Should I buy this Accord?

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I test drove it the other day, and once I started the car, it instantly smelled of fuel/gasoline. I was even ballzy enough to take it for a drive. Got on the throttle and oh man did it chug. Slow as a basket of beans. AFR gauge seemed to be non existent as well. Im having it inspected by a shop tomorrow. Am I wasting my time?
 
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Thanks man. I'm hoping so, cause I really like the car. I dont think Ive seen a cleaner one around. SOHC is kind of a bummer.
 

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Be careful. If this was a show car, the engine may not be built to handle the turbo... unless it's at 3psi... but know that turbo + automatic tranny = bad idea
 
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Yeah I heard the honda trannys are kinda weak. I would plan on putting a K20 and tranny in there someday.
 

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Yeah I heard the honda trannys are kinda weak. I would plan on putting a K20 and tranny in there someday.

A K20... because you want a 6spd tranny? I don't think this has been done on this site... everything is possible tho...

The usual swaps are a 6spd tranny on the J30a (v6) and a H22a w/ or w/o the lsd tranny
 

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"Selling for a friend"...makes me hesitant. This guy can claim he knows nothing if you ask a question, liiike "this car has a 98-00 front end, why is it advertised as a 2001?". "**** I don't know!"

I would never buy a modified car in the first place, unless I knew the person that worked on it and they'd be around to help me with any problems that came up, OR if it was by some reknowned shop. I'd stay away. Take the extra money you would've spent buying this car over a stock one, and build it yourself.
 
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if you want to buy a car of that price... why dont you buy shahid's car (ihazsnail)... his car is fast as hell and well built... also Moneypit is selling his car, J35 turbo... probably putting out the same power as shahid's tho.. maybe more
 
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Yeah but I am looking for something more local. Its hard to know what youre getting out of state.
 
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