93 H22 prelude

[AcesHigh]

Personally I feel that no VTEC Honda motor responds well to bolt ons. I have many friends with B16A engines, and their dilemma is the same as ours -- turbo it, or build the internals. These are not highly detuned Toyota engines...

Type S and SiR are both 5th generation designations (although I am vaguely remembering a 4th gen SiR). These are both H22A engines and thus their valve covers will fit any H22A. It's mostly aesthetic and you could paint the cover with some krinkle paint yourself..

[94PreludeJDM]

Sorry to kind of thread jack, but on a similar note, I have a $100 gift certificate to a local powder coating place...I was gonna have my valve cover done, but should I save the gift certificate and just do it myself? I'm just thinking the powder coat will last basically forever and hold up to the heat.

[Zachp911]

I'd have it done professionally, just my opinion.

[preludepew]

I have a question, I went to this website http://www.geocities.com/alpaysi/index.html
Well I wanted to know if the Targa, Cabrio, and Station Wagon Prelude really exist. Dudes I have never really seen them in my life so I have no Idea. Are they just like in Japan or what, I have searched for other pics on Google and have found ZERO pics. Well I kinda like the Targa and Cabrio Prelude. Now of days one sees just about everything imaginable.My question is basically if i could get my top cut off and make it like a Targa Prelude or even Cut the whole roof and make it like Convertible? I know is weird but would it be really expensive and worth it. It would take a couple of pounds off though, lol. Well just wanted to know if it could be done and if it would be worth it for the money I would spend which I dont know how much it would be. Well Thnx for all the help.

[preludepew]

well I kept my rims and thats about it. I started working now since im out of school for right now. I am under contract so I will get NO TAXES taken off. Imma get 340 on both checks, that makes it a total of $680. Lets say that I waste bout 50 on gas for the two weeks and bout 30 on food since my mom makes me homemade food. I think imma get some headers, first see if I have any I really dont know if they are stock. if I dont have any Imma get some GReddy to match my exhaust and probably some shocks for my car. That should help me get rid of all my money and I still have to ask my mom for some more money.

[AcesHigh]

There is also the fact that powdercoat > paint. I'd definitely rather have a powercoated valve cover (or chromed) as it looks a bit more "high end" than paint, even krinkle in my opinion.

[AcesHigh]

Originally Posted by preludepew

I have a question, I went to this website http://www.geocities.com/alpaysi/index.html
Well I wanted to know if the Targa, Cabrio, and Station Wagon Prelude really exist. Dudes I have never really seen them in my life so I have no Idea. Are they just like in Japan or what, I have searched for other pics on Google and have found ZERO pics. Well I kinda like the Targa and Cabrio Prelude. Now of days one sees just about everything imaginable.My question is basically if i could get my top cut off and make it like a Targa Prelude or even Cut the whole roof and make it like Convertible? I know is weird but would it be really expensive and worth it. It would take a couple of pounds off though, lol. Well just wanted to know if it could be done and if it would be worth it for the money I would spend which I dont know how much it would be. Well Thnx for all the help.

No, none of these ever existed, though the first generation Prelude did have a cabrio/convertible model. Manufacturers rarely (if at all) make 2 door station wagons, only hatchbacks. But thankfully the Prelude has never been made into such an abomination.. however the targa and convertible models do seem attractive.

[Lockdown_2001]

Originally Posted by preludepew

ok I asked cause some freaking crack head is gonna give me $550 for my rims and tires. well yeah.
Also I wanted to know if Prelude SiR is the same as Prelude Vtec, I mean its a Vtec but is it the same, well I ask cause I saw some JDM Valve covers which I wanna get but it says that they only carry Prelude Type S and Prelude Type SiR. I guess Type S is the Si and SiR is the Vtec. Well not sure and wanted to know to see if I buy it or not. Well I want it and its only 190 with tax included and it says it they are original JDM valve covers from Japan.What do yall Think?worth it and is it for my car?

A Valve cover isn't gonna give you any power.
Why not a high flow cat to polish off your exhaust system or maybe save more money and get a standalone computer so you can get the most out of your mods.

[Lockdown_2001]

Originally Posted by preludepew

That should help me get rid of all my money and I still have to ask my mom for some more money.

*sigh*
I know when I have a kid, He's prolly gonna be just like this.
I don't know if I should be proud or if I should start saving my money now.

