I have a 98 Honda Accord V6 coupe. Auto tranny. I had an accord before but totaled it when I took it to the backroads on a run. Pushed too hard. Now i got another one. (dont ask why auto it was a gift). Now i want to add more power and handling before I take my car back there again. can you please help...

1) My tranny is auto but i was thinking of adding a turbo kit. FMax was my first choice. Should i do it? or my tranny cant handle it?

2)With more power i need breaks. I just ordered a system of AEM breaks. Is it good enough or are there better kinds?

3)If no turbo, what specs can I do to boost my HP? stock hp of a v6 is like 200. I want to push at least 250-300. Is there any other way to make my car faster w/o turbo or engine swap?

3)I want to lower my car but i hate dealing with the bumpy rides. How can i make my car stiff n not bouncy?

4)I also want to push my car's engine to peak. My engine has a stock chip which prevents my car from reaching maxium speed. I only hit like 130 on it. And i know a v6 engine is capable of more. What can i do? and will it hurt my engine in anyway?

5)Last is handling. Handles of a front wheel drive car sucks but with a lowered car, how can i improve the handling?

If u have any advice on ANY OF THE TOPICS I POSTED. please post n advise me.

 

first of all, we can't blame you for your slushbox because all 6th gen v6 are equipped with slushbox.

1)there's no out of the box turbo kit of anykit for 6th gen v6.

2)aem big brake is a waste of money, go with brembo blank and axxis ultmate pad instead. if you are baller enough, grab some brembo big brake kit.

3)SC, N20, pretty much you'll need some form of FI since there's no high compression all motor internal modification availble. but the output of the engine is limited by the tranny. you could swap in LSD 6speed manual from CLS.

4)it's called speed governor. it's a moronproof thing. will it hurt your car? um..i would start worrying about killing yourself and your passenger before thinking about jail time and impound(martha, bubba, salad tossing and jail sex), much less about hurting your car.

5)looking at the top of the forum/accord basic guide. GC/yellow HAtein


search is your friend, there's like topic alike popping up everyday

 

1. Like he said, there are no turbo kits for the v6's. Comptech makes a supercharger though. No promises on your tranny, but things that will help preserve it are things like a tranny cooler & regular flushes

2. First its "brakes" lol. And you just wasted a lot of money. Call and cancel your order. AEM is notorious for having rotors crack easily. And besides, you're better off to just get brembo blanks or slotted rotors with some good pads

3a. Nitrous Express, N.O.S., Zex, Venom nitrous kits. Or pulleys are supposed to make a difference on v6's but don't take my word for it b/c i drive a 4banger. And then there are the other boltons out there..... plenty to pick from

3b. You had 3 twice, so I just split it into 3a & 3b. If you want a nice ride, Tein coilovers are good ****. Coilovers will give the best ride comfort & best handling, but cost more. Apex'i also makes good coilovers that are reasonably priced. If you don't want to fork over the money for coilovers, there are plenty of people out there with opinions on the best shock/strut setup. Ask them.

4. At 130mph, I doubt that is a speed limiter. There comes a point where aerodynamics has a play, and its at those speeds. I don't know of any stock v6 doing more than 140, and that was probably with no wind or a back wind. To go faster, you need more power.

5. Rear sway bar, strut brace, lower profile tires, lower center of gravity, good tires, plenty of ways to improve handling.

All those things said, you sound like a guy who needs to do a lot of thinking before you start spending money on your car, because it seems like there is a whole lot you need to know before you can be "fast & furious"

 

2+2=5 & swift535: thanks for the advice.

1) dont turbo kits at this site work for all accords? or only v4?

http://www.turbo-kits.com/accord_turbo_kits.html

as forthe supercharger, i havent looked into that but it seems weak compared to turbo.

2) oops yea its brakes. Well yea my cousin told me the same thing. I just phoned in to cancel the order. I'll look at some brembo breaks later on.

3a) Hmm yea but i dont want to have to refill and NOS or whatever kind of shots. isnt realli worth putting in for a backroad race.

3b) so the basics to a niceride is coilovers, shocks, and suspension? am i correct? if i am which are the best type to get?

4) haha yea i know i have to wrry bout my life first. But this was at a track. I had a free run so i tested it out. but my cousin said there's a chip in the car that limits the max speed and that i'd have to buy sometype of chip to disable it and max my speed. as for 2+2=5 dont worry, i dont run that stupid on the normal roads. I just need speed to backroad races without having to deal with the shots

5) Ok i kinda knew about the bars and all that. I thought there was more i can do.

 

your car isn't speed limited. If it was, you wouldn't be able to go past 105mph, or less depending on the chip.

those turbo kits are for 4 cyls too

 

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I was told it was, but i never tested it(couple of my friend have the same AV6).
Dont think i will test it out anytime soon neither.

aem big brake uses the same oem tiny bitty caliper, you end up having a big disk and a cute caliper. dont think you could get any dramatic improvement on braking by using the same oem single piston cramper if you want to stick with aem's big brake kit, get tenzo R's instead, they are the same POS design

try colbalt Fraction GT sport(long name, gotta be good) if axxis' pad are not sticky enough for you, those colbalt pads are popular among trackwhores alike. but if you can stand the noise and rotor wear.

there's not honda v4 unless you talking about the one on motorcycle.
they are all inline four, i4/L4
all cylinder line up in a straight line, all four of them(if six like the supra, i6)

while your engine use the V design, room saving.
3cylinders on each side

those are turbokit for inline four motor only

" haha yea i know i have to wrry bout my life first. But this was at a track. I had a free run so i tested it out. but my cousin said there's a chip in the car that limits the max speed and that i'd have to buy sometype of chip to disable it and max my speed. as for 2+2=5 dont worry, i dont run that stupid on the normal roads. I just need speed to backroad races without having to deal with the shots"

just becareful

 

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3b) so the basics to a niceride is coilovers, shocks, and suspension? am i correct? if i am which are the best type to get?

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well coilovers are VERY hit and miss...your best bet is to look at the basic guide at the top of the page. you will probably want to get h&r sport springs and koni yellow shocks, they are a well respected combo on this board. make sure you get them for a v6 model because yours is much heavier than the 4-banger version and you want to get a spring rate that reflects that