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Jedz123
06-15-2007, 01:57 PM
Hello fellas
My name is Jedz and I recently purchased my first Honda a week ago. I am the proud owner of an 89 Honda Accord SE-i auto with 101K miles. I purchased the accord from a little old lady for only a grand. I needed a reliable daily driver and gas saver so I bought it. The check engine light was on when I bought it. The light has gone off since I did a complete tune-up, advanced the timming and installed a homemade cold air intake... odd I know but it has not come back on since. I was curious about the stats of the motor in my car. I belive it's an A20 but I'm not to sure. I know it's a 12 valve SOHC motor. but thats about it. I don't know it's power ratings. I am also curious on what would be good cheap mods to boost the performance on the engine. I was hoping you guys could fill me in on some info about my car. Is there any problems that could arise and I should keep my eye out? Or is this car a solid car? I don't plan on making this car fast, I got my Legacy for that. I just would like to have a decent peepy little gas getter. Like I said this is the first Honda I have ever had so I don't know much about them...
Thanks guys
~Jedz

reanimator420
06-15-2007, 02:02 PM
:welcome:
http://www.3geez.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=33
http://www.3geez.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=19
and also check out the 3geez wiki
http://3geez.wiki-tv.com/Main_Page
this is some great info and you should post pics!! 101k is rare to see these days in a 3g!

frantik
06-15-2007, 02:05 PM
Let me be the first to say....




Pics! and search! (http://www.3geez.com/forum/search.php)


lol jk :welcome: you can learn a little bit of the stock spec about your car from the wiki.. see the link in my sig :) Your engine is an a20a3 and is the same engine found in an LX-i. You definitely bought a solid car.. chances are she's got plenty of miles left in her. :thumbup:

[edit: looks like i wasn't the 1st :crying:]

Pico
06-15-2007, 02:15 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/picopop/Icons/postpics.gif

Kidding
:welcome: to the forum

MessyHonda
06-15-2007, 02:22 PM
post some pics....the se-i is one of the rarest 3geez since it only came out in 89....sounds like you got a sweet little car.

Jedz123
06-15-2007, 04:05 PM
Pics for you fellas
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_1_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_4_full.jpg
here's a pic of the leather seats.....sooo nice
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_2_full.jpg
Here's the pic of the odometer
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_3_full.jpg
A pic of the home made cold air intake...you can see the green filter through the bumper
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_5_full.jpg
As for the intake it self I just used the old piping and made a new intake with it. I had to off set the battery a bit to make the piping fit...it was tight but it works great!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/2667000-2667999/2667679_8_full.jpg
so thats it guys Thanks for the welcome I'll be sure to post!

dalinxz
06-15-2007, 10:41 PM
pretty nice you might want to refine the CAI there is a DIY for it on the how to section under engine and transmission, check it out.

dalinxz
06-15-2007, 10:41 PM
oh and congrats for your purchase and happy to have you here :P

2drSE-i
06-15-2007, 10:50 PM
oh shit another SE-i coupe. my grandma owned mine :-D


now if i get mine running properly tomorrow i may post on this board again....

MessyHonda
06-16-2007, 02:11 AM
too bad its auto...time for a 5 speed swap when the tranny cant handle the extra load.

Jedz123
06-16-2007, 04:00 AM
pretty nice you might want to refine the CAI there is a DIY for it on the how to section under engine and transmission, check it out.
Yeah it's a little rough...but it's alot better then it was. I will definitly look into that... Thanks!

too bad its auto...time for a 5 speed swap when the tranny cant handle the extra load.
I hope its awhile before I need to do any more swaps of any kind. I just finished this about month ago.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2602000-2602999/2602867_46_full.jpg
The car was a 2.2 H4 and now is a 3.3 H6.... I t was a pain in the ass and took me about a month to do so I'm kinda pooped out on swaps... BUt is the 5-speed swap hard or cheap?

Kelvin
06-16-2007, 06:36 AM
Holy shit, is that an SVX eg33? In an old school legacy? That thing must haul balls.

Anyway, the 3g is a decent car, but the SEis are notoriously horrible for reliability and performance. To avoid frustration, you should just sell me your SEi for $100. :P

Pico
06-16-2007, 06:43 AM
Yeah it's a little rough...but it's alot better then it was. I will definitly look into that... Thanks!
I hope its awhile before I need to do any more swaps of any kind. I just finished this about month ago.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2602000-2602999/2602867_46_full.jpg
The car was a 2.2 H4 and now is a 3.3 H6.... I t was a pain in the ass and took me about a month to do so I'm kinda pooped out on swaps... BUt is the 5-speed swap hard or cheap?
If you were able to sawp the 3.3 in there, doing the 5 speed swap on your 3G will be a breeze for you to do, Most of us that did the swap did it in a few days or less, just make sure you have everything that you need.
Here's the link to the swap 5speed swap (http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102)
and in case your interested here the DIY on making a CAI DIY CAI (http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166)

88accordSF
06-16-2007, 07:09 AM
too bad its auto...time for a 5 speed swap when the tranny cant handle the extra load.

hey, i still haven't topped out my auto (yet).... hit 95 in third down 101s... think i need to hit 280 in the early AM to get a strech going

MessyHonda
06-16-2007, 09:26 AM
hey, i still haven't topped out my auto (yet).... hit 95 in third down 101s... think i need to hit 280 in the early AM to get a strech going






i hit 125 on my dx on 280.....but its not really fair because some of it its downhill....on the flat it can do like 115...after that it feels like a hits a wall and it just sucks up gas. i never toped off my lx-i one day i will.

