Prelude Ride of the Month | October 2004

[mike_sho]

ITS BACK!!

We will be taking around six (6) applicants this month. Everyone who wants to apply can post up various pictures of their cars with different shots of the car (ie no posting 10 side shots). Post up a solid front, side, rear, interior, and engine pictures as well as anything else unique you can. If your not too experienced, shoot early morning or when the sun is going down & just be sure to get the whole car in the shot and make sure the horizon is level. Also a good tip , remove the license plate , so you dont have to edit it out and makes for a cleaner look. Unless you have special plates , something that matches or needs to be seen.

Out of all the applicants the moderators will choose the five for the month. Applications must be turned in by October 15th. Voting will go from October 16th to October 24th.

To apply please include the following. (copying and pasting , then edit this).

Vehicle Info:
Quick info about your car. Username / Year / Vehicle / Color / Stats & if turbo, super,nitrous,N.A.

Pictures:
(described above)

Modifications:
(The full list - Interior, Exterior, Suspension, Engine, Oils, Sound & Waxes or any products used)

Quick Biography of the car: - how it came to be and problems you've had along the way, any accomplishments, trophies or magazines. Also if you have a video of it please post it here.

This contest is ONLY for Posting your Car! For photo hosting , please use ONLY superhonda http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/ Do not use outside image hosts. Dead links normally appear overtime with outside hosts.

If anyone has any questions, comments, or suggestions PLEASE post them in the October Prelude of the month: Comments and Questions. DO NOT ASK THEM IN THIS THREAD.

The prize and the applicants that are chosen will be announced at an unspecified time - sometime before the vote takes place.

-- Also the next post will is a very nice example made by lOOkatme. Follow it closely.

[mike_sho]

EXAMPLE - please follow closely.

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Vehicle Info:
lOOkatme
99 Milano Red Prelude
5 spd | N.A Tune


Pictures:


















Modifications:

Engine:

Aem Cold Air Intake
NGK One Step Colder Spark Plugs
OBD2 ecu Workaround Mod
2.25" Test Pipe
Apexi N1 Exhaust

Suspension:

H&R Race Springs
KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
SPC front and Rear Camber Kits
Neuspeed Front Strut Bar
LSR Rear Strut Bar
Neuspeed Front Sway Bar (31MM)
Progress Rear Sway Bar (27MM)
Rear Adjustable Endlinks (Progress)
Tanabe Rear Lower Tie Bar
17" X 7.5" Volk SE37K Black Racing Rims +40MM offset
215/40/17 Falken FK451 Tires
15" X 6.5" Racing Hart CP035 White Racing Rims +45MM offset
225/50/15 Kumho Victoracer Tires(currently purchasing)

Brakes:

Hawk HP+ Brake Pads (All 4 Corners)
Goodridge SS Brakelines (All 4 Corners)
ATE Super Blue Dot4 Fluid

Interior:

Stock

Biography:

I bought my 99 prelude in the year 00 brand new for a tremendous deal. I chose milano red since red is a "sporty" color and didn't see too many modified red preludes in California at the time. Most were black/silver/white. I have always been intrigued with speed and handling of automobiles. So excited about my new car, I started modifying it to please my needs. I have always been fascinated with speed and handling...and not so much with looks. So most of my mods are unseen to you viewers. I started modifying the intake and exhaust, and quickly moved into my suspension. Once I was satisfied with my suspension set up, I quickly upgraded my brake pads/fluid and lines to handle the increased speeds through the straights. I then bought some rims/tires after my stock tires wore down. I am sure I don't have "the fanciest" prelude on this site, but all the mods on the car are my favorite. I call it more or less an ALL GO car.

