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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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hey im in the market for a 4th gen vtec. wat should i look out for?
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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no real problems in 4th gens as far as i know, pretty stout cars if i do say so myself. in my opinion, the H22 4th gen would be the way to go.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:40 AM
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thnx, i see you're an sf native too =D
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 03:48 AM
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haha yeah, if u get a prelude join bayareaprelude.com chill people on there haha, even tho im not gonna be in a prelude much longer ill still be on the board. will probably be picking up a 4th gen as a DD
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 03:52 AM
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Good luck finding a 4th gen Vtec. They are somewhat rare.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 04:19 AM
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haha out here in california, h22's are almost standard in preludes. there are plenty of preludes with legal H22 swaps out here.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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haha, i got the 96 accord right now. trying to upgrade to a faster car
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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hows the reliability on the h22, i heard it cant handle as many miles as most other honda engines
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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yeah right, im at 150k miles on my h22, not a single problem, my engines barely broken in
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:03 AM
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190k on my old 95 VTec DD...I think that car ran stronger then my 94 VTec /w 88k when I picked it up 2 years ago.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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thnx thats great to kno
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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factory h22 4th gen owner. extremely fun car, the engine is simply amazing, 109k miles, runs like new. Just make sure you take good care of it, maitenance wise, oil change, tranny fluid ect. Try to avoid the 96 model, its nothing wrong with it, only difference is that its OBD2, but if you don't plan on modifying it, it won't matter
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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dont hate on obd2!!! :D:D
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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4th gen vtec for sale
only 3 problems, vtec, tp, and map sensor
5speed
lmk if your interested
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Honda prelude SR-Vtec, 1996 if you want it as new as possible or 1993 if you want it obd1. What more could you ask for?
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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thnx guys. i think ima just swap a h22 in my 5th gen accord
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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boo!! still will be nice though
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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?haha?
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