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^that just means you didn't read "over a thousand threads"
I'll toy with your observation though
1. The engine bay isn't small
2. You see (insert all of the civic variations here) modded more because they are more plentiful and cheaper. from a marketing standpoint, you make the parts for the biggest audience. Also when all those people can almost interchange parts, you get a win win situation. The prelude was Honda's somewhat "test platform". Not in America but in Japan they had all sorts of options. So why would you want to make a part that only a small amount of people will be able to buy and it only work on this one car?
3. Heavy is relative. A Porsche Cayenne is heavier by a good margin and will spank a prelude in an auto-x (stock for stock).
4. Boosting a car is already a good amount of money. If you start with a cheaper car, then you have more money leftover (again with more parts = better prices). Most people out there aren't willing to just pay a shop and have them do everything (or trust them) where as civics have bolt on solutions for boost.
5. People do modify the crap out of h22s...you just don't look hard enough. Also with the recent move for civics getting h22 swaps, there are plenty of aftermarket parts engine wise for the h22. I'm sure you'll never spend the money to mod it.
6. Magazines, again demand. With a smaller demand / supply of the car, you get less aftermarket parts. Unless you custom fab stuff, the aftermarket for the prelude is somewhat limited compared to other "tuner friendly cars". So why would a magazine want to invest time/money in cars that almost are all the same?
You do see preludes in magazines where it counts. It was a car and driver 10 best for awhile and the best handling fwd car under $30k. (also remember, this is a $25k car new...most people don't have that kind of money and then mod their cars).
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