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What's to be done with the donor Prelude? Selling it on for parts?
Yes sir, Ive dismantled it down to the shell now pretty much, the shell will be taken away for a small cash reward, then the "JDM" items i will sell on ebay, and anything else thats got worth.
Yeah Tommi I suspect Ill need something lol, gathered most parts, and I have the Prelude for and Prelude related parts, but only at the beginning stage here. Cheers
Powerflow midsection from the prelude rehangered to fit.
This tool helped loads!
All done, and in the bay!
Looks badass, and I report that it starts and runs, no CELs no leaks, and Vtec operates as it should.
There were some set backs, It initially fired on 3 only, this was diagnosed as a poor injector wire connection at the ECU end.
I had to redo the CV boots as they were weeping.
There was a really odd wiring thing with the wipers, in that the left indictor operated the wipers! This was diagnosed as the grounds block near the left front headlight.
2 issue to finalise are the backbox sits crooked, and the powersteering. The power steering is the prelude pipes and pump, but the belt from the prelude is not good enough, so Ill get a new belt, then I can bleed that.
Great job Marcus, looks awesome! Welcome to the H22 club
This swap wasnt possible with out your aid, multiple times ive asked you for help and you sorted me out. Also the Vtec harness was only made possible thanks to your ECU pins and wires.
Well Ive not driven it much yet, infact only in test conditions, checking it out, listening for odd sounds and leaks etc. But all good so far.
All I can say is its very quick! And sounds epic! The Vtec is strong with the JDM p13. I love how the power is strong all the way to the limiter which appears to be 7950rpm, where as in the F20 then engine ran out of puff at 5600rpm even though the limiter was 6950rpm.
It doesnt appear to be running as rich as people say the p13 does.
Ill report more when Ive driven it again, Ill try and get a video up too.
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