KahnBB6

You have all of one post to your name and this is a nine-year-old thread.

I posted about this originally because I liked certain cars that used *NACA DUCTS* in the racing world to benefit either big displacement naturally aspirated
engines, turbocharged and intercooled engines and even small displacement engines with extremely high rev power bands.

A few of those cars I actually owned or drove over the years: 1969 Mustang (aka Shelby chassis), Buick Grand National, Mustang SVO, Isuzu Impulse RS notably.
I didn't just read about them in magazines.

I did my research and ultimately decided there was no technical benefit on a Prelude's intake system, much like a short ram intake. Key word here is
RESEARCH. NINE years ago.

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505ludelove

it will be ok...its like you got ass rash .you prob own a bmw...ha

KahnBB6

Interesting that you actually think owning a BMW is a derogatory remark. Nah, I own an SC300. I just find little big men on the Internet less than amusing. You sound like you're about twelve.

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505ludelove

it will be ok...its like you got ass rash .you prob own a bmw...ha

505ludelove

are you looking in my window....12/ thank you...i think i seen you on date line..you sure got 12 year olds on your mind

KahnBB6

Ah, a troll. Now it all makes sense.

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Pshrod

Hood scoops make a 5th gen look like CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, if you are going do it anyway, it better be functional!! And hell, throw a three tear rear spoiler on there too!!

KahnBB6

Pshod,

Thanks for your insight and apparent lack of ability to read through a thread with visual examples. A NACA duct was the proposed
modification, not a traditional hood scoop. And did you happen to notice that this thread is nine years old? I gave up on this idea
in 2003 because it wasn't functional enough to justify.

But yeah, I'll go ahead and buy that three TIER (not "tear") rear spoiler for the Prelude I don't own any more right away. Great idea.

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Pshrod

I did read the thread and I think the hood scoops you were refering to dont go well with the prelude. It dont matter how old the thread is! its still a thread and its still up where everyone can see it. So I posted on it. Dont get pissy because someone posted on your thread! Im just posting my two cents. And to actually make them functional, would be a lot of work. I think the 5th gen is a beautiful car! I wouldnt add anything to the out side of it, for looks! And regaurdless of how tear is spelled, it still says the same word either way you spell it! Chill out buddy!

505ludelove

Put a scoop on you're busted Lexus 300.€

minilogoguy18

Only thing that would look decent IMO is to mod a stock hood so that it had a vent in the front where the hood dips in, that's it.

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KahnBB6

Thank you, minilogoguy18, for expressing a constructive opinion without ego or unwarranted insult. That is actually the exact conclusion I had come to years ago but despite that I found that it still would not be functional enough to make any difference on a Prelude. With that, I had given up on the idea years and years ago. Ultimately I do not think any "hood scoop" goes well on a Prelude either. When I started this thread nearly a decade ago I was considering the idea and quickly gave up on it because aesthetically and even functionally it wasn't going to work.

Pshrod, I am glad you read the thread. I didn't get that impression from your post. And I actually AGREE with everything you stated in your last post regarding aesthetic and function. I owned my 5th gen for ten years. I loved that car and thought it was beautiful too. I'd still be driving it unless it hadn't been totaled beyond repair to a rear-ending accident. I never went beyond thinking about a "scoop" of any kind early during my ownership of the vehicle because for many reasons that seem to have been echoed here, it doesn't work aesthetically OR functionally on Prelude. On other cars it does but on Preludes it doesn't. I figured that out years ago and moved on.

What irked me and what I reacted was your tone, not your opinion. Anyone can post in an old thread. That doesn't bother me. But don't assume that after many years the OP even cares about going through with what was an honest investigation into a possible mod that he learned wasn't worth it... and then fling mock insult as a way of expressing your opinion.

I'm really not interested in perpetuating this any longer.

505ludelove-- Even more trolling? I don't understand what you hope to gain from being on Preludeonline and you're boring me.

