vndsd1

LOL im in the exaxt same situation, my black em1 for his black prelude. tough choices

farkiller

What year prelude? Got any pics of your EM1?

20-EM2-05

H22's = Hard. Mounts, transmission, and alot of cutting. If you do a H22 swap, mine as well work a bit harder and do a H2b swap
B series are much easier to swap. almost 98% plug and play.

Or if you want something that wouldn't cost a whole bunch. Just swap your Y7 head for a Z6/Y8 head. Then you get vtec, then TURBO IT haha. Just joking.

Do what you think is best for your ride haha.

sayyoooon

tbh i think your ek is pretty damn hot. i'd never trade that thing for a beat up prelude, no matter what year it is :/.

masterx69

Yeah dude your hatch looks pimp. I would say keep it. You put a lot of work into I am sure and once u got the prelude u would be missin it man.

john666

i would go for the lude but with the body and interior damage. the cost to repair or replace that would make it not worth it. prelude stuff isnt exactly the cheapest things to get,

NOFX

YOUR CAR:
- Lower than average mileage (91,000)
- Lower trim car ('96 DX hatch)
- New paint
- New wheels and tires

HIS CAR:
- Higher than average mileage (180,000)
- Needs body work
- Needs interior work

Plus he wants $1,000 on top of your car to get your better condition car. lol Preludes aren't really fast either. Even though it seems fast compared to your hatch now, it will get VERY slow VERY quickly.

I'd say stick with the Civic.

You do seem to post a lot about getting rid of your car though. So it seems like you're just not happy with it and you're bored in the meantime.

Find a car you actually want to drive! Sell your Civic to your friend. Buy a car that you actually like.

This is all coming from someone who likes '92-'96 Preludes and not hatches so much.
No, it's not a fair trade. It's in his favor.
There is no other stock front end for that car.

You can do a front end conversion, but you'll be forever labeled a ricer.
I can't honestly say I've read much at all about H-series swaps. I do know B-series swaps seem to drop in easier than an H-series.

You should look some information up though.

I have confidence that you can learn to use Google. I'm not trying to be sarcastic. I really think you need to start trying to learn things for yourself and not just always relying on others to find the answers for you.

sle418

i say you keep your hatch. you got yourself a rare Midori Green hatch simple and clean.
keep the car. use the grand to do a mini set up. done deal!

crxboy909

yea i agree with everyone else on here... keep your hatch... and just take that grand u was gonna give ur friend for his lude and go buy yourself a swap... better off that way....

farkiller

Thanks for all your opinions guys. I'll tell him that I do not want to trade, im sure someone will buy his prelude.

crxboy909

good choice

masterx69

agreed ^^
do u have any idea what kind of swap you are gonna do?

wwbubbajoe

dont do the h22

masterx69

yeah in ur civic stick with a b series or d series or if u wanna go all out maybe a k20. i have been looking at the b18c1 nd c5 myself. the c5 is so cool looking but expensive lol.

D3vin

It will have it's challenges, but will be more challenging than any B swaps. Make sure you do some research on the components that you need before getting short blocks or whatnot, but H22s doesn't have much variations so parts are more rare. I wouldn't say there will much gain though, even with the torque increase from the B series because of the weight and how your Civic will handle.

HondaGuy951

iTrader: (2)

you wanna know what I'd do?! I'd tell him to go fuuck himself!!! Just being 100% honest! preludes suck!!

D3vin

Oh yea, Preludes can't really handle around corners either....

jhammond_82

iTrader: (1)

idk. i like the looks of a prelude better than an ek. but, thats just me apparently.

sayyoooon

Yeah, but the midori(<3333) + pretty low miles make this an easy decision.

vndsd1

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vndsd1

he got a 2000 prelude, base model. very similar specs to mine as in mileage and condition of the car. Yeah his prelude is not fast, their just too heavy. I think it a fair trade since prelude are still very pricy these days where as 96 hatch goes for 3-4k max

farkiller

What rims are those? They look like my rota GT3 only with a honda cap in the middle, looks very nice.

vndsd1

yup gt3, rota centercaps are fugly lol

farkiller

Looks really good man, now I want some center caps! I took the rota ones off as soon as I put the rims on, lol. What color center cap should I get? Mine are the black with polish lip.

masterx69

So with the midori is that just a type of hatch or is it refering to the color or something?