Taylor Woollen

Thanks man, it was a long time coming.

I switched out the IACV last night with a new one, and it's running right. I do still have the CEL buy haven't had time to mess with it. Now that is really running better I'm not too worried about it.

nicolaselias

Which reminds me, I have a Bisimoto level 2 cam to go on my F20B2 for ages now. (plus valve springs, will likely require a tune too)... Car is driving, but that mod has been on hold for years, so maybe one day I'll tackle it when I find myself in the same country as my accord. I havent been around it much for the past few years

Taylor Woollen

I haven't read up much on cams for the f20/22/23's.. I guess I ought to get my feet wet. The car has way more pep... But I already want a little more.

nicolaselias

Well, if I could do it again, would probably save the money and have done with a Delta regrinded cam. The Bisimoto cost more and the after-sale support was not very good at all.
Long story, but that is for somewhere else.

I mean, camming a NA is going to give a moderate gain, but you will need to tune it after, so more $$

Taylor Woollen

Sorry for the delayed reply, been super busy. Right now I'm going to just cruise with what I have. I need to get a chip reader and clean up the tune it has before I start tearing it apart again.

After driving it the past month, I can honestly say the car is way more fun to drive. I definitely would have replaced the struts when I did everything else. There's so much body roll under minimal load. I wouldn't be surprised if they're original, or the only replacement the car has seen in it's life. Any recommendations for affordable front and rear replacements would be appreciated. I'm a big supporter of cheap eBay parts that are in the mediocre-decent category, and priced low. The car itself was only $700, but I'm now getting in love, so I'm willing to splurge a little.

Also anyone in the DMV that has a recommendation for tuners is appreciate.

Finally.... I'm thinking about welding up a front bumper for it. My drive is in the dark both ways and riddled with dark backgrounds and deer. If/when I hit one I want the car to keep on truckin. If anyone has seen/built a steel bumper for a car pm me, I'd love to talk it over.

Northernlightz

This is the best value- I’d go with this this if you plan to reuse the original springs. You will need to replace the spring isolators as well.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/153722667860...gAAOSwUJNdyxxd

There is also an entire strut assembly (strut plus) sold by KYB as well, but those are more expensive.

Taylor Woollen

Northernlightz, I appreciate that. I looked into those when I bought all the steering stuff. They seem like a quality OEM replacement. Those are still on the table, but I'm hoping someone has experience with "sportier" struts they can share.

I'm not looking to build this into a racecar (at least that's what I'm trying my wife), but I do want it to be more performance than OEM. Honestly, I'm at a crossroads between struts that will make it stiffer and lower... Or try to get some struts that'll get more tire clearance and run a slightly bigger than stock all terrain tire.

Since this is my daily, and I'm northern US enough to see snow a few times a year I don't want to commit to full racecar that can't drive on snow. That's mainly why I'm leaning towards the bigger tire and front bumper route. I started looking to figure out if anyone had made one AWD, I saw some people asking but didn't find anyone successful. For now AWD can wait, but my current struts are way tired and need to be replaced

Northernlightz

No worries man. I actually had a mild drop (just over an inch or so) on my old 97 accord with koni orange w/ Eibach pro kit springs. Had poly spring isolators, end links and sway bar bushings which made it a bit stiffer, but still bearable for daily driving. I live in British Columbia and drove it with no issues during the winter months. There is quite a lot of wheel gap with these accords, so you should be fine if you go the bigger tire route w/ stock struts.

Taylor Woollen

Right on, thanks for the info. I'll look into those this week. The body roll, wheelie, and nose drives is getting old. Not to mention the road bounce not being dampened is going to start cupping my tires. There's already signs of it starting, so I'll have to make a move sooner rather than later.