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87lxiaccord
09-30-2007, 04:51 PM
I haven't been around much on the board, but here are some updated pics of what I've been doing. Oh yeah no bashing she's on cut springs and stock shocks, I sacrificed handling for looks only temporarily.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0851.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0848.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0856.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/mako.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0861.jpg
I also forgot to post of pics of the dual valve springs from the 2g prelude I put in.
While i was putting in my 272 cam and tuning the timing with a ge cam gear, I read the marks wrong and had it on a whole tooth advanced when I thought I was only 1 degree advanced. I had it running in my driveway for a lil while and decided it was time for a test drive. After driving it around with a crap load of bottom end I wanted to try the upper rpms. Took it up to about 4k and then I heard a real loud clinging noise almost like my engine was rattling apart. After messing around a bit to find out what it was my Dad and I were turning the crank and I noticed one valve spring was staying down while the others were going up. Once the #4 piston came all the way up it would hit the valve and make a loud pop noise. Turned out to be a bent intake valve. I took the head off of my spare motor and the head off of nancy that day. Finished putting the valve in from the spare motor and the dual valve springs on the intake side, then the next day put nancy back together and running with the 272 cam on 1 degree retarded and it's been like that ever since.
now to the pics
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0788.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0789.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0790.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0791.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0792.jpg
87lxiaccord
09-30-2007, 04:53 PM
more...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0794.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0795.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0797.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/nancy/DSCF0801.jpg
old wheel gap
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l292/87lxiaccord/DSCF0701.jpg
Civic Accord Honda
09-30-2007, 04:57 PM
holly fucking shit im in love
your car is one beautful car sir
BTW how many links u cut on the springs cuz the drop looks perfect
87lxiaccord
09-30-2007, 05:01 PM
Thanks cah
cut three coils, measure from the start of the bottom and cut from the top.
Civic Accord Honda
09-30-2007, 05:03 PM
how does it ride ?
87lxiaccord
09-30-2007, 05:04 PM
pretty bouncy on the highway lol kinda fun actually, and my mud flaps scrap like crazy.
EricW
09-30-2007, 05:43 PM
Looks good, good thing you didn't mess up anything other than the valve. I would like to do the dual valve springs also since there is nothing after market available.
87lxiaccord
09-30-2007, 07:30 PM
Looks good, good thing you didn't mess up anything other than the valve. I would like to do the dual valve springs also since there is nothing after market available.
Yeah I was really glad to get it put back together and running in 2 days. I like the dual valve springs and recomend doing it good bang for the buck. My motor sounds way different since the cam, a deeper tone at idle and a sweet winding noise at higher rpms almost like its supercharged.
Hoy_LDT
09-30-2007, 07:35 PM
clean, cant wait to get my car started
LX-incredible
09-30-2007, 07:49 PM
Nice!
mushroom_toy
09-30-2007, 07:58 PM
Dual springs? You use stock 2g ones? Point me to some info? Also what is the advantage of the dual over single spring?
MessyHonda
10-01-2007, 11:17 AM
Dual springs? You use stock 2g ones? Point me to some info? Also what is the advantage of the dual over single spring?


:werd:
87lxiaccord
10-01-2007, 12:42 PM
Dual springs? You use stock 2g ones? Point me to some info? Also what is the advantage of the dual over single spring?
Well from what I heard the carb'd 2g preludes didn't have rev limiters, so Honda put in dual valve springs to prevent valve float. The dual ones are supposed to be good for 8k revs. Next time you see a carb'd 2g prelude in the junkyard pull the head off, bring a valve spring compressor and take the retainers, you also need both seats top and bottom.
I couldn't find the thread but I remember reading this stuff from Rjudgey
knarg
10-01-2007, 01:19 PM
exterior looks really nice!
valve spring mod is pretty neat too
ghettogeddy
10-01-2007, 01:36 PM
thats wiered cause the head i have in the shop has 2 springs on each valve
87lxiaccord
10-01-2007, 06:20 PM
thats wiered cause the head i have in the shop has 2 springs on each valve

Yeah I noticed that on the 3g accords the exhaust side has the dual valve springs also but not the intake side.
87lxiaccord
10-01-2007, 06:21 PM
exterior looks really nice!
valve spring mod is pretty neat too
Thanks :thumbup:
Vanilla Sky
10-01-2007, 08:08 PM
That spare engine looks familiar :D

Everything's looking good, though.
AccordB20A
10-01-2007, 08:20 PM
good man looks nice
blazin3gen
10-01-2007, 08:30 PM
Dude! that shit is hot!

your car is by far one of the best 4doors ive seen in a looooong time that is nice btw what color is that??
Civic Accord Honda
10-01-2007, 08:39 PM
:werd:
Pico
10-01-2007, 08:53 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Looking good Bro. :cheers:
Hazwan
10-01-2007, 09:07 PM
nice and low :thumbup:
bullard123
10-01-2007, 09:18 PM
Looking good bro. I'm not a fan of fat fives but I love the way they look on your ride! Better get some camber kits though I see the tread on your back tires wearing down.
MessyHonda
10-01-2007, 11:45 PM
only thing is that our bottom end does not like high revs specially with stock rods. its a good mod to a built engine...hope everything goes good. any videos of how it runs.
BITESIZE
10-01-2007, 11:48 PM
Nice looking car, however: Say good bye to all of your bushings, struts, tires, and anything that doesn't rattle. Even temporary is bad, trust me, I know- I did it before.
Cheeseburger
10-01-2007, 11:49 PM
looking god
87lxiaccord
10-03-2007, 07:07 PM
Thanks everyone for the comments

Dude! that shit is hot!

your car is by far one of the best 4doors ive seen in a looooong time that is nice btw what color is that??
It's Nissan charcoal grey, I think its from the maximas.


Nice looking car, however: Say good bye to all of your bushings, struts, tires, and anything that doesn't rattle. Even temporary is bad, trust me, I know- I did it before.
Yeah I guess I'll just deal with the consequences, I wish they made a drop spring that would give us a nice low drop, my sister had her boyfriends nuespeed race springs on her prelude for a few weeks and it looked like a whole different car and gave her like a perfect drop.
87lxiaccord
10-03-2007, 07:09 PM
only thing is that our bottom end does not like high revs specially with stock rods. its a good mod to a built engine...hope everything goes good. any videos of how it runs.
Yeah you're right I wouldn't get rid of the stock rev limiter unless i built the bottom end first. Videos would be a good Idea, she runs great and hits second gear rubber very nicely.