Top speed - Honda Prelude Forum

Riptide101 · 06-14-2002, 06:30 PM

WHats are top speed for our cars, Si and VTEC. Seen a 5 gen video and the needle said 150 but I'm not sure about that.

Type Si · 06-14-2002, 06:35 PM

I've had mine to 140+ (probably about 143-4) before the rev limiter kicked in, on a few different occasions.

I lived in Germany for three years and had my 'lude' two out of the three years I was there. I drove it on the Autobahn everyday. I would normally cruise at about 110-115, but I pegged it a few times on this long downhill stretch of road that I used to travel.

Man, I miss Germany!

Rapture · 06-14-2002, 06:36 PM

I'm not sure what the top speed is exactly in my 4th gen. I just got a new motor and topped it out the other day. The speedo went up to 140 easy, and i was only at 5600 rpms...i got it up to 6450 rpms which is an easy 145+

marshdoggg · 06-14-2002, 09:46 PM

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Man, I miss Germany!

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me too! i was there for a while, and it rocks!
ive had my lude to about 130...but it had more in it, its just that there was a cop pulling someone over so i slowed down FAST!
marsh

brendon2k · 06-14-2002, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by Loodlover
I'm not sure what the top speed is exactly in my 4th gen. I just got a new motor and topped it out the other day. The speedo went up to 140 easy, and i was only at 5600 rpms...i got it up to 6450 rpms which is an easy 145+

Your speedo is way off. I think the si is gear limited to about 138. 5th going about 140 is at about 7000 rpm's for a si.

Si4WS · 06-14-2002, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by brendon2k
...5th going about 140 is at about 7000 rpm's for a si.

Been there with a buddy and luggage in the car and still the 4th generation F body walked me.

GoneLudey · 06-14-2002, 11:03 PM

w/ my Si motor, I hit 135 easy on a few occasions before slowin down b/c cops or curves. I still had some RPM's to go & it was still pullin! Not sure what it would hit or what speed I was actually doin though...
Bout to get the JDM H22 dropped in, any clue bout the top speed on it then?Â¿

elprez2000 · 06-14-2002, 11:13 PM

well the other day i did some highway running durring which i would top out at 140 an dhen bounce off the limiter.

sandman26 · 06-15-2002, 01:00 AM

damn guys, is something wrong with my car? i've gotten my '94 vtec up to 125 and it just didnt seem like it had much left, started to accel really slowly. do you guys have a lot of mods or something? my car is all stock.

TheRedPrelude · 06-15-2002, 01:04 AM

With my lude completely stock i have done 137, i have a 92 4ws, but with headers, intake, exhaust, and 9.2mm wires, i have hit 140 but the again, when i hit 137 i had traffic coming

Rapture · 06-15-2002, 01:18 AM

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Originally posted by brendon2k

Your speedo is way off. I think the si is gear limited to about 138. 5th going about 140 is at about 7000 rpm's for a si.

nope i had it checked twice now.

i never said what i have on my car so don't jump to conlusions.

kevie88 · 06-15-2002, 07:00 AM

mine goes to 195kph indicated and then rams into the JDM speed limiter..

Stooopid speed limiter, but that's what motorcycles are for!!

Crate · 06-15-2002, 09:19 AM

mine stopped at 134 mph. i have a 93 Si.

Prelude93SI · 06-15-2002, 11:15 AM

hit 130 racing my buddy's 2002 Z24.... too bad the cavy's shut down at 105

CrazyKid · 06-15-2002, 11:44 AM

ive hit hte speedlimiter many times on my 4G with a JDM H22a... im gonna get it removed... i hit it around 190Km/h... and thats at jsut over 5500rpm in 5th gear, and i can run till 7800?

so im curious.. anyone?? how fast is the JDM H22a??

btw... this should only be performed on a closed road circut.. where it is safe to exceed the speed limit... right???

Si4WS · 06-15-2002, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by CrazyKid
btw... this should only be performed on a closed road circut.. where it is safe to exceed the speed limit... right???

Right

SiR-P12eLude · 06-15-2002, 01:27 PM

how do you guys know that you guys are actually going 145 when the needle says 140 max ... do you guys have other gauges... and do bigger rims means slower ride...

soopaswoze! · 06-15-2002, 01:37 PM

Ive done 132ish on several occasions.. the last occasion i apparently hit a mild bump in the road, my driver side CV joint floated, and boom.

Thought I blew a rod

soopaswoze! · 06-15-2002, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by SiR-P12eLude
how do you guys know that you guys are actually going 145 when the needle says 140 max ... do you guys have other gauges... and do bigger rims means slower ride...

slower acceleration but slightly higher topspeed

SiR-P12eLude · 06-15-2002, 01:39 PM

do 96 preludes have speed limiters.. the 5th gens don't that's weird i thought that all the new cars should have it right by law that is..