I currently drive a Honda prelude VTEC and im moving to tallahassee and i think a new car would be good thing to do. Its really hilly and i woulnt make it anywhere with my body kit and im tired of all the little problems i have with this car. Its really fast and all but i want something new i guess. I really dont wanna buy anything slower, but how are you guys liking your Spec V's speed wise? It is a really nice car inside and out. I love all the details it has. Just want to see your guys' opinions, thanks
It's got tons of torque. It's plenty fast for me, too fast even, at least on an autoX course. It's nothing special drag racing but sure is a kick rallyX'ing. I can't vouch for road racing because I have yet to do it.
Originally posted by Kichigai It's got tons of torque. It's plenty fast for me, too fast even, at least on an autoX course. It's nothing special drag racing but sure is a kick rallyX'ing. I can't vouch for road racing because I have yet to do it.
Welcome to the forums, we need more auto-x and rally geeks.
Hey Tranze....wat are the litl eproblem u had with your Prelude? I am looking for a new car and i am considering S15, R33GTS25T, Celica GT4, Prlude SiR or a cheaper trueno BZ-G. Need some input about Prelude. I heard it has a weaker Chassis compared to Nissan and Toyota and it can't last too well through bummy roads. And i also heard the Prelude Triptonic gearbox has problems. What exactly are the problem you had with your Lude?
Originally posted by kazeden Hey Tranze....wat are the litl eproblem u had with your Prelude? I am looking for a new car and i am considering S15, R33GTS25T, Celica GT4, Prlude SiR or a cheaper trueno BZ-G. Need some input about Prelude. I heard it has a weaker Chassis compared to Nissan and Toyota and it can't last too well through bummy roads. And i also heard the Prelude Triptonic gearbox has problems. What exactly are the problem you had with your Lude?
Hey kazadan, i fixed most them them now! lol. Anyways it was just little things like main relay fuse, Slave cylinder, and a the brake light but i fixed all of those. I dont drive a tip tronic, it is a 5pd tranny thats in great condition. About the Chassis the lude handles awesome with minor suspension mods. Im tryin to get around 7k for the car and a picture of it is in my sig below. I have alot more pictures, just e-mail me at prelewdsi@yahoo.com or do you have a AIM sn? BTW i ran 14.6 @ 94.52 mph in it.
The Spec V is great. It has decent power and handles good too. I raced a newer V-6 Camaro a couple weeks and whooped him. I don't know what kind of power a Camaro has, but he was no match for the Spec V.
I work for nissan, I can honestly say its the best car for the money out there. Nismo parts have been released and are kick ass. I got mine down to 14.4 in the 1/4 with just intake exuast and header
hey my friend just bought a specv bout 2 months ago he loves it in an out when i raced in it i hung side by side with a gst eclipse an buried it threw sixth the only prob i have realy noticed is the handling sometimes its to bumpy of a ride
I test drove one today and it didnt seem bumpy at all. Great low end but not as much top end as my vtec. When you put mods on it does it help the top end at all? Also it sounded like something kicked in around 5k rpms, like a different sound. Can someone explain to me what that it?
Originally posted by jdmspecv I work for nissan, I can honestly say its the best car for the money out there. Nismo parts have been released and are kick ass. I got mine down to 14.4 in the 1/4 with just intake exuast and header
I call BS on that one........the best anyone I remember getting bone stock was 15.1 or so....and you're talking a .7 sec. drop in times from header/exhaust and intake? No way.
the best time non-juice WITH TIMESLIPS I've ever seen on a fully bolted spec V, with other mods too, was a 14.6
KEEP THE PRELUDE!!!!!!! Btw, I live in tallahassee too.
Originally posted by Tranze I test drove one today and it didnt seem bumpy at all. Great low end but not as much top end as my vtec. When you put mods on it does it help the top end at all? Also it sounded like something kicked in around 5k rpms, like a different sound. Can someone explain to me what that it?
the 2nd intake runners kick in around 5k....thats what the sound is. It's not like VTEC, the CVTC system. It's a continuously variable system, instead of kicking in at a set rpm like VTEC.
Mods do help top end some, but as I said before, the best N/A time without juice I've ever seen, with timeslip proof, was a 14.6x. Your H22 could do a lot better than that. Those respond well to bolt ons, and theres so much more in terms of available aftermarket. I wouldn't change!
Originally posted by evosentra17 hey my friend just bought a specv bout 2 months ago he loves it in an out when i raced in it i hung side by side with a gst eclipse an buried it threw sixth the only prob i have realy noticed is the handling sometimes its to bumpy of a ride
Bullshit! GST eclipse would smoke a stock spec V. Buried it thru 6th? so what, are you now gonna tell me you did like 145? ha. don't think so.
listen, jdmspecv and evosentra17 are idiots. Go over to www.b15sentra.net and see for yourself on the track and dragstrip forum.
for one thing, there is no spec V in japan....hence there can be no JDM spec V............ I'm sorry for sounding like such an ass Tranze, but these guys really don't know wtf they're talking about.
actually from what I've heard the gst only runs around a 15.5, and I saw one at the track that couldn't break below a 16.2, so it's entirely possible that a stock spec could take one....though I think it would take it better down low, not in 6th, what were you doing like 130 while you were racing him???
I'm sorry for sounding like such an ass Tranze, but these guys really don't know wtf they're talking about.
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