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505ludelove

We'll sir. You started on me remember. And I've followed this website for years just never signed up to be a member. I get very good input on this site I known you probably don't care.I own three of these cars ...so my interests was not to get on here and bash people. Like you think. Iam just trying to better myself and maybe help others. Thanks have a good day

KahnBB6

Be that as it may that is the first statement response you've made to me that suggests any of the above is actually true and that you're actually here to talk about the cars you own with other members and solve issues constructively.

And no... you started on me, remember?


I don't have a problem with you not liking a hood scoop or NACA duct on a Prelude. Surprise-- I don't either. I just originally posed the idea a long time ago.

It's been your insulting tone and up until this post by you, your behavior that seemed like that of someone who signed up just to troll... all that is what I haven't had patience for.


This site is worth a lot of good input. I've used it for years and I still stick around even though I don't own one of these cars any longer (and believe it or not I did look for another 5th gen but found only trashed examples for sale. So I tried something else. Life is too short not to).

I'm glad to hear you're on PO.com as a car owner and enthusiast because that's why I became a member and that's why I'm still here. I love the cars. I'd love to see another one by Honda that improves on the last generation.

What I don't prefer to do as a member is deliberately try to piss people off by insulting them simply because they asked uncommon or unpopular questions as regards to modification. I have no problem with someone having opinions on a topic. That would be ridiculous. In this case, I even agree with yours.

So it seems we're clearer on all this now. I don't feel like holding a grudge over something so trivial and meaningless. And since now I know you're actually a member of the forums who actually owns or is an enthusiast of these cars.

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505ludelove

That's kool ..I started out on the wrong foot. My apologizes to ya man ..really can't say anything about your car because I know nothing about a Lexus from what I have herd there very nice.so sorry again didn't mean to sound so harsh. Good luck on finding a nice prelude one day.latter.

KahnBB6

No worries, man. It's good. Bygones be bygones and my apologies for being dogged as well.

As for my Lexus, its just an old tuner car in the same way the Prelude is just with more leather and 400lbs more weight. I don't care about the "L" badge, just the SC chassis because of the looks and that they are mechanically identical to Supra non-turbos. I find that SC's don't appeal to quite the same people wanting a "Lexus luxury car" although it kind of fits the category. After some work it's a fun car but so was my Prelude once I put on a Koni-GC suspension and sway bars.

I'm not familiar with 4th gens but I went through 136k miles of 5th gen maintenance, occasional issues and non-FI modification. If I can help with anything, don't hesitate to ask.

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Pshrod

No worries. I wasnt trying to insult anyone. Was just trying to write something other people might laugh at. Sometimes I have a harsh sence of humor! The first thing that popped into my head when I read hood scoops was the movie cars, and the group of hot rod imports. One of them has a hoop scoop and a 4 tier rear spoiler (I have kids). After thinking about the naca scoops you were originally referring to, I think I've had a change of heart about them. I think a 5th gen might look good if it only had one scoop on the right front corner of the hood. And it would be easier to make functional if it were closer to the intake tube. The naca scoop could be connected to a modified cold air intake tube. It would be like a ram air nostril. The more closer to the front nose of the car, the more air pressure there is. I'm not exactly sure how an air filter could be set up with a naca scoop. I hope I explained what I was think about good enough. Sometimes I have a hard time explaining exactly what I'm thinking! Any way, sorry if I sounded like an ass in my first post!

00CDMLUDER

I wouldn't do a hood scoop.. It won't look good..

You could make a hood vent.. Pretty much a hole in the hood to get better air ventilation.. They make a lot of carbon fiber hoods that are vented and you could design yours after one of them.. You could also put cf on the edges of the holes.. It would function the same a be different.. You could always do the hood slant thing.. Put some washers on the bolts for the hood near the windshield so there is a gap..

Just don't put an actually hood scoop on it that raises above the hood at all.. It will not look good on the prelude.. It just wouldn't flow with the body lines.. Less is better