Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude

Redoug1976 · Post by **Redoug1976** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:21 pm

Taken me 2 weeks to read all 157 pages and watch the videos seriously impressive car and driving.
Well done

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:23 pm

Many thanks dude. Yeah the car has come a long way in the last 5 years. It do put up a fair bit but I like reading back and seeing how the car once was.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:38 pm

Just caught up on this again! Congrats on the results.
Epic driving merl. Car looks savage! Love it

Post by **JEBB4** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:28 pm

I have also just caught up on this, some brilliant results your having, showing just how underrated preludes are!!
Also shows just how well you have put this car together

Some properly quick and clean driving too!

Congrats and keep up the good work

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:44 pm

Sweet, dude. I love how you're battering things that people historically classed as "bad-ass cars"..

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:55 pm

Can you do this Merlin?...

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bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:04 pm

whoa.. that's tough.

I think someone did that to my original splitter - except mine broke in half!

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:27 pm

That guy is in the Honda Prelude Racing Group I am in

No I cannot do that. I don't think I need to either. To my knowledge my splitter does not flex under load. There isn't enough flex in it to be able to

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All I want my splitter to do is to reduce the amount of air going underneath my car.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:35 am

I dare that guy to stand on the outer corners...

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:01 am

On Saturday I changed over my clutch, it was a mixed bag of success and potential failure

Last time I was in my gearbox I had to change the flywheel, I had ordered a new clutch for that but it did not turn up in time

It did look worn and the pressure plate looked to have taken a beating so I thought it would be best to change the clutch before it gave out on me.

First up draining the gearbox oil showed this:

Some "chunky" bits of metal

Its funny what you ignore/forget in the heat of things. I now remember getting a bit of 5th gear grind on the last round of SLS. Thinking that it is the 5th gear and that it wasn't too much of a problem at the time I chose to carry on, I don't have the time or cash to refurbish or upgrade the box at the moment. Fingers crossed it will last until the end of the season. I felt nothing else wrong with the box last time. But, I will not know properly until I take it out for a drive.

New Exedy stage 2 clutch VS old Competition Clutch stage 5

You can see the huge trench in the pressure plate the old CC clutch plate has carved

All went back together fine but I think I have a small hydraulic problem once again. We experienced this a few months back. With the engine on it sometimes does not want to go in gear. Bleeding it seemed to help, plus driving it a little. I think it is a problem with the banjo bolt on the MC. Years ago I overtightened this bolt, probably damaging it a little, so it only wants to be tight in on e particular position. If it is not in this position it is slack and most likely sucking in air. I need a new bolt.

So a few niggles to iron out. I should have it sorted this week along with a new OEM rocker cover gasket, spark plug seals and rocker cover washer things.

Lude Generation

Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude

Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - SLS Prelude Power!!!

Re: Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude - SLS Prelude Power!!!

New clutch