Preludes........
07-20-2003
#1
Registered!!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The South
Age: 45
Posts: 161
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 
Preludes........
It's the question I have to ask...everywhere I go and all these people I see rave on the honda Prelude, h22a's and all that. They talk like the Lude is the fastest car they have ever seen, this does include folks that have them of course, the point is does anyone have any infor on what their specs or the 1/4 mile times are? I am just interested to see how a car that is over the 3000 pound mark with a non turbo, most around here non v-tec non sprayed engine could hope to take on a car like the 02 F Bodies or even the 02 Mustang Gt's.....
07-20-2003
#2
Post Whore General
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Age: 42
Posts: 7,704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 351 They are fast. Not in the 1/4 mile though. Off the line they are slow, but in the long run they can move. I think they are mid to low 15 second cars. Don't quote me on that though.
07-20-2003
#5
Post Whore General
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Age: 42
Posts: 7,704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 351 Its not that they are slow, it that they are heavy. Thus the reason they are slow off of the line. Not till top of second gear do they come in strong.
07-20-2003
#6
7thgen Man-gina
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, US
Age: 40
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 i talked to a guy last night with a 2001 prelude, turbo, all the extra, said it dynod at 387 to the wheels, but he said the best he could run in the quarter is a 14.0. he said that was on stock steelies, that he smoked the tires all the way down, but if he could get the tires to hook up he says he could run 11's. i dont know about all that, but his engine was amazing
07-20-2003
#7
Back From The Banned!
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Queens, New York, US
Age: 42
Posts: 5,226
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 315 Well, H22A has potential... ppl rave about it b/c they want to stuff 1 in their Civic hatches. But it's not exactly meant to be an all out race car. Like the meaning of prelude, it's supposed to show the public what Honda has up it's sleeves in terms of technology. Such as ATTS and 4 wheel steering. It's fast compared to a stock Civic, but for the price, there are better out there.
07-21-2003
#9
Banned
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 145
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by 01WingsWestCivic
i talked to a guy last night with a 2001 prelude, turbo, all the extra, said it dynod at 387 to the wheels, but he said the best he could run in the quarter is a 14.0. he said that was on stock steelies, that he smoked the tires all the way down, but if he could get the tires to hook up he says he could run 11's. i dont know about all that, but his engine was amazing
i talked to a guy last night with a 2001 prelude, turbo, all the extra, said it dynod at 387 to the wheels, but he said the best he could run in the quarter is a 14.0. he said that was on stock steelies, that he smoked the tires all the way down, but if he could get the tires to hook up he says he could run 11's. i dont know about all that, but his engine was amazing
07-21-2003
#10
Autocross Junky
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Age: 45
Posts: 7,211
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 357 
I agree with YES, if he's spinning the wheels all the way donw the track,then hes not going as fast as he could be, if he were to just ease of the gas a little. (Some times going slower is really faster).
07-21-2003
#11
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Sacramento, California, US
Age: 43
Posts: 768
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 295 my brothers 92 SI is ****in quick...and its a Auto SI at that...he has the I/H/E combo with some other mods...hopefully people around here can distinguish a stock lude from an SI lude, kuz u don't wanna **** wit a H23....
07-21-2003
#12
Prowlin' with a Purpose
iTrader: (16)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Minnesota
Age: 41
Posts: 5,239
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 316 its like that with the dsm crowd too.. they think they are the Beat all fastest cars on the market.. after u mod of course.. but i just dont like that mindset
07-22-2003
#13
Jeremy's Iron
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Baytown, Texas, US
Age: 42
Posts: 1,469
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by WannaBFast
its like that with the dsm crowd too.. they think they are the Beat all fastest cars on the market.. after u mod of course.. but i just dont like that mindset
its like that with the dsm crowd too.. they think they are the Beat all fastest cars on the market.. after u mod of course.. but i just dont like that mindset
07-22-2003
#14
7thgen Man-gina
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, US
Age: 40
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by YES
ya they are called "slicks". if he is burning though the 1/4 then tell him to ease up on the gas till he gets traction.
ya they are called "slicks". if he is burning though the 1/4 then tell him to ease up on the gas till he gets traction.
07-26-2003
#15
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Philly Pa
Age: 39
Posts: 1,402
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 278 i know preludes come with the H22. my cus in the philippines has an orange 6 generation civic 4 door SiR and its got a H22 in it that came factory. i was amazed when i saw it
07-26-2003
#16
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: nor*cal
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 im sorry to burst your bubble but that car does not have a h22 in it, you could tell because the h22 will sit a little further back than a b16, and the valve cover is different, and the headers. if he tells you that he has a h22 hes lying. that pic looks more like a b16 or b18c cause of the intake manifold, the valve cover, and yadda yadda yadda. and to what i know civics never came with a h22 from the factory anywhere in the world. if im wrong on any of this information im sorry in advanced.
