My new winter beater

bikrboy128

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just picked her up today.

1992 Honda Accord Lx, 2.2l, auto, 113k miles, flawless interior (needs a quick vac), JVC H/U installed earlier this year, a little honda rust, tires that are a few months old, new timing belt and water pump, fresh coolant, and a fresh oil change. most of the work done to this car i got paid to do :rofl:
it's been in one family since new and has been maintained at my shop for the last 15 years. i picked it up REALLY cheap because it has a trans problem.
anyway, on to the pics

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and here is the source of the trans problem
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this is a very common issue with these older auto hondas, their resistors burn up or a capacitor leaks and causes the car to go into limp mode. the customer did not want to pay for diagnostics, so i talked with her about buying it. she shot me a price and i accepted.

woot for gas mileage and 87 octane gas :bigthumb:
 

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wow. speedo says 130. LOL

Dude it's a honda... they are part of the 3800 wrecking crew, you can't wreck 3800's unless you go at least 130 :hsugh:

Congrats matt, she looks great. I love dd honda's that's what they were meant for lol. I should be free to pay you and mike a visit this sunday? I want to take a look at your slow ass car.
 

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Dude it's a honda... they are part of the 3800 wrecking crew, you can't wreck 3800's unless you go at least 130 :hsugh:

Congrats matt, she looks great. I love dd honda's that's what they were meant for lol. I should be free to pay you and mike a visit this sunday? I want to take a look at your slow ass car.

thanks man! 130 in this thing is nothing, when v-tak kicks in shit gets all blurry and the speedo needle wraps around back to zero. shit's crazy fast

i will be around on sunday :bigthumb:
 

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how much did u get it for?


$300 cash and i drove it home.

you got a honda???? wow pigs do fly

i didnt say i would never buy a honda, i just wont mod it. this car will stay stock and get me through the winter.
but according to dasfinc, 11s in a honda is easy. i may have to rethink mod planz.....
maybe the pigs will start flying. :dunno:
 

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when that car went into limp mode or whatever....was the trans stuck in second gear....i was looking at a prelude with trans problems and it would only stay in second gear but drove fine in that gear - just curious


it only has 2nd and 4th with no TC lockup. the car drives fine in both those gears though. what year prelude? the prelude TCM may have a different strategy for limp-in mode then an accord.
 

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it only has 2nd and 4th with no TC lockup. the car drives fine in both those gears though. what year prelude? the prelude TCM may have a different strategy for limp-in mode then an accord.

i dont remember for sure but i think 93ish has the f23 dohc non-vtec - i was gonna pick it up for $300 and just beat it through the winter - never drove it and i keep forgetting to call the guy to get it - i was just curious - either way a junkyard tranny installed was only $600 if thats the case - or just a computer - either way
 

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i dont remember for sure but i think 93ish has the f23 dohc non-vtec - i was gonna pick it up for $300 and just beat it through the winter - never drove it and i keep forgetting to call the guy to get it - i was just curious - either way a junkyard tranny installed was only $600 if thats the case - or just a computer - either way

Accords are SOHC until they plopped in the K-series in the late 00's IIRC?

Those F-motors can hold boost like a champ though. (DSM turbo Manifolds bolt right up to them :wink:)

Bisi has one putting out over 300WHP NA, no joke...
 

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