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Real Name: Nelson
Ride: 2006 Honda Accord Sedan (4dr)
Exterior Color: Carbon Bronze Pearl (CBP)
Inerior Color: Black Leather/Carbon Fiber
Engine: J30A5, 3.0L V6
Tranny: 6 Speed (6MT)
Status: Lightly Modded
Location: NEW YORK CITY
Occupation: Architect
Organizations: TCC: Team Crazy Creashunz, EliteCM.net
Awards: None

Theme: Sleeper

From the Factory:
6 speed
DVD - Navigation

Mods Installed:

Engine/Drivetrain
K&N Short Ram Intake

Suspension/Wheels
Tein Super Streets w/ Pillow Ball Upper mounts & EDFC (Saving up money to get them rebuilt by Tein)
Eibach Rear Camber & Toe Kit
3rd Gen Acura TL-S Front & Rear Sway Bar

Exterior
20% Tint side & rear windows
Front Grille Painted Carbon Bronze Pearl
Blue wire loom
Inspire Replica Fogs
Honda Accord Hybrid Mirrors
7th Gen Honda Front Lip modified to fit 7.5
Rear Roof Spoiler
Rear Trunk Lid Lip Spoiler
Sunroof Visor

Interior
Oem Carbon Fiber inlays
OEM Black floor mats
USAspec iPod / iPhone controller
Weighted shift knob
Custom Sub enclosure in the trunk
Alpine Type-R speakers all around

Mods Waiting for Installation:
Smoked Tailight Overlays

Future Mods and Plans:
Exterior chrome trim blacked out
J36 Conversion

Car History:
I traded my 2004.5 Volvo S40 T5 AWD w/ 6 Speed in February of 2007.  After ordering the car and waiting 4 months for it, I had it for 3 months before I got rear ended stuck in traffic by a driver not paying attention and on his cell phone.  Ended up being sandwiched between a Pathfinder and an X5.  The Volvo was repaired at the dealer but filled with electrical gremlins ever since.  In 2007 I went looking for a 4 door Civic SI, every dealer I went to wanted $24K for one and I wasn't about to pay that much for a Civic.  Stumbled upon my Accord in February 2007.  The dealer I went to had about 10 Left over V6 6-Speeds that nobody wanted.  Got a great deal, for $23,000 out the door.

My plan with this car is just to make it as enjoyable as possible.  

Previous Rides
1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC (White)
2004.5 Volvo S40 T5 AWD - 6 Speed

Current Rides
2006 Honda Accord EX V6 6MT (Carbon Bronze Pearl)
1988 Suzuki Samurai (Yellow w/ Black Top)

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You're finally posting a profile.

Welcome to the elite my "Twin"!

Damn glad to be the first to post in your profile thread.

Thanks Arie.  I wouldn't be at TCC or here if it weren't for you.  So Thank You!!

Welcome to the elite. Here's my stab: not a fan of the blue sprinkled throughout the engine bay. If you were to do that, I'd say do the valve covers, and the center cover of your IM. The loom is old school rice. Otherwise, I like the cleanliness of the ride.

My pleasure bro. It's always a good thing to have a new member, especially with a 6spd sedan  ;)

Welcome to ECM

Thanks for the welcomes.  Jonathan thanks for the criticism.  I'm not done with the engine bay yet.  I'm eyeing Paul SRI and I'll have him powder coat it blue. 

That'll work man. I don't want you to take my criticism as bashing or anything like that. Sometimes I come across pretty harsh. Just putting it out there.

Are you kidding me? That's part of the reason why I love this forum. There aren't that many whiney babies that get offended and start crying about somebodies opinion.  You're entitled to tell me what you think of my car and part of the reason of the post is to see what other people think.  If I agree with it, then I'll follow your advice, if not then I won't. In the end it's my car and I'll do what I want with it. LoL

Jonathan, believe me as well, there are times where I can come across the same way. 

I'm glad to be here and to just read some of the crazy shit that gets posted.

oh oh, careful Nelson. He gets angry when you call him Jonathan, and you won't like it when he's angry. Th LMFAO

Sorry Z!!  Won't happen again.  Wouldn't want you to get all angry with that Ninja Status you've got going on.

Don't make me angry!
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Updated original post. Installed inspire fogs, K&N SRI, weighted shift knob and USAspec iPod / iPhone controller

Profile updated with new photos.  Arie's new ride can be seen in the back ground.

Arie's new ride will SMOKE you!  :D

Wouldn't doubt it.  That thing's a beast.

Sweet... Nelson if you plan on smoking out your headlights and fogs then it will flow with the mirrors otherwise take tint of the mirrors! That's my suggestion.... PSsst.... im creeping up on you buddy! Bumper in the shop as I type this.  :flip:

I wouldn't do it. Light output sucks with tinted lights.

I'm not tinting the headlights. That'll probably be the only difference between mine and Arie's car. Oh and the J36 conversion that I want to do.

His was also lowered with TL-S wheels. Don't forget about the Borla exhaust.  :tongue:

That's why I said that WILL be the only difference. By all means, don't misunderstand me, I'm not done. Lol

How much of his shit did you buy?

A lot of it.

Want a Borola exhaust?

I do, but he still has his for sale.  I'm done spending money for 2011 guys.  LoL. Sorry.  If I haven't purchased it already, it's not getting purchased this year. :flip:

Arie made out like a bandit with you man. Did you get the spiked license plate frames too?

I'll under cut him and sell you my exhaust....

No, I don't like those frames.  To be honest, it's shit that I was planning on getting anyways, just came a little sooner and a lot quicker than I thought I would get it.  Especially since some things are becoming even harder to find, like the front lip.  Also, since both cars were the same color.

