i got a 2001 Honda accord ex 4dr automatic and got a megan catback exhaust with a aem cold air intake and want more i want to be able to get my car at raceable level what can i do any instructions or tips? thanks peace!
Ps im going for a megan headers or a headers from ebay either or are ok thanks 1

 

would be nice to be more precise on how much your planning on spending but to reach 300hp...get ready for a swap and to boost that engine buddy..

 

Or just boost.

 

question for muffin man..do you know the specs on his car..and what is the max boost apporximatly that he can put on it without ruining the stock engine..?

 

His car?

It'll be an F series (F23 I believe) since its the 4cyl which are fairly well known for their boosting. There's multiple people running around with 250hp with stock everything.

The main concern for him would be the crappy automatic transmission.

As to the amount of boost, it's a tough question due to the multiple factors (size of turbo, etc) and I'm not a turbo guy so I can't really answer. I DO know there's a thread in the forced induction forum strictly about F series.

 

the trans would likely go boom if you add power to it. Its already prone to failure in stock form.

 

Since its a 4cyl,
i think the biggest jump would be to swap for a h22 red top & then boost.

& youd def be needing a new tranny. But if you have 300+, you dont wanna be held down with an auto, so you might as well do a 5spd swap while youre at it.

 

No real need to

LSD Auto H22A, if my car was auto that's what I'd do

 

Psi doesnt matter. What matters is what power your pushing. Stock motors can def handle some power without much modding. Pick up some DSM injectors, P28/chrome, Walbro255, basicturbo setup, done !

or...........you could do what muff says and get the H22 LSD, but if it was me id add some spray.(if you go that route) Whats good about nitrous is that its only on when u need/want it. Turbo is constantly beating on the motor.

you car is only strong as its weakest link which in your case is the tranny. so ur gonna have a long road ahead of u.

but everyone has differnt opinions, id only go turbo. Goodluck

 

Skip the boosted H Swap, not worth it in my mind. For half the price you could get a good working turbo setup and a 5 speed swap. You already have an iron sleeved 8.8:1 CR cast piston F23. What more do you want...

I'm not a boost guy but if your looking for 300hp at a lower cost to you. I would go turbo and a 5sp swap with your current engine.

 

thanks people but i was thinking of droppin a h22 DOHC but i like my car the way it is the transmission is fine and im close to 100k miles and the tranny works perfect and i dont have an ordinary stock engine i have an F26A4 in my car stock...don't know what it is..but i believe its some sort of racing stock motor idk you guys tell me i dont want to boost i would like to get a turbo setup n intercooler from ebay but i dont want to spend all that money plus im getting headers plus catback megan NA exhaust plus i'll probly throw in an msd plus engine internals

 

to fully be understanding my car is a 2001 honda accord ex sedan special edition special package

 

if your going turbo...y do u want to install heads on now if you want to drop in a turbo later on? you'd just be paying extra labor...get your things then install them at once. I have a 02 EX coupe and got a megan header sitting next to me I'm doing my math to see if I want to go turbo or not. If I'd go turbo 5spd manual is a must. Also...ebay turbos eh? you may want to think twice on what you buy...your not changing a bulb or oil. if you get crappy turbo and something goes bad...kiss your engine goodbye. Do a lot of reasearch if turbo is your way. I personally would get the greddy turbo

 

I would suggest that you do a bit more research into the actual car that you have and what you want to do with it before you even consider buying parts. You may have a hard time finding parts for a 2001 Honda Accord with an F26A4. Your Automatic transmission as great as it may seem now. Is not even close to being at a "raceable level". No matter what avenue you decide to take. Be it naturally aspirated (all motor) or forced induction (turbo/supercharger) If you get to the 300hp level that trans won't be able to handle it for long.

 

i dont really know but no i dont want turbo ever lol well i mean i want my car to be fast to keep up and race i just want cheap ways of doing it all motor i mean because im getting headers catback exhaust cold air intake i might do internal work in motor and i have F26A4 motor anyone know about this special motor i mean i got 160 hp stock and about 155 flbs of torque at the rear wheels

 

its cause i dont know how to drive stick and dont want to to dangerous for me lol i like my auto trans its been good to me over the last 20K miles no problems yet but yea thanks for your help but give me tips on tuning up my car without a turbo/supercharger etc just all motor plz help me i want to go cheAP NOT EXPENSIVE

 

/thread.


This little piece will satisfy your numbers.

 

OK, AccordEx01 I see 2 problems with your post.

#1 Honda never made an F26A4

#2 Honda never made a rear wheel drive accord. Only the NSX and the S2000 are rear wheel drive.

I'm call On this whole thing.

 

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if this is what u want to do then just get a zex wet kit and keep what u already bought off ebay. headers,intake blah blah blah. you wont be in the range ur hoping for but its the safest cheapest way for what ur requesting to keep. internals will help but not as much as u would think. if they are even avail for your motor.

if u havent heard this yet ull hear it again and again.

you can only pick 2 out of the 3

CHEAP
FAST
RELIABLE

I also agree with Ghost, do some more research on ur ride, read as much as possible. then make an educated decision based onur budget.

 

it possible to get 250-300 with an auto tranny. its more feasible with boosting it vs NA, but it gonna cost you, alot. you need a beefed up tranny for sure. a beefed up auto tranny built to with stand a beating would out do the same car with the same mods in a 5 spd trim. but like i said, it will cost you. the after market support for an auto ecu isn't as up to par as the 5 spd.

 

no my engine does say F26A4 and i made a mistake its at the wheels meaning the front wheel drive portion plus i want to know is megan a good way to go on all exhaust parts meaning catback headers so on.

 

Can you take a picture of were the code F26A4 is stamped on your engine block? There is no listing from Honda that this motor even exists.

SOHC engines
F18A
F18B

F20A
F20B
F20Z

F22A1
F22A4
F22A6
F22A7

F22B1 VTEC
F22B2
F22B5 ULEV
F22B6
F22B8

F22Z2 (2.2i)

F23A1 VTEC
F23A5

DOHC engines
F20A
F20B VTEC
F20C-1 VTEC (Not really an F series more like a K)

F22B

On to your power goals. If you are looking to stay N/A then you are going to have to start looking at what your budget is going to be. N/A builds for the Accord engines is very expensive at the moment. Start doing some reading in the All Motor forum. There is a bit of general knowledge in there that could be helpful for you. Here is a tip for ya, I skip pretty much any tread title that mentions the B or D series engine. They are pretty much the same questions that pop up every day.


Modified by GhostAccord at 10:11 AM 3/28/2008

 

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ur mistaken, because even google doesnt even put up search results for that code and ive tried many diffrent combos such as "accord F26A4 " "accord engine F26A4 '' etc, might wanna clean it up a bit or take a picture or something

 

how do i add a pic

 

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1, If you want your car to be running at 300 horses, you cant be cheap about it. 1) youre never ganna get to 300hp, or 2) your extreme low budget is going to give you crappy quality performance parts.

2. Catback/cai/headers wont give you 300hp. You gotta boost, custom cams, bore possibly.

3. the auto would not last long with that power. You'd be better off with a 5spd swap. LEARN how to drive stick shift. How old are you btw? By the sounds of it, I'd be guessing you are...in your teens?