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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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i recetly bought a honda accord lxi before that i had an honda civic but i also i had a bf the too he liked fixing up cars ow im all lonely and neeed to fix up my car.. what does my first upgrade need to be?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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Little tree air freshener.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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vtec sticker and the biggest wing you can find. you'll gain like 20 hp!


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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zumiez007 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">v-tec sticker and the biggest wing you can find. you'll gain like 20 hp!</TD></TR></TABLE>

why the hyphen?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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reading the guide to basic accords
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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Default Re: what should my first upgrade be?? (fxyroxy382)

How about a pic to start off? Of yourself that is.

The looks need to correlate with each other. If we get a better understanding of how you look we'll be able to help you out better!
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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well... exhaust, intake, header... all of those will only get you about 2hp gains...

with an accord, if you're going to start modding; you have to start big! Engine swap!
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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take off your resinator for now till you get sum parts
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 14aZnS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">take off your resinator for now till you get sum parts</TD></TR></TABLE>
ya do that, cause cars that sound like they are just farting along are super cool. Also, who needs an ozone layer anyways? It's not like skin cancer is gonna kill you.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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lmao.... you guys are hilarious
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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From what I understand, suspension is one of the 1st things you should do for your car. Lowering springs and struts are decent mods to make to your Accord, but yea, don't do I/H/E yet, you'll be wasting $$$. Why not explain your goals first, what do want to do with your car?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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dont even get anything jsut start puttin a turbo setup together, thats what i wish i had done once i had i/h/e. I ended up sellin everything and putting the money toward turbo....im boosted bitch.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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The first thing you should do is invest in some new struts and springs. If you plan to do an engine swap or turbo then that would be the smartest thing, because if you get a 50-100HP increase on your car then the car will not be able to handle the power. That's dependant on whether you want to go that route or not, if you don't plan on a swap or FI then I'd just do bolt ons...intake first
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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LOWER IT A FEW INCHES AND PUT SOM GOOD LOOKIN WHEELS IN THAT BITHC AND JSUT ROLL THE HELL OUT OF IT
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 05:36 AM
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Personally I think suspension is a good decision myself. I have a 99 accord and i lowered it, now im goin through engine mods but it all can depend on your expense account....if you have enough money get a swap and then do stuff, would be the most wise decision because if you find a website they usually sell tranny's with the engines. The engines generally range from around 1500-3000 so if you have that deep of a pocket to start off go for a swap because it'll benefit you in the long run
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 04:26 AM
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thanks guys.. i think i may just go with a cute cherry air fresher and a vtec sticker.. (do they come in pink??) um, that guy who said he wanted a pic its Http://www.hometown.aol.com/fxyroxy382 check it out!! and again thank you for all the tips.. (but im really not car smart.. I cut hair for a living aka Cosmetologist..) Thank you tho.. maybe ill find a hott guy out here with a nice ride.. lol he can fix up my car.. alrighty!~ ya'll have a spectacular day!~ Thanks!
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 05:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fxyroxy382 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thank you tho.. maybe ill find a hott guy out here with a nice ride.. lol he can fix up my car.. alrighty!~</TD></TR></TABLE>
or you could stop being sexist and learn to do it yourself it's easy work.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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thanks
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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lmao...you need NAAWWWWZZZZZZZZ. Thats what i would do first...3 of the big bottles.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JLaccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why not explain your goals first, what do want to do with your car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

This would help us out to figure out what mods would be best.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Default Re: what should my first upgrade be?? (ekcoupe97)

first i want like a really cute car seat for my lil girl.. second i want a wing, then umm a kool sticker, and then get my car painted pink and get sum white wheels.. but where exactly do i look for these things at..?
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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I'd probobly start looking at the same place the humor from your post went ...problem is, you probobly wont find anything there.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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wow... ban
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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Drop It. Get Suspension First
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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wheels, suspension & brakes.
id say wheels first to figure out how much you want to drop your car.
then get suspension and brakes to make sure you dont crash and WASTE your car.
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