RE: Personal experience...Anyone??

Printable Version

Honda Accord >> Your Ride >> Engine & Internal >> RE: Personal experience...Anyone??

Page: <<   < prev  1 2 [3] 4   next >   >>

Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/5/2007 2:54:34 PM    00AccordLX5spd Posts: 3797 Joined: 1/16/2007 Status: offline I already answered it: There is no way to boost low end torque on a Honda.  All the power is in the high end. _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX Sedan F23A1 5spd -Short Shift Adapter -eBay SRI w/ K&N 1995 Accord V6 Sedan AT - AKA "the money pit" 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible - my daily driver all through college - now sits in my dad''s garage - needs a little TLC (in reply to 6genex) Post #: 31

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/5/2007 3:24:10 PM    thaxman   Posts: 19 Joined: 10/2/2007 Status: offline 6genex, if you really want more torque, heres a sure fire way to get some:  sell the Accord & buy a Ram.  Seriously, maybe you won't give up the 17s, but if you got rid of those SPECIFIC 17s for ultralight alloys, you could get some more response.  They say 1 lb of unsprung weight = 4 lbs of sprung weight. Wheels, tires, brakes: all unsprung.  springs, suspension arms, driveshafts: all semi-sprung.  The big deal is if you drop the weight of your tire/wheel assembly by 4 lbs per wheel, thats 16 lbs * 4 = 64 lbs. That's why drag racers all use billit wheels - the 15" wheel itself weight like 5 lbs, compared to 30 lbs for a 20" aluminum wheel.  25*4*4=400 lbs!! _____________________________ '97 EX wagon w/leather All OE except pulled cass deck for CD/mp3 Future: intake, springs, wheels, maybe more.... (in reply to 6genex) Post #: 32

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/5/2007 5:13:48 PM    Velocifero Posts: 602 Joined: 11/2/2006 Status: offline word, my 17s currently weigh 22 lbs. 5th gen stock EX 7 spokes weigh 15lbs. (7 x 4) 4 = 112lbs from what you say. man that's a crap load. tires play a factor as well, but the majority of low profile tires weigh more due to the increased thickness of the sidewall. _____________________________ CD5Tuner.com - 5th Generation Accord Online Community 94 Accord Mugen SiR Sports Sedan (in reply to thaxman) Post #: 33

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/5/2007 9:09:25 PM    marbro Posts: 1478 Joined: 1/16/2006 Status: offline my only arguement against that is the brakes should be more of a sprung weight then anything, after all brakes arent part of the rotational mass   the aim for that should be reduction of weight for the rimms, tires, and half shafts but quality light weight half shafts will cost a crapload more then lightweight rimms   so i guess it should only be considered for the first two ^_^ _____________________________ 98' Accord project car/ Daily driver (in reply to Velocifero) Post #: 34

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/6/2007 6:39:33 PM    6genex Posts: 48 Joined: 9/11/2007 Status: offline ok thanks 00accord i get the picture but if you go back and read my last posts i wasn't specifically talking about low end torque but torque in general, but anyways since there seems to not be many good ways to, how about $500> ways to boost hp, most bang for your buck type of thing, the CAI w/ K&N filter has made a noticeable difference from what it used to be + it sounds much better _____________________________ 99 4cyl ex auto Engine:NO speed governor, K&N cold air intake, f23a4 vtec Exterior:17'' exels, VIS carbon fiber hood, full tokico supsension Pioneer navi (in reply to marbro) Post #: 35

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/6/2007 7:00:49 PM    marbro Posts: 1478 Joined: 1/16/2006 Status: offline then youre going back to a question thats been answered many times _____________________________ 98' Accord project car/ Daily driver (in reply to 6genex) Post #: 36

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 8:24:21 AM    00AccordLX5spd Posts: 3797 Joined: 1/16/2007 Status: offline OK.  Well a header will increase your hp & torque in the high end.  A catback exhaust also.  I would go with OBX or Megan Header (cheap & decent quality) and I have heard good things about Magnaflow exhaust. _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX Sedan F23A1 5spd -Short Shift Adapter -eBay SRI w/ K&N 1995 Accord V6 Sedan AT - AKA "the money pit" 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible - my daily driver all through college - now sits in my dad''s garage - needs a little TLC (in reply to marbro) Post #: 37

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 9:01:57 AM    falkore24 Posts: 5545 Joined: 8/16/2007 From: Wayne, NJ Status: offline To make your car as fast as possible, do the cat-back or pipe ..... 2.25 only.  The header will rob you off the line and the high end gains aren't worth the loss at low-end ....... unless you keep the speedo above 70 most of the time. _____________________________ 2006 Scion TC (ZPI-18G pending) 2000 V6-AT (RIP 3G) Temp Search thanks to Finch13 (in reply to 00AccordLX5spd) Post #: 38

