Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I recently purchased a black 2004 Accord coupe and found the forums after searching for some info on carputer upgrades. I’ve been lurking for a long while and finally decided to register... you’ve got a ton of really knowledgeable people here and lots of great info.

She’s got a little over 25k on her and a manual transmission coupled with the 4-cyl. I went with the 4 over the 6 for gas mileage due to doing a lot of driving, and couldn’t be happier with it. My previous car was a late year Camaro and in town the Accord is much quicker and more agile... now I understand why another Accord loving friend tends to speed so much. :D

I don’t intend to do a lot of mods, but at the top of my list are splash guards, stint, factory rear-wing spoiler, homelink, and a carputer at some point.

Welcome and congrats on the purchase! I just joined too (http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11448). I also am doing tint and a carputer (eventually). The thing I'm most concerned about with the carputer is the wiring I have to do from the engine bay to the trunk. I'm hoping to find someone around here that can help me understand how to best tackle that.

My previous car was a late year Camaro and in town the Accord is much quicker and more agile>>>>

Congrats on the 'new' Accord! It is interesting to see ex-Camaro/Firebird and Mustang owners join the 'other side' as a lot of muscle car enthusiasts are very brand loyal, but we're glad to have you! I used to own a '94 Pontiac Firebird and my brother still drives an '00 Firebird. Very sharp looking cars, but also very hefty. The 96-02s had the 3.8 V6 which provided decent power, but the 94 had a 3.4 which was grossly underpowered. The batteries would run dead in my stop watch long before I ever reached 60 if I ever attempted to clock it (Haha!)

I was given a new (then) 98 Toyota Corolla loaner car while the Firebird was in the body shop after a rear-end collision and I was just amazed at how powerful the Corolla was! :lmao:

I do have to admit, however, that in the 80,000 or so miles that I put on that green slug, nothing major ever really went wrong with it. The '00 has close to 150k on the 3.8 and no major problems with that one either. My brother commutes from Savanah Georgia to South Carolina in it every morning. :thmsup:

I was given a new (then) 98 Toyota Corolla loaner car while the Firebird was in the body shop after a rear-end collision and I was just amazed at how powerful the Corolla was! :lmao:

I'm not saying I don't believe you, but when I drove a 97 Corolla once I almost got rear-ended by a truck when pulling into traffic because of how powerful it wasn't. When I put the gas pedal down I discovered that what I thought was an engine was really just a noisemaker. :D Good cars, those Corollas -- but I thought it was weak. Then again, I've never owned a car with less than 220 hp.

97 was a different generation IIRC, that car may have had the 1.6 which I am told couldn't get out of it's own way. The 98 Corolla had a 1.8, which I believe was standard in that generation. It was quite peppy compared to what I was used to!

welcome

welcome aboard... :wave:

Welcome to the forum :D

Welcome, this is one of thee most informative, friendly, receptive forums around.

The thing I'm most concerned about with the carputer is the wiring I have to do from the engine bay to the trunk. I'm hoping to find someone around here that can help me understand how to best tackle that.

If you have at AT there should be a free spot in the firewall near the passenger side for the clutch that you can feed the line through, If you have a manual I believe you can do the same thing but it is a much tighter fit and you really need to fish it through.

Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Welcome......I'm new also but have found that the people are knowledgable and terrific.

They seem to put up with my dumb questions for some reason

:dunno:

that's because most of us are bored at work when we post...like me!!! :stupid: :banana:

We certainly have our share of insomniacs

:nuts:

My previous car was a late year Camaro



More info on the Camaro?

And welcome! :wave:

We certainly have our share of insomniacs

:nuts:



Hopefully that ended for me in May...:nuts:


To the OP, welcome!

It is interesting to see ex-Camaro/Firebird and Mustang owners join the 'other side'


The last four cars I owned before the Accord were an 03 Mach 1, 95 Cobra, 94 Cobra and a 99 Cobra. (Well, I had a brief affair with a 93 SHO right before the Accord, but I'm not sure it was long enough to count.)

The only Camaros I have owned were First Generation, and that was way back when.

I do miss the V8... :boohoo:

More info on the Camaro?

And welcome! :wave:

A little late on the reply but better late than never, right?

She's a 2000 base coupe with the 5 speed manual and 3.8 Liter 3800 Series II V6, along with a handful of upgrades such as factory premium sound and factory alloys.
And you can't forget the hard-wired Passport 8500 x50 Radar Detector. :naughty:

Here a pretty bad shot that I happened to have handy. You can even see the (dirty) Accord in the background, although the picture really does neither cars justice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/Xrunner03/Camaro_Left.jpg

And thanks for the warm welcomes.

Welcome! I miss living in CO.

I'm in NM now...have to say...I do miss some things of CO. I know I'll miss the world class skiing...