i searched!! but i just couldnt find exactly what i was looking for. i want to get a jrsc for my 5th gen base, 5speed. and want to hear from people that actually have it about how it works and all other comments. its less money then a turbo kit and i kinda like the whine of it more then a bov anyway. thanks for the comments in advance

 

go to the Prelude FAQ's at the top of the page... im going S/C'd a lil later this year too. and ive heard mixed reviews from people...

 

no one on here has a supercharger?

 

im turbo charged and i don't have the BOV sound, just a slight hiss from my compressor

 

i love mine

 

^ what elese uhave other then the supercharger?

 

i/h/e, vafc spark plug, spark plug wires msd ignition

 

I have no complaints. An IC would be nice, but other than that.....

 

01 ludedude
I see that you have been running for over a year any problems and how many miles have you put on.

also are you still using the fmu or is the hondata running everything?

 

yes see now we are getting this topic started

 

I've had mine for about 3 years now, but only have about 3-4K miles on it, mainly because my engine took a dump on me which sideline my car for about 1 year. I also had to park it for about 1 year because of being sent to war.

If I had to do it all over again, I'd go with a turbo charger because of the following reasons.

1. It is a pain in the *** to work on the head of the engine. Recently I had to pull the valve cover to work on my valves and to do that, you have to remove most of the components of the SC except the actual supercharger. So to remove the valve cover, it takes 2-3 hours, and I had to do it 3 freaken times, in counting.

2. You are limited to about 10 psi of boost which mathematically equates to max 300 crank hp or around low 200 whp. If you want to gain serious power later on after you get tired with a less than 300 hp performance, you don't have a lot of options with the JRSC. The only other mod left is IC or NOS. Trust me, you will never be satisfied with the power that you'll gain from a JRSC, unless you are happy with beating up on stock ludes or mildly modified SI's or type-R's.

If you still decide to go with the JRSC, or go with any type of boosted application, replace the pistons at the minimum if you want it to last for a while. I don't care what Jackson Racing says, it's bunch of bull. This is the weak link in my car which caused it to be sidelined for 1 year. The ringlanding cracked on all 4 pistons; 1 piece broke off and gauged the cylinder wall which had to be re-sleeved.

I hope this helps.

 

^ it really does help, thank you

 

how much pressure where you boosting before and up to when you blew it?

 

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10 psi max. This is suppose to be the safe boost pressure for stock internals according to Jackson Racing.

Granted I did occasionally (once or twice) take near the rev limiter zone on 5th gear (about 155+ mph), the car begs you to (I live in Germany with abundance of straight no speed limit Autobahn Freeways), but I expected it to last more than 3-4K of mostly normal driving. I didn't even get a chance to take it to the track.

It will probably last longer if you baby your car, but for me with that much power under my right foot, it's hard not to make the VTEC scream in conjuction with the jet engine like whine of the SC every now and then. Besides, what is the point of giving your car more power, spending all that money if you don't use it? That's like having the hotest chick around as your girlfriend but you only get to hold hands with her.

 

how did you tune it? and what other mods did you have before it blew. and also what broke the rinrlands?

 

damn, 10 psi on stock internals is a little pushing it, isnt it? when i get mine i plan on keeping the stock 6psi of boost until i can build the block a lil.. ive heard that 6-9 psi is OK, but even 9 is pushing it... and of course, it also depends on the condition of your motor in the first place too..

 

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I used the JR piggy back that came with the SC. The only other mods before it blew was a cat back exhaust. I'm not sure what broke the ringlands, but I can only assume that it was caused by the elevated combustion chamber pressure brought in by the SC.

As far as controlling the boost, you can't. I used the pulley that came with the SC, which I thought was only capable of doing up to 7-8 psi. I found out later that it was pushing up to 10 psi.

 

Soooo... you didnt have any fuel management like injectors? fuel pump? i can see why you ruined your ringlands, no offense but running 10 psi without injectors will do that to you.

i plan on getting 550 injectors, walbro fuel pump, hondata s300, hondata heatsheild gasket, and a better radiator..