hey guys, ive been just really wondering. What do you guys all think of the 4th generation accords performance? Perferrably the accord being an EX manual, but ill accept any knowledge/advice abotu them. I kinda dont have my car on the road yet so i was just wondering. hows the cornering? Does it got *****. Just you know those interesting questions. And also comparasion to other cars. Like 2nd gen integras (friend got one so i know i will be in a constant battle with him for ***** and giggles) I dunno. appreciate some gossip about these cars and what they can do. Ya know, kinda get me ready for what to expect even though i got some of the basic mods on it already. Thanks for the talk. c-ya.

~mike~

 

it was meant to be a family car......so no, it's not performance oriented.....

 

Umm thats like saying, "honda... its just your average economic company. oh well." ... great man. realize this. civics... well there your average family car, same with practically every other foriegn car except the higher end models. Ya think kids are gonna care about "its just a family car." Oh wait...did you say that to yourself when you bought your car?? I doubt it. so on worth. and just to tell ya, do ya honestly think i plan on keeping the f22a6... sorry man no. its got 143,000 miles. Hopefully it dies soon. the only reason why i was asking this questions is basic reference as i said. im still 16, and i finally got a decent job at a place that supplies your aftermarket parts stores/sites all around the world. So all i gotta do is wait. oh well.

so please anyone, dont add another one of those, "it's a family car." cuz we have all been at that first stage.

 

accords suck.

 

imo it handles pretty good.. thats my favorite part... because stock... its not fast but again i think it handles pretty good even though some ht'ers might disagree with me. for being 14yrs old my accord drives pretty damn good.

 

welp i guess it just people are ignorant at this place. accords are slow... as compared to what? come on man. did i say they were amazingly fast. as i said i wanna know how they handle, how fast they can go, what they are compared to. Just the specs. accords are slow...compared to prolly a fuggin supra or an s2000. like wtf. well obviously it is with 100+ decrease in hp.

To as the one guy that amazingly gave that they handle nice. thanks but i just dont understand if he's busting me with the 14 year old age or acually being cool about. ill leave that alone.

so once again. how bout some more positive reason and FACTS... instead of opinions and ignorance. How bout some quarter mile slips or 0-60 times or just something good. im sure some people know the difference.

 

uh i was being serious... like i said... it handles good for what it is, i've driven other 13yr old sedans... and well the accord handles much better. i've driven mine pretty hard. but you dont want my opinion so whats the point... anyway if you're serious about making the accord fast i guess your best bet would be an h22 because i wouldnt see myself working on the f22 too much.

 

yeah bro even though dont listen to that family car yadd,yadd crap. Cause everyone has a family car and hooks it up its about how much you love your car ,put into it and how dedicated you are into putting money into it. The more money you have the faster your gonna go compared to some cars. Its all about the dough to make it happen without it youll be constantly questioning yourself.
As for supra same thing but they are supercars. Your already paying 15,000 bucks for one its expected your gonna get that amount of hp compared to a civic or integra. You can always stay low budget but its how your goin to spend more or just about as much to get the hp compared to a supra and for the supra forget about it youll be paying money out the supreme as much as a house to be super fast with those.

Once again all about tha dough.

 

hey well thanks man. as ya can tell i didnt get to much positive opinions on it. awesome if they handle nice. i already got the sturt bars and in time kyb agk's, eibach prokit springs, and sway bars are coming. but yeah i did plan on getting the h22a but thats in time. prolly next year. i was just curious though on what it can do now.

 

MY 91 DRIVES & HANDLES BETTER THAN MY 96

 

hey you big whiner...........you're asking about stock performance....did you ask questions pertaining to potential of a cb7?

quit being sensitive...fact is, honda manufactured these cars to be very roadworthy, comfortable, economic, spacious and very, VERY practical......that's why no 4th gen had much power, usdm, JDM, any DM.........

if you work for a performance oriented place, then finding info on it's performance should be easy...it's common knowledge that you can make ANY CAR IN THE WORLD as fast, quick, reliable, sticky as you want, as long as the funds are there......but NO, 4th gen accords aren't fast, they don't handle any better than average, and they don't turn heads in stock form........what did you wanna hear?

"whoa man...mine ran a 16.1 STOCK and pulled .80g's on the skidpad baby YEAH"

that's not fast or impressive.......who cares.....i got mine for free, and with a little time and money, it's as fast as a stock 2003 maxima and cost MAYBE as much as the bose system in those cost....i'm happy....it doesn't handle well yet, although it's better than many cars.......don't start crying because the truth might hurt some.....potential is VERY GOOD for our cb7's.........that better?


as far as what it can do now............not much.....a stock pontiac grand prix gt should be able to put a couple cars on you in the 1/4......they run mid 15's and handle a lot better....it's also a domestic......big deal......if you're a wrench head, then you'll figure out a way around that and realize "hey, overtime isn't so bad"....

