3000gt VS Prelude

[aking3000gt]

99' Prelude 195-hp, 2.2-liter I-4

VS

94' 3000gt 222hp, 3.0-liter V6

I own the 3000gt ... its a base model with exhaust, downpipe, intake, and crank pulley.

The prelude only has an intake.

Most people dont think i can take a prelude but i think i can.... i ran a 14.8 at the track .... anyone have any input on this subject? b/c this guy wants to race im just looking for a possible outcome

ps Both cars are 5-speed manuals

[3KSL95]

first of all i have an SL and a lude isnt event going to be competition with your mods so dont worry, i have beaten down preludes a dozen times my advice bet 50 dollars on it and get some new cd's or somethin

[xXxRocker5150]

I'd put money on it myself if I were you, but just to be sure look under his hood to make sure he's not lying, let us no the results if you do it though. Nice lookin' ride btw, I really like it

[Thourun]

I've tried to coax a few riced preludes into a race but none of them would go. I think you should have no trouble, you probably have at least 35 horses on him and if you realy ran 14.8 don't even launch lol.

[aking3000gt]

well the problem i have is on the track i launch fine ... but on the street i always launch weird either stalling launch or spin out

[Twizted_3KGT]

is the prelude Dohc Vtec? if so it could be pretty close, either way you should take him.

[aking3000gt]

Originally Posted by Twizted_3KGT

is the prelude Dohc Vtec? if so it could be pretty close, either way you should take him.

yah its got the h22 vtec engine

[mike93vr4]

race him and win by just a lil bit. than tell him he might of won if he had a little better launch. than if he races you again say the 2nd time will cost yo and bet him 50 and smoke him

[Boosted1]

Those H22 Ludes run like 15 flat stock, so I wouldn't say you'll smoke him. It should be close.

[PearlGT]

drivers race.

[Musashi3000GT]

I'll bet my check you'd beat him, I've raced dozens of ludes and have never lost to single one and yes they where all 2.2 200hp. the last one was a H22A with I V-tech or is it V-tech I? I'm not sure any way he had intake, catback, and MSD and I just had an intake, I put a car on him by fourth, you'll beat him like a filfthy dog with your mods!

[YogsVR4]

There close enough that its going to be a drivers race as Pearl said. Given equal abilities, your car should be the faster one.

[Jag1718]

I'm gonna take the bet that u would lose.

1. Your car is faster. However, ur stock HP is 222, his is 200 (on a manual prelude, it is 200 hp stock, 190 auto.) He's producing his power on a 4 cyl..ur on a 6 cyl....

2. What hurts u is the weight. Yes I know ur not in the "tank" but still ur weighing in at 3200 lbs. He's slightly under 3000 lbs.

3. PROVE ME WRONG PLEASE.


Either way it's gonna be close, race and see.

[Musashi3000GT]

I have had the pleasure of proving you wrong! time and time again, and my car is slower then his. The lude is 3042 lbs to be exact and makes 200hp at 7000RPMs, it has a redline of 8000rpms, think about it by the time that cat revs up to 6500rpms it making short of 180hp while our cars are at 222hp already! Which one gets down the line quicker? trust me bro, its in the bag. I know cause I used to think Ludes where the shit and I even used to fear them cause I thought they would spank me, I faced my fears time and time again and now I know they aint crap!
the specs above are from the 99 Prelude Type SH I raced against. stock it goes 0-60 in 7.7 seconds, 1/4 mile in 15.5 @ 90.2 mph. I got the stats from Honda motors and yeah my friend did pull off a 15.3 at moroso so they are conservative figures but still, he made a it at 14.8! HE WILL WIN, so it shall be written so it shall be done.

BOOYAAH!

[Linebckr49]

Originally Posted by Jag1718

I'm gonna take the bet that u would lose.

Why? just to be different on a 3/S board? well you're probably the only one...

1. Your car is faster. However, ur stock HP is 222, his is 200 (on a manual prelude, it is 200 hp stock, 190 auto.) He's producing his power on a 4 cyl..ur on a 6 cyl....

OK...??? maybe my math is rusty, but last time i checked, 222>200. So when does being "faster" mean that you will lose to a "slower" car? Well as Yogs and Pearl have said, it comes down to the driver, b/c the power difference is small (within 22hp).

2. What hurts u is the weight. Yes I know ur not in the "tank" but still ur weighing in at 3200 lbs. He's slightly under 3000 lbs.

Ya you can play the 'weight card', but i think that's BS. there's not enough weight difference in any other cars on the market (excluding the exotic Lotus) that would make any sort of noticeable difference. So the Prelude has 200 lbs on the GT, well the GT has 20 hp on the Prelude: including the launch, i think the GT will take the lude.

What we should look at here is the hp/weight ratio. Assuming the Prelude weight is 3000lbs, we would have .065 for the Prelude (and if you use the 200hp figure, then go with .067). As for the GT-> .069

Either way it's gonna be close, race and see.

I agree, it will come down to the driver. good thing aKing has had some experience in launching, both on the street and at the track. So i'm gonna stick with aKing pulling out on top. But let's wait and see.