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From: Cliff Loh <vcmc001@ibm.net>
> Seeking opinions on hot cars for the Y2K DSP:
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> My pick for cars with very good potential in the new class:
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> Honda Prelude - the very late model 195 hp ones.
Actually, the same engine equips the '93-96 VTEC cars and all '97-on cars --
the extra 5 hp in the later cars comes from a change in the exhaust
system -- which you'll change in SP anyhow. The later cars have a
noticeably stiffer body, at the expense of an additional 100 lbs or so.
My choice: Get a '92-'96 Prelude S, which is lighter due to lack of ABS and
weight-adding comfort features, but has the same suspension as the Si and
VTEC. Replace the SOHC Accord engine with a 2.2-liter VTEC with aftermarket
intake and exhaust. Bolt on the bigger front brakes from a '93-96 VTEC.
Put a *big* sway bar and a strut bar on the back to stiffen it up and reduce
the understeer.
Let me take a lap in it when it's done....
Jamie
'92 Prelude Si
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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