Honda Prelude Forum : Honda Prelude Forums - 3rd Gen

New Wheels on the Lude !

3genluder — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:47:52 GMT

I finally got new wheels and i have had them for probably 2 weeks but i am just now able to share with you guys . I bought 15x7,949 6UL's and wrapped them in 205/50-15 Nitto NeoGens . Tell me what you all think .

3rd gen exhaust question.

cjprelude — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:26:51 GMT

hey guys so i would really like to upgrade my lude, put a nice air intake and exhaust header.

anyway, all the B21 headers i see for sale have 3 stud holes for bolting onto the downpipe. my downpipe has 4 holes for the original mani studs.

is there an aftermarket downpipe for our cars? what am i missing here?

thanks,

Cory

Lude started getting warm again...this normal?

cjprelude — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:57:36 GMT

hey guys so a while ago i had a thread concerning my lude overheating on the highway. not sure why it was, but since i've only done city driving since, i havnt noticed the lude getting hot so i forgot about it. anyway, it snowed tonight, which for me equals drifting :D aww yeaa. anyway, i wasnt going to fast, 2nd gear revving to max probably 3-3.5k.

as i slowed down i noticed the temp gauge getting real high. not in the danger zone, but it would have if i kept going.

does this sound normal? or is my cooling system not 100% functioning? the CTS has been changed, but thats about it.

one question in particular i have is, i did the headgasket around 15k ago, (Fel-Pro) and i stupidly threw away the old one right away so couldnt compare them. anyway it didnt look like all the holes in the gasket lined up to other holes. (the gasket fit perfectly onto the line up studs). but im just wondering, could the gasket be blocking coolant? or are there excess holes in the block that the HG covers? thanks guys,

Cory

my car is finally done

Jokersob — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:09:09 GMT

well despite all the problems i received pulling the engine out of my car " breaking my arm and rupturing 5 disk in my back". 8 months later she is complete and today i was able to drive her for the first time in a long time. sorry for the randomness im just really excited.

went to the junkyard.. are these rare?? or common?

plushh — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:37:52 GMT

so one of the yards by my house got another 88 lude recently, 4ws with fogs, and to my surprise it's not totally gutted out yet, after looking at the 4ws rack and fogs something told me to check the glove box....

even if there not that rare, they are the first ones i have seen, at least in person

the owners manual is in fantastic shape.... the cover shows the wear the most... no water damage or anything....

the warranties book is a little more beat up, some mildew on the back page...

anyways i was presently surprised to find them

P.S. i also got the 95 accord back lip i was desperately needing, and some other odds and ends stuff. not the best haul i have ever had, but not a bad day either.

DFI or Hondata??

3rdGenH22turbo — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:05:01 GMT

What is everyone using? Mostly Hondata? Anyone ever use DFI?
Anyone know the real difference??

1990 or 1991 honda prelude 4ws si 2.1L

tonycaruso — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:28 GMT

wtb: i'm looking for a 1990 or 1991 honda prelude 4ws si 2.1L for sale i had one about a year ago and rebuilt it only to get t-boned 2 months later im looking for some thing that run i don't care if it need some work just some thing that i can drive on to a trailer and is all there or can drive home.... i also would buy a complete car that is all rebuilt if the price is with in reason.... thanks

Anyone got any tips for decent tires to toss on my 91?

NYPrelude — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:49:34 GMT

So yah, gonna make it fully roadworthy again and my mechanic buddy said the old tires on it are rotted out and need to be replaced if im gonna take it on long distance trips. So cause its just a DD and I dont race it or anything, anyone got any tips on some good tires that wont blow me away? Thanks

My picture thread

SEVNZLUDE — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:08 GMT

91 Honda Prelude Si
B21a
5-Speed
H&R race springs
Tokico Blues shocks
rev rage rear adjustable swaybar endlinks
front swaybar endlinks
mugen twin loop muffler
custom cai with ractive filter
15x7 shitty wheels w/ 195/55/15 tires
interior fully gutted

also, the stock trunk came with a a spoiler but i found an si trunk w/o spoiler and threw it on...because i'm not a fan of the whole spoiler thing..

Does anyone know which model this ECU came out of?

Shadly — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:26 GMT

37820-PK2-6630 A,C - MT

Obviously it's a manual, but is this an S or SI ECU? Does it matter?

Rywire B series harness

Forza — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:02:16 GMT

I'm looking replace ALL of my shitty wiring...

Unfortunately OEM is the only option that is plug and play, what I'm wondering is if the B-Series tucked harness from Rywire would work in our cars.

Obviously this would enable running obd1 and an ls distributor without hackery or a jumper harness as well.

From the images the plugs all look the same. Does anybody know off hand of any connectors on the b20a5 that aren't standard Honda besides the ignition junk?

http://www.rywire.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1{9}32{8}22{29}116{39 }144

What I want to do it purchase the b-series tucked harness, and replace my chassis wiring with a painless kit and say goodbye to the piles of useless old wiring and gremlins that plague my Lude.

Any insight?

Where can I get a front lip for my 3rd gen. Prelude?

Mcia1 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:47:59 GMT

I've seen lots of 3rd generation preludes with front lips and they look good. I want to know where I can get one.

Squealing Belt and Loss of Battery Power

theorifice — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:50:11 GMT

Yesterday morning I had to push start the car. I had noticed two days before, a belt was squealing but still haven't had a chance to isolate it. I'm guessing it's the alternator belt and having it slip (squeal) means I haven't been getting enough juice to charge the battery whilst driving.

I can still see the headlights get brighter if I rev it up though.

Battery hasn't had issues yet and does't look that old, but I'll bring it in for a test at Advanced tonight.

Any ideas? Is it just a matter of tightening the alternator belt? Let's hope!

headlight won't come up

Cupofjoe — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:07 GMT

ok so last night my driver side headlight stopped coming up. i can lift it up by hand with no resitance but it falls back down instantly. also i tryed turning the knob on top of the motor for the headlight and it will freak out and spin by it self lifting the headlight up half way and slamming it down. so i'm just wondering if its just the motor thats broke or is it somthing more?

New Tokico blues vs. rebuilding koni reds

jay f. — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:17 GMT

Just wanted to see what everyones opinion was on either rebuilding my koni reds or buying some new tokico blues. I've had the reds on my car since Febuary 1999 and they have over 100k on them. I'm leaning towards just buying some new blues, as funds are low, and then perhaps someday getting the reds rebuilt. Thanks for any advice beforehand.