preludelovr96

I love my 96' prelude but I also like the power of a toyota supra(2JZ-GTE). Do you think I could fit a supra motor(2JZ-GTE) in my 96' prelude?

petern101

Yes you could.

But I honestly don't think you have the time, money, and knowledge to do it.

You know it's switching from a fwd to rwd, the 2jz sits longitudinally, and a host of other problems.

You are probably going to say "man this guy is mean" but then again your question is about the same as asking "can you put the space shuttle rocket engine in my prelude?"

You would get the same answer I gave.

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SnOwAnGeL

It would be easier and probably cheaper to keep the Prelude and buy a Supra to go along side it.

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preludelovr96

the thing is, Im starting UTI soon to be a mechanic and throughout school I want to build an engine for my prelude as im learning. what do you think would be the best engine with the most power for the prelude?

xnixsin

The h22a(1,4). If you're talking swaps it would completely depend on your budget. Pretty much any swap that isn't a Honda/Acura motor is going to be rwd (unless you want to be really *** and put some crap mitsu in there).

I've heard of 2jz swaps costing anywhere from 12-20 thousand of course in an s2000 or rx7 and not a prelude, but still a good gauge of the potential cost.

As for the knowledge you're going to need to know a lot of things because even putting just 250 hp to the wheels you would need to reinforce the frame, suspension and buy some very expensive wheels/tires. Then comes the actual placing of the engine. You'd basically have to engineer your own mounts and do all the fab yourself.

Look at it this way: There are 3 RWD preludes in existence today. All of which cost their builders well over 50k. 1 is a 4th gen Midengine(h22a), one is a 5th gen front engine rwd(h22a4), and the other is pretty much a roll cage with an h22a and Prelude body panels.

preludelovr96

what about a b20 I heard those are pretty good motors

xnixsin

whats the point? It's going to be hard to find someone on this forum that will say anything is better for a prelude than the h22a.

preludelovr96

isnt that just an average motor for a prelude? I converted from lovin hot rods to tuners and the hot rod motors are much more simple.

xnixsin

The average is the h22a4, or h22a1 for the SH I believe. H22a is a jdm type S block that puts out 220hp instead of 195 or 200. A b20 is a 2.0 so I'd assume you wouldn't get as much power even though some people at honda tech might say otherwise. The most cost efficient way to go would be to just keep it h22a. But if you REALLY want to do a swap to RWD I'd look into an s2000 power/drivetrain. Nobody that I know of has done a rwd swap other than the ones I listed so you'd have to come up with all of the ideas yourself.

minilogoguy18

^Soo wrong on the motors, H22a1 is a OBD1 4th gen motor while the H22a4 is the 5th gen OBD2 motor available in BOTH SH and Base models, SH just had provisions for the ATTS unit. All H22a engines in Japan shared the same engine code whether they were from Preludes or Accords no matter what the trim level.

If you pursue big power you might want to buy a different car even though for what it is the Prelude can really be a competitive car, q13racer/98vtec(Blake) his motor atm is already at 327hp at the flywheel with more custom parts in progress to take it further.

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xnixsin

It's been a while, gimme a little break lol

indylude18

I'd be willing to bet someone with civic told you that.

Yes they are. They are also all almost interchangeable with each other. That is not the case for Hondas.

Anyone that says otherwise must own a civic. There are no b20 (or any b or d series for that matter) swapped preludes, and there is a reason for that. They are inferior engines. Why do to all that work to put in an engine that produces less torque and power than the factory H22? An H22 can be built to make power, it just takes a lot of know how and quality parts. Cheap parts usually net little or no power improvements.

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xnixsin

exactly why I mentioned honda tech