Video's Below. Right click save as:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9/fc7cf757.mpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/fc7cf229.mpg

[98vtec]

Vehicle info:
98vtec
1998 Red Prelude
5 spd / NA tune

Pictures:









Engine Mods:
Custom NRG CAI
DC sports Header
A'pexi N1 exhaust
MSD plug wires
NGK plugs step colder
Vafc (tuned)
Skunk2 Intake manifold
AEM fuel Rail
B&M FPR
ACT HD Plate, Street disk
Hondata intake manifold gasket
Energy Suspension Motor mount inserts

Suspension Mods:
KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
Neuspeed Sport Springs

Wheel and tire:
Stock wheels painted glossy black
Yokohama Es100 225/45/16

Interior:
Greddy Counterweight Shift knob
Nokya Pedals
DC short shift adaptor

Exterior:
Wings West RS Front Lip
Shaved Emblems
VIS OEM CF hood
JDM Foglights
Painted stock skirts and rear skirt
Rear turn signals cleared
Window tint

Not shown in picture:
OEM front turns back in
Silver part of inside headlight painted glossy black

Biography:
Bought this car pretty much cuz i totalled my old silver lude . I bought it thinking i wasnt going to do anything other than the parts i had left over from the other lude. That changed the second I put that stuff on. My future plans for the car are to get the mugen sides and Wings West Rear skirt. Then 18" SSR Professor SP-1. The car is getting color sanded to get the paint in tip top shape. If money is availible i want to get the Greddy Turbo kit with the Big greddy intercooler kit. But this is the way it is for now and probably will be like this for a little bit.

[crdcz03]

Vehicle Info:
crdcz03
1992 VTEC 4WS Brittany Blue-Green Metallic
5-speed | N.A.

Pictures:













Vid! thanks Jay!
www.ludehawk.com/movies/craig_engine.mpg

Modifications:

Engine:

H22a4
E-spec intake
Skunk2 intake manifold
Greddy header
Thermal cat-back exhaust
ported and polished head
JDM h22 Type-S pistons
H23 crank
H23 rods
Chipped P28 ECU
Removed A/C
Spoon radiator cap
ACT HDSS
ACT Streetlite flywheel
DSM 450cc injectors
h23 manual tensioner conversion

Suspension:

Neuspeed sport springs
KYB agx shocks
205/55r15 Regul Challenger

Brakes:
Brembo cross drilled rotors (VTEC size)
5th gen stock calipers
5th gen stock pads

Interior:
2005 Accord 5-speed shift knob
First Aid Kit
Genuine S2000 start button

Exterior:
JDM one-piece black housing headlights
cleared taillights
OEM foggies

Audio:
JVC headunit
Polk audio door speakers
Polk audio rear deck speakers
Polk audio "VTEC" sub (6x9 between the back seats)

Biography:
I bought this Prelude as a result of wrecking my old red one. The car was riced out when i bought it but it was also rust free and had no huge dents or scratches and ran well. Soon after i bough it parts started to fail and i found myself thinking "why did i have to buy this one?" So I swapped all my old parts from my old Prelude and rode around like that for a while. Then i changed the one aspect that was still rice... the rims. I got rid of those heavy ricer rims and switched over to some hardcore stock rims that me and my buddy Kyle (specalk) polished and painted. Then came summer time, i intended to save money and spend a lil here and there but my mechanic came up to me one day and said "hey i found you an h22 for $300." So after much deliberation i decided id buy it, buy the few extra parts that were needed to get it running and be done. Now its October, i just finished that engine about 2 weeks ago and from now on i vow to listen to my conscience when it says "its too good to be true." But hey, i cant complain as long as she runs

[Wooderson]

Vehicle info:
Luder099
1999 Crystal Blue Metallic Prelude
N/A SS 5th Gen. Prelude








Engine Mods:
- AEM Cold Air Intake
- DC Sports Header with modified collector
- CarSound High Flow Cat
- GReddy Evo exhaust
- AEM Tru Power Pullies
- CFR Crank Shaft Pully
- Nology Hotwires
- Blue Si-R Valve Cover

