Lude Generation

1994 JDM 2.2 DOHC Si-VTEC BB4 H22A
Facelift Base Model - No ABS, SRS, 4WS, Sunroof or Cruise Control
Colour – Sebring Silver Metallic NH-552M
Imported from the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ in January 2008.
Current mileage as of August 2014 ~ 103,000km.

Factory

• Manual Transmission
  2 Wheel Steering (2WS)
  M2B4 Limited Slip Differential Gearbox (LSD)
  Electroluminescent Dashboard
  Yellow Front Fog Lights
  Rear Windscreen Wiper
  Wind Deflectors
  Power Folding Mirrors
  Digital Climate Control and Air Conditioning
  Spoiler Brake Light
  Black Diamond 12-Groove Brake Disks
  OEM Brake Pads
  OEM Suspension

Interior

• Blue LED Footwell Lighting
  Blue Switch Lights (LEDs)
  Mugen (Copy) Pedals
  Zebra-Print Mats (Winter)
  5th Gen' Black Mats (Summer)
  LED Flare & Holder
  Fire Extinguisher
  Leather Front Seats - Refurbished and Dyed
  Leather Rear Seats
  Leather Steering Wheel
  Leather Handbrake Gaiter
  Leather Gear Stick Gaiter
  Leather Centre Console Lid

ICE

• Pioneer DEH-P7900UB Head Unit
  5¼” Alpine SXE-1325S Front Door Speakers
  5¼” Polkaudio DB525 Rear Parcelshelf Speakers
  Honda OEM Dashboard Tweeters

Under The Bonnet

• Feels Front Strut Brace
  Spoon Sports Rear Strut Brace
  Spoon Sports Magnetic Engine and Transmission Drain Plugs
  Type-S Dynamic Chamber Air Intake
  Fujitsubo Super EX Stainless Steel Manifold – Heat Wrapped
  Fujitsubo Legalis-R Stainless Steel Cat-Back System
  Solid Fabrications De-Cat
  Magnecor KV85 Competition 8.5mm Ignition Cables
  Honda OEM Chrome Oil Filler Cap
  Mugen (Copy) Radiator Cap Cover
  Metallic Blue Rocker Cover and Strut Brace Feet
  Blue Samco Sport Radiator Hoses
  Blue Oil Catch Can
  Carbon Fibre Sparkplug Cover
  Forbidden Motorsports Cooling Plate
  Honda OEM Battery

Other Stuff

• 5G Chrome Sill Trim / Kick Plates
  Modified Reverse / Fog Light
  Crystal Front Indicators and Side Repeaters with Chrome Bulbs
  Goodridge Braided Brake Hoses
  Summer Wheels - 17” Oz Superleggera Wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 Tyres 215/40/17
  Winter Wheels – 15” Polished Honda OEM Sawblades Wrapped in Uniroyal RainExpert Tyres 205/55/15

Fluids

• Engine – Castrol Magnatec 10W-40
  Gearbox – Amsoil Manual Synchromesh Transmission Fluid
  Brakes & Clutch – Castrol Response Super Dot 4 Synthetic Brake Fluid
  Power Steering – Honda Genuine Power Steering Fluid
  Coolant – Honda All Season Anti-Freeze Pre-Mixed Blue

My old 3rd Gen's Profile

June 2008

I bought my new Prelude from eBay. These are the pictures taken from the advert.





After getting the timing belt changed and having a basic service, the next thing to sort out was the bodywork.

Before


After


Before


After


Before


After


When I changed over the mirror’s internals, I wrote a guide…

How To – Dismantle Wing Mirrors 4G

July 2008

After a month of ownership I’d bought and fitted some clear side repeaters, JDM wind deflectors, a new ‘DOHC VTEC’ badge for the rear and some Kanji decals (Honda) for the rear quarter windows.

Fujitsubo Exhaust

July 2008

Fujitsubo, established in 1937, is the most respected performance exhaust manufacturer in Japan and is well-known in the market for its superior power output, craftsmanship and durability. 

I decided to fit it all myself.

Super EX basic manifold and the Legalis-R cat back.












This is what I took off.


New one fitted!

Front to back.


Back to Front.


Manifold.


Done!

Exhaust Manifold Heatwrap

May 2009

I wrote a guide when I heat wrapped my manifold.

How To - Wrap Your Exhaust Manifold

The Products


Wrapped


Painted


Fitted

New Lambda O2 Sensor and De-Cat 

March 2011

Solid Fab’ de-cat and NGK/NTK O2 lambda sensor.
I ordered the lambda sensor from RockAuto in the US (NTK/NGK part # 24169).



Old sensor versus new.




Sensor fitted!


Old catalytic converter.


New de-cat fitted!


The cat’ temperature sensor had to be grounded to trick the dash warning light.

De-Coked the EGR Valve

March 2011





Coked up!!


I cleaned out the worst of it with a small wire brush and a couple of pipe brushes.

This is what came out of it.


After removing the worst of the loose stuff I gave it a good blast with carb’ cleaner. 



Finally, I re-fitted it with a new gasket (Honda part # 18715-PB2-000), and put some anti-seize copper lubricant on the stud threads.

Stainless Steel Brake Hoses

September 2008

I bought and fitted some Goodridge brake hoses.

Before


After - Front


After - Rear

New Rear Brake Pads

September 2009

I bought and fitted some new rear brake pads to get it through the next MOT.

Snow

February 2009