Mine is stock but i will have my Greddy Cat back on tomorrow. He has an intake, ceramic headers, and a Focus muffler. We will be racing this friday so do you think i have a chance. His Prelude is the SI engine with 190 hp.

 

hmm well his is an AUTO and I dont know what yours is. Basically if he has VTECH and you have a AUTO then u wont win. If he doesnt have VTECH and u have a 5- Speed then u got a chance. If he has VTECH and u have a 5-speed then u will have him for a second but he will beat u.

 

What is with this Honda Boy around here? Whoring it u like there no tommorow, please, and V-tec didnt exist back then! you should have no problem betting a 93 with a 4th gen, unless you happen to **** the start realy bad, tell me how the muffler is after you got it in, im looking into getting one.

 

I raced a prelude
2001 model
he is going for looks.
he had intake and exhaust for his performence parts..
I dont remember...
i'll ask a friend about his specs
anyways
first race we both got a good launch and we tied up..
yes REALLY REALY close
so we both didnt dare to touch the light
after that we did a second race
I got a bad launch we put me a 1 car length back
then i was able to catch up with him to his front windshield.
then i think his vtec kicked in and he pulled away slow as hell
then he hit the lights

it should be an even race between you two ^^
Just have fun with it.

 

If you have a 5 speed and are a half way competant driver, then you should be able to take him. With an auto it'll be pretty close but you'll probably lose. With a stick, just make your shifts and you should be fine

 

1993 was the first year for Prelude VTEC, but I doubt they were offered in automatics. So I'm guessing its an S or SI, in which case the prelude doesnt have a chance. If by some chance the Prelude is an auto VTEC, which I don't think existed in 1993, then it will be a very close race.

On another note, accordonhubs is a moron and can't even spell an acronym like VTEC correctly, don't listen to a word he says.

 

uhhh first of all, wat da hell are u talking about?

he said his friend has a prelude auto, with a si engine, thus we have to assume his car is VTECH. "basically if he has vtech and u have auto then u wont win?" what???? does the mean, thats like saying u bought new pedals but ur trunk do not open. yes it doesnt make sense, u sound like vtech is some kind of turbo or s/c. vtech is just a engine that honda uses.

"If he doesnt have VTECH and u have a 5- Speed then u got a chance. If he has VTECH and u have a 5-speed then u will have him for a second but he will beat u."

WHat??? if he has vtech, ok he does then he has a chance.. yes u are right , he does have a chance, but then u suddenly jump into the conclusion that if he has vtech and u have 5 speed then u lose??? what????

ok im not really making fun of u, im just saying ur assumption is wrong and the way u explain the problem do not make sense

 

yea just have fun dont worry about who wins or loses, be safe

 

your right, im not trying say I know everything.

 

Hate to say it but those Hondas are pretty fast, and it you're an auto too (which you are because you are a GLE), say Good-bye

 

1993 was the first year of VTEC for the Preludes. It was not offered in automatic. The most HP a 1993 automatic Prelude can have is the 160 HP Si engine.

 

there is no such thing as VTECH and thats a damn shame coming from a honda owner..

 

sorry for beening rude

 

Heh...his Si, as stated by someone lower in the thread, has 160hp, not 190hp. The Si is very different than the VTEC trim level G4 prelude, namely that the Si is a 2.3 w/o VTEC, one of the more 'torquey' 4-bangers that Honda made. I believe stock 5-speed Si's run right in the upper 6's with stock 5-speed Maxi's. Thus, the auto vs. auto race would be fairly close, but wouldn't be a fun or true race at all, because all anyone would be doing would be stepping on the gas pedal and keeping the steering wheel straight (hehe...my famous quote: "The only races GLEs have is to see which old lady can get to the grocery store faster")

*ducks tomatoes from the GLE crowd*

 

Thats a negative... the 4G Prelude VTEC would be in upper 6 second range to 60, i think published times are about 15.2 and 6.8 to 60 mph, but I know for a fact they can be faster stock, because I've seen it. They are a good match for the 5 speed maxima. the SI has 30 less hp, and the same torque, and certainly wouldnt be in upper 6 second 0-60. Upper 7s is more like it.

 

the Civic SI runs 15.8 and 7.2 0 - 60.. i don't know where you guys get these twisted numbers..

and the SI is not a 2.3L ither..

 

GLEs are for old people.

 

Oh really he told me he had 190hp plus more with the mods.

 

erm...the Civic Si is not a 2.3L, that's for sure. I believe we were talking about the 4th gen Prelude Si, which is a 2.3L (whereas the VTEC is a 2.2L). Look it up.

Nealoc - you're correct, the VTEC makes 30 more horsepower while still having the same high peak torque...but a different powerband altogether than the Si, in terms of peak torque and horsepower. If you look around at the numbers, 94-96 Si ludes will occassionally put up 6.8-6.9, stock (I'm not sure about 92-93). The VTECs are more 6.6-6.8ish, but with the powerband as such, really gain more after 0-60 and before the end of the quarter on its Si brother. Also, Si's can be built up to have quite a bit of low-end torque for a four-banger, whereas VTECs are more friendly to the top-end mods. Between the two cars, if you're a top-end fan, you opt for the VTEC, and if you're more of a low-to-midrange fan, you opt for the Si. I've done a little bit of research on the 4th gen prelude, because really, it was either that, or a 4th gen Maxi, and you can tell what I ended up buying.

 

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