Today, I received my Samco sport hose kit originally intended for a Euro Accord R. I had ordered it back in Jan or Feb from JDM Spec Performance (http://www.jdmspecperf.com/), but it took a while to make it's way to North America.

I took a preliminary look as to whether this kit will fit my 5th gen Prelude and so far I'm very confident that it will. The short top hose appears to be a bit too long, but other than that it seems ok.

I will be installing the kit most likely tommorrow or Wednesday night, so I'll take a few pics of the completed job when I get it finished, but for now here's a teaser:

 

wtf is that? an intake?

 

No its a radiator hose kit.... gains from it? i have no clue if there are any, other than its colorful...

 

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Thats what they make clamps and zip ties for.

 

Well... since there isn't a Samco kit specifically made for the 5th gen Prelude I thought I'd investigate whether or not the Euro Accord R kit would work. I thought perhaps a few fellow Prelude owners would appreciate and find this information useful.

The kit is stylish and offers greater protection from losing a hose due to pressure or heat issues.

 

I think it's pretty cool. Thanks for taking the plunge and trying this out . . . . keep us posted.

 

hell yea... i want for my h23 4th gen... probably will work if it works for u..
post pics and updates!

 

yah, let us know, i would love those

 

Samco makes exceptional silicone hoses. For quite some time, they have not been availible in the US. I used to get them about 4 years ago, but the US distributors stopped importing them. At the time they cost about $200

What did you pay for them?

 

$189.90 shipped.

 

i might just make might outt some piping and get it chrome dipped

 

waste of money on rubber hoses .stock only cost 10 bux each

 

If I wanted stock I would have bought stock. Thanks anyways.

 

rubber blows ***..
i would buy them too

 

I installed the hose kit tonight. Things went smoothly and the kit fits. The lower hose is perfect and the upper hose needed to be trimmed down on the rad side by around an inch. Using a clamp on the hose as a straight edge and a sharp knife yields pretty good results.

Seeing as how Samco doesn't make a proper Prelude kit (don't worry I've emailed them about this install), it's good to see that the Euro Accord R (CL1) kit works with very minor modification. Thanks go out to JDM Spec Performance for hooking me up with this kit when no one else would.

Here are a few pics:

 

kick ***... should work for 4th gen h23 then too right..

 

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Thanks. Well, if they have the same hoses as an H22, then yes.

 

First off, sweet hoses. Second, how does your car start and run with that small a$$ battery? What kinda is it? And also how hard was it to install your remote oil filter, if that is what it is next to the tranny? If not then i'm stupid.

 

do you know what colors they have them in?

looks good, although i dunno if i would spend 160 on hoses..

 

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The battery is a Hawker Odessey PC680 drycell; 14 lbs versus 40 lbs. It's not a problem in the spring/summer/fall at starting the car. Just don't leave it in for the winter or accesssories on while the car isn't running. Check this link for more info:

http://www.preludeonline.com/s...58096

The oil cooler is indeed what you see and it's a totally custom job. I tried to document what I had done so check this link for more info:

http://www.preludeonline.com/s...91470

 

They come in the following colors according to the http://www.samcosport.com website.

 

lets see pics of that oil cooler... did u loose any oil pressure when u did that... mines low enough already...
btw that is one hella small battery

 

Click the link to see some more pics (oil cooler is there, but shots haven't been updated for a little while):
http://community.webshots.com/user/bdb

There is not a noticable pressure drop when it is flowing. I mean you can't get away from it, but it's a very low drop with this oil cooler. I wouldn't have an exact number though. I'm usually running between 80-90psi on the track while at temp.

 

nice 130 dollars just in fittings right here

 

OT: but, NICE dyno numbers! whats your engine mods?