pswarts

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good shop in Connecticut. I have a 99 Prelude SH that I've acquired a port/polished head with upgraded valvetrain, stage 2 turbo camshafts, adjustable cam gears, unorthodox pullys, Venom style intake manifold, golden eagle fuel rail, and aem v2 intake. I'm looking for someone to swap the head and add the turbo setup along with anything else that's missing.

Also, how important is it to re-do the bottom end when converting to turbo? How well will the H22A4 hold up or is this something that should be taken care of?

Thanks in advance

95LSDOHC

bump...id like to know too

regime

id like to know too, but more in the way of a machine shop, but same idea

nonvtecD

Well, H22's are known for weak sleeves so wouldn't try to put down too much power. As far as the headwork goes you can do that yourself with basic handtools. Why are you putting so much work into the head if you're going turbo, I would build the bottom before the top for sure.

h22 civic

what kind of clientel is up in ct? i built a house up their in new milford/fairfield area and was thinking bout opening up a shop in the area i looked into it last year but just aint sure their is a reasonable amount of clientel their any feed back would help.i know their are plenty of cars up their and you got your local spots but i only seen 1 performance shop up their on route 22

N20civicB18

If I were you I would get a base model tranny and get a LSD and get rid of that SH junk unit so your car will be ready for the turbo

Kyle

Turbocivic94

If u need any help u can contact me. I dont own a shop but I do a lot with turbo cars. There is a machine shop in Hartford that can build u a block. He also does sleeving.

nonvtecD

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Lots of rich ricer kids, CT is a goldmine

turboEGhatch

http://www.xxtuning.com

JdmH22Acorn

hey pswarts what color is your prelude... Mike and Tonys in Hartford The do sick building they did work on my car If u ever wanna go down there let me know. I am really good friends with the owner

Excelerate

I have a performance shop in Branford, CT, which is New Haven County. I can recommend a couple machine shops but I can install any bolt-ons you may have or also provide you with parts.

Josh
Excelerate LLC

regime

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couldnt have said it better

CT is a gold mine for ricers..... and a few ppl that know what they are doin

95LSDOHC

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haha...to the point ...but it also has some nice cars too...alittle more rare...just look closely

Turbocivic94

What exactly do u need done. I would not go to xxtuning cause they're very expensive and I never seen anything good come out of it.

Turbocivic94

I'm actually sponsored by a local machine shop who deals with honda motors. Hopefully you will see 700HP civic driving around. He does sleeving and build motors inhouse. Let me know if u need a block sleeved.

pswarts

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for the info. My prelude is red. I am looking to remove the atts because of couse I'll have to. I am basically looking to do everything all at once (or at least in a couple of steps). I'd like to have the car by the summer. I need the engine rebuild done first. Suspension, Brakes, Custom exhaust (3"+) and turbo to wrap it up. I want things done right. Looking for 600hp (more if it's possible). Full-race in arizona has a 620hp setup for a h22 (civic) so I'm hoping it isn't too much of an issue putting something together. This is a daily driver which is why I'm hoping to find someone stable and reliable. I also know this is going to cost. I'm hoping not to spend too, too much which is why I started getting parts. Saving $50 here and $30 there adds up.

DaveF

with all the stuff you mentioned... .you are looking at over 10,000 easy........


"saving 50 here and 30 there" aint gonna cut it, you will be saving forever to do the build.

h22 civic

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"saving 50 here and 30 there" aint gonna cut it, you will be saving forever to do the build.

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no doubt specially if you want iy done by the summer you better get you car in a shop know and start adding "0's" to you saving here and their

pswarts

Yep. I was thinking more like $15k. I was going to do the work myself and in little steps, but I'm going to bite the bullet and just get it done. I had a 97 SH and totaled it in 2000 coming around a corner with a deer in the road. Choice was either hit the deer or the hill. I took the hill. I paid $27k new. This time I have a 99 and paid $12K a year ago. If I put $15K into it and come out with a reliable huge horsepower and performance increase then I'll be really happy. I probably wouldn't have gotten the SH if I had known what I was going to do with it. Summer is probably unrealistic, well maybe by end. I'm going to start shopping around. I'd like to get it in somewhere to begin the engine work in the next 3 weeks.

pswarts

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Hey Turbocivic94,

Cool. I would definately be interested. Please let me know more info.

DaveF

instead of swaping all of your SH "stuff" for a differant model stuff, you might want to look into possibly selling your car for a differant one? or maybe trading someone for their "other model" prelude? (sorry, i dont know much about models of preludes")

Jefnes

Sleepers Performance

Hamden, CT

203 288-2110
Ask for Jamie

Across from Montesi VW, on State st.

Uberdata/Hondata tuning
Custom VW software (vr6 and 2L)

Current projects:
SR20DET swap into '98 240
H22 swap into Del Sol
Full custom turbo build Mk4 Golf VR6
Full custom turbo build Mk3 Golf VR6 (stock car in, 400whp out)

Jeffrey Atwood

Turbocivic94

Let me know when u r ready and I can give all the info. He usually have H motors being done all the time. Every H22 he has done, he replaced the H22 crank with H23 crank. U will get almost 2.4 liter. I have H23 VTEC motor in my 93 prelude right now.