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dinzer -> 2000 honda accord (4/30/2005 3:02:20 PM)

I have a 2000 honda accord 3.0l v6 vtec sohc
engine has 116,000 miles on it. system tuned at 100,000 milse, the enging still puts forth all of the vtec engine traits.
I would like to upgrade the enigine perfomance, i am a complete rookie in terms of the knowledge of what is required
my plan is to transform my sleepy four door sedan in a real "sleeper", if you catch my drift



I have some basic questions and i hope that some of you can help me out.

1. With this many miles on the engine, is it worth upgrading.

2. What king of performance upgrades are avialable for the 3.0 v6 vtec sohc engine. Turbo kits?, intercoolers? racing chips?

3. Does anyone know the base horspower and what are the horspower gains i can expect, depending on the upgrades perfomed.

4 approx cost to buy the parts and have someone install.


many many thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction.


  
2000Ex -> RE: 2000 honda accord (4/30/2005 5:24:52 PM)

Okay I got your email and am ready to put forth my two cents.

1.) Most honda engines run a very long time so I wouldn't worry about that yet. (My accord has only about 75,000 you got up there fast)
2.) Lots are available for this car. Whenever you want a part just google it and you will find out if they make it or not. I ahve seen some superchargers but no turbos but I ahve not looked very long
3.)220 bhp and when you are jsut starting out with your headers/intake/exhaust you will not see much hp but you will likely feel a perfromance boost, because while it might not be increasing hp it is opening up the engine more. But once you put down the base you really don't get that much hp for your money unless you go with fi
4.)All parts have different prices. Once you decide on a part that you want google it and you will find it at its best price. Or go to ebay but beware of knockoffs. Installation is very different and is found out by jsut calling up a shop but you will want to install everything that you can. I think that saying that you installed it yourself as 5 hp no matter what. Even if you install a stereo :)

Hope that helps some.

dinzer -> RE: 2000 honda accord (4/30/2005 6:46:32 PM)

I really appriciate the feedback, i drive a lot back and forth to work, 85 highway miles a day
so i get the opppertunity to open it up a little.

so far in my research i have only seen a super charger kit mylself, claiming to add 40 to 50 horses
for about 4 large ones.



2000Ex -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 1:37:04 AM)

Well the help was no problem. I am officially welcoming you to the site and hope you stick around a while. Even the stock v6 00 accord that we ahve now is no slouch. That thing is pretty fast especially from a rolling start.

remington870_20ga -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 12:14:15 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: 2000Ex

Well the help was no problem. I am officially welcoming you to the site and hope you stick around a while. Even the stock v6 00 accord that we ahve now is no slouch. That thing is pretty fast especially from a rolling start.



I second that. I would also like to suggest that if you are going to do some forced induction, you shouldnt look into a big turbo. I would suggest a supercharger

6thgen -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 12:43:21 PM)

Trying to turbo the 6th Gen V6 would be pricey, because it'd require custom manifolds, downpipes and piping. Then you'd need the EMS which is $1400 w/o wideband. The Comptech is the most reasonable. Approx. $3800 and approx. $1000 in installtion cost, depending your location. It's good for at or near 300whp coupled with minor bolt-ons. www.comptechusa.com they have the dyno plot there. A guy in Chicago just broke into the 13's with the kit (13.98 at 101) and some other mod's.

dinzer -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 9:06:09 PM)

hey 2000ex 6th gen and remington.

all great info you guys, that comptech link was the real deal

200ex man i live the vtec, today im cruising at 80 ont he highway, pushed it down a little and i was at 110 withou too much trouble,
so when your rolling and you ouch it it is there no doubt, even with 116k on it. vtec not so great from the standing start though,
however doese a switch to a manual clutch not help out there.

based on what i have seen and heard thus far i favour the supercharger idea once i have my shocks changed.

i beleive i have to go with adjustable in case i go bodk kit later and need to raise or lowere the car.

whos got the good on perfomance suspension then, i saw a kit that coems with a coil as well, pricey but pronbly very good!!!

performance brakes needed also i imagine.

you gus have pictures of you rides

tks for all the help

cheers









remington870_20ga -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 9:24:55 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: 6thgen

Trying to turbo the 6th Gen V6 would be pricey, because it'd require custom manifolds, downpipes and piping. Then you'd need the EMS which is $1400 w/o wideband. The Comptech is the most reasonable. Approx. $3800 and approx. $1000 in installtion cost, depending your location. It's good for at or near 300whp coupled with minor bolt-ons. www.comptechusa.com they have the dyno plot there. A guy in Chicago just broke into the 13's with the kit (13.98 at 101) and some other mod's.


