Rajca

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still under powered for a heavy car like an accord. u can turbo any car

friesm2000

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i just said that 4cyl are easier to turbo, not that you can't turbo the v6
and yeah the 4 banger, will not have nearly as much low end grunt as a v6


look at a bugatti veyron, that is a 16 cylinder turbo straight from the factory

Rajca

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any car is easy. just need some tools, material, time, and knowledge. ppl are putting turbos on those little smart cars. yes, turbo smart cars.

friesm2000

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they are also stuffing hybusa motors in them too


but normally the 4 banger engine bays geneally have more room for a turbo then a v? type engine, but yeah it is just a matter of finding enough room for it to fit

ineedmyfixofacura

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Hell no it's not the 4cyl lol I wouldn't even bother with a 4cyl Accord, it's the V6 =), here is a picture... yeah it's salvage that's how I purchase my cars. Going to hopefully pick it up for $4,000.00 cash, only has 42k miles on it.

Rajca

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^ i saw the busa engine in one. its crazy, great fuel economy and major balls. beast on the street.


they do have more room but staying NA, v6 is where its at.
only way id get a 4cyl if for fuel economy, and it would be an accord. probably like a mini cooper s or honda fit.

Rajca

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did the air bags blow?
just looks like it needs some body panels and paint. get a cf hood seeing that u need to replace it anyway.

ineedmyfixofacura

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All aigbags are fine, yeah very little stuff $1,000.00 in parts shouldn't be more, maybe even less.
It's about 8 hours from my home but luckily my brother has his own trucking company and said he'll help me out and get here free of charge so everything seems like a go, it'll be a for sure YES or NO by tomorrow.

Rajca

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frames not bent?

ineedmyfixofacura

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Nope, frame is good, only front end damage and the front end holds up pretty strong, if this car was hit on the side or back I wouldn't even bother, that's like 99% frame damage. But yeah it seems so far all I would need is fender, hood, radiator, radiator support (i think), bumper. Maybe a few things here and there.

friesm2000

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yeah staying NA, the 6 is gonna kill a 4 banger any day (as long as they have the same type of tranny)

it almost looks like the frame rail got pushed back or something (look at where the fender meets the door),

and by the looks the car rearended a suv or pickup, by how high the damage is kinda, so i am not totally sure if the airbags would have deployed, as said i think the salvage title is more from a bent frame/chassis (and the front has already been repainted once before too)

Rajca

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bumper has been repainted before from what i see.

the bulk head most likely pushed the fender back.

ineedmyfixofacura

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Yall making me feel nervous, if it's a double salvage I don't know if I really want to deal with that again.

friesm2000

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how about a car that has the good end from another car welded on to it, to make one good car

Rajca

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^ive seen it done before


just check the car over really good. any mismatched paint on the frame, or bends/welds on teh frame. check the subframe, look underneath the spare tire. lift the door sills to see if their is any signs of welding or straightening

friesm2000

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and the doors and trunk should still open like new, any binding and the frame is proably tweaked

but yeah for any bends and such pay very close attention to the driver side frame rail and where it is attached to the firewall, and the firewall,

also cracking paint at one point means that it has been bent there (and i be worried about the frame rails potentaly (sp?) having been pulled closer to each other at the front [so toed in :shrug])

, so yeah the car needs to checked over VERY WELL, before you should get it, and if they won't let you take a good look at it, i would just move on

ineedmyfixofacura

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They will let me check it for sure, just I don't want to drive 8 hours... lol. I'm going to check out a Maxima for sale my dad saw from some private seller and see what that's all about before I pull the trigger and drive out to see the Accord.

Rajca

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what year max?

ineedmyfixofacura

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He told me it was a nice body style, so I'm thinking like... 06-08 not 100% sure, he might even mean the 09 which is way out of my price range. I'm going to look it later today.

Rajca

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everyones meaning of nice isnt the same. i like the 00-03???? or 01-02???but that year. the new ones and the ones before that look like shit

ineedmyfixofacura

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I like the 03 SE, it's hott I wish I could find one with a 6spd.

brian6speed

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Id try to be careful and not rush this decision too much, you dont wanna regret it later on

ineedmyfixofacura

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I'm back!!! Just not with the TL family, close enough though, Acura is Acura hehe.






2003 Acura RSX Type-S, 83.5k miles. Payed $6,500.00, 100% stock but this summer will bring plenty of mods !

illmat1k

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congrats bro! at least no tranny issues in this one. lol

hANDYcaptd

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Sweet! MT ftw!

mlrskn06

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niice... rsx or tsx is wat i would go with too after my TL... i'm guessing this one has a clean title?

It's Clutch

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nice pick up

Rajca

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staying with the family

needs a major drop and lip kit

It's Clutch

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I dont understand how people can drive low in the snow.

p.diddy

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its easier than you think. i did it for 4 years when i lived in philly. you just need good tires. i just moved back down south a week ago.

friesm2000

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plowed roads help too

p.diddy

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yea that too.

ineedmyfixofacura

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You got is boss. I have not looked into lip kits but I'm ready to drop this sexy beast on Skunk2 coils.

TLin401

Join . They have a bigger RSX community than here.

There are a TON of mods that you can do to that monster.

GL!

ineedmyfixofacura

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I drove it today, happy to report I'm accident free and never stalled it. I guess driving in an automatic and using a pepsi bottle as a shifter and pretending there is a clutch helped me haha. Once I get it insured this week I'll be driving it farther. It makes a lot of weird noises that I will have to check out, the ride is rough as well but idk it's probably supposed to be like that since it's a sport compact.

Rockstar21

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wtf haha

ineedmyfixofacura

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hahaha I know it's freaking homo, but after driving my first time in my brother Vette I had the want to do more then just press 1 pedal and hold the wheel so I always pretended, but I swear it helped me. Anyways been a while since I talked to u bro, how is the Lude?

hANDYcaptd

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I knew I wasn't the only one!....

Rajca

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i learned on a friends car. nothing like learning with the real thing.

ineedmyfixofacura

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Hehe yea, took it out today around the block with my friends, gunned it in second then all of a sudden the car just starts spinning the front tires and sliding side to side so I let off. FML I hate icy roads.