This is a project that is happening during the next year or so. When I get enough money saved up, my first mod is going to be a CL Type-S 6-Speed manual. I've come to the conclusion that my car should be run into the ground, because it ain't worth nearly as much to sell it as it is to me...the car is in immaculate condition, I just took out all the interior panels and cleaned them spotless, the car has had regular maintenance as per the Honda schedule, the total cost of unforseen maintenance has been $232, and the Infiniti dealer tells me my car is worth $5200 wholesale because of the miles on it. I could get 8-9k or so private, but belay that. This car is worth much more to me than it is in dollars. So, here are my options:

1) Go ricer and install I/H/E (probably Comptech in all) and pray my tranny holds up. Figure 240 HP or so at the crank.

2) Install CL-S 6-Speed and lightly mod it, maybe just a Comptech header. Figure 300 HP or so at the crank.

3) Install J32A2 and 6-Speed and live with it until I graduate and get a real job.

4) Run my car into the ground as-is.

I'm a college kid with a decent co-ed job. What do you guys think? I could probably afford either 1 or 2 in the next year. Keep in mind my car has 121k miles and suspension upgrades are a seperate entity...right now I'm looking to replace the auto tranny or at least add some power. Springs/shocks/struts/sway bars/bigger rims/tires will come when I fix my transmission problem and add some flavor to the car. Keep in mind my car is really in immaculate condition...I know where she's been.

Opinions?

Chris

 

If I am to think like a college student which I am I would probably due #1 but how much would each of these cost in estimate??

 

any swap on the 6th gen v6 is not worth it. after you figure in the cost of the new block, the tranny, and custom fabrication ... you'll realize that it would have been cheaper to pick up an 01 type-s.

if you really wanted power, get a comptech supercharger, run low boost with cl-s cams and your tranny will be fine.

 

I'm not going to modify my car that heavily with this tranny. That's out of the question.

The block, tranny and custom fabrication come to about 6-7k total...right? That seems worth it to me. The 01 Type-S didn't come with a 6 speed. I'm sick of driving a fragile 4 speed automatic. And, like I said in my post, my car isn't worth nearly as much as it should be.

 

don't fix what isn't broken

.02$


i was in a similar situation last year. i did a 5 yr co-op program which gave me money to payoff and hookup my car. unfortunetly when my tranny was dying i wasn't done with school yet and didn't want to step up to a new car which would have been a left over 01 lude 5sp when i didn't have a secure fulltime job. so i did the swap instead. if my auto tranny wasn't broken, i wouldn't have an H22 Accord. i would be saving that money for a 2004 6sp coupe, a wrx, or a RSX-S which i would be getting now. instead these are now my top 3 contenders for a new car in summer 2005 time frame.

 

Very good post. Thanks a lot for the perspective. I think what I'm going to do is save my money, whatever I make extra that doesn't go towards my education, towards a new car when I graduate. If the tranny blows before then, I'll do a swap. Thanks man :thumbup:

 

Shoulda bought a used 5th gen I4 instead.


:fawk:

 

Dude,

we're sorta similar boats.

I am not putting anymore money into my car (94 EX auto) except for maintenance, although I do have i/h/e. I thought about tearing down the motor and going NA with custom pistons, rods etc and a tranny swap, but in the end I'd spend close to 10 grand and still be dreaming about getting a truly fast car. So I decided that for the next coupla years, I'm gonna run my car into the ground and either swap to a prelude's 5 spd with a LWT flywheel when the auto blows; or get a stronger platform to build from ... depending on where I am in life in terms of buying a house vs needing a new ride.

Don't spend the money on just i/h/e. It will simply give you the bug to mod and you'll still need to get a tranny at some point....

Option three will get you to 300 hp faster and more reliably too bad $$$$$$$$$

I think a tranny, ltw fly and headers (no other mods) will be decent cuz it will keep you excited about the car, but not put you too far in the hole.

Option 4 is the smart money, but there was a reason eunuchs guarded the harem: its really hard not to blow your load when you have the chance for a ton of candy.


noel

 

if you have plans to dump the car in the near future, then don't blow so much on it. If you want to stick with the auto tranny, you might want to invest in a B&M transmission cooler and filter for under a $100. the guys at v6performance.net swear by them when it comes to extending AV6 tranny life...

 

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