Built Turbo Prelude Finally Tuned!!! - Honda Prelude Forum

McLude · 01-12-2007, 09:07 PM

After 2 years of trials tribulations, blown motors, blown turbos, rebuilds, heartache, sweat, tears, blood (ok, just cuts on my hand from pulling the head and motor, but still), and general emotional breakdown, I think she's finally solid as can be. Just got her tuned yesterday. Since it's been down for 2 years it's a little rough around the edges on the looks side, but she'll be getting her WWRS lip kit back on Sunday. Dying to put the stock hood back on, but just have to get some dents out of it (Do'H). Here she is about to get it on...

Here's what she threw down on 12-13 psi, which is relatively low for my build. It should easily break 400+ on pump gas (16-17psi) and hoping for 500+ on race fuel (22-24 psi if I ever have the cojones

).

I plan on turning up the boost after I put a restrictor in the oil feed line (oil pressure spikes at 80psi

), vent the valve cover/crank case to catchcans, and get some cock diesel hose clamps. On this current tune, I hit full boost around 4ish and annihilate my poor tires almost all the way through 1st (from a roll) and pretty much anything after 5K in second. On the highway, it's a very unassuming low comfortable quiet hum, but when I get on it, it's like awaking a beast. Drives great so far for my personal preferences, it's exactly what I wanted and more than I expected for the "low boost tune."

I'll have shots of the engine bay, full dyno sheet, and some video clips up in a bit. Here is what's under the hood (or at least what I can remember):

Turbo & Engine:

Shortblock:
JDM H22A Shortblock (Closed Deck)
Sleeved and Assembled by ERL Performance Inc.
JE Forged Pistons. 9:1 Compression
JE Pro-Seal Rings
Eagle Forged H-Beam Connecting Rods
ACL Rod/Main Bearings
ERL Balance Shaft Removal Kit
Stock Crankshaft Micropolished, balanced, etc...

Head:
Cometic .030 Metallic Headgasket
ARP Head Studs
Ferrea Valves
Dual Valve Springs w/ "Military Grade" Titanium Retainers
3 Angle Valvejob
Stock Camshafts (Crower Stage II Turbo Camshafts purchased but not installed, too scared they might break and put my eye out

)

Turbo Hardware (by CFT):
Precision SC-61 Turbo Charger
Precision 600 Intercooler
Tial 44 mm wastegate
Tial 55 mm blowoff valve
Custom tubular manifold and piping (CFT)
Skunk2 Intake Manifold w/ Hondata IM Gasket
Custom 3" Turbo Back Exhaust (Magnaflow, sounds great

stay tuned for sound/video clips)

Engine Management:
Hondata S300 (P28 w/ adaptor harness)
Innovate Wideband O2 Sensor
GReddy Profec Type-S Boost controller (Separate High and Low boost settings)
GM 3 Bar Map Sensor
Auto Meter Boost Guage
Auto Meter Oil Pressure
Innovate LC-1 On board Wideband O2 Sensor w/ XD-16 Guage.

Fuel System:
Precision 880CC Injectors
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
GSport (Ghetto Sport? haha) Fuel Rail w/ Fuel Pressure Regulator

Drivetrain:
Quaife Limited Slip Differential
ACT Extreme Pressue Plate w/ Street Disc
Gator Stage IV Axles
Transmission Rebuilt to OEM spec

.

This is all thanks to the team down at Colletti Motorsports in Dayton, Ohio and Rick Williams (aka Tuned1) who tuned the car, Sean Ragains @ ERL Peformance for finally building me a solid block and CFT in Orlando, FL for putting together a great custom Precision turbo kit. Stay tuned for high boost pulls...

Dfwbb6 · 01-12-2007, 09:28 PM

OMG that is freaking nice drool .......

thepreludedude · 01-12-2007, 09:52 PM

about damn time

where is my ride

y_b_lamron · 01-12-2007, 10:02 PM

it's threads like these that make me miss my lude *sigh*

great job and have fun!

McLude · 01-12-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by thepreludedude

about damn time

where is my ride

As soon as it stops fvcking raining around here! haha. Stupid forecast says it's going to be like this through the weekend

but i really don't give a sh!t i'm driving it everywhere anyways. Give me a call if you want to take a quick spin bro.

Wsteun · 01-12-2007, 10:34 PM

Damn that's sweet! I didn't realize you were in florida til I read CFT. How was your experience with them?

McLude · 01-12-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wsteun

Damn that's sweet! I didn't realize you were in florida til I read CFT. How was your experience with them?

I'll be back in FL this summer, I'm in Ohio finishing law school in may. Orlando is my heart! CFT did build me a solid turbo kit, but they are a busy shop so you must have mass patience to deal with them sometimes. They also have a pretty busy race schedule from what I remember as well. What I really liked about them was that I never felt like I was being avoided. I call and they pick up (afternoons tho, haha) Even now over a year later I call them back and they remember me and we catch up. Fernando, Sergio, and Rolo are all really cool guys, but if you want to talk to Javier (the Mechanic), I hope you know Spanish (luckily I do

)

mercer_diamond · 01-13-2007, 12:50 AM

dang man i might be coming home to cincinnati next week end i would love to see this beast

bustr · 01-13-2007, 06:49 AM

hey man congrats.... im in the same boat 2 motors later.... fully built bottom semi built head. i might not that hight of numbers but it sounds like i might get pretty close. impressive setup... and good luck w/ the rest of the tuning.

thepreludedude · 01-13-2007, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent BB6-T

As soon as it stops fvcking raining around here! haha. Stupid forecast says it's going to be like this through the weekend

but i really don't give a sh!t i'm driving it everywhere anyways. Give me a call if you want to take a quick spin bro.

sounds good. maybe mid-week or friday?

raysjdmh2.3a · 01-13-2007, 10:54 AM

Nice bro,
now were both fully bulit turbo ludes

McLude · 01-13-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by thepreludedude

sounds good. maybe mid-week or friday?