07-26-2003
#17
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Philly Pa
Age: 39
Posts: 1,402
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 278 Originally posted by d17a2outlaw
im sorry to burst your bubble but that car does not have a h22 in it, you could tell because the h22 will sit a little further back than a b16, and the valve cover is different, and the headers. if he tells you that he has a h22 hes lying. that pic looks more like a b16 or b18c cause of the intake manifold, the valve cover, and yadda yadda yadda. and to what i know civics never came with a h22 from the factory anywhere in the world. if im wrong on any of this information im sorry in advanced.
im sorry to burst your bubble but that car does not have a h22 in it, you could tell because the h22 will sit a little further back than a b16, and the valve cover is different, and the headers. if he tells you that he has a h22 hes lying. that pic looks more like a b16 or b18c cause of the intake manifold, the valve cover, and yadda yadda yadda. and to what i know civics never came with a h22 from the factory anywhere in the world. if im wrong on any of this information im sorry in advanced.
08-12-2003
#18
Registered!!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The South
Age: 45
Posts: 161
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Thanks for that info all, and I was surprised to see someone mentio the h23, but back to ludes, I saw on a site that it's peak hp/torque was the 97 Jdm? Lude 220/163 the one think I wonder is why go back to 200hp/161lb in later years?
08-12-2003
#19
Registered!!
iTrader: (11)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bay Area
Age: 41
Posts: 1,428
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 i know a guy over seas that has a prelude...dumped 10 grand in NA mods...gave up 215whp in the end....kind of pathetic compared to the K20A2. 10 grand on monds for the K20A2 can push around 500whp with FI, and probably around 350whp with NA mods. Of course that prelude pushes and holds a 200 shot of NOS. Still, the H22's dont have that much potential. Its a good motor to start with cause of the strong VTEC, and the 200hp, and high torque level...but a GSR motor could surpass that motor easy with a few more mods. Give me a K20A2 any day over a H22...oh wait, i have a K20A2 thats going in my car...
08-12-2003
#20
Registered!!
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: P-Town, CA
Age: 40
Posts: 1,900
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 I agree with what people have been saying about how preludes are not the fastest car out there by any means...but they are fairly quick cars....and yes they are slow as hell from a stand but on rolling races and such they hall ***....i would mind having one, all u need to do is turbo them...
12-15-2003
#22
Registered!!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The South
Age: 45
Posts: 161
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 I drove a Lude a while back at my car dealer's it had an i/h/e and like everyone has said it was **** from a stop, though the vtec hit major hard, it just wasnt enough to make up for the weak power pre 4500 rpms for me
12-15-2003
#23
Jspek Inspired
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Killeen, Texas
Age: 39
Posts: 1,265
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 yea i drove my friends 01 lude. i liked it an all seeing as its faster than my civic, but man off the line its just horrible. He let me run it at the track a few times and the best i could do was a 15 flat. all he has is a upgraded clutch. i think he's pulling high 14's now but im not sure.
12-18-2003
#25
Registered!!
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Tucson, AZ
Age: 39
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
12-18-2003
#26
Registered!!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Long Island
Age: 41
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by RiceRiley
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
12-18-2003
#27
Registered!!
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Fontana, CA
Age: 45
Posts: 3,200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by RiceRiley
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
12-18-2003
#28
Registered!!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: , Other, ZEBRA
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by NoBottleJustThrottle
i know a guy over seas that has a prelude...dumped 10 grand in NA mods...gave up 215whp in the end....kind of pathetic compared to the K20A2. 10 grand on monds for the K20A2 can push around 500whp with FI, and probably around 350whp with NA mods. Of course that prelude pushes and holds a 200 shot of NOS. Still, the H22's dont have that much potential. Its a good motor to start with cause of the strong VTEC, and the 200hp, and high torque level...but a GSR motor could surpass that motor easy with a few more mods. Give me a K20A2 any day over a H22...oh wait, i have a K20A2 thats going in my car...
i know a guy over seas that has a prelude...dumped 10 grand in NA mods...gave up 215whp in the end....kind of pathetic compared to the K20A2. 10 grand on monds for the K20A2 can push around 500whp with FI, and probably around 350whp with NA mods. Of course that prelude pushes and holds a 200 shot of NOS. Still, the H22's dont have that much potential. Its a good motor to start with cause of the strong VTEC, and the 200hp, and high torque level...but a GSR motor could surpass that motor easy with a few more mods. Give me a K20A2 any day over a H22...oh wait, i have a K20A2 thats going in my car...
12-18-2003
#30
I can resist everything except temptation.
Hey! Look At Me!! I'm a Supporting Member!!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Waldorf, MD
Age: 38
Posts: 2,311
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rep Power: 277 Originally posted by RiceRiley
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
Im thinkin about doin an H-22 conversion in my 01 civic. Do you think it would be worth the money to do so or would it be a waste of my money? If not then what would be a suggestion for an engine conversion?