Kelvin
06-16-2007, 02:52 PM
topped off= filling the gas tank up all the way.

topping out= hitting top speed.

Strahan
06-16-2007, 05:43 PM
topped off= filling the gas tank up all the way.

topping out= hitting top speed.

Well, judging from the gas price trend eventually people will be talking about how 'someday' they will be able to top off their car :)

Jedz123
06-16-2007, 09:54 PM
Holy shit, is that an SVX eg33? In an old school legacy? That thing must haul balls.
I pulled the motor from a 92 SVX....and mated with a FWD 5-speed I pull 0-60 just over 4 seconds...uhh and I can bury my 140mph spedo on demand.


Anyway, the 3g is a decent car, but the SEis are notoriously horrible for reliability and performance. To avoid frustration, you should just sell me your SEi for $100. :P UHhh I just paid a grand for it.... I think I'll take my chances and drive the car to the ground.


If you were able to sawp the 3.3 in there, doing the 5 speed swap on your 3G will be a breeze for you to do, Most of us that did the swap did it in a few days or less, just make sure you have everything that you need.
Here's the link to the swap 5speed swap
and in case your interested here the DIY on making a CAI DIY CAI
I will definitly will take a look see... Especially redoing my CAI

OH I hit 95 mph today on the highway just to see what she has...

MessyHonda
06-17-2007, 01:18 AM
i never top off my car anymore...i just put 30 bucks on it...and it gets me almost 5/6th of a tank

Kelvin
06-17-2007, 06:55 AM
Wow man. Did you post this thing on nabisco yet? 0-60 in under 4 seconds is absolutely insane. I wasn't aware SVX engines had that much power. Did you run nitrous or anything>?

Jedz123
06-17-2007, 07:30 PM
Wow man. Did you post this thing on nabisco yet? 0-60 in under 4 seconds is absolutely insane. I wasn't aware SVX engines had that much power. Did you run nitrous or anything>?
LOL no no no It's about 4.5 -5 second 0-60 time. The SVX has 230hp with its very restrictive exahust and intake systems...uhh my set up has it's cats but no muffler 2.5" all the way back. Snorkle removed from the intake system... I'm guessing 250-260hp range off the crank. I stripped the legacy all down... nothing but a dash and 2 seats , and still rolling on 14"s...plus she's FWD not AWD. car weighs around 2100/lbs..:) I was posting Nasioc but haven't posted in a couple of months. I haven't posted since the car has been running either.

Jedz123
06-18-2007, 06:14 PM
hey guys what gap should I be running on the plugs for highway driving?? thanks
~Jedz

ghettogeddy
06-19-2007, 10:59 AM
hey guys what gap should I be running on the plugs for highway driving?? thanks
~Jedz
same as city lol just the stock gap should be fine

che3wy
06-19-2007, 11:12 AM
ngk v power is wat most of us are running. i recomend it too

Jedz123
06-19-2007, 06:20 PM
thanks guys:)

frantik
06-19-2007, 06:28 PM
yeah i have vpower and theyve been good to me :)

Sabz5150
06-19-2007, 07:23 PM
oh shit another SE-i coupe. my grandma owned mine :-D
now if i get mine running properly tomorrow i may post on this board again....

Haha, right on :)

Strahan
06-20-2007, 10:37 AM
i never top off my car anymore...i just put 30 bucks on it...and it gets me almost 5/6th of a tank

For awhile there I couldn't even top off my BMW in one transaction.. the gas pumps cut me off at $70 hehe. Sad thing is that $70 of gas disappears in four days.

russiankid
06-20-2007, 10:43 AM
For awhile there I couldn't even top off my BMW in one transaction.. the gas pumps cut me off at $70 hehe. Sad thing is that $70 of gas disappears in four days.
You have a V8 in your BMW? My brother has a 535i and he fills up every 1 1/2 weeks as far as i can tell.

Strahan
06-20-2007, 10:45 AM
You have a V8 in your BMW? My brother has a 535i and he fills up every 1 1/2 weeks as far as i can tell.

Yup, M62 4.4 liter. However the caveat is I commute a little over 100 miles a day to work which is why it disappears so fast and I'm stuck using premium due to my Dinan ECU. Ugh.

Kelvin
06-20-2007, 02:33 PM
Yup, M62 4.4 liter. However the caveat is I commute a little over 100 miles a day to work which is why it disappears so fast and I'm stuck using premium due to my Dinan ECU. Ugh.

I'd switch back to a normal ECU. The few extra horses just aren't worth it.

MessyHonda
06-20-2007, 06:40 PM
I'd switch back to a normal ECU. The few extra horses just aren't worth it.



werd.....i would only put in the ECU if you are going to race it. i had a 4th gen map sensor but i would only get 250-280 to a tank...with the stock one i get close to 310-350.