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

[NickPieMan]

Why isn't the chassis good enough? Is it going to fail after a few thousand more kms? Are there parts besides the engine that will wear down and need changing in the future? I don't understand where the waste is.

[V8KLLR]

Why isn't the chassis good enough? Is it going to fail after a few thousand more kms? Are there parts besides the engine that will wear down and need changing in the future? I don't understand where the waste is.

What his trying to say is do something up worthwhile and something thats designed to be fast. Like turbo a dc2, or dc5. EK,EG or EM civic with a kswap. Something that people will wow and gawk at. You can full do up an ancient accord. But it wont have the same wow factor as a done up EM1 or DC5 etc. Its a family car anyways.

[NickPieMan]

Ok thanks I get what you're saying

[V8KLLR]

No worries. Hop on carsales. Alot of nice civics and integras to choose from. What body shape do you like?

[Indie]

Ha. Nobody but Honda owners wow at Hondas. You may see your pride and joy Civic or Integra that you've spent 10k on modifying, but almost everybody else will see a pensioners' hatchback with ugly wheels. I'm not telling him to modify a flashy car to impress people, not at all. In many ways, he's better off with an Accord than a Civic or an Integra. It's just stupid to throw money away on a sporty engine and a sporty interior when the car itself isn't at all sporty.

[V8KLLR]

Ha. Nobody but Honda owners wow at Hondas. You may see your pride and joy Civic or Integra that you've spent 10k on modifying, but almost everybody else will see a pensioners' hatchback with ugly wheels. I'm not telling him to modify a flashy car to impress people, not at all. In many ways, he's better off with an Accord than a Civic or an Integra. It's just stupid to throw money away on a sporty engine and a sporty interior when the car itself isn't at all sporty.

So EG6's EK9's DC2R's and DC5R's are not sporty?. This is something he wants to do. He wants to buy a fast engine and do the whole shebang. Right now he wants to have fun, cant do that with an accord really, they are a family car, not really designed with performance in mind . Atleast he can enjoy him self with something quick he can call his own?

Ha?

[Super-DA9]

It's up to you bro but you will have a lot of trouble squeezing the performance you want out of an old accord engine, I hate to say it but it's usually the truth about old engines designed for family cars etc. not saying that a family car can't look tough, but you will blow a lot of money and not get what you're seeking in return. not to mention how hard it would be to find performance parts for that car.

B series VTEC engines found in the civic, integra and CRX are much better for performance purposes and are easier to squeeze power out of, and find parts for. maybe it'd be a good idea to think about whether you'd be happy with a car like that as your project, you could afford a civic b16 with a bit more ontop of that 5Gs'. then you can look into turbocharging or supercharging it later? turbo B series are fkn quick. (so USDM haha)

when I had my first car, 1990 DA9 integra B18A non-VTEC, I was so keen on doing it up in every way. but even though I poured lots of money into it I barely got any performance increase. I guess my '95 DC2 isn't a whole lot newer, but the mileage is low and it's got a much better base engine with higher potential.

and best not to talk about traffic light drags here man haha, i mean everyone is a spirited driver sometimes, but dragging every car at the lights is like, what you see guys in commodores doing who are probably thinking "i need to show everyone ever that i live my life a 1/4 mile at a time yoooooo!" not meaning to flame you bro but yeah it's not impressive at all lol..

if you wanna do up the accord man it's totally up to you, but if you do you should make it a nice cruiser rather then a performance car. low, comfy, classy cruisers with just a nice sound system (nothing over the top like 12" subs) are cool as well

good luck mang

[Indie]

So EG6's EK9's DC2R's and DC5R's are not sporty?. This is something he wants to do. He wants to buy a fast engine and do the whole shebang. Right now he wants to have fun, cant do that with an accord really, they are a family car, not really designed with performance in mind . Atleast he can enjoy him self with something quick he can call his own?

Ha?

When did I say they weren't sporty? The Civics have good suspension setups, so they can make for a good FWD toy. Tegs are obviously sporty, to some extent. You're just echoing what I'm saying; he needs to buy a different car. Having said that, anybody who talks about dragging people off the lights and driving their Accord into a lake in the same sentence really needs a reality check.

[anzai]

Unsubscribing from this thread now.

[ricerockets]

just seems to me that he really likes his car, and wants to do it up maybe if he wants something faster down the track then he'll upgrade to a turbo eg or dc, but for now he wants to modify his accord that he has grown to really like.

like all my mates bag me out about modifying my euro which is also a family car, telling me i should get a 180/S15/R34... etc but im really happy with my euro at the moment

just my 2c

[beeza]

Take your time man,spend heaps of on the net looking at options,then GO FOR IT!!

Money is always the deciding factor on how far U can go.

Do it within your budget and U will be stoked!

[NickPieMan]

Before I go any further can someone explain the gist of this forum? I think I crossed some sort of line with that traffic lights comment. I am not some bogan teenager with a V8 Commodore, stupid licence plate 'KOPKLA' and a baseball cap that spends all his time racing other roads users and masturbating over how hardcore he is.

Obviously I have 'no clue' about cars I have come here to 'get a clue'.

And thanks to the guys who explained what a hydro lock is. Guess my next question would be, if the valves have been damaged, or the head gasket, why does this mean I need a new engine? The parts themselves can be replaced can't they? I have had a look on the net and the head gasket is just a piece of metal with lots of holes in it. Anyone can open up their engine and replace this part as long as they have the service maual for their car. Why do mechanics charge so much for this job?

Is it just that there is so much work involved in getting to the gasket and replacing it that it would be cheaper or easier to buy a new engine? I don't accept that.

Where do you buy parts from anyway? Say I wanted to find a new engine, or a part for an engine. Are there places on the net that you can buy these things from?