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Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

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Old 07-24-2008, 09:58 PM   #1
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I raced against a 04 or newer Grand Prix from 75mph to about 110....lame I know, but the speed limit was 60mph and we were doing a little over 80mph before we slowed down next to each other. I am trying to find out what model I raced.

The color was an off green and it had dual aftermarket exhaust that was pretty loud. Also had a ram air hood and tint, fully debadged. I'm assuming he had an intake if he spent money on exhaust, but not sure of that.

I won the race....but barely. He got the jump b/c he never honked and got on it hard. I was in 4th gear, but should have been in 3rd with VSA off so I would hit VTEC sooner. He pulled quarter car and then I cam back to the point where his mirrors were at the back of my door.

My CL-S is stock w/ 260 horsepower to the crank

It had to have been a GTP b/c I know a GT or base model wouldn't even stand a chance. I'm just wondering if it was a GTP(possibly ram air package if they make it) or a ****ty GXP driver lol

BTW, I also raced a GTO with a supercharger and cams just to see him destroy me...I'm in love with the GTO He pulled football fields and waved good bye lol
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

Nice! I bet that GTO sounded awesome when it got on the gas.
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

Most simple way to figure this out is by asking...


Did you hear the blower? Even a stock GTP is loud enough to hear it. Although if he lost with those mods, sorry to say but he was a pretty ****ty driver.
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

I didn't hear the blower...windows were up and my engine was revving pretty high.

And no, it wasn't a ****ty driver...GTP's are freakin autos...

I'de say stock for stock the CL-S auto is just as fast as a 04+ GTP(drivers race). Sure it has the same amount of horsepower, but 40 less torque...BUT the gearing on the CL-S is much better.

5-speed auto gearing:
1st gear- dunno how many mph
2nd gear- 65mpg
3rd gear- 110mph
4th-gear- 155mph
5th gear- gas saver

6-speed is even lighter then the CL auto...for every extra 100lbs of weight there is about 7hp reduction

Add headers to a CL/TL-S and you can free up 15-25HP(thats the biggest mod for my car). Exhaust/Pulleys doesn't do much for me like you guys

Anyways...it was a good race, I was probly just the better driver. Plus GTP's are weak from 80mpg+, but I was also in my weakest gear, 4th, when I should have been in 3rd

BTW, that GTO was sooo loud. It had custom side exhaust and it rumbled so loud I could feel it in my chest in my car next to it

I couldn't ask the guy. He wouldn't get beside me after the race and I had to exit about 3 miles later
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I didn't hear the blower...windows were up and my engine was revving pretty high.

And no, it wasn't a ****ty driver...GTP's are freakin autos...
Rofl, and what exactly is the point your trying to make?
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

I am saying it is impossible to be a bad driver with an auto. You could gate shift or just floor it. You can't really mess up unless you redline gateshifting and he certainly didn't
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

i agree. all you got to do is floor it with an auto. not much driver skill needed. plus it was a roll. that takes out all driver error. did you notice red brake calipers. 04-05 gtps have red brake calipers but 06+ does not so idk. if it had an intake you would have deff heard it. even on stock pulley and my friend in his accord V6 with an intake. and its the loudest F'IN intake i have ever heard on a honda. you can literly hear it half a mile away. he can still hear my supercharger over his intake when hes on it. so you would have been able to hear it. with the stock air box its not all that loud. and i wouldent necicerly say gtps are weak from 80 plus. mine pulls pretty good to 125 ( top of third) ive held m3's off on the highway. i also pull altimas above 90 so its not all that weak. i would say you raced a gtp with catback only.

your stock right??
have you ever had it to the track??
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o and i think a gxp would have walked you. there no sluches. ive seen them stock do 155. they deff move out pretty good. even from a highway roll
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I'm sticking with the fact that it was probably a modded, non supercharged GT.
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Default Re: Raced my Acura CL Type S against a Grand Prix w/exhaust & ram air

that is still very much an option also. that is what i was thinking at first. i think you should have been able to hear the blower whine.
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