The Dyno is not far from Ashland at all. Just north on I71 at the 303 Brunswick exit.
I'd like for you to stop up anytime and check out the shop. You could check out my daily beater witch got out of hand. (92 accord stock engine, turbo, meth injection, should be on the dyno shooting for 300whp by friday)
Big3racing.net is the website and the address is on there.
Mike, Do you know when your scheduled on coming home? Are you still planning to retire when you get back?
I would love to swing up sometime, actually just talk SR into bringing Mikes car up there and we can go from there. I know dyno time is expensive but I think it's important to figure out what's up soon before something goes wrong. I don't however think it's detonation so that's a good thing but then again I'm not a datalogger lol.
As soon as I get healthy I will try to cruise up someday, if you're open on saturdays that would be great. I work at Pepsi and I'm off on tue, sat, and sundays. I love getting the lude out for little road trips I think it would be fun.
Maybe it can get tuned up before the big Ohio Prelude Owners meet at Mid-Ohio this summer, I'll see what I can do...
That's a new picture I didn't get yet I think. There should be some pictures of all three angled where we were standing on some bleachers looking down on them also.
Whats this Prelude Owners meet you talk of? I live about 10 min max from the track is that where it is, in Lexington?
Do you think your pops would be interested in taking it to the dyno at Hondabawbs with me? I don't know how much time it would take to get it retuned but shoot I'd be willing to pay for an hr of your dyno time just because I want it fixed that bad.
With as much money you've invested I'd hate to see something go drastically wrong that could have been prevented with a few hrs in the right hands.
Out of all the pictures your sis took she got none of my new wheels lol. In the picture where all three are angled the same looking at the front look how much lower mine sits with 16 inch tires instead of my old 17 inch toyos. I'm glad I went back to the stock size and to be honest it handles better than it did with bald 17's anyways haha.
Here's a couple good pictures I got today. The one Lauren photoshopped for me is awesome I just can't get it to upload.
I talked to your dad I think it was thursday and he was supposed to be finding out some details on getting your car to Hondabawb where you didn't have to worry about spending your money because we know you need to save it for your wedding coming up. I just hope it's tuned up for the meet also. I will probably go to maybe the car show just for something to do but I'm not participating in everything.
ive owned it for 3months.....rebuilt engine so far....suspension is next...
your car is amazing....
THANKS FOR SERVING !!!
American's are free to build cars because men like you protect our liberty..
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yeah ....a vtec engine is an idea for the future....for now i'm still impressed by the car in its stock form........i rebuilt the b20a5 and currently upgrading the clutch and suspension
with an aluminum flywheel 2" drop tokico blues 205-50-15 and strut bars.....i still think the car is braver than i am....i like that.....
this forum seems to be more 5th gen...i'll take my crumby old 4ws and go away now....thanks ...have a nice day!!
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Good luck with it. And keep it running in good condition.
Yeah, unfortunately the forums are most active in 5th gen, and second most in 4th, but I guess that's to be expected, as the others are older, and that much less likely to be in healthy running condition.
Aww, it's okay, James (jz1219) here is not too knowledgable of a guy in the first place (which he should be because he's aZn). I mean, he can post lots of pictures, but in truth, he's "owned" many of these cars in the past, but they're usually salvage titles that he fixes up, or just buys on the cheap, then when he gets bored with them, he'll sell them off. His "$100,000" stable of cars really is more like half or a third of that when it's all said and done, and it fluctuates as he sells them and gets another one. There's really no financial gain in selling a Civic HB or DC2 Integra for the same price it took to repair it all after purchasing broken, or just buying the whole thing with a salvage title still existing on it. But he is afraid that if anyone knows this, it'll cut down on his "baller" status and he will get hated on.
Nice 3rd gen man. Have had 3 1991 Preludes I honestly miss the '91 but I just don't have the time to do the work on it to get it up to par. I always wanted
4ws so 'm jealous! Don't let the haters and trolls on here get to you most of the guys here are pretty cool. There is a huge amount of knowledge out there and always someone who will appreciate your hard work if you share it. Let the ignorant fools blabber as much as they want most of us just enjoy our Preludes and our community here. Prepreludesh has really done a lot and I personally enjoy his taste and his "story telling" this thread has been one of the most enjoyable threads I've seen.
Happy Luding!
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the best prelude in my world
ive owned it for 3months.....rebuilt engine so far....suspension is next...
your car is amazing....
THANKS FOR SERVING !!!
American's are free to build cars because men like you protect our liberty..
Hey Mike, How's the sandbox? Hang in there and come home soon!
I actually had a question, I just noticed that you had painted your roof black; I had been thinking of doing that when I get my CF hood and trunk and possibly painting my hood like yours. So my question is do you have any overhead or high angle pics that show the effect of the painted roof. My lude is silver and a black and silver setup would look sweet I think (no I am NOT a raiders fan!)
I think the best pictures of the black roof are in the last photoshoot done and posted on this thread, where its my car, eric's (preludedriver199) and my sister's all at a local park. That will give you the best overall look, but here are some close-ups. Alot of these are from back in the day during phase 1 of my build, so that's why the car looks a little bit different.
