ill be picking up another car here soon as a DD and will make my prelude my weekend/dont care about it toy. i have been looking at racing it at sebring and all the local auto x courses(many of which i have already done)

i was thinking of just taking it and stripping the inside. then picking up a cage or having LHT build me one.

anybody have their 5th gen gutted? mine already has the trunk completly stripped.

heres a pic of my trunk gutted, only ones i have sorry

 

It's pretty easy to strip the interior. Just remove everything.

 

in Florida can you pass inspection or whatever you call it with a stripped interior?

 

^^ They dont have emissions testing in Florida, or any kind of inspection that i know about.

 

i'm in the process of cleaning up my engine bay and under the dash. the interior isnt gutted completely, but all of the sound deadening material and anything "unnecessary" has been removed. including a/c, p/s, etc...here's a shitty pic:

 

117, thats pretty impressive! do you have anymore pics?

what kind of things do you notice differently with a stripped interior? was it faster? louder? colder in the winter?

 

Obviously. Yes to all three, think about it.

 

Mine weighs 2370 without me and I know I can get at least another 50lbs out of it. This is with a cage and alot of weight that goes with running a 72mm turbo. I still got to take off things like windshield wiper engine, sway bar, CF trunk, etc...

 

i know yes to all three but i want details from somebody that has done it.

 

have any pics of the interior? how much faster did your prelude feel when you gutted it?

 

This question tells me that you have not done your research. You can not say "I felt the power." You can gain power by losing car weight, that everyone knows, but your BUTT can not accurately tell you how much ( or any gains at all ). Therefore, don't say or ask "Did you feel a power increase?" Butt dynoing is just not accurate. A real dyno wouldn't tell you this either since your car is stationary in one location during pulls. You have to physically race your car at the drag-strip and compare times. Do your research.

 

Have you removed the door bars? What kind of cage are you running (tubing size, mounting points, extra bracing, etc)?

Are you running any type of fuel cell? Still using the OEM bumper supports? What about wiring, the OEM dash bar, etc?

I have mine down to about 2475 to 2500 with 1/4 tank or so, w/o me in it. I'd like to drop another 100 lbs or so. I still have all the OEM glass (door glass is removed), OEM door bars, and the innner metal door panel on the passenger's side door. The driver's side metal door panel is cut to make room for the NASCAR door bars, but I still have the OEM door bars in place.

I'm thinking of trying to lighten the bumper supports F&R, remove the OEM door bars, and a few other things to lose a few pounds.

Here are a couple of other old pictures:

 

street ride,your wasting your time. ill ask anything i want.

117, great pics man!

 

Am I wrong though ? - Why even get a cage if your 5th gen can't even break 14.5 ? Another rice mod to add to your mod list ?

 

Maybe he wants to road race and wants the safety of a good cage so he doesnt die in a collison/roll over/T-bone incident

Cages are not only for drag racing homie

 

Thats pretty good

My EK with the C5 was about 2440 without a cage! That lude is pretty lean

 

bingo. street ride wouldnt know that, cause he didnt read.

like i said he is wasting his time

and not 14.5 try 15.6 lmao!

 

no door bars, cromoly cage, factory fuel cell (for now), full glass, center console, all trimming and carpet is still in it, (except carpet behind seat). It's a 6 point cage, gonna go to a 10 point, but when I do that, I'll put a fuel cell in it and get some other things off so I can be around 2450 with me in it.

 

^have any pics?

 

I know one pic of the interior is on the first page

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...t=Sfwd+prelude

 

u stated it weighs 2300 lbs, thats pretty light for a prelude

 

2372 with factory rims and tires

 

pretty light! good job man

 

 

I wonder if mine would even be that fast. Does that make my cage a ride mod?