Yeah looks like it's not stopping until Tuesday.

raysjdmh2.3a: Hell yeah bro!

mercer_diamond: Always down to meet a fellow luder.

97predator: I feel your pain brother. Stick with it, and it will be rewarding in the end!

sandiegan · 01-13-2007, 12:30 PM

Wow that's a lot of power for a Prelude

McLude · 01-13-2007, 04:09 PM

Main Shot

Tight fit... I'm going back to Florida so I gotta keep the AC hoses.

Ceramic Coating helps keep it cool down there. During tuning and street driving temps were very much as normal as can be. Yes that's a stock radiator.

Got rid of that horrible stock manifold design... But still running stock TB for now

Yep, still rockin' power steering...

Still gotta tuck and screw everything away neatly. I was too excited to drive it, I'll take care of that tomorrow.

akber · 01-13-2007, 04:55 PM

thats GORGEOUS! Congradulations and mad props.

MAN i feel left out. Cmon 3 more weeks and God willing i'll b joining the club!

Dfwbb6 · 01-13-2007, 05:51 PM

how much was that manifold and do they have more or its custom?

McLude · 01-13-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lude_Nation

how much was that manifold and do have more or its custom?

The manifold was custom made by CFT's fabricator. not sure if its the optimal design but the numbers say it works. I had it ceramic coated up here in Ohio along with my hotside.

Dfwbb6 · 01-13-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent BB6-T

The manifold was custom made by CFT's fabricator. not sure if its the optimal design but the numbers say it works. I had it ceramic coated up here in Ohio along with my hotside.

you get to keep AC and PS plus full stock radiator....id say not bad at all

ludehawk · 01-13-2007, 09:26 PM

Who did the ceramic coating around here?

McLude · 01-14-2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ludehawk

Who did the ceramic coating around here?

aesthetic finishers in piqua. hopefully it lasts...

lude4lifeh22 · 01-14-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by thepreludedude

about damn time

where is my ride

lol, me tooo

We should have an Ohio Meet just to have rides in it

Solid · 01-14-2007, 08:13 PM

I drove for 3 months with my ECU and other guts hanging out after I went ODBI. Looks good man

McLude · 01-15-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lude4lifeh22

lol, me tooo

We should have an Ohio Meet just to have rides in it

Haha, I'm THERE!

lude4life · 01-15-2007, 08:58 AM

wow impressive they crammed all that in there with the stock radiator, and its a full 3" downpipe or is it tapered ?

McLude · 01-15-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lude4life

wow impressive they crammed all that in there with the stock radiator, and its a full 3" downpipe or is it tapered ?

Tapered 2.5-3

had to compromise somewhere for now.

Was your car in SuperStreet several months back???

lude4life · 01-15-2007, 09:36 AM

yea i figured it was tapered hehe, and yea it was Super Street a lil ways back.

McLude · 02-12-2007, 06:20 PM

Already posted this in OT, but I figured it'd be fitting to stick it in here as an update. I hit 390 on the first run. On the second run I hit 387 @ 6800 rpms, before we ran into a slight complication... The reference in the beginning to "How to become a REAL internet legend" is an inside joke from another board I'm on. You may disregard if you wish.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...cb00323d3d.htm

More video updates when the weather gets better.

Edit: Link Fixed.

NoRice4U · 02-12-2007, 08:34 PM

insanity...

ludetech · 02-16-2007, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by y_b_lamron

it's threads like these that make me miss my lude *sigh*

great job and have fun!

x2

Ieatoil · 01-22-2008, 08:24 PM

Awesome, congradulations.

JBrew33 · 01-23-2008, 07:54 PM

Congrats! Rick Williams is a good guy and a great tuner. I almost had him tune my car last month. I've known him for a long time and there aren't many tuners as good as him in the Midwest.

thepreludedude · 01-23-2008, 09:01 PM

i had a ride in this lude. holy crap. i had to change my shorts when i got home.

prelude2005 · 01-23-2008, 11:14 PM

Nice! Seems like a tight squeeze!

Sanova · 02-03-2008, 04:43 AM

Makes me wanna get my **** turboed.

Prelude1208 · 02-03-2008, 07:51 AM

Does anyone know of a good tuner around the CT area...i have a group of friends that all have preludes and one kid has a turbo and a lot of upgrades he didnt tune it right and doesnt know how...

Artifex · 02-03-2008, 01:52 PM

Wow, this thread should be in the F/I forum!

95greenlude · 02-04-2008, 01:38 PM

why the **** did the noob bump a year old thread..........errrrrrrrrrrrr

Ieatoil · 02-04-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 95greenlude

why the **** did the noob bump a year old thread..........errrrrrrrrrrrr

Why? That's easy.... to aggrevate you.

(& it's an ass kickin ride)