Thanks Darkside, I have another question but i dont know which topic to put this in. im buying another accord Red 2001 Ex v6 coupe.(My f23a1 died moving to maryland about two weeks ago). I know that the auto trans are no good on the 4cyl. But what about the sixes. what should i look for and what kind of common problems do the sixes have???(if any?)(i dont know where to post questions like this so maybe you could point me in the right direction)