Motor out.. time for swap - Honda Prelude Forum

Boudreau · 10-14-2005, 01:28 PM

well, 2 days of working on the car, the motor is out. eh.. now time to find a new motor. anyone know where i can get the best deal? im looking for JDM h22, Tranny with LSD, and maybe even whole front clip so i can get JDM headlights, JDM foglights, and SideMarkers... ive done some looking, and found www.nippon-motors.com and it seems there the best idea so far... thanks for any imput anyone has

KENLUDE97 · 10-14-2005, 05:36 PM

www.hmotorsonline.com
My buddie bought his h22a with lsd.

Prelude1897 · 10-14-2005, 05:43 PM

Ummm, there's no such thing as JDM lights for a 5th Gen. Prelude. They all look the same....As for JDM fogs, you can just buy those online, and side markers, you can get on ebay

Boudreau · 10-17-2005, 12:24 AM

Yeah, i know you can get them on ebay and online blah, but its so expensive lol if i just get the whole front clip its all 3 parts for only $300, and JDM headlights are diffrent (from what ive researched) i think they have a "blackend" inside of the actual light... not sure maybe someone who has them can correct me...

Ludefahrer97 · 10-17-2005, 12:53 AM

I haven't heard of anyone buying the whole front clip for a 5th gen Prelude, especially not a JDM Prelude. As for the headlights, I am 99.9% sure that there is no difference between JDM and USDM. If there was, you would see A LOT of people on this board with them. The only way to blacken the housing is to disassemble the light and paint the trim ring that's on the inside. That's a DIY job.

mushu405 · 10-17-2005, 10:55 AM

^^^ word... but you can get some hids and do a DIY retrofit.... that would look clean...

Boudreau · 10-17-2005, 03:31 PM

ok another question... so im gonna have OBD2... should i change to OBD1?... i have heard that you will have problems with obd2 with tuning... anyone know? lol im confused...

petern101 · 10-17-2005, 04:08 PM

it would be wise to change to odb1

H22A4_Guy · 10-17-2005, 09:47 PM

I've only seen 1 5th gen jdm front clip and it was a Type s and alot of $. 4th gen jdm front clips are fairly easy to get. Go to rsimports.vze.com and email ryan, he might be able to find a 5th gen front clip. There is three people in my small town that have bought jdm clips from him, 93 mr2 turbo rear clip, 95 jdm BB1 prelude, and an S13 sr20det clip. All good.

Jon Like Wh0a · 10-17-2005, 11:34 PM

the black housing is a DIY job