We're massive fans of Honda here at Torque GT, a brand we've dealt with on a daily basis for over 25 years. They are phenomenally well engineered, have brilliant residuals, and are as reliable as it gets.
It houses a K24 engine putting out 206bhp, and wears subtle sporty styling that doesn't give too much away. We picked this one up from Japan before passing it on to its new owner, who has enhanced it further with some well chosen modifications.
The brief
Keep it usable day to day but sharpen everything up. Better road feel, a bit more induction noise, an exhaust with some character rather than a straight through drone, and wheels that actually suit the car's proportions. Nothing extreme, just done properly.
Wheels
We went with a set of Enkei PF05 alloys in 18x8 fitment, finished in white. The PF05 is one of those wheels that just works on a car like this. These were fitted with Enkei's Duralumin wheel nut and lock set in black.
Exhaust and intake
For sound and a bit of extra breathing we fitted a Fujitsubo Legalis R exhaust, specced for the K24 engine. Fujitsubo have been doing Honda exhausts properly for decades and the Legalis R gives a noticeably better tone without tipping into anything antisocial, which matters on a car that still needs to do the school run.
On the intake side we ran a K&N Typhoon performance air intake kit for the Accord 2.4. It's a straightforward swap and pairs well with the Fujitsubo, opening the note up under load without any of the drone you sometimes get from cheaper intake kits.
Suspension and handling
BC Racing coilovers went in as the base of the setup, giving proper adjustability over ride height and damping rather than the compromise you get from a fixed lowering kit.
Alongside that we fitted Hardrace's front lower arm bushes and their rear adjustable camber and toe arms, which let us dial the geometry back in properly once the ride height changed.
We rounded it out with a Hardrace 19mm rear anti roll bar kit and a pair of 555 anti roll bar drop links on the rear, left and right. Together with the coilovers and arms, the difference in body control through corners was obvious straight away. The Accord went from soft and slightly vague to sharp and settled, without losing the comfort that makes it a good daily.
The result
A Type S that finally handled like its badge suggested it should, with a bit more noise and presence to match. It's the kind of build that proves you don't need to go mad on power to transform how a car feels, sometimes the chassis and the details are where the real gains are.
The car has now found a new owner, but if you're running an Accord Type S Wagon and want to talk through a similar setup, get in touch or browse the parts we used on the shop.
