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SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/19/2008 3:42:37 PM)

What exactly happened to the tranny?

  
SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/19/2008 4:17:55 PM)

So should i just get rid of this car and get a new one??

falkore24 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/20/2008 6:52:44 AM)

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ORIGINAL: SCEPTOR98

What exactly happened to the tranny?


Typical 6th gen auto tranny death.  Fine one day and a week later, dead!  I''m told that the lip seals wore out which requires a new tranny or rebuild.  The car just wasn''t worth it to me.  I had wanted to switch to something that I could make handle well over 1.0 G and also smaller and manual ..... now I have just that, and it''s definately "work in progress"!!!  I have about 4-5 open projects going on with it!


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ORIGINAL: SCEPTOR98

So should i just get rid of this car and get a new one??


I can''t make that call for you.  You know that it has a cursed tranny, but if you like the car, it''s your car.  I just wish I had gotten out of mine before the tranny died .... it cost me about 3 grand on trade in, but I managed an awesome deal on the tC.

KevinAccord -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/20/2008 1:12:34 PM)

WOW 3g for the tranny!? im thinking of what to do w/ mine... i love it but you know... gas prices are killing me... Plus, ppl have already tried to steal my car!

ford -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/20/2008 8:43:31 PM)

lol!! you must have a really nice car=P

KevinAccord -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/24/2008 11:25:40 AM)

not really.. I''ll get newer pics asap... but it''s pretty different from most accords around here...

SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/24/2008 2:00:14 PM)

well, i pretty got my tranny problem solved. It seems that the previous owner of this vehichle had fixed it before it was turned in at the dealership, but even tho this is a plus i still have to rebuild the trans regardless if im gona put some boost in it. As for the engine im going to do a swap with an Acura TL 3.2L. All my new parts will fit in it. Hopefully I will be done with this project this jan of next year. For my next project it will be on a BMW however i dont know which model to work on and this ones for the wife. She doesnt know what model to pick so any one got any ideas? I thought on getting a 325i but not sure. Oh and going back to the accord will i have to use a higher octane level fuel once i put in that SC? Because if I do then I have to drop the bmw project. gas can be very expensive.

falkore24 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/25/2008 7:10:36 AM)

Any FI requires high octane fuel.  You are raising the combustion chamber pressure so you need to increase the octane to avoid knock and pre-ignition (aka - blow your rings into the oil pan).

SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/25/2008 5:00:43 PM)

so im assuming i should be using  an octane rating of 97 right?

falkore24 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/26/2008 8:51:00 AM)

If you can find it.  I think 91 would be fine up to 7-8 lbs. of boost.

KevinAccord -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/26/2008 11:03:07 AM)

I use mostly 93 on mine, but have to use 91 now and then... I noticed no change... I think you can''t get higher than 93 in a gas station here on PR

falkore24 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/26/2008 1:31:23 PM)

Most places have 87, 89, 91

SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/26/2008 3:15:05 PM)

yeah your probably right about the octane levels.. I must have just misread the label on the pump it most likely is 91 but this is arkansas and they have some crazy stuff here some times. I got only one more question tho.. The stock CD player I got on my car has the light for the alarm system and i plan to swap it out with an mp3 player put some new speakers and get an amp, now my question is will my new system affect the alarm system since my stock has the light for it. Sounds like a stupid question cuz its just  a light but im stooped. Will i have to reconfigure my alarm system??

falkore24 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (6/27/2008 9:15:12 AM)

IDK about the light that you are talking about .... most likely a radio theft deterrent.  To go back to OEM, you''d probably need a code, but to rip it out and build a system shouldn''t be a problem.  My ''00 had an aftermarket HU when I got it.  Please edit out the bad language in your last post ..... family show on HAF.

SCEPTOR98 -> RE: Need an opinion on upgrades (7/2/2008 6:21:42 PM)

I got one more question... What kind of MAP sensor does an 02 accord v6 have? is it a 2 BAR or 3 BAR? I want to know how much more psi my current map sensor will read. Just Wondering to see if i need to get a GM MAP sensor.

  

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