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 2:01:28 PM    Antarctica Posts: 222 Joined: 4/21/2007 From: Ocean Springs, MS Status: offline What about upgrading your torque converter?  If your engine idled at a higher RPM, you would reach that max torque sooner since the Accords reach their max torque in the 5000s I think? _____________________________ 1997 Accord LX sedan, F22B2, AT AEM V2 Intake Next mod: JDM black housing headlights w/HIDs. HAF Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36270720981 Accepting members and officers. (in reply to falkore24) Post #: 39

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 2:11:38 PM    falkore24 Posts: 5545 Joined: 8/16/2007 From: Wayne, NJ Status: offline Torque converter and idle are 2 different things.  The idle is set as low as possible without causing the engine stress (lugging or shaking).  A higher stall rpm torque converter will allow you to launch quicker and get to 60 quicker, but at the expense of driving comfort.  The stock setting is around 2000 rpms and I think that Dr. Evil uses a 2500 rpm stall.  Any higher and you have to rev real high to move which is undesirable to most people.  The first thing that you need to look into is how to launch an automatic car.  Once you can launch properly, you will know how the stall speed will affect the car (power braking to the stall speed at part-throttle for pre-loading). _____________________________ 2006 Scion TC (ZPI-18G pending) 2000 V6-AT (RIP 3G) Temp Search thanks to Finch13 (in reply to Antarctica) Post #: 40

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 2:29:57 PM    Antarctica Posts: 222 Joined: 4/21/2007 From: Ocean Springs, MS Status: offline Hey thanks Falklore.  I didn't know all that.  Maybe you could enlighten me a little more on how to launch my automatic properly?  I'd appreciate it. _____________________________ 1997 Accord LX sedan, F22B2, AT AEM V2 Intake Next mod: JDM black housing headlights w/HIDs. HAF Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36270720981 Accepting members and officers. (in reply to falkore24) Post #: 41

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/8/2007 3:48:36 PM    falkore24 Posts: 5545 Joined: 8/16/2007 From: Wayne, NJ Status: offline It's not something you want to do all of the time, but basically you hold the brakes as tight as you can and get the tach as close to 2000 without the wheels braking loose (2000 is the stock stall speed, this would be higher with the Dr. Evil at 2500).  When the light changes, you let go of the brakes and floor the gas (assuming that you don't have major power where you'll just eat up the tires).  If you have too much power, rather than floor it, you gas to where your tires can hold the road when you drop the brakes. Please note that I very rarely do this.  It's hard on all systems involved. _____________________________ 2006 Scion TC (ZPI-18G pending) 2000 V6-AT (RIP 3G) Temp Search thanks to Finch13 (in reply to Antarctica) Post #: 42

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/9/2007 8:59:24 AM    00AccordLX5spd Posts: 3797 Joined: 1/16/2007 Status: offline I used to "power brake" in my auto 1991 5.0 Mustang.  I could smoke the tires all the way through first gear while the car was still stopped and it would shift into second gear still smoking the tires.  I always let off being afraid I would blow out the tires.  I normally wouldn't ever do it unless I had some "coaxing" from friends.    _____________________________ 2000 Accord LX Sedan F23A1 5spd -Short Shift Adapter -eBay SRI w/ K&N 1995 Accord V6 Sedan AT - AKA "the money pit" 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible - my daily driver all through college - now sits in my dad''s garage - needs a little TLC (in reply to falkore24) Post #: 43

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/9/2007 9:35:43 AM    falkore24 Posts: 5545 Joined: 8/16/2007 From: Wayne, NJ Status: offline but a honda doesn't have that kind of torque.  it will shave a few tenths off of your 0-60 time (in reply to 00AccordLX5spd) Post #: 44

RE: Personal experience...Anyone?? - 10/9/2007 9:36:38 AM    accord4sroy   Posts: 388 Joined: 3/8/2006 Status: offline so you drove an auto mustang as well.  was it nice? i still would like to buy a mustang lol! need power!!!!!!!!! although, synthetic oil helps these accords gain some horses. _____________________________ 1999 Accord EX AT Vtec (in reply to 00AccordLX5spd) Post #: 45

Today's Posts
Most Active Topics
Make A Donation
Forum Rules & FAQ
RSS Feeds

Honda Accord Prices

Top 10 Posters
wheelbrokera 6766 sir_nasty 6303 falkore24 5545 00accordlx5s 3797 deserthonda 3568 19accord97 3117 jimblake 3082 finch13 3007 smaglik 2594 live2rice 2408

New Vendors
Sportwing
AMSOIL - Performance Oil Technology