[preludepew]

damn. its gonna be pretty long so yeah. Look, shoot man When I first bought my car about 5 months ago I had to change the thermostat and it stopped overheating. Well lately it kinda would go up. Like its digital and it has bout 7levels. 3 is good like half anf then the next ones like are overheating and what not, well ya know. Well my dumbass had nothing but water in my freaking radiator and s@#t. So that is a good reason why it was also overheating. Well I added some antifreeze & coolant to my car but never drained it to fully have nothing but antifreeze. I only put like half of the thing anyways. Well I have looked at all my water hoses and they are all intact. Today as I was coming home from work it kida started overheating like up to two lines above normal. Thie thing is unlike when I had the thermostat problem this time aslong as I was driving the car would be normal but as soon as I would stop it would totally go up. but like I could drive for two miles and it would stay normal untill I stopped and it would only take like 30 seconds to go up. Well what I want to know is is it because I have very little antifreeze or could it be something else. Bout how much would a badass tune up cost. well thnx for helping me.

[ritalin]

Originally Posted by ludespeed501

Since you already have I/H/E I'd suggest a high flow cat, bigger throttle body, lightweight flywheel, underdrive crank pulley, etc.

You can post pics using www.imageshack.us

just wondering if you can you beat s2000 with that mods on prelude?

[preludepew]

well look, I can keep on adding antifreeze and coolant every day to my radiator. DAMN right, well its only bout 1/3 of the entire bottle but is still like where the F@#k is it going. I saw some dripping from something behind my tire, tasted it and its sure as hell not antifreeze, its playn ol water. Well I havent noticed any like dropping of antifreeze but it has to be going somewhere. Well ppl have been telling me that I may have bubbles but its like what the hell, it should stop after a while right? Well I honestly dont know what to do. Im too scared to drive now with out overheating so I drive with the heater full BLAST but im scared that if I keep on driving like that I will eff it up. Im really scared of effing my car up. What should I do. my fans work, I dont know and it does not look like it is dripping antifreeze. What do I do, what should I do? I really need someone to help me and give me advice. Well I am getting my check next friday. I would like it if ya could tell me by this thursday so I could go ahead and fix it, damn I really need yalls help, if you can or have had the same problem please help. Well just to remind ya again if I drive with heater on full Blast it will not overheat and I can add about 1/3 of a gallon every day. I also do not see any dripping in my driveway and so it kinda scares me. That is really basically it. Well thnx for the help guys.

[Gohan Ryu]

Check the return hose coming from your heater core.

I had a small coolant leak about a month ago - I would see steam coming from under the hood and smell coolant evaporating on the engine, but I couldn't find the leak.

I took a few weeks of refilling the radiator and searching under the hood, but I finally found the leak - a small 4" hose coming from the heater core. It was hard to find because it's located between the engine and the firewall under the intake manifold. Sure was glad to get it fixed because re-filling my radiator every day was a pain in the ass.

P.S. It's not a real good idea to taste fluids coming from your car.

[ritalin]

Originally Posted by preludepew

well look, I can keep on adding antifreeze and coolant every day to my radiator. DAMN right, well its only bout 1/3 of the entire bottle but is still like where the F@#k is it going. I saw some dripping from something behind my tire, tasted it and its sure as hell not antifreeze, its playn ol water. Well I havent noticed any like dropping of antifreeze but it has to be going somewhere. Well ppl have been telling me that I may have bubbles but its like what the hell, it should stop after a while right? Well I honestly dont know what to do. Im too scared to drive now with out overheating so I drive with the heater full BLAST but im scared that if I keep on driving like that I will eff it up. Im really scared of effing my car up. What should I do. my fans work, I dont know and it does not look like it is dripping antifreeze. What do I do, what should I do? I really need someone to help me and give me advice. Well I am getting my check next friday. I would like it if ya could tell me by this thursday so I could go ahead and fix it, damn I really need yalls help, if you can or have had the same problem please help. Well just to remind ya again if I drive with heater on full Blast it will not overheat and I can add about 1/3 of a gallon every day. I also do not see any dripping in my driveway and so it kinda scares me. That is really basically it. Well thnx for the help guys.

check if BOTH radiator fans are running when your turn on A/C. if not that means your radiator fan have blown fuse or burnt up motor.

could be blown head gasket. exhaust air pushes water out of your water reservoir and start overheating when you loss water.

[Lockdown_2001]

Originally Posted by Gohan Ryu

P.S. It's not a real good idea to taste fluids coming from your car.

Uhm........
its not?
uh oh.