Padillaz

Awesome, very impressive!

gianinline

Ghost! Glad you're still at it!

GhostAccord

Thank you, how are things over at HS? Haven't been there in quite a while!

Wow now here's a blast from the past..... Nice to see that you're still around. Any new projects?

Lost Again

Yea, that is someone I haven't seen in a while.

Ghost - I clicked a few ad's....hope it still helps

GhostAccord

Yes Sir! Every little bit helps... Thanks

NZXTInerTia

Pretty great! Making somewhere right in the 450awhp range currently. 3" DP, 3.5" straight pipe, 2.5" intercooler piping, FMIC, tuned with an AEM, etc.

I actually won 3rd place at the Upper Midwest All Mitsubishi Cookout/Carshow this last weekend! Great to see some progress is being made, your build log is the only reason I check HT anymore. lol

GhostAccord

Impressive numbers. Congrats on the 3rd place. winning some hardware to show for your work is always nice.

GhostAccord

Well it's been a while since I have taken any time to work on this project. With work around the house and an engine going into my SUV, the Accord has taken a back seat yet again. That being said, the first of two shipments of parts arrived for the Accord today.....



My stock headlight housings and hardware were FUBAR'd so I figured that I would just buy the complete sets from TASAuto.... I will bake them and use the new lenses on my white housings as well. Big brake upgrade and ST front and rear sway bars..... another shipment will be arriving next week and I will begin work on the Accord once more!

BeastlyB

Glad you are still with us.

I am moving to Brazil and am forced to sell my puppy here in France...CD9 5 speed manual.
She is/was mine for over 10 years due to circumstances never got to treat her as I wanted.
Already sold my CE2 Earodeck.. (5 speed manual)

Can not import second hand cars to Brazil

Will be following and looking to see if I can buy a Accord there in Brasil in due time, I seen them around but all 4 door auto and going for silly money.

Lost Again

Nice to see the project coming back to life....good luck.

19Accord97

Glad to see you're still working on the project!

I too got the ST anti-sway bars for the front and the rear. I have an LX so I didn't have a rear sway bar to begin with and it made a noticeable difference for the positive. After I got the rear done I replaced the front and didn't really notice much improvement there - however, I don't autox my car or anything like that.

The install is simple and straightforward. Another thing I noticed is that when I jack up either my left or right front of my car, the rear wheel on the same side will eventually go in the air as well. Talk about a proven sign of stiffness in the body!

GhostAccord

Nice...that's what I'm looking for. So the ST bars along with all the poly bushings should make it pretty responsive.

Can't wait to get back to work on this beast..... I should be done building the Zetec engine this weekend. Then it's back to body and suspension work on the Accord!

MAD_MIKE

D'oH!
Would be sweet to have that in Eire.

GhostAccord

The last of my cooling system parts have arrived along with a few other misc engine, brake, suspension and body parts.



Let the build resume!

Lost Again

So are we done with "baking cyl heads"

I'll give another click or two on the ad's and hope it helps.

GhostAccord

Hey ya thanks... I actually have to get some updates on that blog, it's been a few!

Funny that you mention baking cylinder heads. I have another 83 GS400X head that I have to punch the guides out of soon.

Lost Again

Happy baking

GhostAccord

Thanks

kd97accord

Also glad to see this project is not gone with the wind. That big brake upgrade you ordered, is there much difference in the size the caliper to the stock one? I would like to be able to run my 96 spec ITR's with these new brakes. I got $1000 set aside to do a bunch of things to my accord and brakes is up there on the list.

GhostAccord

I don't have them mounted yet but the kit I bought has the 11" disc w/4x114.3 ROH bearing and Nissin single piston 17CL15VN calipers. They say that this kit is for use on 15" and larger wheels.

GhostAccord

Mmmmm More parts!

Blog Update....finally!



First shipment of exhaust parts for the Accord has made it's way! I think the rest have been delayed due to all the snow we have been getting in the North East!

Can't wait to start welding!

chrisnick

Try running without the front bar. Really helped with rotation during autocross when I disconnected mine. Really don't see the need for it, even though it may have sharpened the responsiveness in quick transitions. Needless to say, I'm going to run without once I do my front suspension refresh.

GhostAccord

What front bar are you referring to, the sway bar? I just bought the thing.....lol

chrisnick

Yes, the front sway bar. Install whatever you bought, but try it disconnected on one end to see if you like it. Personally, I LOVE the way the front of the car feels without it, and it puts down power a lot better coming out of corners, too.

GhostAccord

I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the tip!