Making my '02 accord V-6 faster
06-12-2003, 05:34 AM
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Making my '02 accord V-6 faster
Hi guys...i'm a newbie to the site, but i wanted to start off by saying hello to everyone. i have searched and searched the net for stuff on how to make my accord faster...the only thing that i've done is replaced the air filter w/ a K &N filter. Other than that i'm not very knowledgeable on other things that i could do to make my accord faster and that won't be in the price range of buying a supercharger for it. Can anyone make any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it thanks!
06-12-2003, 05:54 AM
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Welcome to the board.
With regular bolt ons, you'll pay quite a bit for each hp.
Best hp/$ mod is a supercharger. Since that isn't in your price range, you can do some basic bolt ons, or just start saving for a supercharger.
Cheapest hp will come from nitrous.
I'd say if you really want a fast car, you probably should sell your car and get something fast. If you love your Accord and want to keep it, you'll end up throwing a ton of money at the motor to get it to be fast.
Personally, I'd use that money on the suspension if your car is stock. For about $1K you car will handle amazingly.
Or you could spend that money on the motor and you'll gain 10hp.
For another $1-1.5K you could have some nice 18's and good rubber and with that and the drop it would look awesome.
I just think you get more for your money modifying the suspension on our cars. It's more fun to hit a twisty road and being able to fly through it leaving 99% of the cars behind you, than a quarter mile run in a 15-16 second car.
Maybe some other guys on here can give you advice about how much gain they got from intake, exhaust, pullies, etc.
With regular bolt ons, you'll pay quite a bit for each hp.
Best hp/$ mod is a supercharger. Since that isn't in your price range, you can do some basic bolt ons, or just start saving for a supercharger.
Cheapest hp will come from nitrous.
I'd say if you really want a fast car, you probably should sell your car and get something fast. If you love your Accord and want to keep it, you'll end up throwing a ton of money at the motor to get it to be fast.
Personally, I'd use that money on the suspension if your car is stock. For about $1K you car will handle amazingly.
Or you could spend that money on the motor and you'll gain 10hp.
For another $1-1.5K you could have some nice 18's and good rubber and with that and the drop it would look awesome.
I just think you get more for your money modifying the suspension on our cars. It's more fun to hit a twisty road and being able to fly through it leaving 99% of the cars behind you, than a quarter mile run in a 15-16 second car.
Maybe some other guys on here can give you advice about how much gain they got from intake, exhaust, pullies, etc.
06-12-2003, 07:29 AM
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Hey jschmid I really appreciate the help...really awesome car that you have there...is there any specifics as far as the suspension and all of that, that you could give me as far as brand names and such that i could buy???
06-12-2003, 09:11 AM
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Originally posted by jschmid
Maybe some other guys on here can give you advice about how much gain they got from intake, exhaust, pullies, etc.
Maybe some other guys on here can give you advice about how much gain they got from intake, exhaust, pullies, etc.
06-12-2003, 09:26 AM
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Originally posted by emontoya21
Ok so suspension it is...i need some help on what to buy...yeah my car is an '02 honda accord ex-v6 help!
Ok so suspension it is...i need some help on what to buy...yeah my car is an '02 honda accord ex-v6 help!
Try the "search" button and you can probably find a lot of info on what brand's good and what's not.
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Well there are a few options out there. I'd say get either a quality spring and shock combo or a full coilover setup like TEIN.
I have H&R sport springs and Koni adjustable (yellow) shocks.
I'd go with springs such as H&R, Neuspeed, Eibach. They all offer a couple different height springs. They all make a "sport" spring that lowers 1.-2-1.8 and a race spring that lowers 2.2 or so.
I'd upgrade the shocks as well...there are a few options out there. The Koni's I have are great, probably the most performance oriented shock. It's also the most expensive.
I've heard good things about Tokico illuminas, and KYB AGX as well.
Another nice thing about having a 98-02 Accord is that because it's the same chassis at the TL, you can get the TL-S upper front strut bar and TL-S rear sway bar to increase handling as well, at a great price. There are aftermarket bars as well if you want to check them out.
Anyway, I'd do a couple searches here on the board on each spring and shock made for our cars, and see you think sounds good for your car. Visit the following sites:
www.hrsprings.com
www.neuspeed.com
www.eibach.com
www.koni.com
www.tokicogasshocks.com
www.kyb.com
http://www.tein.com/
Check out my site by clicking the link in my signature for some pics and info about my suspension setup.
I have H&R sport springs and Koni adjustable (yellow) shocks.
I'd go with springs such as H&R, Neuspeed, Eibach. They all offer a couple different height springs. They all make a "sport" spring that lowers 1.-2-1.8 and a race spring that lowers 2.2 or so.
I'd upgrade the shocks as well...there are a few options out there. The Koni's I have are great, probably the most performance oriented shock. It's also the most expensive.
I've heard good things about Tokico illuminas, and KYB AGX as well.
Another nice thing about having a 98-02 Accord is that because it's the same chassis at the TL, you can get the TL-S upper front strut bar and TL-S rear sway bar to increase handling as well, at a great price. There are aftermarket bars as well if you want to check them out.
Anyway, I'd do a couple searches here on the board on each spring and shock made for our cars, and see you think sounds good for your car. Visit the following sites:
www.hrsprings.com
www.neuspeed.com
www.eibach.com
www.koni.com
www.tokicogasshocks.com
www.kyb.com
http://www.tein.com/
Check out my site by clicking the link in my signature for some pics and info about my suspension setup.
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okay ... the AV6's are never fast off the line, BUT ... with simple bolt-ons, i've completely extended my high end torque range. my major mods are ...
aem short ram with custom ram air piping
and
comptech axel back exhaust system
i really feel the differance from 30-50, and from 55-80, it's all the j30 block taking over.
aem short ram with custom ram air piping
and
comptech axel back exhaust system
i really feel the differance from 30-50, and from 55-80, it's all the j30 block taking over.
