0-60's

whats, up, i'm a newby to the prelude section, i just wrecked my car so i need a new one, and my dad is buying me a 92 prelude, does ne body know stock 0-60 for the 92 prelude s coupe?, help a fellow lude owner out:)

A rough guess on power to weight and similar front wheelers. stock 10s:flash:

Originally posted by MARKUSIUDIUS
A rough guess on power to weight and similar front wheelers. stock 10s:flash: 10 seconds from 0-60mph?? Which engine is in it?

posted by Veetec
10 seconds from 0-60mph?? Which engine is in it?

Well if it is the S model I would say the 135 Hp 2.2lt engine.:flash:

Dunno whether your talking about 5 speed manual or automatic, but the 99 Honda Civic EX 5-speed can do 0-60 mph at around 8.8 seconds. The newer preludes have about 195 hp and 156 tq-ft and they do 0-60mph in 7.4 sec. They weigh about 200 + more lbs than the 92 Prelude. I would guess that the 92 Prelude would equal if not better the Civic EX. I doubt that the 92 Prelude would do 0-60 in 10 sec. My 2000 Toyota I4 Camry, which weighs well over 3000 lbs and is automatic does 10 sec 0-60. I ballpark the prelude to do it in mid 8 secs. goto www.motortrend.com or even better www.edmunds.com for more info.

damn 10 seconds?

since you havent actually bought the car yet, have you considered looking for an si or vtec? You will be happier in the long run i think..

The Prelude S is pretty limited in what you can do with it and also with the results you get. I would suggest getting the Si or VTEC. The S is only SOHC, and I both the Si or VTEC are DOHC, which I would rather have. Also the 135bhp is not much to begin with. But if you already have it, then good luck and have fun with it! Preludes are so sweet. Congrats

well ya see, i know about si's and vtec's, i wish i had one, but since, it's free for me, and in perfect condition, i'll take it, i had a SOHC accord, and they are by no means slow, so the prelude s isn't that bad, sure it's not as powerful, but i'll end up doin the engine swap down the road, i just wanna know if it's gonna be the same or faster than my 97 2 door accord, which i thknk the lude would be faster,so, no biggie, it'll work for now

if your going for a swap later down the road, then no worries my man!:smoka:

Originally posted by 12345
Dunno whether your talking about 5 speed manual or automatic, but the 99 Honda Civic EX 5-speed can do 0-60 mph at around 8.8 seconds. The newer preludes have about 195 hp and 156 tq-ft and they do 0-60mph in 7.4 sec. They weigh about 200 + more lbs than the 92 Prelude. I would guess that the 92 Prelude would equal if not better the Civic EX. I doubt that the 92 Prelude would do 0-60 in 10 sec. My 2000 Toyota I4 Camry, which weighs well over 3000 lbs and is automatic does 10 sec 0-60. I ballpark the prelude to do it in mid 8 secs. goto www.motortrend.com or even better www.edmunds.com for more info. I used to own a ´92 Prelude with the european 2.0l SOHC engine with 133hp so it´s pretty close to the USDM Prelude S (but we have to use 95ROZ/octane with this version) and it needed about 9.0 seconds from 0-60mph!
And I´m pretty sure that the newer Preludes with 195hp are quicker than just 7,4 secs from 0-60mph!!! According to Honda they just need 6,9 secs which is well possible IMO!

i say high 8sec....but those 92's look and ride awesome! well, when I rode in one about 10 years ago it did. hehehe. im sure you can still find parts for it here and there. personally, i didn't like the gen4's, but love the gen3 and gen5.

posted by kenchan
i say high 8sec....but those 92's look and ride awesome! well, when I rode in one about 10 years ago it did. hehehe. im sure you can still find parts for it here and there. personally, i didn't like the gen4's, but love the gen3 and gen5.

You say you like the look and ride of a 92 gen 4 but then you say you only like the 3rd and 5th gens. Obviously you got confused. ???????????????
And you rode in one ten years ago, what???? did people stop driving them after there release??????

I think your just mad that subaru sold you a bubble ass WRX (Yuk)

Nothing against other lude owners but it is a fact that the retro 3 and 5 dont even come close to the swooping style of the gen 4. :flash:

Originally posted by MARKUSIUDIUS
Nothing against other lude owners but it is a fact that the retro 3 and 5 dont even come close to the swooping style of the gen 4. :flash: :finger: ;) But the 5th gen don´t look that prolly anymore! It´s a more grown-up car, if you know what I mean! I love it....and I have had a 4th gen, too!:)

Originally posted by Veetec
:finger: ;) But the 5th gen don´t look that prolly anymore! It´s a more grown-up car, if you know what I mean! I love it....and I have had a 4th gen, too!:)
yeah, I heard their target age group for the 5th gen was like 40 year olds. But I still like it even though I'm only 18.

Originally posted by buh_buh

yeah, I heard their target age group for the 5th gen was like 40 year olds. But I still like it even though I'm only 18. 40 years? That´s only about 16 1/2 years away!:D