Honda Prelude UK

fillip

Hello did my first run what ya brung at the pod in my Prelude yesterday. Been a couple of times in the various Clio Sports etc i have had in the past and got times around 15.85. I didnt know wat to expect from my Prelude but have always thought it has felt quicker top end compared with the Clio's. I didnt collect my times till the very end of the evening so i never knew what my times were during my runs.

I did 4 runs:

1st run I screwed up my launch was too agressive and wheel spun loads then missed 2nd Rolling Eyes

so had a time of 17.25

2nd run went for a much less agressive start feathered the clutch to get moving then floored it got a 14.8

3rd run went for same type of launch and got a 14.62

4th run again abit more revs but similar style of launch and got 14.50

Specs of my car are:

1995 UKDM 2.2vtec 4WS no mods that i am aware of

Now I was wondering are these the sort of times you would expect or should they have been much quicker or slower than that? The times were alot quicker than i expected. Confused

Was bloody good fun down there as always and there were plenty of V8 american monsters running. Plus saw a white import Prelude was that anyone here?

Cheers

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Widowmaker · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

I think they are very good times for a UK spec with no mods

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:

Yup, good times, so many people here only manage 15's, but i swear their car's aren't in the best service condition Sad

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fillip · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject:

I have no idea what service condition mine is in as I bought it with no service history the guy i bought it from seemed to have treated it well and im only the third owner and its only on 87k. Ive just changed the entire exhaust including the downpipe (except for the CAT) for brand new OEM parts mainly bought from ebay otherwise i have done nothing to this car.

The main reason i was confused by the times is because my mate was running a 260bhp Quattro Audi S2 and that was doing very low 14's so being 5 10ths behind seemed pretty good. But if you think these are just good times for a good condition Prelude then I am quite please with those times Cool

Widowmaker · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

I have yet to go on the strip i am too scared even though i have been driving for nearly 20years Embarassed

Any tips, what revs did you drop the clutch ? and what recs did you change up ?

Frank · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject:

14.5 damn thats like a second more than what most sites say aint it for a standard one. im just gonna give up now i cant do better than 15.2 with jdm 95 vtec mugen manifold blah blah blah but then again my starts sucked

so talk me through it how did you do your starts? can i see your slips i wanna see your 0-60ft etc quite interested now.

mayb i need an uber service i think my wheels sticking are the biggest letdown

nice one mate

frank

fillip · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject:

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(sorry about quality done on camera fone)

Dont have the slip for the final one I was in one of the last runs which finished just after 9pm so nothing was printed. My mates who were in the stand told me that time, so you'll just have to take mine and there word for it on that one.

As you can see my actual reaction times are abit crappy but basically i was always trying to avoid wheelspin by holding the car on the clutch at about 2000rpm (the first run there was far too much wheelspin) and then when it went green feathering out the clutch and once moving flooring it. By my last run I was reving alittle higher about 2500-3rpm thats it really. Gear changes were 8000 rpm just before limiter for every gear.

Frank · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject:

awesome cheers mate yea i think i was holding the revs to high 4k plus sometimes your way seems to work as does revving it up to the limiter almost hmm il try it next time im there

nice one

frank

fillip · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject:

A few pics that my friends on the stand took, there pretty crap but nevermind apparently they took some vids too so as soon as i get hold of them I will post em up:

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mike-b · Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 6 Location: diss,norfolk

they sound some pretty solid times mate i was also there in my near stock integra type r during the day and my best was a 14.1 so for a lot hevier car you did very well!

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Frank · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

stil cant get over your 14.5 thats immense i must service my car and try your technique now

fillip · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

DC5 Type-R is my next car Cool

love them so much! Yer I saw a couple of JDM teggys on sat im guessing one was you? Also saw a couple of nice vti civics aswell

mike-b · Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 6 Location: diss,norfolk

yea i was the white 96 spec white no spoiler! (the noisey teg)

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject:

*coughstockfaceliftrimscough*

Heavy wheels and sticky brakes will kill this sort of thing Frank Wink

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Frank · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:48 am Post subject:

yea its deffos my brakes not helping things thing is i need 17's to fit over my discs. my wheels weigh less thatn stock but the tyres deffos dont lol. i really wanna break into the 14's dammit lol

frank