Honda Accord V6 needs more HP

cyneverdie · 5th December 2008, 00:52

After a recent tire+rim upgrade , a good friend of mine find's his v6 lacking some of it's 205/60/16 induced sting.
What can you do to this car?
Need something safe and effective , any tried suggestions?
Meeting autopsyche soon , currently in delhi with the car myself so it makes sense , just wanted some inputs.
Cheers people

abhinav.gupta88 · 5th December 2008, 01:45

Add a FFE, a good air filter with dynamisation kit . It will help the performance by some if not great.

sameel · 5th December 2008, 09:25

dude just add a piggy back ECU its great fun and yes can be turned on and off as per your requirement.

the other usual mods would be FFE, CAI and stuff. will be helpful but is user specific you can design the stuff so as get more torque at a specific RPM this needs a lot of tuning you guys will have to start off with a wide band Lamda sensor and keep on adjusting till you get the desired torque graph. this is just a bird eye view only.
autopsyche will know the whole thing.

better ask his opinion.

i kind of think he would also suggest a piggy back ECU mod so that things remain more or less simple.

cheers

iceman91 · 5th December 2008, 10:01

depends on how much he wants to spend and how fast he wants to go!
Forced Induction is a good option, just have to find the right guys to do it!

mclaren1885 · 5th December 2008, 10:24

If its got the auto gear box, first change it to manual. That itself will give you a lot of fun factor. Also is the tire upsize eating up on the transfer of power? I mean wider tires do look good, but they make the car slow too.

iceman91 · 5th December 2008, 10:27

Rahul,
changing from auto to manual is time consuming and not an easy task.
better doing other mods for that amount of money and retaining the auto.
Still will be quicker than stock and have the necessary grunt

Guys
Also please note the upsize is not mentioned. I have seen accords with 20" and still have the grunt. Please let us know what his current size is.

mikon · 5th December 2008, 11:13

i guess an ECU remap, K&N performance filter will help.
I love accords with the bling look, FFEs doesn't suit the accord.. its my personal opinion though

adman77 · 5th December 2008, 12:01

Turboooooo !!!!!!!! Pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhhh

mikon · 5th December 2008, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by adman77

Turboooooo !!!!!!!! Pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhhh

i got a new definition of turbo - with sound too

autopsyche · 5th December 2008, 12:42

Shifting from auto to manual is easier said than done. Huge costs and time involved.

My experience with the Auto V6 tells me to go in for a good intake and exhaust setup foremost.

Secondly step Forced Induction. There is a an almost bolt-on supecharging kit which can be imported from the US. Or just slap in a Nitrous Kit (wet) like we did on fellow member accordmaster's car and get a happy 50bhp shot whenever needed, running beautifully for over a year now.

Sahil · 5th December 2008, 13:57

What tyre size did he upgrade to that gave him a drop in power?

MalluDude · 5th December 2008, 14:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman91

Rahul,
changing from auto to manual is time consuming and not an easy task.
better doing other mods for that amount of money and retaining the auto.

hey, I think mclaren1885 meant changing from auto-mode to manual-mode driving...and not physically changing the setup! rt, mclaren?

accord masters · 5th December 2008, 14:30

hi cyneverdie, as autopsyche mentioned the nitrous kit is effective but first id suggest a k&n filter and a nice performance exhaust , would do the job for sometime and if your really interested in more power than go for the supercharger thats available but i would not recommend that as its an auto and plus front wheel drive so most of the time there would be the tc interfering and if you would switch it off then the car would be like a mad lunatic running left and right when you would give it the beans .
cheers
hope this helps

mclaren1885 · 5th December 2008, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by MalluDude

hey, I think mclaren1885 meant changing from auto-mode to manual-mode driving...and not physically changing the setup! rt, mclaren?

NO! I meant a proper manual stick shift. Amit, Arush, I am sure you guys will agree that an auto gearbox wont go well with a performance car. It will never be as much fun. Call me old type.

If I were you, I would stay away from NOS. It quite stressful on the engine.

