Balwin's 1996 Honda Accord EX

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o Name: Balwin Singh
o Age: 21
o Model & Year of car: 1996 Accord EX CD5 F22B1 Manual
o Location: Easton, Maryland / Hyattsville, MD

I bought my accord back in June of 2006 as my first car when I was 16. I bought it from an wealthy elderly couple and it was their third car. When they owned it they had it professionally detailed at least once a month and had every receipt imaginable. It was their 3rd car that was driven by his wife. When I bought it, she had 128,xxx miles. I'm almost at 200 now and going strong as ever!


ENGINE:
F22B1
M2L5 transmission

Has a slightly shorter 3rd and 5th gear. Its from 4th gen lude w/ F22B1
eBay SRI pipes
AEM Intake Filter
H23A1 Throttle Body
Front Poly Mount Insert
P/S delete (NOT BY CHOICE.. LOL)

H23A ARP Headstuds
2.5" Catback Piping
Apex'i WSII Muffler
Manual Conversion
Clutchmasters Stage I Clutch
Spec 11 lb. Flywheel
Bonaco SS Clutch Line (From master to slave)
Shaved & Painted Valve Cover


WHEELS / SUSPENSION:
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe wheels
215/40/18 Federal Tires

5 Lug/ ROH Swap (w/Odyssey knuckles)
Function and Form Type 1 Coilovers
Wicked Tuning Rear Camber Kit

NRG Front Strut Bar
Megan Rear Strut Bar
eBay Rear Lower Tie Bar
Front OEM EX 27mm Sway w/ Polyurethane Bushings
Grey ST Rear Sway w/ Polyurethane Bushings
Rolled Fenders with the rears pulled


BRAKES:

11.2" Brembo Blank Rotors
'95 Acura Legend LS Coupe Twin Piston Calipers

Goodridge SS Brake Lines
Rear 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers




EXTERIOR:
Sherwood Green Pearl (G78P-3)
Chrome window trim blackout
Color-matched skirts
Reinstalled front plate bracket
Dual Filament bumper light mod. (92-95 Civic sockets)
Sold JDM mirrors
Sold CF hood

94/95 Front Grille

94/95 Front Lip
94/95 Rear Lip
JDM Accord Door Garnish
JDM SiR Bumper Lights
Genuine Honda Sunroof Visor
98-02 Accord Hood Squirters
(fan-like spray pattern as opposed to the standard 2-jet nozzles)
Fat Four Customs Battery Tie Down Bracket

LED Tail-light Retrofit
-Phillips Superflux LEDs (HPWT-DH00 Red/Orange @70ma)
-Slickraft PWM (HIDPlanet)
LED Tag Light Retrofit w/ Nichia K1 LED
LED Map Light Retrofit w/ Nichia K1 LED
LED Dome Light Retro w/ Nichia K1 LED

Debadged Trunk




INTERIOR:

30% Window Tint
Pioneer FH-P8000BT (double din with Bluetooth & iPod Interface)
92-96 Prelude Shifter Retrofit
92-96 Prelude Shift Knob

LED Map Light Retrofit



Future Plans:


Performance:

F23 Intake Manifold------------------------------------------>definitely
Megan header
Delta 260 Camshaft Regrind ------------------------------------------->maybe..
Chipped P06 converted to P28 with street tune on NepTune-----> maybe..

Suspension:


Ultra Racing 3 point strut bar -------------------------------->definitely
Tanabe front underbrace
Polyurethane dust boots and bushings
Hard Rubber rear lower strut bolt bushing
New sway bar or get mine fixed (center piece broke off)



Aesthetics:

Redo the retrofit with Depo headlights and different projectors and shrouds.. I wont let that out of the box just yet.

Wetsand the clearcoat.

Repaint G35 wheels (white again.. the current finish is screwed).

Sell 25mm spacer and buy a 15mm spacer for the rear and an 8 or 10mm spacer for the front.

Maybe a rear window visor to compliment the sunroof visor.

More LED retrofits
Acura Legend Lip DIY (bought, not installed)
Maybe Sideskirts
Maybe Rear Lip
 
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Balwin

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Re: 1996 Honda Accord EX

Nice car man and welcome to the forum!

Thanks bud!

LED tails FTMFW

not a fan of 5th gens, but your going to change my mind haha

yeah most of us are unfortunately ricers.

And the nice ones typically have every JDM/USDM accessory to ever be released.



Also I am planning to remove the ebay lip and install a 94/95 lip. (its more aggressive.

Lastly, dont worry about the wheels. I know they arent pretty but I am sure you guys know how hard it is to find a decently priced set of okay looking wheels in a 4x114.3 size.
 

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Re: 1996 Honda Accord EX

haha i hate being 4 lug :( damn 4 cyl. oh well. id rather be stuck converting to 5 lug than putting a new tranny in ma V6 :thinking:
 

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Re: 1996 Honda Accord EX

haha i hate being 4 lug :( damn 4 cyl. oh well. id rather be stuck converting to 5 lug than putting a new tranny in ma V6 :thinking:

truth there!

Is the process easier for 6th gens?

for 5th gens we must use:

for the front:

1995-1998 Odyssey Knuckle/Spindles

or

97-01 Prelude Base parts but the Lower Ball Joint hole needs to be enlarged on the Accord LCA to except the lude knuckle.

Also the lude setup gives you positive caster, but that doesnt matter much if you are lowered or have a camber kit.

for the rear, you must have disc brakes.

then you just get the hub/bearing/axlenut from a 5th gen base lude (97-01)


then you need lude/legend/nsx calipers and RSX/odyssey/ ITR rotors.

and wheels of course. lol
 

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Re: 1996 Honda Accord EX

this. :D

ive been watching a 3.2 TL MT for sale down the street from me haha. im jealous

you guys are lucky. my accord will probably never have a 6 speed until the prices for a k swap drops. :(
 

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Re: 1996 Honda Accord EX

I THINK you may have gotten lost on your way over to Gen5alive.....

However, we can look past that, and still welcome you to the Forum.

Unfortunately, there won't be a lot that the 5th/6th Gen has in common, but at least you can enjoy the Forum and possibly learn a few things.

especially how much better a 6th Gen is than a 5th Gen! lol
 
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