I will probley keep the car stock. Just a daily. Add wheels, coilovers, system, tint. No hardcore racing, just some spirited drives on occasion. Probley some casual street drag races will be done. I am thinking the base would be just as good because it doesn't have the ATTS. Anyway, just found an awesome Prelude, not sure the mileage, year, or if its an SH. Will find that out today. It is a 5th gen though.

 

Well if your going to leave it stock I would go for an SH. Base ludes are better for engine modifications. Somthing like at 300 hp the SH cant handle.

 

Buy a base - Just in case you decide later to do any heavy modification you will have the right equipment to start.

If you buy an SH, you may someday have to start over with a base anyway.

 

SH! stock for stock its better. (make sure its a 5 speed) You only run into problems with atts if you're making 300+hp. so.. no mods no problems!

 

ALL SH's are 5speed. There is no auto SH.

 

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haha my bad.

 

It really doesn't matter.

 

These are the only reasons to get a base model over an SH:

Tuned ECU swap
Boost
Motor Build
LSD tranny

 

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Tuned ECU swap
Boost
Motor Build
LSD tranny</TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed

 

quick question, this will probably benifit the thread so i dont think im thread jacking.

what can the SH handle before the atts is useless, 225whp or 250?

 

i think its a torque issue. Not hp.

 

so then how much wtq would make the ATTS useless? i only ask this because ive read 225 whp from one thread and 250 whp on another.

 

ATTS is a cool feature for sharp cornering. Otherwise the two have the same power and are basically the same besides small details. However if you want to go big (built turbo setup) i would strongly advise a base to avoid the headache of dealing with the SH ECU and ATTS.

 

So, for what do you think a 100,000 mile stock 5th gen Prelude would go for?

 

Depends on the year and condition. My 97 SH had 109k on it when I bought it for 7200.

 

eh, sounds about right. you should be able to pick one up for under 7 tho. Keep in mind with the higher mile ones that a timing belt change might be right around the corner. Once I bought a 2.0L VW with 116000 miles that never had one done! I was so lucky i changed it asap. I personally love the 5th gen prelude. Good luck finding one.

 

Already found From what I can tell its a base model, 5spd, cloth interior, some sort of radar detector, clean looking head unit, pristine silver paint, smoked Konig wheels, tint, and exhaust mod. Looks very clean. I will intend to call the guy to find out the exact specs including price and mileage.

 

BTW, is it PRAY-lude or PRE-lude ?

 

PRAY!

 

IMO it all depends on the condition and the price. For example if you find a great deal on a mint SH get it. Nice condition Preludes are getting harder and harder to find.