Prelude V-tech, S?

My questions may be silly to all of you but here goes.
I own a 95 Prelude S with an AEM CAI, as you all know prelude S has only 135 hp, is it worth it to buy an h22 before i start moding it out? I mean would a v-tech prelude realy eat me up that bad in a race from start to finish? Also Im noticing a slight delay in response when taking off from first gear, I find that if i rev to 2 1/2k its not so bad but what could i do to make it engage a little quicker?

Well, you are talking about a 48% gan in HP. I have never raced or driven a a prelude S, but I would think 48% is a huge difference.

BTW for future reference it's VTEC not V-Tech which is a toy manufacturer:rolleyes:

I had a `94 Prelude 2.0i with about 133hp (BB3, SOHC non-VTEC) before I´ve bought my current `00 Prelude base (BB6, DOHC VTEC) and the difference in acceleration/ topspeed is like night and day!
I don´t know how many and which other parts you would have to change when swapping a H22A into your car but if it´s not going to be too expensive then I would say go for it. Otherwise just sell your car and get a VTEC model. :wink:

I guess i should have looked closer under the hood before purchase:( I saw it and i almost filled my pants as they sell very quick around here.
What price range should i expect to pay for a garage or someone to drop a vtech motor in for me(excluding engine price)? I did find an engine..2.2L vtech from a 93 prelude for $650.(engine only), what else will i NEED, for parts to get it in and running?<as i am taking all notes down>

Sorry, can´t help you out with this! Swaps are really uncommon and very expensive over here in germany. But I´m sure somebody else can answer your question!?

That is a considerable hp increase, the first time i raced was with 4 other cars at about 2am in a 1/4 mile parking lot. Preludes are amazing anyway no matter what the type as i beat all cars by 2 lengths or better except for a cocky older model v8 camaro..and even he was kinda scared. I was beat off the line of course, but i tripped 1st, 2nd,and 3rd, and finished on his bumper. At that time i was totally stock. Everyone there agreed that if i had an exhaust and intake i would have owned. THERFORE if i had had a vtech prelude with a vtech controler i may have won? Im now leaning toward buying the engine:)

I belive for a swap all you will need is the engine, VTEC ECU and the Tranny if you want. Should be that simple.


Someone correct me if I'm in the wrong here :bigthumb:

shouldnt be too hard to put a cordless phone in there

HAHA thats funny you say that as it came with an integrated phone:/
So you say the v tech transmission isnt necessary? I was under the empression that i needed the engine, tranny, ecu, and clutch.

Why do I insist on calling it vtech!!!!? I know....I know...its vtec. can anyone help out with some info on my previous post?

hey melt you know anything about this?

Sorry about posting late, I was busy today, finalizing the money for my Lude :bigthumb:

Anyway, yeah you don't NEED the tranny, all it'll give you is the Gear Ratio's from the VTEC model... it'll be more sporty, but you don't NEED it.