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    Head swap before honda day?

    so i just scored a free F23A1 head somewhat local on craigslist...guy said its rebuilt but when he put it on he was still getting oil in his coolant so he bought a new head from evans in NC?? and he was still getting oil in there so he just gave up and dealt with it... my problem is I burn...
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    4 cylinder alternator upgrade

    i recently installed a alpine M1000 in my car along with a jl audio 300/4 and looks like the cars electrical system cant handle it seeing as the lights nearly shut off with the volume up... i searched the forum aside from buying an aftermarket high output alternator are there any oem options...
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    Starter keeps going after car turns on

    I had replaced my battery 2 days ago because it had been dying every morning it was bad and the cold temperature made it worse, as soon as i put it on i noticed when the car turns on the starter would keep whinning like if it was stuck on i would click the key to "grind the starter" and it...
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    car shuts off while driving?!

    So my cars shut off 5 times this week while driving is become more and more frequent twice today...its an F23 5MT so the first 2 times I just second guessed myself wheather I had stalled it out or not but then it did it while driving just stop accelerating I look down the engines dead. I...
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    first time at the track...

    tracked it just for the fun of it since all my friends were running there stock civics and such did 16.9 first time 17.2 second time (got distracted down the track the the other cars hood flew off) cars stock aside from test pipe and DIY intake... I had front shocks blown so ridiculous wheel...
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    aligning trunk lid?

    So last year a truck bumped my car at work while park and dented it luckly I found one on craigslist from a part out same color as mines and bolted it one aand it was raised on the drivers side by like 1/4" but it never bothered me because water didn't geet it so I didn't see a problem. Last...
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    Control arm bushing wont go in!!

    I made an earlier thread about my lower fork bolt being stuck and stripped today i cut it off and took out old bushing after a lot of effort and now the Moog K9761 bushing wont go in it seems too big I loaned the bushing press from advance but it never goes in straight and i cant even hammer it...
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    Lower control arm shock fork bolt stuck!

    so im trying to replace my shocks and the bolt that goes on the shock fork thru the lower control arm is stuck the nut comes out but the bolt doesnt and when i used the breaker bar i could see the bushing turning with it and the 5lb hammer just damaged the thread so now i cant even put the nut...
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    anyone have Sentra wheels on accord?

    I'm wondering what thesee would look like on a 6th gen and I don't have photoshop to do it myself. I'm curious to the 16" or 17" from the new sentra and I'm not talking about the old specV 5spokes I've seen a few of those locally on like every different generation accord and don't exactly like...
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    budget all motor build?

    so im planning an all motor build going thru the forum theres alot of information but i feel like everybody that build their motor goes all out, im on a budget and want to plan everything so i dont have any surprises, and the main thing is that i want my car to be reliable it has never let me...
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    FS: Legend Calipers w/ Brembo crossdrilled $300

    bought the calipers at the beginning of the summer and the Brembro crossdrilled were bought mid June along with the wagner thermoquiet pads right after I've put about 6xxx miles on them only. prefer local pickup with cash, but if someones really interested we can work something out. asking $300
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    how to adjust clutch pedal?

    ive done it on other hondas but this pedal looks different and i feel my catch point keeps moving up...
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    JTC short shifter anyone?

    http://www.jtccustoms.com/store/show/JTC%20Customs%2098-02%20Ac ran into this guy while browsing the prelude forums anyone heard of this? looks just like a pspec...
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    xmsleepr's 99 DEP LX sedan (56k)

    im still wrapping things up on it have to finish little details on it but its pretty much where i want it to be... Day i picked her up...114k on the dash one owner pretty much how she sits now 6months later do all cars do this on driveways?:naughty: better updates will come...
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    spark plugs too hot?

    about 2 months ago i did a tune-up on my car and installed ngk iridiums... last week i was bored with a plug socket in my hand and took one of them out to see how they were looking...accord to the spark plug guide in the back of my buddies shop manual my plugs have high speed glazing which...
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    5 lug swap with rear drum?

    ok I gave up my 5-lug swap project already but the other day ran into a CRV and noticed it had rear drums... so it got me thinking the brakes shoe part number are the same for the 4lug accord and 5lug crv so the drums are the same diameter...can i just have 5 lug hubs pressed in or bolted on to...
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    APEX Stainless Steel Braided brake lines

    has anyone ever heard of these? used them before? ran into them on ebay $63.75 shipped! sounds too good to be true Manufacturer website doesnt seem to legit not much info given here im just trying to get some info on these...
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    Help with ksports coilovers

    i plan on installing my ksports that i bought off a user on v6p few months ago but i dont know how to thread the shock to go for the minimul drop (temporary) i have no idea how far up i should tread it to get a 1.5" drop neither how to go about lowering the car more once they are...
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    best air filter for ebay piping

    I'm about to pick up an ebay intake and looking at a qualit filter to put in there so far I like the Fujita there on ebay for about $40 besides the AEM dryflow and K&N universal cone are there any other I should consider or that someone recommends?
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    5-lug swap with TL/CL knuckles?

    i tried searching but didnt come up with much... so im looking on ebay for knuckles to do my 5-lug swap and pretty much every seller shows the accord 98-02 v6 knuckle to be the same as the CL 01-03 and TL 99-03, and if they are will the rear calipers from a TL work in the accord too? for example
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    DIY: Speaker wiring thru factory grommet

    now these pictures arent as detailed as some of you may like but its still very cold out here and i had my amp power to run under my carpet wanted to get it done at the same time, maybe ill do better pictures doing drivers side some other day.. step 1: Remove door panel step 2: Remove...
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    oil leak?! how to find it?

    so basically after owning the car for 3 months ive realized that im NOT crazy and my oil IS going down at a rate of about 1 quart per month...ive driven over 3000 miles already in those 3 months and did the first oil change it about halfway thru. currently it has 5w-30 and the mileage on the...
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    Opinions on Megan header and WS2

    I want to upgrade my exhaust system and already have a small leak on it lol. locally theres a guy selling a megan racing header and the Megan racing OE type catback all for $250, and theres another guy selling a new Universal apexi world sport 2 for $70(just muffler). now seeing as the megan...
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    DIY: Front speaker mounting ring

    I was following This speaker install tutorial which was VERY thorough but I ran into a problem when the speaker I was trying to install did not fit the factory speaker enclosure... now this is where i got creative instead of going out to buy a mounting ring/spacer because i could not mount...
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    5-lug swap with prelude hubs?

    Is it possible to do a 5-lug swap using the prelude hubs? can i use the prelude e-brake cable and trailing arm? reason im wondering is because their parting out a 5th gen prelude locally and the guys giving me a good price on the hubs and trailing arms...
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