H22 swap.... Guages? - Honda Prelude Forum

Azhten · 03-05-2003, 08:15 PM

I'm getting a H22 swap in my 92 prelude... do I *NEED* a new guage cluster, or can I just use the stock si guages? I don't see why there would be a problem but I just want to make sure

92 SI Ludester · 03-05-2003, 08:20 PM

your first post i see...anyway yeah you can use the stock cluster only thing is the redline will be different so its gonna be hard to judge where to shift at times....other than that there will be no problems

sporttheimport · 03-05-2003, 08:21 PM

you can just use your factory guages. as long as the guages go to 8K RPM u can still use them

j_t_heilbrun · 03-05-2003, 08:26 PM

Your from Colorado huh, where at.

brendon2k · 03-05-2003, 08:42 PM

Some people modify there stock Si gauges to how a vtec redline. I remember SubEx has this done.

MR.CLIFFORD · 03-05-2003, 08:48 PM

If you are up for changing the gauges you can get them pretty cheap on ebay. There are numerous threads about changing the gauge faces. I have so many pics if you need them.

Welcome to PO.

Hope you enjoy it.

Zimmlude · 03-05-2003, 09:13 PM

Hey,

I will be doing an H22 swap this summer and I thought of this too. I had a spare Si cluster so I took it apart and pulled the overlay out. I have EL in mine so what I did was scrape the old redline back to the new one. I then scraped it black back to around 5200 rpm (about where VTEC engages). I now have a band of clear plastic in the entire VTEC range. I am planning on getting some good blue transparent paint or gel and filling this clear part in. I will take some pics when I do the swap. It should look pretty sweet when done.

PreludeRacer023 · 03-05-2003, 10:08 PM

when i drag race at the track, my tach needle bottoms out on the Si tach..so it technically reads around 8500..of course the stock tach is inaccurate, and when the needle is racing towards 8k in first gear it keeps going..lol...but i got my new vtec EL cluster coming very soon..peace

Azhten · 03-05-2003, 11:16 PM

Ok cool, I was just making sure

, yeah thanks for the warm welcome lol.. heilbrum, I'm from the longmont/boulder area, you?

AccordSleeper · 03-06-2003, 05:54 AM

your best bet is get a v-afc to deteremine the true rpms. when i'm at 8k on my tach i'm really at 7,400. so marking a 7,400 spot on my tach would be useless. it's not like you need to hit redline every time you need power. i only do it when i need to since this car has so much power and i know to take it to 8k.

j_t_heilbrun · 03-06-2003, 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by Azhten
Ok cool, I was just making sure , yeah thanks for the warm welcome lol.. heilbrum, I'm from the longmont/boulder area, you?

I'm actually from western Nebraska, but I'm in a club based in colorado.

http://home.attbi.com/~rmpo/

we just started a couple months ago and are planning on quite a few meets this summer so check it out.

Dukespeed · 03-06-2003, 09:59 AM

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Originally posted by AccordSleeper
your best bet is get a v-afc to deteremine the true rpms. when i'm at 8k on my tach i'm really at 7,400. so marking a 7,400 spot on my tach would be useless. it's not like you need to hit redline every time you need power. i only do it when i need to since this car has so much power and i know to take it to 8k.

amen brother, thats what I did. I am using the S guages in my 94 with the h22. Works for me. Peace

Absolut · 03-06-2003, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by Azhten
I'm getting a H22 swap in my 92 prelude... do I *NEED* a new guage cluster, or can I just use the stock si guages? I don't see why there would be a problem but I just want to make sure

Another BBGM lude... if its not a VTEC, it must be a 4WS

You may not have known, or even have thought about it, but the 4WS will still work after you swap in the h22. You don't need a JDM 4ws ecu either. Just an FYI.

Fast&furiuslude · 03-06-2003, 05:51 PM

im using my Si cluster. its so cool seeing the needle all up in the redline

people are like

cooool. sleeper too

Azhten · 03-08-2003, 05:08 PM

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Originally posted by Absolut

Another BBGM lude... if its not a VTEC, it must be a 4WS

You may not have known, or even have thought about it, but the 4WS will still work after you swap in the h22. You don't need a JDM 4ws ecu either. Just an FYI.

Ahh ok, cool, yeah I didn't even think about that.But I'm getting the whole kit, motor/tranny/ecu because my tranny needs to be rebuilt anyways so I just went along and got the h22 tranny instead.

Absolut · 03-08-2003, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by Azhten

Ahh ok, cool, yeah I didn't even think about that.But I'm getting the whole kit, motor/tranny/ecu because my tranny needs to be rebuilt anyways so I just went along and got the h22 tranny instead.

Thats what I did. The h22 tranny has better gearing anyway.

myke · 03-10-2003, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by Azhten
Ok cool, I was just making sure , yeah thanks for the warm welcome lol.. heilbrum, I'm from the longmont/boulder area, you?

do you cruz down to the westminster area????? i'd like to see your lude....

Azhten · 03-10-2003, 09:57 AM

Nah, not since they shut cruising down in westy.. IF I cruise ever it's on main st. in Longmont. I also go to some of the cosr meets. But yeah we should meet up sometime, what do you got?

DOHCVTEC190 · 03-10-2003, 07:28 PM

sorry to get off topic but Azhten what is your car dropped on. I wanted my car that low and your's looks sweet. My twin but your lower.

myke · 03-11-2003, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by Azhten
Nah, not since they shut cruising down in westy.. IF I cruise ever it's on main st. in Longmont. I also go to some of the cosr meets. But yeah we should meet up sometime, what do you got?

i shouldnt be hard to find...just come down to westy, i got a 92 si prelude white, white konigs, the tc spoiler gtr wing, jdm headlights, 2 apexi turbo N1 exhaust and the full black widow kit...you should cruz on down...im down there mostly!!!