im new to the whole forum thing and to building a honda accord. im use to mustangs and cameros, but their gas mileage after building put way too big of a dent in my pocket.

im looking to take my stock, non-vtech 2.2l, and build it right compared to most of the guys around my way. i want to start with the suspension and chasis. what is a good site to get the parts i need for that? ive looked everywhere and yeah i see some good coilovers and struts, but nothing for control arms, sway bars, sub frame connectors, good strut tower braces, stuff like that.

also, i need advice on good trannys (id prefer to keep it manual) and axels and such. website?

last, i can find exhaust, high flow cats, a header, and a cold air intake anywhere. i want to find valves, valve springs, cam, throttle body, intake manifold, head, pistons, crank, fuel rail, fuel injectors, fuel pump, fuel pressure reg., clutch, flywheel, ect. you get the point. im trying to build a legit accord.

all i ask is a little direction and advice. it would be much appreciated.

 

You need to tell us people at Honda what your goal is for the car. How much do you want to spend?

You have a lot to learn. You need to do a lot of reading. I would highly recommend you google and you tube up Bisimoto. His cars are very inspirational.

By the way the accord and prelude are basically the same chassis. And you can put a Prelude trans on an Accord engine. (that's what I,m doing asap)

 

i'm guessin you want performance parts so i wold say walbro has good pumps. RC injectors are good. you'll probably want an AEM fuek rail. skunk 2 cams are good. so are comp cams. or crower cams too. valves...you want to look for a head first. for oem you can just get them at the machine shop you would visit for a valve job. high performance i'm not too sure who makes an awsome head with larger valves. springs you have your pick for high performance. get double springs though. you wont need excessively strong springs unless you go with boost or high compression. i like the oem crank. even for high compression and turbo engines. they are well balanced but can handle quite alot of power. i know others will have their opinions on this but thats car building. i like k-1 connecting rods and je pistons but i always have them custom built. they almost never have them on the shelf for my application. i guess its because i do extensive machine work on the blocks for performance builds. i recommend darton sleeves if you go that route. i think edelbrock has a good IM but i'm not sure on their heads yet for hondas. go aem adjstable feul pressure regulator but that should get you going with ideas for your build. i know my builds arent cheap with the parts i listed but you can debate with people here on what you want to do. hit me up if you need help. i wont give block specs for machining though. i just dont LOL

 

????? You shouldnt just dump a credit card on a bunch of name brand parts! Bigger isnt always better. Plan your build. What are your expectations? Do you want the car streetable? A big cam will dissapoint you. Injectors, only if a dyno tune determines you need them. Have you considered a VTEC conversion, F23, or an H22 swap? How about a turbo? Whatever you do, PLAN your build.

 

as far as the build, yes i am going for performance, but in a different route than most (i think). i am looking to road race (at the track and just on the weekends as a hobby type thing, but still able to do well in my class). i would like to do a turbo and heard that a vtech conversion would not be good for a turbo because of compression (not sure if thats true). I will definately do a lot more research and look up Bisimoto, thank you. as far as the trans swap, obviously the prelude trans is more performance based, would it bolt right up? im looking to get around 400 whp (high hopes i know, but i am hard headed). its a lot of work and a long term project. the only other question i have is computers, what would be the best computer? on preferably that i could plug in my lap top to tune and play with the settings.

i really appreciate all the information you guys have. no wonder you guys were talked about in honda tuning mag. haha thanks again

 

yeah i def looked up bisimoto and was amazed. thats insane! so much hp out of a single cam no boost or nitrous. i really appreciate it

 

you could do alot for a good build with a turbo and be streetable still possibly. however turbos generate heat and require more maintenance than a normal DD so keep this in mind if you plan on driving it daily as well. the key is the budget for this build. i could give you an idea of a good set up but it would run in the 7-8 grand just for the engine with the throttle body and intake manifold and header, and the fuel system (pump to the injectors). you would still need the turbo kit, trans, axles, brakes, suspension, ecu, etc,. and many could build a good comparable engine for 3 grand possibly because they have hook-ups and such. but without a budget then we're guessin here. there are so many possibilities

 

as of right now, my budget just got screwed TODAY! but i should be back up soon. new job is gonna pay $20/hr. that would leave me about $2500 a month to do this build. i would like to get done by the end of the year, but if not its no big deal. i have other cars. this is just something i have wanted to do for a long time. i see all these really horribly done civics and accords around here and want to be an example of how to set one up RIGHT! one that can handle a road course quite well. im thinking of staying naturally aspirated because of turbo lag when coming out of a corner. i like constant power, especially since you can run a 9 second quarter all motor. thats insane. i understand that takes a budget bigger than mine, so i will work with what i have.

again, i appreciate all the help

 

you could put together a build that has stages. like stage one costs 2 grand, stage 2 costs like another 2 grand, etc. i've done builds like this for people. i know youre in MD but this is a way you could do it.