The end of an era gives rise to a new one... - Honda Prelude Forum

McLude · 01-31-2009, 10:51 AM

As you may or may not know, my turbo 5th gen, which I've had for 10 years since I bought it brand new in 1999, suffered a final blow last year as 2 valves in cyl # 3 decided to elope and take a trip down through my piston and down into the bowels of my built motor. I suspect the trusty auto tensioner was the culprit.

I have since removed the engine, replaced it with a virgin JDM H22. The car is for sale and will be posted up shortly.

I decided to salvage parts of the kit, so that the dream could live on under the hood of my GSR. Will I ever learn my lesson? Apparently never... Here are some pics of the progress on the GSR so far:

Oh an BTW I traded the vette for a more practical daily. Vette turned out to be an electrical nightmare!

Tee-Dot · 01-31-2009, 11:08 AM

Too bad about the Vette. Maybe you should look for one like Clifford's??

McLude · 01-31-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacklude1

Too bad about the Vette. Maybe you should look for one like Clifford's??

Yeah, as a sports car, it was great. Absolutely loved it, and would consider getting another one in the future. But this particular one was a real pain in the ass, and not enjoyable as a daily IMO. I'm paying the same for the M, and it's got lots of every day niceties like Nav, Bluetooth, A/C seats (it's Florida...), Bose, DVD entertainment center, and other things.