I've read both posts and know quite a bit about cars. Ive owned a few hondas and have done engine swaps myself. your accord isnt your average/usual honda like a civic,prelude,crx..ect where you usually want to swap a H or B series engine into. the 92-98 accords you can. honda changed considerably after the year 2000. your car is a good example being a 2000+ v6 version. it's just a different platform and so is the engine. even though a H or B series is possible(motor monts,computer,wiring), I can go into detal but I'd be here awhile. it's just not a good idea and a huge waste of money. you should keep your motor, a J series 3.0 (J30) which is a great motor and upgrade it to accomplish what you are going for. for starters, upgrade the air intake and get a good performing exhaust i.e not just what looks or sounds good but perfoms better though design and quality. if you're wanting to go even further, buy a comptech supercharger for it and spend that money you saved into a nice suspension and/or wheels. 7g's is more than enough even at a shop. plus you added to the value of your car. wanna talk crazy? get a J series 6-speed LSD tranny but your talking serious time and money cuz you gotta do auto-to-manual and install the shifer,linkages,clutch pedal, slave/master cylinder blah blah blah no fun and a shop is just going to give you a blank stare. weight is a ratio to power. the accord is a bigger 4-door sedan than a 2-door coupe and thats why it has the V6 to compensate. you dont see a v8 muscle car crying "wheres my 4cyl? I'm too heavy!" the "crane" is called an engine hoist or "cherry-picker" and is used to lift an engine up out of a car using chains.(works awesome for getting g-ma outta bed) a torque-wrench will be your best friend that allows you to turn a bolt to a certain ft/lbs of torque so a bolt/nut isnt too under/overtightened. a universal ohm/resistance/continuity meter will help sniff out electrical problems in a wire or connector. most japanese car manufacturers use metic tools. the most common is the 10-14mm. buying a new car compared to rebuilding the one you already spent tousands on anyways sounds like a waste of money IMO. the mechanical/electrical knowledge gained also is priceless on its own and can be reapplied to countless car-unrelated issues or machines. once your new car gets old then what? here is a pic of a J30 accord with a comptech supercharger (polished) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5072807929_e592a468a7.jpg I useto be on honda-tech.com but I dont do hondas anymore. never thought i'd be giving this kind of advice on a subspace fourm. haha flames and air vents are cool..... but I say spend some cash and give it a epic Subspace paintjob with like in-game-background stars and random greens and barriers/walls and then a warbird dogfighting a javelin on the hood and a leviathian shooting a bomb from the trunk about to blow them both up. slap bumper sticker that reads " find people from all over the world.... " sickest accord around! I gotta stop before this gets anymore awesome. 1 more, built-in wifi hotspot and laptop for mobile continuum anywhere!