Accord Masters, what spark plugs are you running? Brand and heat range? Also what shot are you running?

accord masters · 5th December 2008, 20:04

@ mclaren - i have the ngk iridium spark plugs and its a 50 hp shot any other tech. details you could ask arush .

5th December 2008, 00:52	#1
cyneverdie BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bombay Posts: 440 Thanked: 6 Times	Honda Accord V6 needs more HP After a recent tire+rim upgrade , a good friend of mine find's his v6 lacking some of it's 205/60/16 induced sting. What can you do to this car? Need something safe and effective , any tried suggestions? Meeting autopsyche soon , currently in delhi with the car myself so it makes sense , just wanted some inputs. Cheers people
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5th December 2008, 01:45	#2
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,090 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Add a FFE, a good air filter with dynamisation kit . It will help the performance by some if not great. Last edited by Rehaan : 5th December 2008 at 13:32.
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5th December 2008, 09:25	#3
sameel BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: cochin Posts: 268 Thanked: 3 Times	dude just add a piggy back ECU its great fun and yes can be turned on and off as per your requirement. the other usual mods would be FFE, CAI and stuff. will be helpful but is user specific you can design the stuff so as get more torque at a specific RPM this needs a lot of tuning you guys will have to start off with a wide band Lamda sensor and keep on adjusting till you get the desired torque graph. this is just a bird eye view only. autopsyche will know the whole thing. better ask his opinion. i kind of think he would also suggest a piggy back ECU mod so that things remain more or less simple. cheers
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5th December 2008, 10:01	#4
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	depends on how much he wants to spend and how fast he wants to go! Forced Induction is a good option, just have to find the right guys to do it!
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5th December 2008, 10:24	#5
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,818 Thanked: 46 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	If its got the auto gear box, first change it to manual. That itself will give you a lot of fun factor. Also is the tire upsize eating up on the transfer of power? I mean wider tires do look good, but they make the car slow too.
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5th December 2008, 10:27	#6
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Rahul, changing from auto to manual is time consuming and not an easy task. better doing other mods for that amount of money and retaining the auto. Still will be quicker than stock and have the necessary grunt Guys Also please note the upsize is not mentioned. I have seen accords with 20" and still have the grunt. Please let us know what his current size is. Last edited by iceman91 : 5th December 2008 at 10:30.
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5th December 2008, 11:13	#7
mikon BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 438 Thanked: 386 Times View My Garage	i guess an ECU remap, K&N performance filter will help. I love accords with the bling look, FFEs doesn't suit the accord.. its my personal opinion though
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5th December 2008, 12:01	#8
adman77 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 383 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Turboooooo !!!!!!!! Pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhh... pshhhhhhhh
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5th December 2008, 12:42	#10
autopsyche Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi, Indi Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Shifting from auto to manual is easier said than done. Huge costs and time involved. My experience with the Auto V6 tells me to go in for a good intake and exhaust setup foremost. Secondly step Forced Induction. There is a an almost bolt-on supecharging kit which can be imported from the US. Or just slap in a Nitrous Kit (wet) like we did on fellow member accordmaster's car and get a happy 50bhp shot whenever needed, running beautifully for over a year now.
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5th December 2008, 13:57	#11
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,354 Thanked: 7,999 Times	What tyre size did he upgrade to that gave him a drop in power?
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5th December 2008, 14:30	#13
accord masters BANNED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 456 Thanked: 44 Times	hi cyneverdie, as autopsyche mentioned the nitrous kit is effective but first id suggest a k&n filter and a nice performance exhaust , would do the job for sometime and if your really interested in more power than go for the supercharger thats available but i would not recommend that as its an auto and plus front wheel drive so most of the time there would be the tc interfering and if you would switch it off then the car would be like a mad lunatic running left and right when you would give it the beans . cheers hope this helps
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5th December 2008, 20:04	#15
accord masters BANNED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 456 Thanked: 44 Times	@ mclaren - i have the ngk iridium spark plugs and its a 50 hp shot any other tech. details you could ask arush .
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