JRSC + 5th Gen Manual Trans = V8 Killer? - Honda Prelude Forum

nholmes · 01-28-2005, 07:43 PM

Simple yet frivolous question, will a 5th gen Prelude w/ a JRSC beat most stock V8s on the street? I'm curious to know if a stock 6psi JRSC package is enough to accomplish this. Yes, it's kinda a dumb question, but I'm curious none the less.

-NH

golfluder01 · 01-28-2005, 07:52 PM

yeah...um....NO

nholmes · 01-28-2005, 07:56 PM

Alright. Well. Back to the drawing board.

JayZ98 · 01-29-2005, 10:11 AM

Actually, I have seen many vids namly from 99Prelude_LC that with his stock jackson kit, and a few bolt-ons, smoked allot of V8's on the street. This was on a stock motor, 6psi and no real engine managment or tuning.

This may not be the case with highly modified Z28/GT's, but most JRSC lude's that I've seen have put more hp to the wheels then most street V8's.

I have considered it to be common knowledge that we burn them with some bolt-on's and a good driver.

This from HP numbers, threads/members experiences and the video's I've seen.

Just for a little perspective, I've run stock GT's in my 5th gen base with i/p/e from a stop to 80 by .5-1 car consistantly. Even a little more for a top end highway race 70-130. Though, their cars are geared better.

I think this is the most common case against stock V8's. This being a bolt-on only 5th gen with a great driver.

Search more on this in here. You'll find some good info.

funnieguy · 01-29-2005, 10:11 AM

If you're talking about Thunderbirds, most big trucks (excluding the Lightning), and old camaros and vettes... than sure! Now, if we're talking about pretty much anything '98 and up?... well... be prepared to lose to the most of them. LS1's and their later incarnations (LS2, LS6) and all the cars they put them in (C5 and C6 vettes, Camaros and Firebirds, GTO's,... etc.) and the newer Hemi equipped cars (Magnum, 300C, Charger) as well as the newer mustangs (Mach 1, Cobras, heck... even some GT's) will pretty much rip you a new one. Sadly, the prelude is traction limited and 220whp just might not cut it against the newer stuff.

If it means anything, my old JRSC 'lude went pretty well against LT1 camaros and impala's, and even held up pretty well against an SRT-4. It was pretty good against my Evo when it was still stock on the freeway...

9psi might help you a bit... and water injection to cool intake temps.

JayZ98 · 01-29-2005, 10:17 AM

hmm. Most of mine have been with the 94-00 GT's, Z28 and poniac V8. But yes, with the new automotive technology increase's creating a better generation of super cars now recently, allot of them would hand us our arse on a platter.

It would be interesting to see some run's of a highly modified JRSC lude, 9psi and all that.

nholmes · 01-29-2005, 11:54 AM

I've already got a complete package spec'd out for a reliable daily driver that should get around 250whp. It includes the 9psi MVM or Endyne upgrade, Hondata, 2.5" header to muffler, etc etc. I mostly wanted to get some first hand experience to gauge how a prelude would do. I used to be a V8 guy, so I really can't tell how the butt dyno gauges a JRSC prelude. You follow?

-NH

golfluder01 · 01-29-2005, 01:26 PM

yeah, you will definitely need to beef up internals a lot and also get that s/c modified and or the upgraded pully. I remember somebody posted about them getting to ride in an endyn modified jrsc and it was like screaming....:sigh: high compression plus boost = win if you can get away with it. but yeah good luck

H22Power_521 · 01-30-2005, 02:33 PM

mustang gt's = you win
03+ cobras = you lose
lt1 f-bodies = you win
ls1 f-bodies = you lose

SooCo100pf · 02-01-2005, 11:31 AM

I believe 99Prelude_LC had a JDM 10.6 compression engine and had probably the highest HP out of any 6psi JR Prelude aprox. 260HP. As for beating most V8s, You can keep up with most GT's I could usually beat, not Supercharged Cobras, SS Camaros, or Formula FireBirds. @ 9 PSI I still couldnt beat a Supercharged Cobra. SS and FireBirds close race. And races with a stock C5 care very close while I had 9PSI.

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Originally Posted by JayZ98

Actually, I have seen many vids namly from 99Prelude_LC that with his stock jackson kit, and a few bolt-ons, smoked allot of V8's on the street. This was on a stock motor, 6psi and no real engine managment or tuning.

This may not be the case with highly modified Z28/GT's, but most JRSC lude's that I've seen have put more hp to the wheels then most street V8's.

I have considered it to be common knowledge that we burn them with some bolt-on's and a good driver.

This from HP numbers, threads/members experiences and the video's I've seen.

Just for a little perspective, I've run stock GT's in my 5th gen base with i/p/e from a stop to 80 by .5-1 car consistantly. Even a little more for a top end highway race 70-130. Though, their cars are geared better.

I think this is the most common case against stock V8's. This being a bolt-on only 5th gen with a great driver.

Search more on this in here. You'll find some good info.

nholmes · 02-01-2005, 12:49 PM

Hey, that's not too shabby.

-NH