Hey guys my name is Gill, im new to the world of ludes and have a 01 prelude 5 speed. i do not know to much about cars. i got the car at 240k km and has a new clutch in it (burned the first one lol ). as of now i am done with exterior interior modifications, i want to start real mods under the hood. the car is running a greddy exhaust on it right now and thats about it thats not stock. i want to make the car go faster smoother etc.im not looking to do this all at once like buying a turbo or anything need some suggestions and help guys. also the h22a has 240k on it i dont know what to do is it going to last me long or will there be any problems if i mod and the engine dies on me, by the way i am a noob when it comes down to this if i might sound like i dont know much, i really dont lol any suggestions tips etc would be awesome also links on good things add ons etc thanks ahead of time

 

Welcome to the wonderful world of 'ludes, Honda's "big block" bad boy

... there will be lots of haters cause it ain't a civic ... but haters will hate ...

Maintenance - timing belt, oil change, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ect ...
- If you're so inclined, you can leave the balance shaft belt off when you do the timing belt, the car will vibrate a bit more, but that's the trade off for a little acceleration

I/H/E - Intake/Header/Exhaust
- Any short ram or cold air intake will give you more air flow
- Any decent knock off header will give you a little more flow, look for the budget header shoot out threads for dyno comparisons
- Sounds like you already have a decent exhaust

Intake manifold (recommended but optional)
- Blox, OBX, Skunk2 or gut the butterflies out of the stock mani, any decent mani will make some extra power on a stock engine and simplify your setup
- The VTEC system in the H22 uses a dual plane intake manifold, at low rpms it acts as a long runner mani which helps with low end torque, at high rpms it opens a set of butterfly valves that makes it behave like a short runner mani for high rpm horsepower. The problem with this is you need a specific ECU to tune them, without them you can use just about any chipped OBD1 Honda ECU to tune. Also, getting rid of the stock intake mani allows you to remove some stuff like vacuum lines and simplify your engine setup a little.

Tune- Buy an engine management system and go get dyno tuned
- For you this should be a chipped OBD1 Honda ECU and an OBD2->OBD1 ECU harness adapter

If you don't want to swap the stock intake manifold for aftermarket, open up the upper plenum and remove the IAB butterflies, its a very simple mod, just don't drop the screws.

If you leave the IAB butterflies in you will need a chipped P72 to tune on. If you replace the intake manifold with an aftermarket, you can use any chipped VTEC ECU for tuning.

If this isn't enough when you're done, look into aftermarket cams and cam gears.

For more info -> FAQ thread

 

Welcome to the forum. Like Typemismatch said here is a great place to get information about your car and different items you would like to see about it. FAQ is going to be your friend https://honda-tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2168311