96 Prelude VTEC vs WRX ??

[coldcanadian24]

Just got my Prelude last week..

anyone ever come across a wrx?

what other cars has everyone raced with the 4th gen vtec? wanna hear some good stuff about this car cause i know it can take on a few.

[SiGNAL748]

i haven't come across a wrx yet

but here are the cars i've raced:

Wins
89 MR2 Supercharged
92 Prelude Si
95 Prelude Si
?? Integra GSR
?? Yukon XL Denali (lol)
95 Del Sol VTEC
01 Civic Si

Losses:
94 Prelude VTEC Turbo
95 Civic Hatch (FAST)

[cleaver]

WRX's are the bane of my existance.

I have yet to *really* race one, but I've seen a few & have friends that have driven them & it's actually when I get the money what my goal to beat is. There's a significant diff. between a standard WRX & an STi, though, too, keep that in mind. Depending on the year/model, etc., I think I remember it being something like 240 h.p. out of the box vs. 300. It's a relatively heavy car (prolly 'cause of the AWD), but naturally aspirated I can't imagine a 4th or 5th gen. Prelude taking one (since they come standard w/ turbo).

You'd have to be up against a pretty BAD driver if you just go by the numbers, 0-60 & quartermile on a WRX, 5.55s & 14.34s respectively, Prelude's got its work cut out for it. And again, don't depress yourself lookin' at the STi's, unless you are ready for a turbo kit yourself.

(some stats from a site I use a lot, not 'cause I know how accurate it is, just 'cause they let you compare side by side some rough #'s):

http://www.car-videos.com/performanc...sp?id1=3&id2=0

[car_boy_16]

Even tho it will smoke you at a stoplight, if the race started at say 40mph and your 4g vtec prelude with BPUs such as intake, exhaust, and maybe a header then you would have a very good chance at keeping up with the wrx (stock). Simply because the wrx runs out of breath after 2nd gear and the reason why it seems so quick "on paper" is because of the awd launch it's capable of (trannies cant handle it all the time tho). I would count on you keeping up with a wrx at 40+mph for a while, especially if you get a decent starting jump on him.

[pheurton-skeurto]

cool thread...kind of wondering if i stood a chance agianst kid in my area w/ a wrx (figured that i didnt). my ultimate goal: taking gt's and z28's on a regular basis...ha ha

[prelude209]

i have a 96 prelude vtec with header, intake & exhuast. my friend has a 2002 WRX and we raced. we raced 3 times and let me tell you, no matter how i rev or drove, header and all that stuff did nothing. he revved like how i would do it on the Grand Turismo game. he put his gear in first and revved it all the way. they flagged and boom.......he jumped 1.2-2 cars ahead of me. i caught up to his tail lights but that was it. same results the other 2 times. you don't have slicks on, don't mess with them.

[AcesHigh]

You can't take a WRX. You can't take a WRX.

[Cobra01TT]

One of my friends has a Prelude, another, a WRX. They havn't raced each other yet, but I have raced both of them. The WRX would kill the Prelude from a stop, but it would be closer from a roll on. The WRX would still win though.

[mynismo]

you'd have to mod the prelude a pretty damn good amount to beat a wrx

[StupidBrodie]

Hey whats up i have an 04 WRX (stock) and ive come across my fair share of Preludes the most modded one having I/H/E and some other minor mods and ive walked them all...from a stop, 20mph roll, 40mph roll... hope that helps... late

[AcesHigh]

I'm pretty sure from any roll, we still can't take a WRX. They've got more horses than us, which means we're toast on the highway. And at a stop, well...

[mynismo]

if you modify a car enough you can beat anything. everyone knows that

it all depends how much you mod it.

[dayna240sx]

I've raced and beat a supercharged prelude in my 240sx. The WRX would kill my 240sx so you're going to have to do a lot to that prelude...

[Self]

Originally Posted by dayna240sx

I've raced and beat a supercharged prelude in my 240sx. The WRX would kill my 240sx so you're going to have to do a lot to that prelude...

How does that work? You killed a supercharged Prelude, with ~200whp but lose to a WRX with with ~180whp? That had BETTER be from a stop to about 40mph or something, lol.

[highspeed4life]

Turbo your lude, get an ACT clutch, slicks, go smoke any rex that wants to bring it.