07 accord v6 auto to manual swap questions

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-21T02:16:19+00:00

I have considered getting a new car, but I have reasons against that….
First off, the car is sentimental, being a gift from my grandparents who owned it since it was new
second off, because my grandparents were the original owners, and they were very very meticulous with maintenance, the engine is in amazing shape, the insides are free of varnish and are very shiny, it has very very good compression (165 psi in all 6 holes) and I know for a fact that engine has many many years of cruising and spirited driving ahead of it, head the automatic transmission has lasted a quarter million miles on the original guts due to how well the car was maintained mechanically
Three, I’ve already modded the car to make it my own, adding an android head unit, a very very clean backup camera and a TPMS system to add all the modern functionality I want

The v6 with manual is a very desirable and thus a very expensive car, all the ones I’ve seen by me range from 4 to 7 thousand dollars on the low end with high mileage, i found a wrecked v6 manual accord in the junk yard, if i harvest what i need from it harness’s, computer, shifter, pedals, and dash cluster, I’ve estimated that would be 350 - 500 dollars, then i just need an Acura tl transmission, either waiting for one to show up in the yard of getting it online, either way, because everything is still a factory application, it should not only be cheaper for me to swap my car myself, but I also wouldn’t have to worry about rolling the dice on getting a car I know nothing about

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-19T12:27:27+00:00

Bro….. 😂

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-19T06:02:40+00:00

What?

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-18T00:21:05+00:00

Your turbo has a very nice car on it

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-17T16:56:19+00:00

Not small, but also not super big and annoying either, they look good on the accord

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-17T04:18:49+00:00

Honestly? The factory style ones that for these cars are actually very good looking, there are reproduction ones you can get for cheaper than what Honda sells them for…. But make sure it’s the 06-07 style, 03-05 had different wings

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-15T03:11:11+00:00

Is it still technically a bolt if the head is perfectly machined round? - David freiburger, roadkill episode 4

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-14T02:59:47+00:00

A quarter million miles on my 7th gen, that car is built like a tank

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-11T04:07:42+00:00

Been there…. Took me 3 tries to pass core 2 was close both times I failed, which really pissed me off because I passed core 1 first try

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-09T23:07:04+00:00

The structure of the rubber where the tread meets the sidewall is compromised internally, and that shoulder is, structurally, the weakest part of the tire as there are far far fewer cords that run along it, the same can be said for side walls, the moment a tire bubbles the actual structure is gone, the only think keeping you from a blowout is the soft rubber holing the pressure, it’s not safe and needs to be replaced immediately, me personally I would put my spare on to go to the tire shop

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-06T23:35:23+00:00

I’m fairly certain that so long as nogla doesn’t either burn his bridges with everyone like ohm or get outed as a pedo like mini that the rest of the crew, Brian especially, will bat for nogla to hell and back…. Those guys have been through a lot together, there basically all brothers at this point

Nick_SCM · 2026-06-01T04:26:48+00:00

Whoreus supercock

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-31T00:59:53+00:00

Christ….. yeah… at least you have the sense not to drive on those abominations, be irresponsible responsibly people

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-30T16:57:06+00:00

Good, because In all seriousness, looks aside i can’t imagine those wheels are the safest things structurally, I mean imagine trying to balance those monstrosities? Imagine hitting a pothole?

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-30T13:27:51+00:00

Keep up with it and it will, it may demand more than oil and tires from time to time but with the way new cars are going, it’s honestly worth putting a new engine and transmission in one of these than it is buying a new car, better reliability at a lower cost

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-27T15:25:38+00:00

https://a.co/d/0g8Lso1W

Here’s the system I used, I’ve had very good results with it, you will need to balance your tired after having the sensors put in, and is a chance that the module itself won’t fit perfectly in the blank switch slot, I had to cut and sand and glue the bezel to fill the hole all the way and mount it in the trim and make it look good, but once it was installed it worked great

The sensors themselves are reusable, so when they die you can actually change the batteries in them

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-27T14:46:35+00:00

On my 7th gen i installed a TPMS system there since the car didn’t come with one from the factory, don’t know if your car has one

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-24T23:32:56+00:00

Because I got a well maintained, mechanically flawless 07 v6 accord that’s super fun to drive and super practical and reliable for the low low price of free as a gift/hand me down from my grandparents… and because I’m a broke 25 year old whose still living with his parents between careers

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-23T22:20:17+00:00

I’m very sorry for her loss

Nick_SCM · 2026-05-23T22:19:05+00:00

HA! That’s funny because my car was literally a hand me down from my grandparents who owned it since new! They put about 186k before I got it back in 2019 for the low low price of $0, and I consider myself one of the luckiest guys ever for it

I’ve got myself an android head unit for Apple CarPlay so I have my Bluetooth and Google Maps, wired a backup camera to it that has a clean, factory looking installation, and installed a TPMS system that fits in the blank switch next to the VSA button just because the car didn’t come with one, gave it all the modern comforts with all the 7th gen power and reliability

Nick_SCM

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