally forgot about the camber kit... you'll need that to keep those tires from wearing out on the inside... and don't depend on your coilovers for fixing that negative camber. While you may get away with toe you definitely need A-arms up front and some rear upper camber arms for the back. Rear toe arms again will depend on your coilovers (springs, dampening, rim size). Don't make the same mistake the previous owner of my 06 TL did.. threw lowering springs, 20in rims, and no camber kit. Car rode like hell and he ate tires up every 2 months. That's why he sold the car (good for me because I got a great deal and made my money back by selling those ugly 20's)
All 04-06 manuals came stock with Acura-rebadged Brembos.
good to know
Keep up with the videos bro keep doing your thang 🔥
i appreciate you my bro these comments mean a lot to me
I'm building my 04 tl. First thing is on Wednesday I send it to rebuild the transmission! Excited about that! 2700 for everything and paid 1200 for the car kuz transmission was bad.. its sitting on some ugly 20 inch rims and want to replace with stock for now and need to replace the front black seats and window and regulator and motor for driver side window
happy to hear bro welcome to the family
how necessary are coilovers really on this car tho? one of the things i’ve always loved most about my stock 04 TL is how smooth and soft the ride is. i’ve never felt like coilovers were really necessary
Those intakes are cool until you drive in the rain or flooded streets and your car will shutdown especially if it's lowered which most are
yep you’re right but if you have the fender lining cover and i also have a hydrophobic cover around it then you’ll be good
Be careful putting in the cold air intake make sure u don’t drive ur car in water if it’s low cuz there goes ur engine never happened to me but I also never thought I’d have to drive around water in cali
yep this is definitely a good mention, forgot to mention in the video but i’ve got a hydrophobic cover on the filter
Top 5 bang for buck(hp to dollar) mods on j series are as follows
1) nitrous wet kit (100whp gain untuned stock)
2)PCDS (10-20whp)
3) jpipe
4)lightweight crank pulley (5-10whp)
5)suspension (coilovers/brakes)
Best is the adapter kit plus m90 supercharger from the Pontiac Grand Prix.
@@LiberalTears-q4x for hp per dollar its not even top 3 😂 ask yourself why so many m90 guys went either rotrex or single turbo on the jseries platform.
Well for one the m90 won't fit under the hood like on the pilot. I'm assuming that why most prefer the rotex. It's a centrifugal version
@@LiberalTears-q4x they go rotrex for big power the older m90 are good for maybe 450 max. Haven’t seen anyone go m112 or bigger. As well as not having a blower pointed in the wrong direction out the bonnet 😭
You forgot about Intake manifold 3.7 plus spacer and throttle body 3.7 but great video
I read on Acura forums that intakes aren’t good on this car and the stock air box is best sort of like the s2k
Haven’t seen that might have to do some research
That's because the stock setup already draws cold air from the outside. You could just drop in a high flow air filter and call it a day. Aftermarket CAIs provide esthetics and the sound.
@@nismo613 resonator delete
stock air box on tl outperform aftermarket intakes
They are if you have a great flowing exhaust. With gen 2 you can actually run true headers. You cant after 2003
W video
You are so smooth boss
Where did you get the front license plate holder ?
tsudo best exhaust
fire video bro ! need a TL on my person asap
Yes you do
Nice Acura brother I'm fixing mine too but I'm trying to paint it black, yet I'm not sure if I should get it solid black or Metallic? I've never seen a metallic black Tl
yeah bro do jt
What's your front windshield tint?
can you show the actual ones you bought
Tune/reflash not allowed in Cali tho right? Idk tbh 😂
no clue 😂
What rims and tires u running?
Keep making video ain’t too much to vids out here
yessir every wednesday, so tomorrow new video too !!
Bro I drive a 06 tsx should I trade and buy a tl type s
Yes
bro looks like commander of the redditors
wow
Do you have Spacers? And are your fenders rolled?
no fenders these wheels are just wide 9.5 inch and yeah they’re rolled
@@DrivenCarss ijus picked up my type S a few Weeks ago, It came with rims but they look to big to me . So I’m looking for some Decent ones not to small nor big, Im also forsure getting the aem Intake and j pipe mods in due time when I’m off work Nice videos thanks for the reply 🤝🏽
@@deeperthengrafftv yessir take your time bro good things take time
@@DrivenCarss 🫡🫡🫡
Whats your exhause setup?
high flow cat and stock mufflers only
What are the specs on the wheels and tires? How much drop?
Going over all that in the next video!
Is there a difference between an automatic or manual tl
in terms of what ?
Performance an how it sounds
Mainly, I want it as a show car I can just ride around but the same time It can get up.
@@DrivenCarss one more thing this is going to be my first car that I’m going to mod you think is a good first car to get if not do you have any suggestions?
definitely the type s would beat a base TL in almost any kind of race stock for stock
So 07-08 3.2 or 3.5?
Base 3.2, Type S 3.5
Car comes stock with a cold air intake
yeah pretty much
Is this one a 3.2 or a 3.5 ?
this is a 3.5
Aem intake is no different from a 45 dollar intake. If it’s a 3 inch pipe it’s a three in pipe brand doesn’t change that what will make the difference is the filter brand. Buy cheap 45$ intake that’s shaped the same way going down towards the fog light and then buy a k & n filter or green filter and you got the same sh** all you’re paying for for aem and ingen intakes basically is the filter and it being California legal
semi true actually, some cars that have MAF sensors that are in the intake tubing and if the sensor is too far or too close to the throttle body it will cause the check engine light to come on.
@@DrivenCarss that’s why I said find one same shaped. They just pull dimensions of the wiring harness and intakes then cut em. Companies will buy one aem one to replicate it the exact same way and sell it a quarter the price with a cheaper filter just replace the filter with a better one. My 45$ intake is the same size and exact fit if not better because it reaches to my fog light and I deleted it to have a perfect air duct for it (not saying nothing negative I’d like to have an aem intake I just don’t got 300$ for it but for people need an equal alternative a cheap intake for 45$ and then buy the filter separate for 30$ is just a cheaper route that’s works just as well)
@@DrivenCarss not saying you’re wrong some are made poorly and the designs for it are wrong or what they call “universal” after some tweaking but that’s why you check reviews before buy cheap lol
do you have wheel spacers? if so whats the spec
no spacers on these wheels the wheels are 9.5 wide and +18 offset
Is the dc sports cai good?
Hondata works better for J series.
good to know
can you tune an 04 3g TL?
@@TheCastedone yes... a big gain is to put the intake manifold from the 09-13 J37. Makes huge gains on the J35.vs a CAI alone.
That's a Depo car not oem lol
yep definitely not oem
These eyebrows 😂
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