MNdude07 : 1990 Honda Prelude SI

[mndude07]

She's rough on the outside but the motor is in good shape and the interior is very nice. I'll have more pics as I progress through this build. These photos are of the car right when I got it, no cleaning or anything. The car sat undriven about 6 months before purchase.






Modifications:

Powertrain

F22A1 SOHC

Cylinder Head

Stock

Air Induction System

H23 throttle body with 67mm bore by Maxbore
H23 plenum portmatched to throttle body by Maxbore
Blacktrax intake manifold spacer
F22A6 runners
EGR ports drilled & tapped, and pipe plugs put in
Bisimoto heat-shielding intake manifold gasket
IAB plate removed
Custom 3" intake with AEM dryflow filter
FTIV block-off
EGR valve block-off

Fuel System

AEM clear annodized billet fuel rail

Ignition & Engine Electronics

PT6 ECU
NGK Platinum plugs
NGK spark plug wires

Exhaust system

Cosmetics & Miscellaneous

ESP F22/H22 swap mounts, wrinkle black
Shaved valve cover
Neuspeed billet oil cap
MFactory magnetic oil and transmission drain plugs
AC deleted
PS deleted
CC deleted

Drivetrain

M2S4 H23 transmission
F1 Racing Stage 1 Clutch
CorSport USA Aluminum Shifter cable bushings
ChaseBays -3an ss clutch line

Suspension

Function & Form Type II Coilovers
Prothane front lower control arm inner bushings
Prothane front lower control arm outer bushings
Prothane front upper control arm bushings
Energy suspension front sway bar end links
Energy suspension front sway bar mounting bushings w/zerks
Moog front lower ball joints
Moog front upper ball joints
National front wheel bearings
Powdercoated front knuckles

Chassis

Non 4WS
Rebuilt steering rack
Moog inner tie rods
Off-brand outer tie rods (temporary)
ESP traction bar with front torque mount, wrinkle black

Brakes

Front 11.1" rotor conversion, drilled to 4x100
Prelude VTEC/Accord V6/ITR front calipers powdercoated wrinkle black
Techna-Fit SS brake lines, smoke color
ATE Super Blue racing brake fluid
Stoptech Street Performance brake pads

Shoes

ARP extended wheel studs
Muteki Super Tuner black open ended spline drive lug nuts
Drag DR-44 Silver w/machined lip 15x7 +40
> Dunlop Direzza DZ101 205/50/15

Electronics

Stock

Interior

Polished gauge cluster trim panel
Red and white LED dash conversion

Exterior

Not clean
Spoiler delete
Antenna delete


Future Plans:

Drive the shit out of it.

[MikeW]

Not the bright red I was expecting. Them wheel covers gotta go.

[Accrdwgnguy]

4WS all day! What are you thinking??

j/k, looks quite clean. Should be quite the ride

[mndude07]

4WS all day! What are you thinking??

j/k, looks quite clean. Should be quite the ride

I was thinking its more parts to break, makes the car heavier, and the car feels odd. Traditional driving dynamics are out the window.

[Clean_4th gen]

Looks good. Not bashing you but what happened to the EF sedan you wanted?

[HappyGilmore]

You are going to have soooo much fun in that thing!!!!! Nice!!!!

[JoshM]

SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than an EF. Get to work! lol

[MikeW]

It's a newer Si, which is good. This thing has the potential to lay frame, too.

[[sLow]CB]

nice. always liked how these preludes looked. future plans look perfect. good luck sir.

[JunyAccord]

nice! i like these lude's. they look real nice done well

[kouzie]

She looks good for a 90!
Gotta love the pop up headlights!

[mndude07]

Looks good. Not bashing you but what happened to the EF sedan you wanted?

I decided two things about the civic:

It is completely ugly and no matter how fast it is, looks like a joke.

The weight that the prelude has over the civic can be made up for with its significantly better suspension geometry.


I really, really like the prelude's seats too.
Thanks for the nice comments everyone! Now i'm off to work on it and clean it more to get it flog...i mean driveable.

[mndude07]

As of now the car is in my grandpa's garage, and tomorrow I will begin disassembly and making this hooptie into something. I'll try to get some interior photos now that I've cleaned the inside some...its not perfect yet though.

[CB7Nub]

This Lude's look amazing, of the best looking IMO.
Just be careful with the B21, it's supposed to burn oil easy due to the FRM cylinders buring out the rings from what I've heard.

The B21A1 was basically a re-worked B20A5 with an increase in bore to 83 mm (3.3 in). The external block dimensions had to stay identical (although there was increased external strengthening and webbing on the B21) to the B20A5 block so Honda called upon Saffil to create a thin but strong cylinder liner called FRM (fiber reinforced metal) which basically consisted of a carbon fiber matrix, aluminum alloy, and aluminum oxide to make a very strong cylinder sleeve. The sleeve is so strong, in fact, that it wears out the piston rings causing low compression numbers, severe smoking, and high oil usage. It is possible in many situations to merely replace the worn rings in order to revive the motor's former output. Many machine shops will not attempt to re-hone or re-bore the FRM sleeves, as this type of sleeve will de-laminate during machining operations.

[mndude07]

This Lude's look amazing, of the best looking IMO.
Just be careful with the B21, it's supposed to burn oil easy due to the FRM cylinders buring out the rings from what I've heard.

Thanks man! And yeah, it does burn some oil...that's ok though. That motor won't be staying in the car. I'll be swapping in the f22a1 from my wrecked cb7 and doing an all motor build with it.