I'm back...94 Si - Honda Prelude Forum

jsmooney · 03-15-2009, 09:44 PM

So, I found a Prelude earlier this week in the classifieds. White 94 Si, 190k miles. I look at it, looks good. Well, it doesn't run....okay

So, I paid $1,000 cash for it - the body was decent and the interior was reasonbly clean. I get the title, the guy puts 201,000 mi on it. Okay, not a big deal. Tonight I hook the car up to the Fit with jumper cables...it has 4 bars of gas and a whopping 214,000 miles.

It's lowered right now - not sure what the suspension is. I'm going to get some bodywork done (new sunroof needed) and paint it either Championship White or Gran Prix White. That's it for now - I just bought something to tinker around with.

I pulled the valve cover off - everything looks normal, just a loose timing belt...so I yank on it and out it comes. Broken t-belt, who would have thunk it. Now I will pull the head off and see what the valves look like.

If I do the work, would it be cost-effective to get a H22, or just rebuild the h23a? I have no problem with the h23, but the h22 is much more fun.

I figure I would need all new seals, piston rings, valve seals...

sexylude97 · 03-15-2009, 09:53 PM

do a h22/h23 hybrid.

cifer6425 · 03-15-2009, 10:01 PM

congrats

jsmooney · 03-15-2009, 10:04 PM

h22/23 hybrid is doable, but the only thing is, after I source a decent complete head and sensors, I could have purchased a jdm h22 - I know of a personal horror story with the hybrid.

are they really as realiable if I'm not vtec-ing all the time?

cifer6425 · 03-15-2009, 10:10 PM

it seems like i have heard two stories about the h22/23. seems like one guy built one and blew it up rather quickly. the other guy built and it lasted him a while. if i recall it was the differance in driving. I think I read it over on HT.

petern101 · 03-15-2009, 11:35 PM

I would just go h22 swap.

Honestly, it's easy and while you want to tinker, project cars should be fun and running. Not always a project car.

Congrats on the purchase!!!

jsmooney · 03-16-2009, 08:36 AM

good idea peter. I'm going to pull the head off one night this week and check out the valves. I'll get it running for now so I can get the bodywork taken care of at my uncle's. Then I'll start with the motor. Does anyone have a glass sunroof? I may just replace mine with glass - the only concern I have is that light would always be coming in. Is this an issue or would some dark tint fix it? (20%)

el_baby · 03-16-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jsmooney

Does anyone have a glass sunroof? I may just replace mine with glass - the only concern I have is that light would always be coming in. Is this an issue or would some dark tint fix it? (20%)

i have mine with 5% and light dont bother... and you still can see to the outside and almost anything to the inside

petern101 · 03-16-2009, 10:45 AM

If you want a glass sunroof, look up sean1311 (something like that) or go to ntpog . org.

He successfully put a 5th gen glass WITH sliding cover into his 4g and it looks OEM. You can't see the insides.