Makes perfect sense.

Mod's list updated.  I should take some more pics this weekend and post those up too.

Yeah you should. Stop posting pics after a taxi hits it.

LOL. Smart ass.

I try.

So I'm Purchasing EBC red stuff pads this week to give those a try. I've had yellow stuff pads for the last year or so. They've been okay.  Honestly, I think the braking system on our accords is really shitty. You can change the rotors and the pads but it's really not going to get you anywhere.  I plan on upgrading the front calipers some time next year. 

Also, my stock shocks are pretty much wasted after suffering new York city potholes for 50,000 miles.  It's time for me to send my Teins back to get rebuilt.  So they'll be going on the car sometime next month.

By mid-winter I want to have an upgraded exhaust system.  So if anybody knows of a good exhaust shop in NYC, please let me know. 

Also, the closer I get to 100,000 miles (at 65,000 now) the closer that engine gets to being rebuilt by Paul.  I'm thinking in about 2 years time.

You have no engine performance mods and you drive a manual....not sure why your stock brakes aren't sufficient? As for your other plans GL we may be hitting up Paul around the same time.

And rims.

Ariel, sometimes I feel like giving you a beat down.

Rich, I've driven other cars (rentals, i.e. Chevy Traverse, Nissan Altima, a Chrysler minivan and ford f-150) over the past year, and all of them had brakes that had a shit load better grip than my stock ones.  It's been like that since day one.  Even with downshifting it feels weak.  I just feel like the single piston calipers and the size of the rotors are undersized for a sedan accord.  It's a heavy freaking car.

Rotors are fine. Buy legend GS calipers! You will love the way your car stops... Oh and get some rims pussy!  >:D

LOL! Hey! Mike agreed with me!

In my eyes, your car will always look stock to me with those on :flip: :flip: :D

This coming from the guy that still has an exhaust in his garage.

I moved it to the basement...

That doesn't make it better.

Mike, you have a borla exhaust just lying around?

Yes... I bought it used from an old member here with about 600 miles on it.

you my friend, have a pm!

Ok, now lets help Nelson get some rims.

I like my wheels.

Name one car on here that came with my wheels stock.

All the 06 and 07 6 speeds.

Blah.  I like them.  They're staying on. Until in the future when they won't fit because of some other reason.  They stay.  Bite me. 

Yeah. You'd like that you freak.

It's your car...do it your way... :D

He's going to do nothing other than get hit by taxis without some help.

Zing!

I will not. I finally took my car to the car wash this past weekend though. It's been about 4 months since I've done that.

Car wash? Do it yourself lazy bastard. :D

Zing again!

Trying to poke the bear... Get him fired up.

LOL^^. Nelson, we don't care if you like your rims, it's what we like. :laugh: :flip:

Lol.. get a power washer, and a foam gun! Makes washing fun... :)

I don't have a house, I live in an apartment you fuckers! (not you Denny)

I don't like using my landlord's water to wash my car.  He's lenient enough that he let me put in a washing machine in my apartment but I don't want to take advantage.

Some pictures uploaded

Rims would put this car on another level :flip:

Wait until you get the motor built and have Paul build your exhaust. It will be worth it.

Very clean sedan. Just needs some coilovers and you'll be all set  8-)

Thanks Jon.

And some wheels.  ;D

^ :D :laugh:

Fuck you both very much. :)

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I almost want to give up at this point.

There's also a slight dent In there.  This was last night.  The fucker backed his wrangler into my parked car. I got his plate though. I'm hoping my insurance can track this fucker down and make him pay for his sins.

Wouldn't have happened if you were low... :P

HA! Z said the same thing.

I do like the story board I setup though.

I blame it on NYC.

Damm that sucks and yeah nyc will ruined a good suspension if not careful

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It's been a while since I've posted in here.

Just to give an update of what's been going on over the last yet with this car.  A little less than a year ago my wife and I decided it was time for a new car.  Something that was AWD and an automatic that she would be able to drive.  We test drove countless vehicles from volvo's to beamers to Acura's.  About three months ago we decided to get a Mini countryman and put a deposit down on a white one with red interior.  A few days before we took delivery we decided not go for it.  Reason being that we got so fed up with living in an apartment and dealing with other peoples bad habits and drama that we started looking at homes to purchase.  We've been on the house hunt for a few months now and are still looking. 

So coming back to the accord, knowing that we might be locked into a mortgage soon, I've been trying to get it to a point where it won't give me any issues for years to come.  This month I replaced a noisy power steering pump and the serpentine belt.  Also did a coolant flush.  Next month I'll be tackling the brakes and rotors.

A few weeks after that the car is going into the body shop for a fender replacement and headlight replacement.  Putting everything OEM and not aftermarket.  I'm hoping to be able to do a water pump and timing belt in May and hopefully a clutch by late June.

All in all the car is 8 years old and I need it to last another 10 without any major issues.  Thanks for reading my long post. Hope all is well with you guys.

Hope the hunt is going well. House hunting can be stressful

Thanks mike. It's going....that's all I can say.

Glad you're keeping it longer. It will last if you take care of it.

Good luck with everything, Nelly.

Thanks fellas

Hope the spring brings some awesome prospects as far as houses for you. Glad your keeping it too!

Have you looked into first time home buyer programs (assuming you are a first time home buyer)?  I wouldn't have been able to buy my house without it. 

Thanks Denny.

Ike, yeah we're taking advantage of those programs.  The issue is the area we want compared to what are maximum house price range is. We're slightly below. Lol

But we'll get there in time. No worries.

Good luck my friend. I wish I would have kept my Accord(s). 6MT is special too.

Thanks Jer. Where you been?

Been here. New house and to do list keeps growing!