Suspension Mods:
- Neuspeed Sport Springs
- Tokico HP Shocks

Wheel and Tire:
- Stock Wheels painted flat black
- Dunlop SP Sport FM901 tires in 205/50/16

Interior:
- "Beamer" Bezels

Exterior:
- OEM carbon fiber hood
- Type S carbon fiber lip
- Rear turn signals cleared
- Both sets of front turns blacked out

Biography:
Yeah, its an auto. An auto I can chirp second in . Believe me this car is faster than you may think. I have never gotten to the track, but one of my friends is buyin a GTech soon( I can get a rough idea). I helped pay for this car as my 16th birthday. Within a month of getting the car. I already had intake and exhaust. It all snow balled from there. I am saving now for either new wheels or getting cam gears and a vafc installed and tuned. Sorry for the bad pictures. Peace.

[ludermark]

Vehicle Info.

ludermark
2001 premium white pearl Prelude
5 spd | NA tune.

Pics:










^^check engine light yo



my team ^^


Engine:

Aem Cold Air Intake
DC sports Ceramic coated header
Apex'i N1 exhaust (60 mm piping)
KTeller 2.25 inch test pipe
AEM tru power pulleys
Apex'i VAFC II (dyno tuned )
mugen oil cap
spoon resevoir covers

Suspension:

Neuspeed Sport Springs
KYB agx Adjustable Shocks
Front & Rear spoon strut bars

Exterior:

Greddy Front Lip
OEM skirts and rears(soon to be painted and put on)
Clear front turn signals
Clear corner lenses
Stock wheels powdercoated black
Red brake calipers
15% tint all the way around
JDM honda badging
shaved "prelude" & "dohc vtec" badging
h o n d a - t e c h.com rep stickers

Interior:

ITR shift knob

Biography:

Well what can I say, from the moment I bought my prelude I loved it. Everything I do revolves around cars; whether its what I talk about with my friends, my job, everything. I love my prelude more then life itself even though it is my never ending project car.

[mike1627]

Vehicle Info:
Mike1627
99 Milano Red Prelude
5 spd | N.A w/ Nitrous


Pictures:












Modifications:

Engine:

AEM Cold Air Intake (with bypass valve)
ACT XTSS clutch kit
Apexi N1 exhaust
Apexi V-AFC II
Clutchmasters lightweight flywheel
DC Sports 4-2-1 header
eBay test pipe
ECG o2 simulator
MSD Digital-6 Plus ignition
MSD Super Conductor spark plug wires
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Zex hyperformance sparkplugs
Zex dry nitrous kit with purge and bottle heater

Suspension:

Tein Super Street coilovers
Spoon front strut tower bar
Suspension techniques rear sway bar
17" X 8" Work Emotion CR rims
215/45/17 Yokohama AVS sport tires

Others:

VIS Carbon fiber hood
DC Sports short shift adapter
Clear side markers
Clear front turn signals
PIAA Xtreme White Plus H1 bulbs (highbeams)
PIAA Xtreme Super White 168 wedge bulbs
Hella HID conversion kit
15" X 7" ASA LW5 rims
225/50/15 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A® Drag Radials


Biography:

Bought this Prelude used march of '03, had 30k miles on it and the interior/exterior was near perfect for a car almost 4 years old. Shortly after getting the car I was rear ended, the car wasn't really damaged but the other insurance company paid to have most of the car repainted. I've been modding the car pretty much since I got it back from the bodyshop. The car as it is is looks, handles, and runs pretty good IMO so this is probably how it's going to remain for a while until i can afford to do a motor build-up.

