could you fit an NSX engine into a 4G? :p - Honda Prelude Forum

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 07:38 AM

yeah another one of my crazy questions...
so you think it's possible to drop an NSX engine into a prelude?

Satan_SRV · 10-21-2002, 07:48 AM

Well yeah...I guess anythings possible with money....they put an NSX motor in a CRX, they can put it in the back of the lude! It would be a total hack job, custom everything. I'd rather have an NSX!

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 07:50 AM

i mean in the stock engine bay
MR RWD *should* fit a front engine FWD because neither have the long driveshaft

Satan_SRV · 10-21-2002, 07:54 AM

That's a hell no...I'm pretty sure the NSX engine is way to long for the bay b/c of the way it sits

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 08:10 AM

little bit of 'cut this' and a little bit of 'move that'

still not possible?

MR.CLIFFORD · 10-21-2002, 08:11 AM

That would be some mad tire spin!

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 08:19 AM

not any more than installing a turbo kit

MR.CLIFFORD · 10-21-2002, 08:23 AM

NSX ENGINE W/ NO HEAD ^^

VV Doesn't look THAT big.

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 08:30 AM

you can always get a custom hood if it sticks out too far, and I'm sure there'd be enough room in a 4g

Mark94 · 10-21-2002, 09:10 AM

Try it and let us know WAWA

You can be the guinea pig for the 4th gen community.

Mark

ME · 10-21-2002, 10:25 AM

Since NSX engines are so cheap and all...

92 SI Ludester · 10-21-2002, 12:17 PM

i saw a drop in kit to put a 5.0 into a focus hatch...i think anything is possible, but with a lot of money and then it becomes not worth it

SLICK96 · 10-21-2002, 12:39 PM

Wawa, PLEASE try this, hehe. How much do these engines cost, anyways?

J

brendon2k · 10-21-2002, 05:33 PM

I think it would think the engine would fit easy the problem would be making room for the tranny. You can't put a large engine it a fwd car because the engine and tranny have to fit across in the engine bar but with a rwd car the engine only has to fit and the tranny and kinda go back into the firewall and back to where the center console area is. The hood on cars like mustangs are not that long of anything or trucks with huge engines.

SikRedRX-8 · 10-21-2002, 06:19 PM

That would be krayzie. I bet it would to big though with the tranny I imagine. Like brendon said. But it would be nice to see and hear.

dj_wawa · 10-21-2002, 06:44 PM

the tranny would be facing the opposite direction if NSX was used, would the prelude tranny hook up at all?
you'd have to turn the NSX tranny 180 degrees for it not to stick out the front of the car, know what I mean?

MR.CLIFFORD · 10-21-2002, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_wawa
not any more than installing a turbo kit

Then why spend the money??

Just do the turbo

Forbidden · 10-21-2002, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_wawa
the tranny would be facing the opposite direction if NSX was used, would the prelude tranny hook up at all?
you'd have to turn the NSX tranny 180 degrees for it not to stick out the front of the car, know what I mean?

Why would you want to hook up a Prelude tranny to an NSX engine anyway? Get a CL Type S tranny to go with that, 6 spd FWD tranny and made for a C serie engine. I think that tranny would have more chance of fitting under there than the NSX tranny since the NSX tranny is made for a mid engine car...

pearl type sh · 10-24-2002, 10:17 AM

i used to appraise cars for an insurance company and specialized in honda/acura .i did a few 91-95 nsx...the most i gave for a full complete motor was $11k with trans.

have fun wawawawawawawawawawawawawawawawaw

ShadowSonic · 10-24-2002, 10:18 AM

possible ya but do you wanna waste the money ... but than again dj's are soooo rich wawawawawawawawawa