I'm looking at getting another prelude, it's 1997 base for $1500, 175k miles on the whole thing, trannys totally shot. Saw online I can get a rebuilt auto transmission for $2,000. I'm wondering if it's worth it or if the trannys just going to break again prematurely like it has now for so many of us. For $3300 I can get Honda to put in what they say is the new tranny that doesn't have the old problems, I'm still skeptical though since I haven't heard of anyone doing this yet.
Also have a friend that said the current tranny can be rebuilt, I think it's ****ed though and can't be, he says we can use better parts then the ones that Honda slacked on. Anyone have luck with a rebuild using better parts?? I know that most have problems using the same parts for a rebuild.
Also, at the dealership that I went to the guy there claimed that Honda had fixed the problem and that the new trannys that they put in won't have the same problems. I'm thinking maybe just get the tranny from them and do it myself. Anyone have experience with the "new" honda prelude SS tranny?
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For 1700 Buy it part it out, sell all the good body panels and send the rest to a scrap yard. Or leave it for some dumb high school kid to buy and rice out. Because nothing sounds better than a fart canister with a ****box tranny. WeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeWWEEoooooooooOOOOOOOWWeeeeeeeee eeWEEooooOOOO...
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Read this. within it is some good stuff, along with some other threads(that I posted) that you must read. It'll give you a good perspective. Are the autos that bad? - Preludepower.com
Neither would I considering that I have a 2000 auto that went to **** on me after 30k miles, the question isn't so much would you go with it or not, it's more so, are the auto trannys any better now a days as honda claims.
Read this. within it is some good stuff, along with some other threads(that I posted) that you must read. It'll give you a good perspective. Are the autos that bad? - Preludepower.com
Thank you for the productive response, I'm going to give the info a look.
pIERCE, I read over the info. Thanks for sharing. When reading it did raise a question when reading the thought the the JDM or EDM market may have better autos out there. I believe the recall was for Turkey though I'm not sure. And in researching I haven't found that any trannys from Turkey have had any problems. Do you know if the set up for those trannys would work? Or do you know if that would even make a difference over all?
Oh, I see, the Turkey recall had the MH6As put in, which is what you mentioned in the other post. ****ty, looks like even with "bullet proof" parts the auto still sucks.
Any one know a shop in Iowa that would do the swap from auto the manual?
Loan me the rest of the money that I need and I will. Or, find me one for 1700 that's good and in my area and I'll throw in a finders fee.
You were talking about buying the Prelude for $1700 and then dumping over $2500 into it. For that kind of money and time, it only makes sense to just buy a manual version.
FYI, you don't need to bump your own thread SEVEN ****ing times.
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1988 Prelude S - victim of an 80mph backflip
1991 Prelude Si - sold
1989 Accord DX - impounded
1998 Prelude SH - totaled on 3/29/12
2006 CRF150F - sold
2006 YZ250F - sold
You were talking about buying the Prelude for $1700 and then dumping over $2500 into it. For that kind of money and time, it only makes sense to just buy a manual version.
FYI, you don't need to bump your own thread SEVEN ****ing times.
You don't think that the swap could be done for 1000-1500?
And I didn't bump my "own thread SEVEN ****ing times", I replied to posts 7 times consecutively, between 1 and 2 in the morning when near no one else is on, it never changed places cause no one had posted anything else to any other threads, it had been at the top that whole hour that I was posting, had it changed places due to others posting things then I could see your reasoning, for now though, your reasoning is flawed and unfounded, your help though is well received and welcome.
You don't think that the swap could be done for 1000-1500?
And I didn't bump my "own thread SEVEN ****ing times", I replied to posts 7 times consecutively
First of all, it's called a multi-quote. it's that little green "+" sign near the quote button. You can quote as much as you want at the same time.
Secondly, no. I don't. The parts alone will cost you ~$1.5k. Then that is if you know how to do every single thing on your own with no help(from a shop)
The main thing is that you're trying to jump through all of these stupid flaming hoops for a..............175k '97 Prelude.....I don't think it's a good idea at all. I mean, I could see someone trying to hard with a PRISTINE '01 with 25k miles on the clock driven by a little ole granny since new....but dude, you're doing all of this for a complete piece of crap(age wise).
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Oh, I see, the Turkey recall had the MH6As put in, which is what you mentioned in the other post. ****ty, looks like even with "bullet proof" parts the auto still sucks.
OK dj, I think it's about time you see the light, with my help or not:
You need to understand that people have known this information for years. These cars are approaching 14 years old, and it wasn't until around '02 that people started putting the pieces of the puzzle together. But after that it got the ball rolling.
You need to understand you are trying to avoid something that enthusiasts have know for years and years:
Every single Triptonic/SportsShift 5th gen prelude every built has some yet unknown design flaw that causes premature failure(fails under conditions/mileage/circumstances that a well built/designed trans would not).
It doesn't matter if it's been rebuilt or who it was rebuilt by. It doesn't matter which year, model, or country it was released. They are all bad not because of region, but some unknown design that Honda screwed up with.
We--on this site--have been through this(what we are going through with you) many many times over the years, and it's getting old. We really wish people would just read what we tell them and get on with it. But instead, people just dwell in their own denial.
It get's sad and yet funny to a point.
I hope you don't waste your money on this car, as it's not a good idea unless you do the entire swap yourself.
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