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Old 07-11-09, 08:58 AM
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nice rides, but if you want my real opinion, dump the NXT 2.0

meguiars professional #26 yellow wax, or even Pinnacle or Poorboys will give you much better results on that black car. I know from experience
Old 07-11-09, 02:49 PM
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Natty's Blue?
Old 07-13-09, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by autechre05
what are the offsets on your wheels?
19x8 +47 all around. (Extremely conservative since it's my DD and the ball and chain drives it more than me..)

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Man your Legend is clean!
Thanks a bunch!

Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
nice rides, but if you want my real opinion, dump the NXT 2.0

meguiars professional #26 yellow wax, or even Pinnacle or Poorboys will give you much better results on that black car. I know from experience
You know I've heard that.. A friend of mine on the Legend forums uses it and SWEARS by it..
Old 07-14-09, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by FIVEOHinNJ
Lowered on L-Tuned shocks and Espelier springs..
How do these ride compared to stock?
I have coilovers and my wife doesnt like the bumpy ride, being our family car.
Old 07-14-09, 07:09 AM
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Nice detail! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Acura legends! My previous car was a '92 Legend LS Sedan; black on black and MINT! I got so many complements on that car and it rode real nice. Sold it to get something (my current GS) more reliable as the Legend was approaching 165K miles and I think the headgasket satrted going. After a couple thousand later on diagnostics and replacing everything but the headgaskets I gave up. Not ONE shop could get a positive result on a bad headgasket. They just said it MUST BE a bad headgasket. I wasn't about to throw another $1-2K on a guess. Sorry for the vent. I just love your Legend coupe and the color is fantastic!
Old 07-14-09, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by esolo98
How do these ride compared to stock?
I have coilovers and my wife doesnt like the bumpy ride, being our family car.
Actually, when I was searching for what springs to get to drop the car I saw the Espelir's had the closest to OEM ride with the nicest drop. After I saw them on a few member's cars I knew I was sold on them. To me, they ride really good. Less float and ride is very comfortable.

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Nice detail! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Acura legends! My previous car was a '92 Legend LS Sedan; black on black and MINT! I got so many complements on that car and it rode real nice. Sold it to get something (my current GS) more reliable as the Legend was approaching 165K miles and I think the headgasket satrted going. After a couple thousand later on diagnostics and replacing everything but the headgaskets I gave up. Not ONE shop could get a positive result on a bad headgasket. They just said it MUST BE a bad headgasket. I wasn't about to throw another $1-2K on a guess. Sorry for the vent. I just love your Legend coupe and the color is fantastic!
Ahhh, the dreaded BHG. What's funny is I had a Legend GS that took me 6 months to find. I had it for about a year and another forum I am on one of the members kept hounding me for it. I finally relented and since I needed another sedan, that's what led me to the GS430. I happened to see the Legend coupe on CL and luckily when I called the seller he still had it. Took me 11hrs and 766 miles round trip towing it back home. I was looking for a Milano coupe since I had seller's remorse and luckily this one came up. Thanks for the compliments.
Old 07-14-09, 12:22 PM
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hey what gives? i dont see any pics?
Old 07-14-09, 12:25 PM
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My first car was a '95 Legend Black. Transmission broke down and had overheating problem. But it was a great car.

The Legend you got is the Type II Engine. 230 hp I believe.
Old 07-30-09, 12:30 PM
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so many ppl here that owned a Legend before . i had 2 of them my last one was just like yours 95 milano red coupe with 88K i sold it and got a GS
Old 07-30-09, 12:56 PM
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I too had a legend. 92 LS sedan with basic intake/ecu/pulley/suspension mod. Had the Type I engine, but swapped over the Type II manifold for more top end power without sacrificing low end. That thing sounded like a beast compared to my GS4. I miss it
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Yea the Legends were popular and expensive like our GS.
Old 07-30-09, 01:10 PM
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Still got my 94 LS Coupe...She has 72k on her. It was tough to mod that car, not too many parts for the Leg. I did what I could to her...

JDM Carbon Fiber Hood, JDM headlights with Audi S4 projectors Retro, 19" Racing Hart C2, Koni and Eibachs, KMS Strut bar, JDM door sills, Leathers.com white and black seats, Custom Cold K&N Intake, Mugen pedals, odometer/gauge color overlay, full audio system, custom DC lower strut bar and more...



Old 07-30-09, 08:45 PM
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ahh i miss my ka8, I was a member on acuralegend.com a few years back under the same sn before i bought the gs300 and joined the lexus community. best coupe I ever owned and way far beyond its time for a 1990's+ vehicle.
Old 08-03-09, 01:16 PM
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inside of my Ka8 2 years later still regret selling it ......
Old 08-03-09, 01:18 PM
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TYPE II you must know Tyson , hes the one that found my coupe for me in Utah


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