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Real Name:Fabio aka Fab
Ride:2005 coupe
Color:NHBP
Engine:K24A4
Tranny:5MT
Status:TL type S wanna-be :flip:

Location:Toronto, Canada
Occupation:flatbed operator
Interests:family, cars and sports
Organizations:TAC

Mods Installed:

Engine
TSX IM
Hondata IM thermal gasket
Fujita CAI w/K&N 3"filter
UR pulley kit (bought off Silverbullet)
DC 4-2-1 ceramic header (bought off Lemonjelly)
Ingalls "stiffy" ETD

Transmission
Skunk2 5spd shift knob
Honda newly formulated MT fluid
Neuspeed Short shifter kit

Suspension/Wheels
Neuspeed cup kit w/race springs (2nd lowest perch all around) (bought off Slipkord)
Ingalls rear camber kit (bought off Bwek)
OEM V6 6spd Strut bar
TL-S rear 20mm sway bar
TL-S front 27.2mm sway bar

Brakes
KVR slotted rotors w/gold cadmium plating front & back
KVR semi-metallic CF pads front & back
Red caliper paint (need to re-paint badly!!!)

Wheels
Summer wheels: 17" TL-S rims (3rd gen) w/Michelen pilot MX4's 235/45/17
Winter wheels: 16" EX rims (Flat black) w/Michelen X-ice tires
Oem wheels locks

Cosmetic/Fine detailing
03-05 HFP coupe front lip
03-05 OEM foglight kit
18% tint all around
03-05 OEM Lip Spoiler
06 Civic SI I-VTEC decal
OEM blacked out headlights
Tinted reverse lights
Blacked out rear "H" emblem
9006 6000k HID kit
9005 Nokya 2500k
H11 Nokya 2500k

Mods Waiting for Installation:
06-07 HFP coupe rear lip

Future Mods and Plans:
Apexi WS2 catback exhaust

Possible plans in the FAR FAR future:
REAL VTEC!
TSX 6SPD
K-PRO!!!

Car History:
Bought it BRAND NEW! back in July 2005. after comparing it to many others like the altima, camry and jetta 2.5 (2.0t wasnt out yet), i seen more potential in the accord coupe. then with all the storage and power this car came with, the victor was hands down the accord.

Pictures:
June "10
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May '10 new look
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Nov '09 after drop!
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'09 winter mode with drop!
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May '09 before drop
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Mar '09
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Nice profile and I have to say I like the rims. However,  the eBay head lights… well not so much but the car has flow and it looks sexy.  

Welcome to the Elite…

Welcome.

Welcome... Enjoy your stay!!

Welcome.

welcome.

thanx everyone! i need to take updated pics. currently i have the OEM black house headlights with amber reflector. and OEM fog light kit

Welcomre to Elite CM!

I need to have that tint strip done on my tail lights.

Welcome to the easiest mod you HAVEN"T done to your Accord!  

Any suggestion on how/ what to use?

Darnit I knew I should of done a DIY. Let's talk about it on PM so we don't invade fabulous's Intro thread lol

Welcome fellow Canadian

Welcome to ECM Fab.

thanx for the warm welcoming guys. wish i lived in the states so we could have meets. no too many 7th gen meets up here

Mod list updated. got my tsk IM and hondata thermal gasket in. i also removed the intake resontaor and hid kit on the foggies. gonna be switching out the H11 bulbs for 9006 4300k.

Fab, this would be a great opportunity for you to form a squad out by you, just a thought.

Exactly, get some flyer's of business cards made up so you can out on the windows of other accords in your area and before you now it you'll have your own squad!  :D  :D

Thanx for the idea latin2r. i just started the TOCM squad (Toronto,Canada). im new to this squad thing but hopefully i can spark interest in other Cm owners in Toronto.

new pics with my summer wheels, blacked house headlights and OEM fogs. TSX IM, honda gasket (blue), and V6 STB

Good for you Fab, make some fliers out with some info about the forum and how they can participate in your newly formed squad, place them on some windshields and your good to go, I'm pretty sure you'll get some hits.
Good Luck.

Welcome, car looks awesome! NHBP represent!

BTW: Might want to repaint those calipers, looking a little worn. I just got mine painted for the first time.  

i know. i got to find time to re paint them

welcome man.  definitely do the SS mod.  its makes everyday driving so much more fun

i dont have the money for any big mods. but i did order a tl-s rear sway.i will install that when i get it. and put any other mods on freeze

updated pics. let me know what u guys think.

