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Charged K20a Prelude Type S

Tell us about your old honda preludes that you used to own.
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Post by macky_6 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:02 pm

Love the wheels 8-)
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Post by nitin_s1 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:31 pm

J12zzzzz in my pants, :geek: :mrgreen:

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Post by honda-hardy » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:44 pm

this does look very cool indeed, i want the spoiler. the wheels are fantastic.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:12 pm

Mudgey wrote:
Lude-dude wrote:what about 5mm/10mm spacers or something?
I don't think I can get away with that, the alloys/tyres stick out too much as it is. I think i'll grind down the carriers some more and then repaint them.
Have you tried rolling/pulling the arches yet? That'd give you a bit of clearance to then add spacers... Possibly.

Love the wheels, but I'm going to go against the flow and say I'd prefer it spoilerless :P (Not going to suggest you remove it though ;-) ).

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Post by honda-hardy » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:41 pm

yes, i agree, go spoilerless, sell it to meeeeeee! :D ;)

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Re: Charged K20a Prelude Type S

Post by Mudgey » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:58 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:
Mudgey wrote:
Lude-dude wrote:what about 5mm/10mm spacers or something?
I don't think I can get away with that, the alloys/tyres stick out too much as it is. I think i'll grind down the carriers some more and then repaint them.
Have you tried rolling/pulling the arches yet? That'd give you a bit of clearance to then add spacers... Possibly.

Love the wheels, but I'm going to go against the flow and say I'd prefer it spoilerless :P (Not going to suggest you remove it though ;-) ).
Not yet, I drove the car around without lowering it any further and the wheels did not touch the arches, the rears will definitely need to be rolled if I lower it anymore, the fronts clear as is but if I add spacers to get extra carrier clearance I will have to do it then as well as cut the inner liner tabs off.

I have taken the car off the road again to complete the finishing touches, a few issues became apparent whilst driving it yesterday and this morning. Things I am going to work on next:

1. Install correct length drive shafts - I have a feeling some of the standard prelude shafts will give me the correct lengths.
2. Raise engine - currently the very front of the supercharger is the closest to the underside of the bonnet, I shall be trying to pivot the engine forward to get more ground clearance, this will also straighten out the angle of the drive shafts a little more.
3. Shift engine across 10mm, this will give me more clearance infront of the cam chain cover & shift the exhaust away from the master cylinder.
4. I need some cooling vents at the back of the bonnet on the sides, this should promote air flow at the back of the engine bay around the header, need to have a think about what to do so that it doesnt look chavvy.
5. I don't like engine cooling routing, the design allows air to collect at the exit of the cylinder head which is a no-no! Will be looking at prices on a tucked radiator, a header tank and complete AN16 hoses & fittings :)
6. With a redesigned radiator I shall be able to fit a proper cold air intake.

More to follow..

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Post by craig_jdm » Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:09 pm

So knowing you we will have the pics of this work completed in about a day or so
I hit the limiter in my h23 vtec still didn't kick in

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Re: Charged K20a Prelude Type S

Post by Mudgey » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:10 am

Ok, so last night I got my upgraded Walbro 255 fitted from the civic, only thing I had to change was the length of pipe from the pump to the pipe.

Finished drawing up the modifcations to two of my engine mounts, the Air Con blank grommet and the engine harness grommet which uses some conduit bulkhead glands to give a snug seal.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:27 am

looks good bud. What's you design program by the way? Looks like catia V5.

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:33 am

Be wary of vents on the back of the bonnet. It does not nesessarily mean airlow due to the positive pressure over the top if the bonnet. If anything at speed it may be hotter. At idle it will vent out
But its difficult to prove.
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