KCMC582 Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 Hey guys, I just registered about 10 minutes ago. I am totally engrossed in this Legacy, especially after seeing all the B4s, STis, and other JDM modded ones out there. If one of us, or maybe me :) can be a test mule for these, hopefully we can get something going. Here are a couple of pics of my current car. going to the Legacy (if i get it) will definitley be a nice boost in HP and TQ over this torqueless beast, haha. [img]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/p8b7832220f65f4af9041402af5804f38/fac90e15.jpg[/img] [img]http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/2/web/242000-242999/242410_67_full.jpg[/img]
Drift Monkey Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 Welcome KCMC582! Glad to see you joined! Is your Accord a V6 or a I4? You said it's a torqueless but you have a link to V6 performance in your profile.... IIRC the V6 Accord your MY has 195lb-ft of tq. Not all THAT bad...:)
KCMC582 Posted June 10, 2004 Author Posted June 10, 2004 thanks for the welcome mine IS a V6, but it doesnt get beneficial until after VTEC engagement, which is 3500....so below that, the car is a dog. unless you drive around in D3 sucking down precious (i.e. expensive) gas, your pretty much getting walked on by LOTS of cars. Combine that with our HORRIBLE transmission, and well...you get the same results with a I4 5 speed. but still, its held me for a while :)
Drift Monkey Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 [quote name='KCMC582']thanks for the welcome mine IS a V6, but it doesnt get beneficial until after VTEC engagement, which is 3500....so below that, the car is a dog. unless you drive around in D3 sucking down precious (i.e. expensive) gas, your pretty much getting walked on by LOTS of cars. Combine that with our HORRIBLE transmission, and well...you get the same results with a I4 5 speed. but still, its held me for a while :)[/quote] Ah, I see, thanks for clearing that up. The AT really kills it for that car I guess. :P On to bigger and better things then! :D
subiekid Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 nice, my friend has a 97 lude, its a clean car. Your rims are a bit bling for me. but its nice.
KCMC582 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Posted June 11, 2004 thanks guys :D to each his own about the rims i guess. compared to the typical style of rims on your guys cars, i guess mine are a lil bling bling...but to the honda-type crowd, my rims are too plain....and to the audi guys, they say "hey, those look like german rims" haha.
Drift Monkey Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='KCMC582']thanks guys :D to each his own about the rims i guess. compared to the typical style of rims on your guys cars, i guess mine are a lil bling bling...but to the honda-type crowd, my rims are too plain....and to the audi guys, they say "hey, those look like german rims" haha.[/quote] The more I look, the more I realize the DO look like German wheels, namely Audi. To each their own... :)
KCMC582 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Posted June 11, 2004 yeah, they really are Audi/VW rims. Tirerack has them pictured on all those cars. But the Accord is all angles and whatnot, so it flows really well with my kit and whatnot. and actually, they look nearly IDENTICAL to RX-8 rims, i just dont feel like finding a picture of them now, haha.
Drift Monkey Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='KCMC582']yeah, they really are Audi/VW rims. Tirerack has them pictured on all those cars. But the Accord is all angles and whatnot, so it flows really well with my kit and whatnot. and actually, they look nearly IDENTICAL to RX-8 rims, i just dont feel like finding a picture of them now, haha.[/quote] [img]http://www.canadianautoreview.com/rx8-wheels2-700.JPG[/img] Wow, you're right. Keen resemblence! 8)
7stars Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 if you look at the dyno graphs, the accord v6 has puny amounts of torque, like 100lb-ft, UNTIL close to peak torque. it's really sad. look at a v6 camry dyno. it's much broader, with near peak numbers starting at 2000rpm. however, they've solved this problem on the new accords
brady_bunch Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 And the GT rims look very similar... just softer edges: [img]http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDIyMDYzNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg[/img]
KCMC582 Posted June 14, 2004 Author Posted June 14, 2004 yeah, those definitley have softer edges, but i wouldnt have bought the rims if they looked like that, it doesnt flow (IMO) with my lines. and yeah, haha, you dont have to tell me how puny the torque output of the AV6 is, i experience it daily.
Drift Monkey Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I guess I never really cared for the V6 anyway (no 5sp kills it for me). Honda's just don't do it for me. I need torque!!!!11
brady_bunch Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 yeah, those definitley have softer edges, but i wouldnt have bought the rims if they looked like that, it doesnt flow (IMO) with my lines. Agreed... it's just interesting how many rims look similar across manufacturers. The rim below looks quite a bit like the GT rim... guess what it's on?
SteVTEC Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 uh-oh, the Honduh guys are following me...lol. hehe...don't worry, KC is one of the "enlightened" ones. :lol:
SteVTEC Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 [quote name='7stars']if you look at the dyno graphs, the accord v6 has puny amounts of torque, like 100lb-ft, UNTIL close to peak torque. it's really sad. look at a v6 camry dyno. it's much broader, with near peak numbers starting at 2000rpm. however, they've solved this problem on the new accords[/quote] If you know what a Camry V6 dyno looks like in comparison to the old Honda 3.0 V6, then you've probably seen my infamous, hotly debated, and often flamed dyno comparison charts. heheh [img]http://mywebpages.comcast.net/stevtecv6/smilies/peepwall.gif[/img] The new 3.0 is clearly a ton better, but not as good as it could be. It still lacks a variable intake manifold, and still doesn't have a continuously variable VVT system, both of which can help enormously with low and medium speed torque production. And with peak torque at 5000rpm, and peak power at 6250rpm, it's still very much a high-end biased engine when left to its own devices. A lot of people still say they lack low-end. At least the 6spd coupe guys get a variable intake manifold. I guess Honda is too cheap to put it on the high-volume automatics though, even when they need it more. argh! stupid honda!!!
Drift Monkey Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 [quote name='brady_bunch']Agreed... it's just interesting how many rims look similar across manufacturers. The rim below looks quite a bit like the GT rim... guess what it's on? :)[/quote] Ford Taurus. Doesn't look similar to me.
KCMC582 Posted June 14, 2004 Author Posted June 14, 2004 haha, thanks steve :) im enlightened to the fact that i NEED torque. im taking a lot of cars into consideration...the 5th gen maxima, this legacy, a 3 series, A4...the only one that is pathetic right off the bat is the A4, but mods will lead the way, haha. one of the main things making me stick it out with my AV6 is the styling. everytime i walk outside and look at it, i LOVE the styling and the look of my car. well that, and $$$
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