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EuroAccord13
15-08-2004, 09:31 PM
Any last gen owners of a silver prelude here raced a Euro over the weekend?

yfin
17-08-2004, 06:54 PM
Nick - there is a story behind this that you now need to tell ;)

Rowie
17-08-2004, 07:02 PM
yes.. please, what was the outcome.

EuroAccord13
19-08-2004, 12:56 AM
He took off the line first before I caught back up... that's about it.. Had a talk before the race and a honk and a flash after to acknoledge... and I forgot to switch traction control and aircon off :( Dammit...

Euros need the high RPM band and speed to catch up... It worked against the Rexes and the Rs.... P.S This doesn't apply V8s aka new BA Falcons V8s and VY Commodore V8s... They got twice as much torque and from a lower RPM... :(

redliner
19-08-2004, 02:05 PM
Didnt know euro can do dat, arnt thy jus 4 cylinder.... im pretty sure i race a euro b4.. thy dont go as hard, all i can say is i can see it on my rear mirror.

How much power is under ur bonnet?

yfin
19-08-2004, 06:37 PM
Didnt know euro can do dat, arnt thy jus 4 cylinder.... im pretty sure i race a euro b4.. thy dont go as hard, all i can say is i can see it on my rear mirror.

How much power is under ur bonnet?

Euro has 140kw but is underrated. Euro does 0-100 in around 7.6 seconds.

redliner
19-08-2004, 07:59 PM
yeah i know what ya mean... like skylines are so overrated. 7 sec is quick... nice, can shock many turbo drivers... what mods?

Da1nONLY
26-08-2004, 01:54 PM
OoOO 7 Seconds =P
exellent time for an accord i'd say! =)

Teggy-Vtir
28-08-2004, 12:12 PM
how heavy is the euro ??

yfin
28-08-2004, 02:39 PM
Depends on model - ie lux or standard. Standard 6mt is around 1390kg

McChook
30-08-2004, 11:27 PM
7.6?? Shit, VTiR Preludes must do it in less than that.... which is bullshit, because VTiRs do 0-100 in 8.1 at best, and Euros are easily choppable.

I smoke the same 6sp Euro everyday at Mascot on General Holmes drive....

yfin
31-08-2004, 09:40 AM
7.6?? Shit, VTiR Preludes must do it in less than that.... which is bullshit, because VTiRs do 0-100 in 8.1 at best, and Euros are easily choppable.

I smoke the same 6sp Euro everyday at Mascot on General Holmes drive....

Just because you beat the same Euro every day doesn't mean the 7.6 time is crap. Honda itself quotes 7.9. Others - including people on this site - have achieved less than 7.9 measured with RSM and G Sensor.

You seem to have a problem with an accord euro beating your Prelude - is it so far out of the realms of possibility?! I think not. :)

redliner
31-08-2004, 04:21 PM
NRMA specs on auto euro
9.7 sec 0 to 100 km/h
any major diff to manual?

http://www.mynrma.com.au/motoring/cars/buying_and_selling/new_car/reviews/road_test/honda/hondaacc_euro.

yfin
31-08-2004, 04:45 PM
NRMA specs on auto euro
9.7 sec 0 to 100 km/h
any major diff to manual?

http://www.mynrma.com.au/motoring/cars/buying_and_selling/new_car/reviews/road_test/honda/hondaacc_euro.

Yeah - differences are manual 6 speed box, closer ratios, almost 100kg more weight in Auto lux, the ability to break traction on launch. I think these are major enough differences.

EuroAccord13
01-09-2004, 01:04 AM
I forgot to add that I had passengers in the car and just out of the gas station... but there are days that u just can't feather the clutch properly... :(

redliner
01-09-2004, 11:45 AM
sweet, only if u were in sydney.. would love to see ya run :)
have a fun run wid me

Da1nONLY
01-09-2004, 03:06 PM
haha =P
redliner... you cant even beat my corolla properly =P

redliner
01-09-2004, 08:06 PM
i cant beat any1 lol
u just wait till i get my engine tuned
but im still broke and everyday drivin is fine rite now :)

Da1nONLY
01-09-2004, 08:43 PM
=P..
i dont see anything wrong with it =)
you just dont know how to drive it.
your h22a has potential....unleash it! =)

redliner
06-09-2004, 08:57 PM
i say $1000+ should help that out :)
any handout??
hahahaha

Teggy-Vtir
07-09-2004, 08:57 PM
gimme ur car and ill teach u how to drive it =P haha

redliner
10-09-2004, 02:17 PM
y must you guys always pick on me
gimme your car n i'll crunch it =p
hahaahha

THRUST
02-10-2004, 03:54 AM
My best time for 0-100 is 7.2 seconds launched at about 3500 rpms with the spare removed and nearly empty on the fuel guage. I was also quite slim about 55 kg's. This was about 8 months ago.

