Honda Legend (our Acura RL) refresh
09-11-08, 10:25 PM
#51
Unorthodox underdrive pulley. .5lb vs 8.5 lbs stock. AEM intake/custom bracket. A-Spec suspension, 19" wheels, deciding on which. , exhaust coming soon. J-Pipe (headers for Acura in the making)+50 shot NOS. Not going to mod it extensively. The front 4 piston calipers are great and look awesome so I need to find a way to fab some fronts to the rear. I will put some rear headrest LCDs in there for the kids. The 5.1 DVD audio in this car is even much better than the ML in the SC.
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Taken from another site
Last edited by Pearlpower; 09-11-08 at 10:28 PM.
09-12-08, 12:37 AM
#53
Lexus Champion
Unorthodox underdrive pulley. .5lb vs 8.5 lbs stock. AEM intake/custom bracket. A-Spec suspension, 19" wheels, deciding on which. , exhaust coming soon. J-Pipe (headers for Acura in the making)+50 shot NOS. Not going to mod it extensively. The front 4 piston calipers are great and look awesome so I need to find a way to fab some fronts to the rear. I will put some rear headrest LCDs in there for the kids. The 5.1 DVD audio in this car is even much better than the ML in the SC.
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Taken from another site
And why did Honda give the Accord the dual-wishbone front suspension and the RL gets the Civic-derived MacPherson setup, even the LCA looks like a Civic piece with the compliance bushing.
09-12-08, 02:04 AM
#56
Lexus Fanatic
I'm not an engineer, but my guess is concerns about space for the AWD hardware. The RL has AWD, which has more hardware underneath, necessatating more space for it, and a smaller, more compact suspension like MacPherson struts. The Accord, on the other hand, with less hardware to fit in, can accomodate the less-space-efficient, but more sophisticated, double-wishbone setup.
09-12-08, 02:18 AM
#57
I'm not an engineer, but my guess is concerns about space for the AWD hardware. The RL has AWD, which has more hardware underneath, necessatating more space for it, and a smaller, more compact suspension like MacPherson struts. The Accord, on the other hand, with less hardware to fit in, can accomodate the less-space-efficient, but more sophisticated, double-wishbone setup.
Last edited by CK6Speed; 09-12-08 at 11:23 AM.
09-12-08, 02:28 AM
#58
Lexus Fanatic
And why did Honda give the Accord the dual-wishbone front suspension and the RL gets the Civic-derived MacPherson setup, even the LCA looks like a Civic piece with the compliance bushing.
