ttribe

Doubt it. BMW did the same thing with the 335i, but the power output was nowhere near ESS or JB.

charliemike

The article made it sound like that might happen.

JS + XES

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This news just took away a good amount of potential customers for Cobb though. That's for sure. When I had a MS3, a lot of the owners didn't get the AP due to the risk of having their warranty voided. I can see a lot of EcoBoost owners jumping on this. And I think the buyer demographic of 335i cares much less about the warranty than that of Ford EcoBoost-ed cars!

It'll be very hard. Maybe for the OTS maps only? Maybe. But I doubt it.

charliemike

Well true enough. I'd be happy with 375-380 lb-ft

charliemike

What's a good Av6 forum? The seats in the Accord are either worn out or just awful. The drive out here was pretty uncomfortable after about three hours (drive was seven hours). I want to see what people have done. The track is worn and moves about 1-2" on hard stops so that needs to be fixed anyway.

TylerT

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^ I'd say V6P

Honda Accord Forum : V6 Performance Accord Forums

charliemike

Thanks Tyler!

Yumcha

Whoa...lotsa Mustang owners there.

Aman

Check out driveaccord.net as well.

charliemike

Awesome. Thanks. I already found the source of my issue with the seats moving ... design flaw on the bushing. Looks like it's about 90 minutes to pull the seats and swap in new bushings. So thanks guys!

ttribe

I'm confused...are we talking about the Mustang-Accord, or the Accord-Mustang at this point?

Yumcha

charliemike

The 2003 Accord EX V6. Nothing wrong with the Mustang!

Yumcha

Fixed.

ttribe

Yumcha

charliemike

The Honda turned out 32mpg over 1000 miles on my trip. For 123k miles and a V6, not bad.

rockstar143

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Uhhh...not bad? That's fantastic!
I was bragging about 29 in my TL tonight to my wife...I'm like, it's ALMOST a hybrid!

charliemike

I broke 200 miles on the odometer yesterday.

I'm not a fan of the way the car is dampened. It is very jouncy over uneven roads. I think it's the upward travel of the suspension rather than the spring but I could be wrong. Can't imagine what a Performance Pack is like.

The collision avoidance saved me from rear ending an idiot last night so the radar cruise control package already paid for itself

I'm road tripping to Florida in February in the Mustang. About 2,000 miles R/T. Can't wait.

SamDoe1

Awesome, yes but (and this is a big but) there is a catch. If you use the Ford Racing tune on your car, it does still void the factory warranty. The saving grace is that the factory warranty is replaced with the FR warranty. The downside is that the FR warranty is 3yr/36k not the 5yr/60k you get from the factory. If you're over the 3yr/36k when you tune, you get no warranty.

How...the...F did you do that? We drove the wife's AV6 up north last week and averaged ~26-27mpg for the drive. It has snow tires on it so that might cost 1-2mpg but not 5... The TLS isn't any better, it averages ~23-24 on my daily cycle and maybe will crack 28-29 on longer drives but 26-27 is more likely.

charliemike

Unless my odometer is broken, I dunno. Was doing 70-75 the whole way. Speed limit in Ohio is 70 now.

Aman

Damn. I think that mileage is better than my best in an '03 4 cyl.

oonowindoo

i get about 22mpg on my 4 banger accord with 90% highway... i get the same 22 in my 335 and the same 22mpg in s2000..... and yah about 22mpg in my g37 with 90% highway too.

I think there is something seriously wrong with my driving style

SuperTrooper169

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I used to see 30+ MPG on highway trips in my '03 AV6. I miss those days lol..

charliemike

Ugh. The upgraded door cards are $1,100 EACH.

Fuck Me and Ford's stupid website.

The console in leather might be cheap enough to upgrade at least.

Yumcha

Holy crap.

They made of platinum or something?


















Now...you should check Honda's website...maybe it's cheaper there?

charliemike

That is off the owner portal.

rockstar143

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I wouldn't upgrade that shit...wait for the aftermarket support!

charliemike

Do you think someone is going to make upgraded interior parts? I have zero experience with these types of cars.

Sarlacc

Look at katzkin

charliemike

They are only doing seats on the Mustang right now but thanks for the tip. I will keep checking.

oonowindoo

i am sure there will be a huge aftermarket support for the new Mustang... just wait.

Yumcha

Correct. Look to Spoon. Mugen.


And based on what we saw with the M Pilot, BMW's M division.

rockstar143

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I'm not sure...although I would keep a look out. Aftermarket support for the Mustang, once the model is a few years old, is pretty good.

oonowindoo

you forgot Wingwest

Aman

$1,100, jeesh.

RPhilMan1

Can't Kimchi's wife sew something up for you?

charliemike

Broke 400 miles today! Winter sucks

rockstar143

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that's it?







hurry up and hit a grand so you can redline that bitch!

Yumcha

Yup, it does. Got a nice roadtrip planned once the weather improves where you can hooligan-it a bit in your EB Accord?