[ludehawk]

Vehicle Info:
ludehawk
98 San Marino SH
Track setup

Pictures:


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/1.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/2.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/3.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/4.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/5.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/6.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/7.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/8.jpg


high res: http://www.ludehawk.com/pics/OctMOM/originals/9.jpg

Modifications:

Engine & Drivetrain Mods:
- JDM BB6 Type S Valve Cover
- AEM CAI repainted SMR
- Mugen Cooling System
-- Mugen Thermostat
-- Mugen Fan Switch
-- Mugen High Pressure Radiator Cap
- Thermal cat back exhaust
- JDM Mugen Header
- High-flow cat
- JDM Hood Insulator
- Mallory Hyfire Digital Ignition System
-- Mallory Hyfire Coil
-- MSD 8.5mm SP wires
-- NGK Iridiums
- AEM accessory under drive pulleys
-Mugen Oil Cap (not a mod)
- Gemini CF SP Cover
- Running all synthetic fluids
-- Mobil 1 5w and filter
- Clutchmasters dual friction clutch
- GM Synthetic Synchromesh MTF
- Mobil 1 ATF for ATTS unit
- LEAN Racing True Short Shifter

Suspension:
- Spoon strut bar (front/rear)
- Tein HAs
--custom spring rates (771f/1059r)
- Suspension Techniques rear sway bar
-- Progressive adjustable rear endlinks
-- Custom endmount mounts
- Custom lower tiebars front and rear
- Reinforced upper strut towers
- all suspension bolts replaced with aircraft grade bolts
- entire ES suspension setup
-custom rear control arm bolts

Street Rims/Tires
- Custom RAYS Engineering Rims
-- United Arrow S-05
-- Forged not cast
-- 17” x 7.5” not 17” x 7”
-- +42mm offset
-- Custom spoke design to clear BBK
- 215/40/17 Kuhmo MXs (heatcycled)
Race Rims/Tires
- Stock SH Rims
- 16x6.5
- custom shaved for lower offset
- +45mm offset
- 225/50/16 Kuhmo v700 (shaved & heatcycled)

Brakes:
- Rotora BBK (front)
- Rotora Competition Ceramic Pads (front)
- Cobalt GT-R Race Pads (rear)
- Rotora slotted rotors (rear)
- S.S. braided lines (front/rear)
- Modul 600 Racing Brake Fluid
- Custom air ducts for front brakes

Interior:
- CTR Knob
- Momo black leather shift boot
- OEM CF Interior trim
- OEM Floor Mats
- JDM Cupholder
- JDM Rear Ashtray
- Full Red LED interior light conversion
- Custom red LED guage cluster
- Type S CF Gauge Bezel
- Mugen Pedals
- Mugen Style Dead Pedal
- JDM Stainless Prelude Door Sills

Biography:
I bought my prelude with roughly 50k miles on it. I was looking at a car that I could have fun with. I had 2 swapped civics prior to the lude and wasn't really looking for a fast car, but instead a car that could handle and has a luxury feel to it. The lude met or surpassed my expectations
The ludes been back and forth across the US with me. I've been to a large amount of prelude meets. Both National Prelude Meets have seen my lude. 1 bone stock and the other modded.
The lude has seen 20+ full day track events @ Mid-Ohio, VIR, Beaverun, Talladega, and recently Gateway Internation. The ludes seen over 100 autox's as well. The lude has beat 3 track records at beaverun, mid-ohio and Gateway International.
It's been quite a trip from a stock lude to what it is today. 60k+ miles, all of those track events and victories have really caused me to connect with the lude.
When I started to mod the lude my goals were an unmatched handler (max of FWD that is) and a mid-low 14 second lude. I did just that. The lude has yet to see a street car on the track it can't take. It also ran a best of 14.4@ 97.5, which to this day, is the best non-poweradder stock head/block SH EVER!!!! I did what I wanted with the lude.

I have LOTS of video, on track and off:

14.6 1/4 mile run (4.26mb)
http://www.ludehawk.com/movies/146hires.mpeg

Gateway International Raceway Highlights Vid (18min & 127mb)
http://www.ludehawk.com/movies/gateway.wmv

A local Corvette Club Sanctioned Autocross (4.68mb)
http://www.ludehawk.com/autox/vettecross/autox2.mpg

I have lots of other videos, if you would like more, just ask.

