Error code 8 appeared today. I got it checked out and sure enough, it's my distributor box causing misfiring in cylinder #1. I was not surprised since I was starting to suspect I was running on 3 under 2500rpms.

So I will change my distributor next month with my timing belt and all other goodies I talked about on another thread a few minutes ago.

Is there any distributor, OEM or not, that will help me release a few more horses (hehehe), and since I will also change sparkplugs, any better combination of dist., wires, and sparkplugs than OEM? If so, which?

Thanks, and another to y'all

 

Unless is was a direct-fire / distributorless ignition like a Tech II (big $$$), no distributor upgrade will increase ponies. An aftermarket ignition + plug wires might. You have a contact-less electro-magnetic distributor. If accords had points-type contact distributors (from the early 80's and before), i would say you could gain a few ponies by going electro-magnetic.

 

yeah, if OEM is what you are replacing then stick with the OEM setup, Honda's have one of the best ignition systems on the market

 

Alright, so OEM it is for the distributor. Do you also mean wires and plugs?