Nice ride, clean mods.....I kinda like the I*vtec decal  

that is my favorite cosmetic add-on...:)

mod list :updated Tl-S front sway
future mods and plans :updated
NEW!! Possible plans in the far far future

Man I need to get me a set of those iVTEC decals, lol. I'm assuming you got them from eBay?

Edit: LOL I just bought some off eBay, woo!

Dude ride is looking nice... the engine bay needs some TLC as well as the calipers and rotors... come on keep on top of that stuff cuz it will cost you in the long run! Are you gonna drop it?

i got them from my cousin. he stole off the assembly line from the new SI' hahaha but shhhhh!


ya one day with a supercup kit. but i have to try to get me a deal on them. but i will keep everyone posted. cant make up my mind if i should get me sum Bronze volks te37's or coilovers.. lol. but i guess the drop should come first

Updated pics 05-07-09
fujita CAI installed
Nokya 2500k bulbs installed

updated pics oct-09
i finally dropped my ride properly. i installed the neuspeed cup kit that i purchased off slipkord. and got some pics with my 6000k hid kit installed too.
let me know what you guys think...

Looking tight man, I hate your clean bumper. Mine is scratch to hell

Its about time you posted pics of the drop fucker! Looks good meng.

Looks good bro!

clean engine bay man, car is lookin good!

thanx guys for your input. those are probably the best photos i have taken so far. i will try to take some more with my winters on.

Funny how you posted pics right after I showed a pic of my ban missile launching. LOL.

oh did i. hahaha i was actually photo shopping them and Photobucket them for like an hour. i need to get you guys some pics of the ride with the winter boots on. (my oem ex 16's that i spray painted black) lol man they look so ghetto from up close but soo good from far.

Don't knock teH black spray paint dude. If prepped right it does wonders. Trust me.

Looking good man. We definitely have to meet up next summer when I come up to Toronto so we can get some side by side shots.

The new sig looks tits dude. And winter mode looks pretty good for OEM 16s.

Nice drop man.. smart move w/ the winter tires

im down! let me know when your in town bro...

thanx man it took me 30mins just to make a new sig pic. luckily i had help from my bro. such a newbie when it comes to computers. i love my "black" oem rims! i have to re do them tho. i was thinking about getting professionally power coated. z how do you prep your rims for paint. i shouldve sanded them down, i know that. but all i did was clean them up with rubbing alcohol and painted them. lol i didint even tape up the tires or anything. lolol

I scuffed the piss out of them with a red scotchbrite pad and put down about one can per wheel. Came out to be about 4 coats front and back. I also used the "wheel paint" from Autozone. I think Duplicolor makes it.

Paint has to have something to grip onto. Therefore you need to sand them down. If you did this and cleared them, they would last through many winters.

Damn Z, beat me to it.

maybe next spring i will take the time to re do them. im in search for tl-s rims for the summer hopefully i can find them. im so sick of heavy 18"s...

got a gift in the mail today  :grin:  :thumbup:
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Are those underdrive or stock size?

underdrive boi! i jsut got them in the mail today. im so excited to get them installed. im also waiting on dc headers to arrive in the mail (bought off lemonjelly)
what hardware do i need to install the pulleys ? just an oem belt?

Not sure about tools but this thread (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1630) and this thread (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2424) both talk about how the stock belt is supposed to work but doesn't. The first link has a little more discussion on the belt size but both have good info.

Damn. It seems like they are worth the money for the gains you get. But I'm going to have to live with the excessive noise?

I have yet to figure out a solution to my noise. Dave either. I've pretty much given up, lol. The closest I've gotten was spraying lubricant on the P/S pulley and having the noise go away for the next 5 minutes, then come straight back.

damn it. there has to be a way. what belt did you use again?

For the UR pulleys you need this:

Unorthodox Racing pulleys: 70" belt
Gates part #: K070694

thanks jeff. and thanks z i just read both those threads. and came to the conclusion that its a bad tensioner problem. so i will hope for the best. and will be picking up an oem belt today.

Good luck dude.

Can anyone confirm if this is the Oem belt part number 38920-RAA-A03

Why are you getting an OEM belt? If you're installing the UR pulleys, you'll need the 70" belt that I posted above. The OEM 70.75" belt is way too long.

Don't a few members have oem pulleys and they're fine. Aren't u still having problems with that belt as well

Yeah, that's the thing that sucks. Some of us are having problems, and some of us aren't. Although, I would still recommend getting the 70" belt, because regardless of what other problems may arise, having the 70" belt along with the UR pulleys will put the auto tensioner back in spec. Otherwise, there will be too much slack with the OEM belt. So, it's your call. And I don't think I'm having any problems with the belt or the auto tensioner (because I replaced both), but I think it has something to do with the P/S pulley. It's still an ongoing investigation. I'm just recommending the 70" belt as a preventative measure.

