i have a 1992 prelude and i want to know if its going to be a decent track car and what are the more importent parts to buy (ie, suspension,motor,tires,rims) and what would u guys recommend as some good brands
thanks

 

Yep, it's a fine track car. Might go through pads/tires faster due to a litle more weight than other Hondas, but should be just as fun.

Don't buy anything for your motor. Seriously. If it has an adequate cooling system, then don't **** it up with modifications. Don't touch your suspension either. There's no need to play with it, since you are going to be slow until you learn the right lines. You may not listen, but that's your own fault then.

I will suggest you go to Carbotech or Cobalt's website and get a dedicated set of pads (maybe rotors too, but many do without...forget drilled/slotted). Stock pads and crappy fluid will not suffice. I suggest learning on at least "decent" tires, meaning not R-comp tires, but not cheapo all-season tires. More of a safety issue than a performance issue.

 

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When you've gone to a couple and get an idea of what they are like, then you'll want to upgrade your car to become more competitive. Theres no point in trying to decide what your car needs before you go. After you've gone to a few you'll also be able to understand what your car needs most,

brakes fading after the first couple corners? get pads, etc.
Not enough grip? Falken Azeni's are prety popular at auto cross tires. I'm planning on buying some when I get my car paid off.

 

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Not sure what you mean by "competitve" considering there is no competition involved in HPDEs.

 

i have skunk2 coilovers and my car is slammed should i rise it any? i also have 17in wheels should i just use my stock wheels and put some nice tires on those and if so how much does a good set of wheels going to cost?

 

oops i thought he was talking aobut autocrossing it.

 

sry i never did say that ya this is for autocrossing

 

First-you have an excellent car to learn with. Regardless of trim level-go have fun first. As to being "slammed"-get the ride height up to the SCCA minimum of 5" as measured at the lowest point on the rocker panels. I do it at the jacking points (1/2" higher actually) on our race CRX.
Next-get a set of Azenis or similar dedicated for the track tires-they have a lot of grip and that can be very good to learn with. use your STOCK rims or no larger diameter. The car is on a track-not out for show. THe correct tire size is very important to how the car will handle both on track and street. If you have Camber kits-have them set to stock spec's to begin with. Large amount of negative camber are good for a track car once you get a feel for the way it handles in stock trim; you will corner better as you learn how.
Brakes-this is a heavily discussed topic. Most have a personal favorite for pads. I use AEM/Nissin pads on stock or Brembo 'blank' rotors on all of our cars. They are very fade resistant for the most part. If you need a more agressive pad then read what others with 4th gen Preludes are doing with their track setups. All of the companies that supply us are very good at what they do. Do not concern yourself with 'dusting' as the better/agressive pads will do that a lot more than the stock ones. A thought for your track day events is to take a full set of pads and rotors along as a spare. Finally on this subject-make sure that you follow the correct procedure for "bedding in" the pads.
I use a technique thatmy dealer mechanic taught me-very simple and no rotor warp. It is a heat-n-cool method that take little time and can be done while you are on parade laps as well. Slowly brake from 40-10 3 times and do this 3 times. Increase speed and do it again from 60-10. Make sure to allow the equivalent of 2 long street blocks between each application. The final set that you will do is after a cooling period where you will then repeat the first 2 sets and then add one set from high speed (60+). Bring the car in and let it cool down.

Last thing I can think of-buy and use a real click type torque wrench. Make sure that the logs and nuts are in perfect condition. A little anti-seize on the lug threads is not bad at all.

Happy holidays--have fun

 

thanks for the info. its going to make things a lot more easy to get started