I tried about 2 monthes ago, not launching at all, and I got 8.2 seconds.
All this is going by the speedo, so I don't know how accurate it would be.

altaweel1
09-04-2006, 09:44 PM
Just because you beat the same Euro every day doesn't mean the 7.6 time is crap. Honda itself quotes 7.9. Others - including people on this site - have achieved less than 7.9 measured with RSM and G Sensor.

You seem to have a problem with an accord euro beating your Prelude - is it so far out of the realms of possibility?! I think not. :)

I had a Lancer MR manual before I bought the euro manual and I beat the latest prelude auto VTIR....I clocked a time of 7.3 sec 0-100 in the euro, 8.2 sec in my lancer mr. The prelude manual is not as quick as the euro

CUL8R
09-04-2006, 11:20 PM
i took a dump on a euro a couple weeks back, it was modded (prob with basic bolt ons) but i had him the moment i was in vtec.im not stock at all but still a manual lude should shit on a euro, ive run about 4 and every time i had them once over 6000rpm

THRUST
10-04-2006, 05:07 AM
I had a Lancer MR manual before I bought the euro manual and I beat the latest prelude auto VTIR....I clocked a time of 7.3 sec 0-100 in the euro, 8.2 sec in my lancer mr. The prelude manual is not as quick as the euro

Dude anyone and I mean anyone, knows that Preludes are faster than Euros (both manual and stockish).
CUL8R or myself will prove this point if needed:wave:

T-onedc2
10-04-2006, 08:01 AM
A short while back I had a Euro try me but he wasn't even close.

Menthu Rae
10-04-2006, 09:56 AM
My best time for 0-100 is 7.2 seconds launched at about 3500 rpms with the spare removed and nearly empty on the fuel guage. I was also quite slim about 55 kg's. This was about 8 months ago.

I tried about 2 monthes ago, not launching at all, and I got 8.2 seconds.
All this is going by the speedo, so I don't know how accurate it would be.

I timed my car 0-100 with 3/4 tank of fuel, passenger, ONLY mods were Type S intake and K&N Panel Filter... I got 0-100 in 8.2 ;) :confused:

This was launching from about... 3000 I think. Bit of wheelspin, but not heaps...

I didn't take it into the red between shifts tho, so if I did that/stayed on VTEC a bit more, didn't have the passenger, and had less fuel, I think I could get it down a bit :)

Chris_F
10-04-2006, 10:49 AM
a slightly modded euro standard 6mt and sliughtly modded vti-r atts (at least)
are quite comparable

THRUST
10-04-2006, 12:04 PM
a slightly modded euro standard 6mt and sliughtly modded vti-r atts (at least)
are quite comparable
Um no. Any manual Vtir lude will beat a manual Euro(stockish for both)same driver skills.
Just check the time slips on this forum. quickest is 15.5 for the euro and theres a few mods for that 1. Others were like 16.1-16.3. Over .5 to .7 slower than when I was completely stock and was still learning to drive.

Chris_F
10-04-2006, 12:28 PM
if you don't believe me ask vtc, he owns a vti-R 5th gen with atts, and he can attest to the fact that a euro and his car are close acceleration wise.

also, the k24 has more potential to gain power with simple boltons then does the h22a - the 6 speed transmission helps a bit aswell.

I'm not tryin to start an argument or dismiss your opinion.. this is just my experience and what i've come to believe :thumbsup::thumbsup:

THRUST
10-04-2006, 12:41 PM
Atts are actually slower in acceleration than a Vtir due to the weight of the Atts unit. Im not saying that theres a huge difference, but a Prelude would be still faster, even if its a little. It would be like comparing a Vtir Lude to a DC2R in terms of acceleration.

Chris_F
10-04-2006, 01:00 PM
yea not denying that what you say is true... from the start i have made clear it is a model with atts. A standard 6mt euro vs atts lude = quite compareable, my case ends there and i think you can agree with that?

so far this discussion has been about real world acceleration and engine power (i think)... lets not go into street racing wiht this thread, street racing = lock.

vtc
10-04-2006, 01:04 PM
lets just take this to the track to find out. you have a few hidden mods that help you pick up chris. :)

but at the moment in stock form the prelude will lose against any slightly modded car because it chokes up high..

Chris_F
10-04-2006, 01:11 PM
yea true ;)

i still think it's fair to say that the euro's potential is a bit underrated.

When you get your exhaust and new intake on (if you are still getin a new intake?) we'll have to hit the strip and get a time slip or two.

Blew_lude
10-04-2006, 03:51 PM
5th gen with hurricane headers and CAI here
14.9! 0-100 7.1 with passenger and stop watch

any euro can do that? .

Chris_F
10-04-2006, 03:59 PM
good stuff!

no euro on this forum has a time slip to prove a sub 15 time yet.

Impressive times for only two powermods - I guess yours is the lighter non-atts model?

EuroAccord13
10-04-2006, 04:00 PM
Due to changes in the Regulations in this Forum..

There will be no more further discussion in this old but dug up again topic..

:thumbsup: up to whoever bothered to do a search on this old thread :)

SEE how a search can do wonders!!!! :D


This will be CLOSED NOW.... :)

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