Can any else chime in on this. Was this the wrong belt I just grabbed?

i just got the pulleys installed.:D:D:D
i cant really tell the difference tho. except on the highway it pulled a bit better
here is a crappy cell phone pic:
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Car looks really nice, clean love the drop and the lip :D

guys im kinda disappointed with the gains i got from the pulleys. i thought i would gain more then i did. i noticed more of an increase when i installed the tsx IM and intake

Unfortunately, bolt ons aren't going to give us much gains with our eco engines. If you were expecting those pullies to give you pinned to the seat acceleration, you were obviously disappointed.

I wasn't expecting k pro and turbo out of the pulleys. But I was fairly impressed with IM and intake. I was expecting to feel a noticiable gain like when I installed the intake. I mean people mention how the pulleys give more gains then the IM, intake, headers or exhaust. I donno I guess I need more driving time to notice

For me, my acceleration was a lot smoother with the pulleys.  There weren't huge gains in power or torque, but it all adds up.

yea thats true. but i was expecting a more noticeably difference like when i installed the IM and CAI. but after alittle more driving i do feel a difference. car difenetly pulls harder on higher RPMS and does accelerate smoother. thanks again to silverbullet! great seller! :grin:  (still waiting on them to come in. ) will the gains from the dc ceramic headers be more noticeable then the gains from the pulleys???

You may be thinking that the pulleys aren't doing anything because there was no change in the sound of the engine when you installed them, instead of like an intake. I had to really concentrate on the speedometer and tachometer to realize how much more pickup my car has. You can really feel it when you floor it, though.

Well I haven't floored my car in a while. Plus I'm kinda babying it for a bit. I did notice tho, that my intake sounds a bit deeper now. It has a deeper tone at 2500-4500 rpms and a is bit louder beyond 4500.

got my headers in the mail today!!! cant wait to install them! thanks alot steve (lemonjelly) it all got here in one piece, and all hardware was included. great seller!
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what gaskets do i need. im doing the install tomorrow and want to make sure i got everything. i believe its the two rings that go in between the two pieces and the one ring that goes in between the cat. and i do believe i can re use the metal gasket that comes off the head. correct?

The two O ring gaskets come from a Civic Si, but I forgot the part #.  Call DC and they'll tell you.

well i emailed them but they never got back to me. the two smaller o rings are from a civic si??? there not from the the accord dc header?

mod list updated

Correct.  They are from a Civic Si.  I just don't know what year.  You're better off calling them instead of emailing them.  Then you get instant results when you talk to a human being over the phone.  Their number is 626-968-5147.

updated: new look for 2010!

loooks really nice and OEM style done right..

Thanks guys for all the feedback. I love my type s wheels. I got em locally for a good deal. Which is what I was looking for. I got a few pics I took in buffalo but they're on my girls camera. I will try to get em posted tomorrow.

Man those look really good on a cpe. Congrats.

love the wheels man looks really good and your car looks sick! You should drop the back down a bit more make it looks REAL mean!

Nice wheelsssss

thanks everyone. i have been thinking about dropping the back to the lowest perch. but in time i guess.

on the way to the doctors office today my rear passenger brakes started grabbing again while i was driving. man this is so annoying. i have taken it to my mechanic a couple times now. he has checked and lubed my pads and checked the piston and told me everything moves freely. i dont get it. anyone know what could be wrong? its eatting away at my pads not to mention that my caliper is all rusted up from the high heat!

Replace your calipers and brackets.

i shouldn't be worried about the brake master cylinder cuase that would affect all four brakes correct? just out of curiousity why does the bracket need to bee changed too?

Because it comes with the caliper and the slide bolts are part of the caliper bracket.  Those are what could be frozen causing your excessive brake wear.  It's best to just replace everything.

I agree. Just be glad you don't have an '02 Blazer like my fiancee. Seems like you have to replace the rear calipers every time the pads wear out. Piece of shit.

Your car is looking great Fabio. How are those pulleys treating you? Did you notice any gains?

not really on normal driving. but if your get her rev'd up then you'll notice it

new world cup pics! lol

bought that short shifter off status. cant wait to install it. im running out of things to do. probably get that WS2 cat back. and thats it! wish i had the money for real vtec and k pro. i think i could save for k pro, but i just dont know how reliable it is.

Still waiting for the SSK! Damn it what's taking so long!