I have a base model 98 prelude. I want to make power but i really want to stay away from forced induction. My car is a daily driver (and my only car) so it needs to keep with the whole reliability issue. I have $1000 to spend on performance parts and this is some stuff i was thinking about.
Skunk2 Racing intake manifold---$325
Type S Pistons and rings---$400
WeaponR Dragon intake---$95
Crower Stage 2 Cams---$640

So what stuff would you guys get for a stock 98 lude for about $1000?

Thanks for the help!

 

You will need new valvetrain to run those cams safely, and prolly a manual tensioner conversion.

And money for fuel management and tuning.

 

save more money....

 

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you shouldn't even worry about a intake manifold until you have head work.
just get your stock one ported if you're on a tight budget.

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just get a cheap ebay intake and put a k&n filter

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Crower Stage 2 Cams---$640
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good choice, but your also gonna have to take into consideration
you'll probably want cam gears, you'll need a vafc or some other
kind of engine management to tune the cams, then you'll need
someone to tune it. this alone is gonna run over 1k

it's not cheap by any means to build a high hp all motor lude.

of you're shooting for 230whp, it's gonna cost more like 4-5k.

read up on lone luders thread in the sticky's
that should lead you in the right direction

 

you also did not account for labour

230whp is more than 4-5k

 

get all the bolt ons and then go for high compression and lots of tuning, tuning and more tuning. then p&p the head
i think one of the sponsors are doing it for $420 for porting a head and thats an awesome price.

porting a head + cams + high compression +tuning = power
then get the skunk2 IM

you dont need the cam gears junk if your going with crower cams because they are supposed to work best at 0/0

 

its possible, but not for a g. save up...or...nawzzzz!!!...jk. save and do it right

 

if you want 230whp for $1k...go with a NX Wet kit w/ genx2 upgrade

but youre still gonna need a clutch so yea just save your money

 

230whp for only spending $1k would be awesome.... I think i've spent over 5k and im hoping to see 230 myself

 

you'll need good cams and better pistons than that, which involves sleeving.

 

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i think one of the sponsors are doing it for $420 for porting a head and thats an awesome price.

porting a head + cams + high compression +tuning = power
then get the skunk2 IM

you dont need the cam gears junk if your going with crower cams because they are supposed to work best at 0/0</TD></TR></TABLE>

i can't believe how many people are swinging off skunk2's nutz

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this is true, that's why I'll probably just end up spraying for now

 

ya u ll need a lot more than that for 230 whp at least throw an smsp header in there get rid of the junk 2 and throw in some tmw itb s and sleeve the block and go 12:5:1 and maybe u ll be there

 

thats what i was gonna say smsp header, header is in my mind the most important bolt on part
SMSP