Carlo1678

Hey guys, I have a 2011 Accord LX-S and I was just wondering what upgrades I can do to make it faster off the jump. I already have a K&N Cold Air Intake in it and I would like to add some more performance parts if possible. What could I do?

rockycat

4 cyl header, 6 cyl header's.

MSchu

OP... there really isn't much t be done, especially at the lower levels of monetary expenditures.

best keep it stock.

BLKFLSH

Shoulda got a V6.

VeeSykkz

ignore the nay sayers. Although you wont be reaching anything huge, ANY engine can benefit from helping it breathe. You already have the intake, now get a QUALITY exhaust so it doesnt sound like ****. There are also high flow cats and systems that use the stock o2 sensor placement. Dont get TOO BIG a pipe diameter since you are still at stock levels. You dont need that much exit flow yet.

If its a manual consider a clutch and flywheel.

Also, without saying you shoulda gotten a V6, you should have gotten the EX.

MSchu

^lol...

you know what the cheapest and MOST EFFECTIVE horsepower upgrade is OP... a diet!

tony_2018

FI...

johnsc2235

Turbo Kit….best bang for the buck….i/h/e waste of money in my opionion, You'll gain a whole 10-15 hp for $1000…..A turbo kit will net you 100-200+ depending on how crazy you want to go….

johnnyb588

I'm with johnsc2235 on this. If you want a 4-banger to run like it's not dragging the Titanic behind it, your best option is to turbo.

Now, if you do that, you're probably going to end up destroying the resale value of your car, and possibly destroy your car far before its usable life should be over. But you WILL notice a boost in performance.

DCFIVER

Nothing will make it faster of the jump. The DBW needs to be modified. The stock parameters for DBW do not allow for instant throttle response....

jesser916

even exhaust wont make it fast off the jump..it will increase the high end power but not low end...
you're stuck with what you have my friend

GoLowDrew

Sell the car. Srs. Ok, you can "improve" acceleration with bolt ons. But it won't make any difference in terms of "jump" off the line.

There are things you could also do, new smaller wheel, sticky tires and maybe a solid engine mount. But we are talking thousands of $$$ and it would drastically change the character of the car. Bottom like will be... that you still won't be happy with it.

Honda Accord is not a race car. You can't make it what it's not.

VeeSykkz

Unless you have a v6 and turn off stability assist. :-)

Sorry, had to. Forgot about this tho. I've always had cable throttles. Makes sense. You drive an econo box OP

GoLowDrew

The Accord V6 isn't all that "fast" either. I got one. Motor Trend clocked at at 0-60 in 6.5 sec. So it's fast. But it does not jump off the line, which I think is what OP is talking about.

There are less powerful cars that just "jump" and pull strong. But when you clock it, it's not all that fast even if it felt that way.

With that said...like was already said above, light weight is the key. Without looking, the coupe LX-S is like 3300lbs. It's no lightweight.

DCFIVER

If it is DBW, it will not jump off the line. The throttle pedal to throttle blade correlation is not linear. This is done for fuel economy. Initial take off is one of the biggest consumers of fuel. There will always be 1 second or at least .5 secs of delay, unless the parameter is modified....

GoLowDrew

Isn't all cars now DBW? there hasn't been a real throttle cable since......Y2k?

DCFIVER

Id say that yes, pretty much all cars are DBW now. The transition started, in earnest, around '07 in my opinion. Although various cars and trucks had DBW before then, by '07 most if not all of them had it.

VeeSykkz

No, Car & Driver clocked it at 5.8 0-60 and 14.3 1/4 mile. Top speed limited to 127mph and I was doing that barely into 5th gear. Its faster than the 305hp CTS. Mine jumps off the line well enough to leave 30 ft streaks, rips into 2nd and barks into 3rd bone stock. Theres a reason it has VSA, it uses it alot.