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V6P Featured Ride March/April 2007

Owners Bio:

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Endrias Telele
2001 Honda Accord Sedan

MODIFICATIONS:

Exterior:

1998-2000 Honda Accord Front End Conversion
1998-2000 Honda Accord Sedan Wings West W-TYPE Lip Kit
1998-2000 VIS OEM Carbon Fiber Hood
1998-2000 Honda Accord JDL Research Carbon Fiber Trunk
1998-2000 Honda Accord Tail Lights to complete Carbon fiber trunk
99-03 Acura TL Wings West Flush Mount Spoiler w/ Stock trunk
EGR Fender Flare Kit Custom Fitted with Wings West Kit
OEM Custom Painted Black Housing Headlights
Euro Spec AUDI S4 Headlight Projector Xenon Conversion (Projectors & Shrouds)
HELLA Generation 3 Ballasts with D2S (7000K) Xenon Bulbs
MOMO Polished Hood Pins
KARBON KREATIONS Carbon Fiber Gas Door
3M Scotch Window Tint

Engine/Performance:

H22A4 Honda Prelude Engine Swap with Polished Motor Housing
Automatic -To- Manual Conversion W/ H22a4 M2YA 5SPD Transmission
JDM Honda Prelude H22 TYPE-S Camshafts
JDM Honda Prelude H22 TYPE-S Wrinkle Red Valve Cover w/ Cam Gear Access
SKUNK 2 Adjustable Cam Gears
GREDDY Extreme Timing Belt
GREDDY Extreme Drive Belt
1996 Honda Prelude P13-A12 OBD2A ECU
RyWire OBD2B to OBD2A Jumper Conversion Harness
EXEDY Stage 1 Organic Race Clutch
eClutchmaster Aluminum 12LB Flywheel
Custom Fabricated F23 Honda Accord Engine Mounts
1997-2001 Honda Prelude Axels & Half Shaft
Kevlar Yellow Double Sided Spark Plug Wire Cover
HONDATA Intake Manifold Gasket
Aluminum Custom Fabricated Throttle Cable Bracket
HELIX Throttle Body Spacer Version #1
APEX'I Super Grounding System
APEX'I World Sport Dual Exhaust
High Flow Catalytic Converter
MEGAN Stainless Steel 4-2-1 Header
Custom Fabricated Header Brace
INJEN Polished Cold Air Intake
INJEN Polished Oil Cap
DC SPORTS Polished Battery Tie Down
PASSWORD JDM Reservoir Jackets
VITEK Performance Spark Plug Wires
NGK Double Platinum Spark Plugs

Interior:

KATZKIN Full Leather Interior (Ivory Grey) Seats, Doors, Arm Rest
MOMO Steering Wheel with Custom Silver Carbon Fiber Addition
NRG Silver Carbon Fiber Shift knob
Silver Carbon Fiber Shift Boot
Custom Accord Short Shifter
2002 Honda Accord Automatic to 5speed Gauge Cluster Conversion
Custom Blue Reverse Gauges
Aluminum Gauge Cluster Bezel
LED Dash Conversion Buttons w/ Clock, Odometer ∓ Speedo Cluster
Satin Silver Interior Trim

Wheels/Suspension/Brakes:

SSR Professor SP1 Black with Anodized Lip (19x8)
BFGOODRICH G-Force T/A KDW-2 (225-35-19 Tires)
APEX'I World Sport Coilovers lowered 3.25F 3.00R
CUSCO OS Strut bar 1999-2003 Acura TL-S
EIBACH Anti Roll Sway Bar Kit (Front and Rear Bars)
POWERSLOT 12.75 Big Rotor Kit
Hawk Performance Brake Pads

Sound/Video:

PIONEER DEH-P390MP MP3/CD Unit
POLK Audio Polk DB 690 6" x 9" 3-way Speakers
POLK Audio Polk DB 650 6.5" 2-way Speakers
POLK Audio Polk DB 1000 Tweeters
ECLIPSE EA3532 5 CH 650W Amplifier
INFINITY Reference 1230W 12" Component Sub woofer Flush Mounted
VIPER 791XV ALARM & Remote Starter with extra add-ons

The Story:

Well what can I say, I'm very excited to have been chosen once again for Ride of month for a 2nd time it's a real honor and I'm very humbled by this opportunity because of the respected and clean cars built on V6P it's always a challenge to even be considered for this contest.

While thinking up my h22 and 5spd conversion I bought parts all over including driving to Boston to pick up the motor that winter of 06. After having sourced all the parts needed for the swap including searching for a super rare ECU because I wanted to stay OBD2, it took 4 or 5 months to locate, I then had the vehicle dropped off to a shop which I trust and known, we were hoping the whole swap would be a few weeks to complete but with complications with the shop and their situation, I waited patently for almost 1 year until they were forced to close down for good. At that point I had the car delivered to First State Motor Sports in Delaware and Josh over there took care of my car and had it out in no time they really saved me. The whole situation had me upset, but I kept no hard feelings and just moved on.

I waited it out since both shops were out of town and it hurt not having a local solution since most of the major Honda shops in the MD/VA area did not want to touch my car. I'm sure a lot of you guys have felt the same with down time but I'm happy it's over with and enjoying the car now. Since getting the car back from the shop late this past summer I've had a few problems and I wish I would of met Paul (NVA-AV6) sooner because I had issues with shifting which was part of the whole 5spd swap which he corrected and he also did a lot of other little and major details including maintenance which has helped greatly. I also added a few more modifications since getting the car back including new 19" SSR SP1's, Carbon Fiber trunk and other minor changes.

Future Plans:

I'll be doing a mild Naturally Aspirated build in the process of rebuilding the block from the ground up, mostly likely after summer. Next for the car is new Seats and either a harness bar or an Auto power Roll bar to go along with the new seats. I'm working with Rotora to hopefully get a new brake kit and I'm also working with Magnaflow and Auto Meter, DEI, Corbeau, NRG and a few more company's so we will see what I can get done in the near future.

Thanks/Shout Outs:

I want to thank all the V6P members that have been helpful and informative on the board including the staff at V6P for giving me the opportunity to be selected for Feature Ride of the month. I have to give a shout out to my team at TeamSOLO.net for accepting me in their family while my car was under the knife which lead them to not even seeing the car before they let me join, they had full faith in my direction and dedication. Not many teams would do that and I can truthfully say they are about the people and not surely about the cars people build only.

Shout out to Paul and Carrie for the long nights in the garage lol, Itai for helping me drag motors and parts in your truck all over Jai aka Driven also for helping me out when needed, My sponsors including BFGoodrich Tires, Maguires, Corbeau USA, Rotora, Customlightz.com, KC Photography.

Thanks to everyone who has supported me.

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