[mp57078]

Vehicle Info:
mp57078
1995 4th Gen Honda Prelude VTEC
5 spd | NA Tune

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More Pictures here... http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/...&what=&name=&=

Videos:
Bugs Eye View Video


Modifications:

Engine:

AEM Cold Air Intake
Test Pipe
VAFC
Apex-i N1 Exhaust
Coolant Bypass

Suspention:
All stock

Interior:
4Bidden Short Shifter
Factory CD Player

Appearance:
Factory JDM Fog Lights

Biography:
I bought the car on August 25th, 2002 for $9950 with 92,000 miles. The car was in mint condition then, but now has a small rust spot forming. I am the second owner. The dealership that I bought the car from was the same dealership that sold the car brand new back in 1995. All service records were given to me that were done at that dealership. Every single check point and matenence schedule was done on time within 1000 miles. Even the clutch was changed at exactly 60,000 miles as the maintenence shedule suggests. To the day, the car has 105,000 miles and runs exactly the same as the day I bought it. I have not needed to do any repairs at all. At that time, it was my dream car and I was so happy that I bought it that I wanted to sleep in it that night, but I had first say of school the next day lol.

[DMT]

Vehicle Info:
Username: DMT
Year: 1999
Vehicle: Honda Prelude VTiR
Color: Night Hawk Black Pearl
Stats: NA
114.7 kW (154hp) @ 6,621 rpm (at the wheels)
174.7 Nm @ 5,052 rpm (at the wheels)
1/4 mile 15.4 @ 93.2 mph

Pictures:











Modifications:
Interior:
* Chrome Gauge Rings
* Shortened Gear Lever
* Black Leather
* Sunroof

Exterior:
* Autotecnica Opti Blue 55w H1 Headlight Globes, H1 High Beam Globes & H3C Fog Globes
* Black Mesh in Front Bar
* BSA 291 Hyper Black 18 inch Rims
* Chrome Indicator Globes
* Clear Front, Side & Rear Indicators
* DBA Gold X-Drilled & Slotted Rotors Front & Rear
* EBC Green Stuff Pads Front & Rear
* Falken GRB FK451 225/35/18 Tires
* JDM Prelude Fog Lights Kit
* Mugen Side Skirts & Rear Pods
* OEM Honda Front Lip
* Xenon Parker Globes

Suspension:
* King Springs 40mm Lower
* Stock Shocks

Engine:
* Custom Intake Pipe
* Simota Pod Air Filter (100mm Neck)
* Xplosion Twin Cannon Rear Muffler
* Daiken Heavy Duty Clutch

Sound
* 2ch Jaycar Response Amp 2 x 150rms
* 4ch Boss Audio Amp 4x80rms
* Alpine CDM-7861R CD Reciever
* Alpine CHA-S634 6 Disc MP3 Changer
* Car Alarm
* Earthquake 12" Sub in 42lt sealed box
* Jaycar Response 6.5" split
* Jaycar Response 6x9" splits in rear
* Jaycar Tweeters
* Kenwood KGC-6042A 11 Band Graphic Equaliser

Quick Biography of the car: Bought my car around 2 years ago has been a great daily driver and given me little problem, was completly stock when i bought it and i have modified it slowly over the past 2 years. Claim to fame would be my ride featuring in the car section of our paper here in AUS.

Here are a few small videos:

http://www.zippyvideos.com/171679581348695.html
http://www.zippyvideos.com/98658142348705.html
http://www.zippyvideos.com/102578735348735.html
http://www.zippyvideos.com/102578735348735.html
http://www.zippyvideos.com/171679581348695.html
http://www.zippyvideos.com/47255475411935.html

[98vtec]

dude, this thing is a year old. August 2005 ROTM is in the prelude section.