My TSeX

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My TSeX

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2004 TSX

Meh, whatever, thought why not post some pics of the car that was the source of all my struggles I posted about here. :lol:

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Identical to the car I test drove before I bought mine. Nice car, but I didn't feel it was worth the price they were asking.
Two pedals, two feet, too easy.

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nice hwhip :)
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Nice. I really like the TSX, especially that year. My friend's dad used to have an '04, it was a great car.
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4onthefloor wrote:Identical to the car I test drove before I bought mine. Nice car, but I didn't feel it was worth the price they were asking.
Acuras in general have really good resale values.

It's such a great car. Im in love with it. It's not fast, but the way it handles, the steering, and just overall chasis is just amazing. Reason why it's been on top 10 car lists for multiple years.
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Jelly, I have been bothering the folks on IRC about swapping in a TSX power plant into an Accord.
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bk7794 wrote:Jelly, I have been bothering the folks on IRC about swapping in a TSX power plant into an Accord.
maybe into an older accord; newer accords have almost the same engine so you're probably better off modifying the K24 that's already in there, and upgrade the tranny with more aggressive gearing while you're at it. having driven my sister's '11 accord se auto, i have come to appreciate the more aggressive gearing, cooler engine sound, better torque and lighter weight of my jetta. my mom's '07 accord is kind of in between my jetta and the '11 accord. the '11 accord NEEDS better gearing or maybe just the V6...
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potownrob wrote:
bk7794 wrote:Jelly, I have been bothering the folks on IRC about swapping in a TSX power plant into an Accord.
maybe into an older accord; newer accords have almost the same engine so you're probably better off modifying the K24 that's already in there, and upgrade the tranny with more aggressive gearing while you're at it. having driven my sister's '11 accord se auto, i have come to appreciate the more aggressive gearing, cooler engine sound, better torque and lighter weight of my jetta. my mom's '07 accord is kind of in between my jetta and the '11 accord. the '11 accord NEEDS better gearing or maybe just the V6...
Yeah, the only difference is the 6 speed gearbox, which could bolt right up to a stock 7th gen accord, and the engine makes a bit better power, 200hp and 170lb-ft of torque compared to the stock 160hp, 161lb-ft of torque.
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bk7794 wrote:
potownrob wrote:
bk7794 wrote:Jelly, I have been bothering the folks on IRC about swapping in a TSX power plant into an Accord.
maybe into an older accord; newer accords have almost the same engine so you're probably better off modifying the K24 that's already in there, and upgrade the tranny with more aggressive gearing while you're at it. having driven my sister's '11 accord se auto, i have come to appreciate the more aggressive gearing, cooler engine sound, better torque and lighter weight of my jetta. my mom's '07 accord is kind of in between my jetta and the '11 accord. the '11 accord NEEDS better gearing or maybe just the V6...
Yeah, the only difference is the 6 speed gearbox, which could bolt right up to a stock 7th gen accord, and the engine makes a bit better power, 200hp and 170lb-ft of torque compared to the stock 160hp, 161lb-ft of torque.
yeah, but the accord makes torque at lower rpms; have to rev the tsx engine to get any torx.
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Yup.

I need to rev this baby out to get any power. I often shift at 2.5-3.5 and time to time will take it up to 5K if I need to merge on a highway.
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I don't think I go a day without hitting redline in either of my cars.
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94Corolla5Speed wrote:I don't think I go a day without hitting redline in either of my cars.
Today I hit 6K in 2nd when merging onto a highway.

Highest i've ever gotten my car and surprisingly it was rather smooth while getting off clutch quickly.
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94Corolla5Speed wrote:I don't think I go a day without hitting redline in either of my cars.
Really?? I barely go over 3k. LOL Though I am starting to open my engine up a bit more. The high mileage fear is going away.
rml605 wrote:
94Corolla5Speed wrote:I don't think I go a day without hitting redline in either of my cars.
Today I hit 6K in 2nd when merging onto a highway.

Highest i've ever gotten my car and surprisingly it was rather smooth while getting off clutch quickly.
Bet it sounded sweet!
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Well of course, VTEC kicked in yo!!

(04-05 TSXs actually don't have the "real" vtec, but w/e lol)
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Meh, one has 199k miles, one has 90k. I've been driving them like this since 132k and 79k, respectively, and they still run great.
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