I was only mentioning the SC because they dont put out the PSI levels a turbo is capable of... and an engine with close to high mileage doesnt need huge pressure inside of it. Turbos are also a pain in the ass to get in there and their dependability isnt as good a SC. But the right turbo can double power without a doubt.

And about the kit coils. It like this: the more you pay the better the product, like most sayings this one is true.

Evlampius -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/2/2005 11:43:25 PM)

I hope you replaced timing belt on that

WheelBrokerAng -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/3/2005 3:29:25 AM)

Timing belt and the water pump would be a wise decision to replace with that amount of miles...

WheelBrokerAng

6thgen -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/3/2005 10:04:02 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: remington870_20ga


quote:

ORIGINAL: 6thgen

Trying to turbo the 6th Gen V6 would be pricey, because it'd require custom manifolds, downpipes and piping. Then you'd need the EMS which is $1400 w/o wideband. The Comptech is the most reasonable. Approx. $3800 and approx. $1000 in installtion cost, depending your location. It's good for at or near 300whp coupled with minor bolt-ons. www.comptechusa.com they have the dyno plot there. A guy in Chicago just broke into the 13's with the kit (13.98 at 101) and some other mod's.


I was only mentioning the SC because they dont put out the PSI levels a turbo is capable of... and an engine with close to high mileage doesnt need huge pressure inside of it. Turbos are also a pain in the ass to get in there and their dependability isnt as good a SC. But the right turbo can double power without a doubt.

And about the kit coils. It like this: the more you pay the better the product, like most sayings this one is true.


I got you...as far as Coilovers, you can get some decent to awesome ones in the $500-$1000 range. I have the A'pexi WS Dampers. They are height adjustable, but lack damping adjustability. I got those for $550 shipped a year ago.

Also I got your email Dinz, but couldn't reply, but here's the info to share

Bolt-ons coupled with, the Supercharger can yield that 300hp, the next thing is probably buy a Unichip and have it tuned or AEM EMS www.unichip.us and www.aempower.com. The tranny may not hold up long, but you could always swap to a manual. The tranny in the 6th gen is not strong and is probably the biggest problem. Actually I'd put money up that the tranny will fail sooner than you think.

dinzer -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/3/2005 9:54:54 PM)

thanks again to all of you guys,
based on what i have researched and the great feedback from you guys i think i have my plan of action

yes i need to get that belt and pump done, local guy here wants $700 for the job, i have to shop around a bit get some quotes.

once that is done, i m going with some performance struts and breaks after a 116k, handling and ride right now aint all that!!!.

cant say enough about the engine thougt, it still delivers big, love love the vtec...

I want to go with the supercharge system but i am really concerned about that tranny issue, i have serviced my tranny very well
however as we all know, despite servicing, all moving parts have a shelf life to consider, so i have to research the tranny issue further before adding the extra hp..
so.

as an aside, my honda had the rear wheel bearings repalce under warrant in the first year, when they went my car sounded like a friggen jet plane in the rear, i just noticed last week, that sound starting again, no where like the first one, but you can hear it, perhaps a problem to look out for.




Evlampius -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/3/2005 11:00:36 PM)

question : - have you replaced your front rotors yet?

6thgen -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/4/2005 12:31:22 AM)

No prob...some s/c'd trannies have held up, but most have taken a beaten like a cop in a cell.

dinzer -> RE: 2000 honda accord (5/4/2005 7:09:55 PM)

evlampius, you meam front brake rotors rithg?, the answer would be no, are you suggesting the noise may be the rear brake rotors ,may be the source of the hum noise, also anyone have heads up on the SRS light being illuminated, i have to check the manual
but i figure this knowledgable bunch may know

  

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