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Offline chrismc

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HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« on: October 09, 2012, 05:28:54 pm »


This is 'Hugo'- a joint track day project jointly for my brother & I.

He's a 1995 UKDM Honda Prelude VTEC with a few mods. Here goes for a quick summary...

ENGINE Stock H22A2 2157cc VTEC ~ 183bhp/156lbs/ft with AEM V1 CAI- stainless manifold, decat & stock UK exhaust system

SUSPENSION Custom Gaz coilovers with full height & damping adjustment

BRAKES Brembo 282mm discs with Hawk HP+ Pads. Standard rears (Hawk pads to fit)

EXTERIOR Stock minus rear wiper & aerial

INTERIOR Fully stripped out including aircon, airbags, cruise control, trim & various bits of bracketry. ~55kgs lost so far.

Future plans include fitting the LSD box currently sat on my shed floor (slightly shorter f.d too), 2ws conversion (loses weight of 4ws ecu & electric actuator)

If we get really serious we can go for an H22A7 from an Accord R to boost power up to ~220BHP

That's about it really! Should be fun

Chris :)
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2002 Accord Type-R daily driver

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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 10:16:26 am »
A decent start Chris....tho I'm sure "zee German's" will have an answer on track!  ;D

Where's peak torque Chris...still high up or better midrange with the extra capacity?

I did see a red Integra R yesterday with gold centre rims...they do look good the o'l Honda's...always fancied an R after seeing Tarquini & Thompson romping around the circuits in "standard" (yeah right) cars during the pro-mo launch.

My best mate has a Civic R "breadvan"...by his own admission it's no match low to mid range for his 2ltr Mk2 8v.... ;)...but does come into it's own at the top end.
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2012, 12:22:36 pm »
Peak torque is ~5500rpm- though it feels really punchy (compared to standard) low down thanks to the weight reduction combined with running some extra ignition advance.

No big step/surge as it hits VTEC now as the mid-range is suitably bolstered.

As ever with Hondas- it loves it revs, though the fact it's a 2.2 & 'only' 183BHP means its not a peaky banshee like a B16 or B18 or even a K20 for that matter

Certainly a good match for a certain 2L 16v mk2 GTi. We'll have to re-evaluate after he fits his posh new JMR head ;D

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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2012, 12:41:20 am »
Fair doo's....

Oh and the certain JMR head is all machined!... ;)...be scared.. be VERY scared!  ;D
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2012, 06:52:35 am »
I shall try to swing a day trip down when Tim comes to collect it ;D

I have first dibs on having the 16v back should the day come too ::)

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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2012, 07:38:32 am »
Well eBay has turned up a bargain for us

£36 for a Janspeed back box. ;D (retail at ~£200 new)

Should make it sound a little more purposeful. Might even rev a bit more keenly if its a straight-thru!
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2012, 09:32:39 am »
Janspeed.. havnt heard that name for a while. My GF's dad used to make manifolds for them years and years ago. Good on ya!
I found a momo steering wheel in black yesterday.. put a cheeky 40 quid bid on it and won! Comes with the boss too :)
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 06:46:21 pm »
Drove out to Clevedon to collect it today.

Looks barely used! What a result!!! ;D

Good result with the momo wheel- not long fitted one of them too! It's amazing how a car can feel so different purely from changing a steering wheel!
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2012, 01:51:07 am »
Let us know when you get it fitted, interested to see if there is a gain to be had :)
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2012, 07:28:26 pm »
Fitted it up yesterday- went on a treat

Nice & subtle deep tone- not raspy or chavvy.

Arse-dyno can't really feel a difference- but then the system is still all 2.25" bore. It'll do for now ???

Main priorities now are fitting the 2ws, LSD box & chopping some unwanted metal out.
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2012, 08:15:58 pm »
What effect does the 4ws have on track that you don't want? Is there a weight saving to be made or does it improve the handling?
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2012, 08:41:22 pm »
The 4ws is great on the road & at parking speeds- turns on a sixpence!

Couldn't really feel any benefit on track round Combe though- safe & planted in the wet, mild understeer in the dry.

The big disadvantage of the 4ws on track is the weight- & the fact it's all concentrated over the back wheels. As with any fwd car- the aim of the game is to get the back end as light as possible & get it moving about to improve turn-in

The 4ws has a big bulky electric actuator & ECU which will all be coming out & swapped for a 2ws subframe setup.

Not sure of the weight saving but I'm confident of ~10-15kgs minimum 8)
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2012, 01:14:51 pm »
Yesterday was spent doing some more minor fettles...

First up was removing the front bumper & separating the mounting irons from the reinforcing bar

 

Bumper off & bar removed!




Reinforcing bar removed & ready for the wheelie bin!

Apologies for the naff iphone pics :-[

Also removed the charcoal canister & blanked off all the necessary ports & removed the bumper foglight blank to aid flow to the air filter

Probably only ~3kgs total saved, but every little helps eh?

Just shy of 60kgs out so far- but big savings possible from sunroof, bonnet & boot as well as going to 2ws to follow.

100kgs+ total no problem!
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2012, 10:21:45 am »
You'll feel that difference for sure Chris  8)...right to the point a Mk2 16v comes past! ;D
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Re: HUGO- Our 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC track car
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2012, 11:39:10 am »
lol Jason, gettin the digs in :)
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