1996 prelude??? - Honda Prelude Forum

XtremeLude · 11-17-2004, 08:52 AM

ok, i have had my doubts about getting a 96 honda prelude because of the obd II. on the other hand, wouldnt that not make a difference if i am to swap in a h22a JDM motor into it? would be nice to have a newer car, but dont like the whole obd II idea. thanks

M@- · 11-17-2004, 11:46 AM

It depends on how much U plan on modding the car.

If you plan on a ton of mods then your fears may be well founded.

If not then OBD II is good, its more advanced, and is more powerfull.

PininFarina456 · 11-17-2004, 11:53 AM

If you do end up getting a '96, you can always do the OBDII workaround....

4thGenReady2Go · 11-17-2004, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by M@-

It depends on how much U plan on modding the car.

If you plan on a ton of mods then your fears may be well founded.

If not then OBD II is good, its more advanced, and is more powerfull.

how exactly is it more powerful? It's simply an updated on-board diagnostic system with, dare I say, a slightly more stringent emissions control.

preludejtstyle · 11-17-2004, 01:22 PM

the emissions control part is the bad part

M@- · 11-17-2004, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 4thGenReady2Go

how exactly is it more powerful? It's simply an updated on-board diagnostic system with, dare I say, a slightly more stringent emissions control.

U got it right, diagnostic system

XKALIE · 11-17-2004, 05:54 PM

I don't seem to have a prob with my 96 lude. If your engine light is on of course your gonna fail. Also I see if you mod it alot you will have probs, I just don't understand. Wouldn't change it for any other year.

UWNTSUM · 11-17-2004, 08:38 PM

just get a 95 then. 1yr isn't that big of a difference. i would actually prefer to get a 94 vtec. a lil older which means it will be cheaper.

XtremeLude · 11-17-2004, 08:43 PM

but, if i swapped in a jdm engine with that ECU, wont that get rid of the obd II or am i completely pulling that out of my ass

preludatic · 11-18-2004, 12:40 AM

i just know lude9285 put a USDM vtec in his 92 lude... he bought the VTEC from a 96, and had major problems trying to make it compatable

Satan_SRV · 11-18-2004, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by XtremeLude

but, if i swapped in a jdm engine with that ECU, wont that get rid of the obd II or am i completely pulling that out of my ass

- OBDI USDM distributor
- screwing around with the wiring harness
- OBDII -> OBDI conversion harness
- OBDI p13 ecu

I have a 96, didn't stop me from modifying it...or running a 14.80 stock...

plus if you want to swap...you can easily put an H22A4 in there..I just put together a 96 VTEC for my brother with a 1998 H22A4 with 70,000 miles

XtremeLude · 11-18-2004, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Satan_SRV

- OBDI USDM distributor
- screwing around with the wiring harness
- OBDII -> OBDI conversion harness
- OBDI p13 ecu

I have a 96, didn't stop me from modifying it...or running a 14.80 stock...

plus if you want to swap...you can easily put an H22A4 in there..I just put together a 96 VTEC for my brother with a 1998 H22A4 with 70,000 miles

i have to do all of that, just to get it to OBD I?? damn, i thought it was a lot easier than that. or is that really easy to do, cuz it doesnt sounds like it is. some1s gonna have to help me out with this

4thGenReady2Go · 11-18-2004, 11:02 PM

^^yesss, OBD2 is not just like a little mouse on a spinning wheel controlling some extra functions, it's a widdle bit more complex.

blk96vtec · 11-19-2004, 07:30 AM

woohoo go 96!

ehh forget the jdm swap . . . . keep the orignal 96 in there. . . i havent modded, but I am not complaning when I ran a 14.9 compleatly stock. . .

wow Satan_SRV 14.8 stock? nice driving

XtremeLude · 11-19-2004, 01:43 PM

id keep it, but as u can see in my sig, its not a VTEC. thats y im gonna get the JDM