I doubt it was tampered with, and yes, I DO lean toward the wife hitting something - but there is NO damage at all, other than the damned bolts shearing clean in half! Oddest thing. 2 10mm class 10 bolts, sheared off. *sigh*
On a side note, is there a polyurethane kit I can get, for all the bushings in the front end?
Originally Posted by AccordEpicenter
how do u break motor mounts at all?
how do u break motor mounts at all?
since you are new, you wouldn't know he is packing a turbo under his car.
i think the reliability of japanese cars only refers to the frequency in which you can get a lemon. I know a guy with a 90 ford taurus with 270k miles on it all original stuff. I think you can still get a bad jap car but its less likely
I would agree. The less likely part would be almost never! At least for Honda. I think you can get new models that have design problems that Honda will correct if you ask but as the model gets to it's third year the problems disappear.
never knew they made turbos for old accords
does the engine have to be modified to accept the turbo or can i just slap on a turbo without worries?
also, telling me the price of the turbo might keep my dreams alive or kill it(so do tell me and get it over with)
i would semi agree with those statements, i also believe the quality of the parts matter as well. you cant expect to build a really good car with really cheap parts
my setup ran me around $2500 for everything. I hit 10psi no problem, and ive put about 5000 ish miles on it like that. I MADE my charge pipes/turbo mani etc... The clutchnet clutch was custom made as well.
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they don't. any member on this board with a turbo did it for him (or her) self with custom-fitted parts. i've heard you can run about 4-6 psi on it on stock internals, but going any higher asks for a couple mods. i think you also have to convert to obd-1 so you can run a computer that can handle the effect of forced induction on the engine computer. and of course, there's the normal mods you have to add if you were going to turbo a factory n/a engine.never knew they made turbos for old accords
does the engine have to be modified to accept the turbo or can i just slap on a turbo without worries?
its all in the managemant, i have more fuel than i know what to do with. 255lph walbro intank fuel pump (thing is huge, but i love hearing it prime) 450cc injectors (stock is 240cc) Apexi Safc (its not bad) w/msd BTM 5462 (timing controls). Im running a VERY conservative tune, so 10psi it should last just fine on the stock engine
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my dream got shot dead in its tracks as that is exactly how much i have in my bank acocunt
oh well, time for me to get a summer job and fix up my ride
^^^^have fun dude it aint easy nor cheap. some of the poeple did more than just slap a turbo on! and nothing and i mean nothing is made to outfit this car with a turbo. its a complete custom job!
b u n n y · t y p e R"the bunny liked the go-faster stripes... but wasn't too keen on the rear spoiler and ridiculous bodykit"
damn...
thats true though about some imports getting a lemon.
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i think it only applys to korean cars
actually, korean cars are matching up with japanese in terms of initial quality
initial quality yes, but long term is still a mystery. ive read an article that there was a 'sudden burst' of quality from the koraen cars makers a while ago. the original cars they made back in the early 90's probably arent as good as the ones now, but they still have a long ways to go in competing with toyota or honda. although that being said, id still rather but a korean car over an american car. but id prefer jap cars over korean cars. and euro cars are comparable to jap cars
time to add what id really think of honda.
i own an 86 accord and the things really good to drive and all, but ive had a few problems with it in the past month that i started driving it.
1.it stalled at the middle of an intersection while i was turning, almost hit a car cause of that. the weird thing is my car is an automatic.
2.when driving to school one day i noticed that it didnt sihft out of first gear. my teacher drove it and somehow 'fixed' it so it worked properly once again
3.while waiting at a red light, it turned green and i hit the gas, it started to sputter then go which was weird, even i dont know what happened
4.transmission started to slip(people say hondas
5.transmission wouldnt shift out of first until i move it down to D2 then D3 then D4, and when it gets back to D4 in order for it to get into 4th gear id have to let my foot off the gas.
5 problems in less then 4 weeks, i hondas are great and reliable cars, but i think i might have gotten the lemon out of the group. but with that said my car has 318000km on it.
to be very fair, 4 out of the 5 problems i had were all transmission related, i think when people mention honda and reliability/quality in the same sentence, i think they mean that the engine would last a lifetime(or just a very long time) and the car as a whole is put together really well, but their automatic transmissions are put together just like a dodge neon or a ford
nope, all 5 are trans related. swap it with a good one and kiss the problems goodbye.
i have a story to tell about the experts at the ford engineering team
my mom bought a 1999 f-150, brand new, no previous owners
2 years later, ignition coil dies.......why? Ford decided to locate the ignition coil directly under the AC compressor
Ignition coil+ condensation = nonmoving ford vehicle
its been replaced twice now......maybe my mommy shudnt use her AC so much but damn, whos that dumb?
i dont think the car stalling was really a transmission problem, atleast i dont think so cause its an automatic
american car makers make cheap disposable cars, honda did that many years ago
i remember my friend telling me about an ad a long time ago. it was something like ford and honda
ford:we got such great customer service
hondaur cars dont need service
i cracked up after hearing that
It's all relative. How many miles are on your car before you have a failure? If you have one during a warranty period, did the fix take care of the problem or did it come back? What does consumer report say about the car? You will find that Hondas score very high in all areas in CR. You will also find that when Honda has a design problem, they fix it the first time. That doesn't mean Honda dealers do but if Honda identifies the problem they publish a technical service bulletin and it gets fixed with a redesigned part. By the way, how many American cars can you get 318,000 miles out of? I work in an industry that builds the equipment that car companies use to make cars and car parts for all American car companies as well as Honda and Toyota. I own Hondas because I see what goes on in their factories as well as their product design facillities.
heh, wish i cud say the same for my moms truck
its been through 3 coils now
blkburr... all the accords in my driveway are made in ohio :waves:
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