Is it an Earth Dreams engine?

 

yah, see. hahahaha. i like that new accord too. been always kind of a fan of the TSX which is the euro-accord in japan.

but im not really a sedan kinda guy. this will be for the wife.


i have no idea, krunk. i dont know anything about the new accord other than it looks nice, supposedly smaller than the earlier gen, nimble, MT is pretty fun to drive. not that im getting the MT, but that's wat i read.

for me though, it will be another year before i get one cause i let the dealer do the 40k mile service on the 09' last summer (i literally had no time to do the work) so i want to make sure i get the last drop out of that before i trade it in. btw, the oil is still over filled (by dealer) since the last service.

 

Ken, have you taken the Z out yet this year?

 

damn, i didnt know such thing exisited... this would make my drl switch super easy to wire up...

 

hey mike - yah, i have. couple of times. im doing some tests on a front swaybar setup right now and plan to finish up tomorrow.

 

Nice! Please post up some pictures once all is dialed in

 

Yep. All 2013 Accords are equipped with "Earth Dream" engines. Both of which featuring direct fuel injection.

 

Thank you god Honda is finally giving us some DI engines.

 

DI engines sounds good.

here's wat i worked on today... DRL on/off switch. switch is a Daystar KU80011 (20A)

terrible pict, but i made these prongs by breaking a standard mini-fuse and soldering wires to the tip.
i have an in-line 7.5A fuse for DRL which is that little black rectangle behind the arrow.



then wired it up. the switch fits perfectly into the stock dummy sw cut out. no cutting needed.





and here's with the LED on. the LED lights up when my DRL is on. pretty cool.

 

hey hootie, this must be it, huh?

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yah, im not taking my car in for this. i like how my car handles and how vsa doesnt kick in too soon.

 

so i have some sport pedals (oem ones) coming to me real soon.

this will conclude the 'mods' for my '12. going to just enjoy driving from there. hope to keep the car for a while.

 

so that switch controls the DRL ?

 

yep. i can turn it on/off at my command. for me, its mostly off.

 

woot. will inspect my sport pedals later this pm. hope to install it in the coming weekends. cant rememer where i placed my rivet tool. i dont use it too often... hummm...

 

been drizzling the past few days and that DRL switch is DEFININTELY handy.

one of the best scrap mods ive done along with the titling driver seat and throttle return spring mods i learned from other members.

 

i was in the garage last night working on my other cars and i just remembered... forgot to look for my rivet tool.

honda should've just used screws for those pedals imho...

 

...and i was in the garage working on my other cars and again, forgot to check rivet tool. lol

if it's nice out tomorrow, and i have time left, i shall the sport pedals.

today, washed both fits and took my '12 for a short roadtrip. had a great time driving.

 

my rivet tool sucksarse... but managed.

before...



after... i like that there's really no difference in pedal position.

 

drove 25miles or so this morning with the new pedals and it feels good.

im real happy how my car turned out. so im done customizing it for now.
from here forward, im going to just drive and enjoy it. have many plans this summer to take the family out for short road trips. the drive will be fun.

 

lots of driving in the '12 on saturday to do a lot of kids stuff. got hung up in congestion on the expressway on the way home, but no issue. the clutch is light on this car so didnt get tired at all. looks like we might have a rainy weekend coming up, so i shall do more driving in the '12.