 

hey thanks for the info. its not that i was whining. its just some people just can be ignorant ya know. yes, i realized i was def. not gonna get a a perfectly good handling fast car with the accord. i knew that one from the beginning. i just wanted to know what it does stock. even if someone did tell me what it can and can not do. it would have helped me because then i would know where to start. im just trying to get a good plan for my car so i can build it up where it needs it the most. so thanks once again fizzbob7 for some valuable, but straight up info.

just got one question for ya. did it really do 16.1 STOCK and pulled .80g's on the skidpad? if so. ill be more than happy for what it does when stock. kids where i live are sometimes are not the brightest with cars so ya can really say...+18's in a quarter mile they would think is fast or that a double decker wing with 20's on a car that came with 13 inch rims is much performance. quite sad where i live, dont ya think? and no, i dont beleive in that what so ever. i cringe when i see those kids.

 

i've SEEN them do 16.1 stock....but it's more like high 16's, low 17's....they aren't bad cars at all, but they weren't meant to be anything other than "classic honda"...they actually have good torque though.....but swapping the h22a into it is like night and day...i love mine now.....it's ugly, but ehhh, who cares.....it ran a 14.7 so far with no traction and an overactive knock sensor.....i have plans to build and boost it over the next year and a half....so a 12 second, stock interior family car would be interesting....

 

I have a 00' Accord and about to have the H22 swap. I have a set of Skunk2 coilovers with Koni fully adjustable shocks and it handles like a dream. The other thing that will really help out a bunch is a set of wider wheels. And what other mods did you do to the H22 in your accord or did you run a 14.7 stock. If so, thats really impressive.

 

properly maintained, you wont have to change that engine for a LONG time. I've heard of someone pulling 700k (it was a news story) on a 5g. I've personally seen 4g's last up to 350k. (it got rear-ended). Mine has 220k on it and looks ready for quite a bit more.


I suppose my idea of performance is being super-reliable. Well, my honda is that and I'm proud of it.

I guess I have ALOT of faith in honda's engineering and their engineers. They did something right with the F series engines. They're durable as heck. I think I will keep mine that way. Sure my tranny feels like it's gonna blow, it has quirks here and there... but i applaud those engineers nonetheless.
a beer to the honda engineers.

 

Accords and Honda's in general are great cars to cut your teeth on.


What makes them special is their potential

 

i thought my old 96 accord ex 2dr handled pretty good with some good tires but it wasnt that fast it had 140,000 with no problems at all driven pretty hard

 

yeah accords are great for comfert and handeling. Perfromance? it's not even comparable to a stock CRX si.

honestly you should just keep it realiable and start buy stuff for a civic its a better platfrom to start on.

 

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the truth hurts... it really does.

 

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hey it dose hurt. I mean I had a 97 ex v6 and a 93 ex. The accords are great cars for a daily driven crusier, fits a lot of people and room for grocerys, comfterbal and much safter then most hondas and acuras out there!

But for performance they are week. Yes you can make more power with them but your still better off with a civic or integra platfrom. I use to think I was my accord was the ***** yO! ..... all accord owners know what I'm talking about. We have pride in our accords..
I hated when ricers civics and integras reved at me at stop light because I know they could of beaten me off the line and in the long run.

When I drove a CRX I was like WTF is going on? is this normal? how can a 112hp car feel faster then my 145hp accord? After that moment I went out and got a crx si...... way more fun to drive and drag race with.

Also even if you have a h22 in your 4th gen accord with high compression motor and tuned with afc, slicks, lsd, good clutch your still be slower than a EF/EG (stock suspension)with a STOCK gsr swap...... and between the 2 setups you would of spent way more.

just wanted to lay out the truth for you, so that you don't get flamed or shot down latter when you try to make you accord faster then a stock crx si.

BTW I'm very proud of my BOTH my accords.

 

i'm running 14.7 with my heavy *** accord setup as it is (185's with no tread on the stock 14" wheels) and with slicks i should be able to pull a sub 14.5, cuz traction is a huge issue.......i've got $4000 in car/motor and all......my last civic hatch cost me $4000....so i'm ahead of that already......you can make anything fast....sure, the lighter the better, but there is also a guy out there with a 2100lb accord running 13's with his near stock f22a6......i'm happy with my car, and will be really happy running 12's with my 3000lb family car......you work with what you have......i don't really wanna do a civic buildup again.......everyone has done that, TWICE

 

my 94 lx coupe ran consistant 11.2's on the 1/8 and all it has is an intake

but its soon to have a h22 with about every possalbe bolt on

 

you have to put alittle mods into an accord to alteast keep up with the smaller honda's because of weight... but h22 will fix all that..

 

just like to go by a favorite saying...

4 doors are better because there is more of me to pass you with! lol

 

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hell ya!