Wow Mike you are Johny on the spot with those pics!! Thanks! I think I will probably paint the roof black and leave the hood and trunk "CF black". I might do the hoo something like yours but we'll see. I definitely don't like the hood being the only black thing on the car it just seems out of place, so I really like how you've kinda worked it into a color scheme. I'm still not sure when I am getting the CF parts, I've still gotta get my front lip painted and mounted, and I'm thinking of getting it blended or filled so it looks like all one piece with the front bumper. I've gotta stop with all the asthetic mods though; I like a nice clean custom look, but mostly I want to go fast, so I need to reeeeaally start saving I think I'm going turbo though, I can't put my finger on the exact reason for now I'll just say it's my preference.
Speaking of which why do you say that the ATTS will not work or shut off under high HP? Is it because of ECU mods? Will the ATTS handle high HP mechanically or would that put too much strain on the system (clutch packs and stuff--I haven't gotten up to speed with the technical manuals stuff yet so I don't know everything that's in the ATTS unit) but I would think it should handle moderate gains without trouble at least mechanically speaking.
Anyway, sorry to ramble so much, I guess I just hate the thought of having an SH and not being able to use the ATTS.
Dave
ive owned it for 3months.....rebuilt engine so far....suspension is next...
your car is amazing....
THANKS FOR SERVING !!!
American's are free to build cars because men like you protect our liberty..
I just realized that Honda brought back these same style rims for the 5th Gen Base. I'm sure a bunch of you already knew that but I think it's cool that they kept it real. They are a nice design considering some of the other contemporary stock rims I see being made.
I do have a carbon fiber trunk. I didn't leave it black though partly because when I bought it used, it had alot of deep scratches on the top, and partly because I had a certain design I wanted it painted, in my mind, which was using the Sport Compact Car Magazine's Project Dodge SRT-4 with the carbon fiber trunk as my inspiration. They left the carbon fiber exposed between the tail lights and that's what I decided to do too. I think it makes the rear-end look somewhat unique, don't you think so too?
I really like your trunk (and hood) when I first saw it... (not that I don't now) because it was unique but mostly because it showed attention to detail. A lot of guys get the cool new stuf but few make sure it actually fits asthetically as well. I might still leave the whole trunk black, but who knows, I might just paint the car black all over! LOL, I love black cars!!
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I do have a carbon fiber trunk. I didn't leave it black though partly because when I bought it used, it had alot of deep scratches on the top, and partly because I had a certain design I wanted it painted, in my mind, which was using the Sport Compact Car Magazine's Project Dodge SRT-4 with the carbon fiber trunk as my inspiration. They left the carbon fiber exposed between the tail lights and that's what I decided to do too. I think it makes the rear-end look somewhat unique, don't you think so too?
prepreludesh- nice prelude man very nice build but i am curious as to others also here i believe have you actually added up how much you have spent total on your build?
X2! Really curious about these numbers. Sweet ride though (minus the hood). You should look into a bike. They're fast. Ludes unfortunately aren't.. BTW - love the painted cf trunk! so modest..
Haha, thanks for saying that Bob. I wasn't quite sure how to relay that without being an A-Hole. But seriously, for those that reeaaaally want to know, I know I've posted it somewhere in this thread or Preludepower or Preludezone under the same build thread. I suppose if you want to know, you'll just have to keep searching.
How about you read the thread then ask questions that havent been covered five or more times, thank you.
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Alright, alright, I'll let you in on a secret. My hood is a rare Spoon Sports collectors edition hand-laid carbon fiber hood. There were only 15 made before Spoon discontinued it. It only weighs 9 pounds as opposed to the standard 13 pounds that most other imitiation hoods weigh. I paid alot extra to have it shipped overnight from Japan too.
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dude i just want to let you know how much i loved this thread. i was up till 4 am the other morning reading this thing and i had to work at 7 am that morning! (and i hate reading but i just couldnt stop it was amazing!). i love this car i wish i could say that mine is that nice. i love everythig about it . if you ever sell it which i highly doubt will happen lol let me know. i also wanna thank you for everything ur doin over there in iraq i have a great respect for everyone serving over there. keep up the good work, cant wait to see what u do next!
What is your definition of "best" then if I can ask? I'd like to know others criteria for determining what exactly can make a car the best
And besides, the title also goes a long way in getting people to check out the build, because like I've said before, if you think you have a better car than me, you'll check it out. If you are striving to have a great Prelude, you'll also check it out. I think the title is probably the best fitting for getting anyone's attention that it could be, short of saying *insert celebrity* naked pictures
As for the guy in the seat, that's Honda Bob. He's a great builder and tuner and is basically all self-taught. He's got great skills and is very smart and I would recommend him to anyone.
ITs a shame that your not in El Paso anymore! It would have been really great to talk to you and meet your lude in person!
It is good to hear that you are back home safe and congratulations!!
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I think I'm going turbo though, I can't put my finger on the exact reason for now I'll just say it's my preference. 
. Just messing around. Good work though man.
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