can SS auto beat ANYTHING?! - Honda Prelude Forum

corpuszero · 07-25-2006, 11:43 PM

hehe, hey guys. i get flamed a lot about how the SS auto sucks so bad and was wondering if its really that bad? i've got a friend that has an '01-'02 avalon and wanted to race. hehe, im scared cause im pretty sure he'll beat me with that...(his mom's old car).

am i right? thakns.

Davey Boy · 07-26-2006, 08:37 AM

The SS absolutely SUCKS. It really robs the H22 of its performance.

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 08:46 AM

No.. Please invest in a swap.. Soon u will be beaten by a Civic Si (99-2000), or a GSR..

spin_r_g · 07-26-2006, 09:27 AM

I remember a 4th gen auto h23 beating a 5th gen ss h22

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 09:51 AM

The SS is just a SHIET tranny... Just like most honda automatics are..

sorry to hurt ANYONE's feelings.. My ex used to own an SS too.. It had to "think" about going into gear.. Not only that.. Honda's manual trannies are retarded sometimes too.. I think Honda cant make a tranny to save it's life..

Hope the RDX doesnt break with it's all-wheel-drive

petern101 · 07-26-2006, 09:52 AM

^you can run against other ss preludes.

you should see the difference from a 5sp racing a SS. its incrediable!

i passed him and left him before i even got to second. he was shooting NAWS too.

thats why he was thinking about doing a 5 spd swap which is why there is a thread a page back asking about 5 spd swaps in NTPOG

blklude98 · 07-26-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Oreo

The SS is just a SHIET tranny... Just like most honda automatics are..

sorry to hurt ANYONE's feelings.. My ex used to own an SS too.. It had to "think" about going into gear.. Not only that.. Honda's manual trannies are retarded sometimes too.. I think Honda cant make a tranny to save it's life..

Hope the RDX doesnt break with it's all-wheel-drive

but damn they're smoooth as hell.

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 10:34 AM

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but damn they're smoooth as hell.

I guess.. Sometimes notchy.. Mine is smooth still even with the new shift cable.. it's probably because it's a 4th gen tranny

corpuszero · 07-26-2006, 12:23 PM

*sigh....how sad. i guess i should stop investing into speed....(guess im gonna try and make it look good, lol)

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 12:28 PM

That's what most people did.. Try to get your hands on a manual tranny.. And if u can.. Get a M2B4..

With LSD.. It's WORTH it..

corpuszero · 07-26-2006, 12:30 PM

how would i be able to get a manual? i dont know the first thing about manuals or how to get one...hehe.

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 12:34 PM

U dont? Do u know how to drive stick at all? well.. u did say u dont know the first thing..

hmmm.. yeah u can mod your car.. but dont count on it being super fast... Well none of us expect it to be.. We do drive preludes ya know.. But the manual is WAY better

blklude98 · 07-26-2006, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Oreo

I guess.. Sometimes notchy.. Mine is smooth still even with the new shift cable.. it's probably because it's a 4th gen tranny

compared to OTHER stick cars....hondas in general are buttery smooth. S2k for example...WOW

corpuszero · 07-26-2006, 12:41 PM

oh well, ill just accept the slow SS 'lude and go on with 'looks' mods.

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 12:54 PM

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compared to OTHER stick cars....hondas in general are buttery smooth. S2k for example...WOW

I have NEVER driven an S2K.

blklude98 · 07-26-2006, 12:56 PM

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I have NEVER driven an S2K.

WOW...at least have you ever SHIFTED ONE?? in the showrooom at least? RSX is a pretty slick shifting car too

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 01:25 PM

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WOW...at least have you ever SHIFTED ONE?? in the showrooom at least? RSX is a pretty slick shifting car too

Yes I have..

In the showroom.. but it's a bit different from when the gears and such are actually spinning

blklude98 · 07-26-2006, 01:30 PM

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Yes I have..

In the showroom.. but it's a bit different from when the gears and such are actually spinning

yeah so imagine how much smoother it is while it's actually on. lol

The Oreo · 07-26-2006, 01:34 PM

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yeah so imagine how much smoother it is while it's actually on. lol

True.. i gotta drive em.

chester · 07-26-2006, 01:39 PM

vpc2003 · 07-26-2006, 03:04 PM

I've drive an SS too, just got it cause at the time I didn't know how to drive a 5speed and I got a killer deal on it ($5000 below KBB price). But the tranny robs a lot of power, I've driven my friends stock 5speed (inatke/exhaust) and my semi-modded ss (I/H/E, fuel rail, injectors, MSD, JET ECU, apex'i VACF, Aem pullies) and the difference is night and day. However I've managed to beat some civic Ex's, Mazda 5, 2002 Accord V6 (which also is an auto), VW beetles, and Integra LS.

Lost to a GSR twice, once off the line , he killed me, and once on the freeway by 2cars.

But with B16's (si's) I have better luck, usually get them on the freeway, off the line they eat me alive as well. Infact I've never lost again a si on the freeway yet (which doesn't say much).

vpc2003 · 07-26-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by blklude98

WOW...at least have you ever SHIFTED ONE?? in the showrooom at least? RSX is a pretty slick shifting car too

easiest car in the world to drive. My brother taught me how to drive a 5spd in his AP1 and man that thing shifts like a dream.

Solid · 08-01-2006, 07:44 PM

I actually killed some stuff when my car had the auto.

1. New eclipse
2. Older eclipse
3. grand am v6

4. old civic si
5. new mustang conv. said "GT"
6. dodge dakota

7. mustang "cobra" probaly just had the emblems

and some various other stuff here and there
If a car runs slower than a 16.7 or so 1/4 mile an "SS" could beat it

PreludeLikeWhoa · 08-02-2006, 12:15 PM

SS cars arent made for speed

but you can always make them look good

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Only car i ever raced was a 97 maxima auto. Exhaust & Intake for him and stock for me. We were side by side for most of the time.