Tach it up, tach it up, buddy gonna shut you down

its not worth the money to strip down the engine to see whats wrong with it, it could either be a bent conrod or valve.

If you get a workshop manual for your car it should have the procedure on how to change a headgasket, but i wouldnt attempt it without some godd mechanical knowledge.

the reason is costs so much is that alot of time is required to strip down the engine to get the head off, once the head is off is also needs to be machiened at a specialst workshop. getting a workshop the change the headgasket usually costs upwards of $600+

there could be other problems in you engine that you dont know about since its hydro locked, maybe bent valves or bent conrod.

You are really better off getting a low kms 2nd hand engine with warranty

That's probably true, but I don't need to ge tthe car back on the road in a hurry, and the way I figure it if I am going to end up replacing the engine anyway, I might as well open it up myself and see exactly what damage I have caused. Mechanics isn't all that hard, it's just like meccano only bigger.

I have been looking at pictures of hydrolocked engines and bent rods and I'm starting to understand why a new engine might be required.

yeah,just cant talk about racin' on da streets,tis' all :)

Just out of interest, is that because some members are police officers? Coz there might be some other stuff I also shouldn't mention

lol would be wise my child lol

The reason a second hand engine is the best bet is because the individual parts to replace new would cost more than the whole engine.

That guy didnt mean your cars body will fail with a more powerful engine... He meant that the chassis of the car wasnt made to handle a lot of extra power. People that do these things to old cars have to upgrade a lot of other parts of the car to get it all to work.

You throw in a turbo with stock suspension and see how far you get. You might even rip apart the drivetrain on a car that old.

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That's probably true, but I don't need to ge tthe car back on the road in a hurry, and the way I figure it if I am going to end up replacing the engine anyway, I might as well open it up myself and see exactly what damage I have caused. Mechanics isn't all that hard, it's just like meccano only bigger.

I have been looking at pictures of hydrolocked engines and bent rods and I'm starting to understand why a new engine might be required.

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You have no knowledge of how an engine works. You will not be able to do this yourself. There's a reason that qualified mechanics charge so much (and not just because they're rip-offs); it's difficult and time-consuming. You could source a replacement engine from a wrecker, have it installed, and have your car back on the road. Simple. Anything else that you do to that car, apart from some nice wheels, window tint and a sound system, will be a massive waste of time and money.

Also, dragging people off the lights really is immature. Bragging about how your '93 Accord family sedan has never been beaten is even more so. And it's definitely not beating anybody when it's been driven into a large puddle. I imagine it's an auto?

That's interesting. You'd think they could build cars to withstand a little extra power (or maybe a little extra water)

It looks like a turbo is more trouble that it's worth, at least on the Accord. I am not too worried about that since it is the visual appeal of the car I want to improve more than the performance. Still I can't believe an extra 10% or whatever would risk blowing apart some other bit.

Forget the turbo or a supercharger. Are there any little tweaks you can do to make an engine a little better? Any equipment, like a spark plug or an air filter or whatever, that is slightly better than the stock parts? And where would you look to learn or buy?

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That's interesting. You'd think they could build cars to withstand a little extra power (or maybe a little extra water)

It looks like a turbo is more trouble that it's worth, at least on the Accord. I am not too worried about that since it is the visual appeal of the car I want to improve more than the performance. Still I can't believe an extra 10% or whatever would risk blowing apart some other bit.

Forget the turbo or a supercharger. Are there any little tweaks you can do to make an engine a little better? Any equipment, like a spark plug or an air filter or whatever, that is slightly better than the stock parts? And where would you look to learn or buy?

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Yes, they should build family sedans with prohibitively expensive performance parts already installed in case some idiot wants to turbo-charge it. And they should definitely make waterproof combustion engines and electrical systems, it would make so much more sense!

This must be a troll, surely. I'm getting far too much entertainment out of this guy for him to be legitimate.

Ahahahahahaha YEAH!!

Ahahahahahahah,Good work.

Nice nice.

^^^^ This thread is gold!!

Like said before its not worth doing anything to a 93 family car, even if you got yourself a schmick intake, extractors, exhaust etc it would be pointless and a complete waste of money. Your engine isnt a performance engine, it was made to drop the kids off at school and take the wife shopping with max comfort. If you want to spend money just save up for a eg or integra like the v8killer said. do an engine conversion or buy one thats already had a bit of work, thats what i did. Got myself an eg with jdm b16 and good mods for 6k, money well spent! If your going for performance get a manual, dont go Auto

Good luck though mate, keep an eye out theres heaps of decent hondas out there that you would be more than happy with, they will be a fun daily and any money spent on them will be worth while
Also, before doing anything to your car or another keep reading on OH, get some knowledge about cars. Soon you will look back and laugh.