Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

Should I turbo my 85 Prelude and just wait till it blows and get a b20 with gsr head and have a sleeper? i dont know of any one who has dont any thing to a old skool prelude like this so if any one has let me know and tell me how it when and if it can be done. Email me at Cruzinpastu@hotmail.com thanx Justin

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

It's going to be quite a task to drop a B20 in there. Turbo the A series

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Closed, cast iron deck... yum!

Same dimension rods as H23 if you ever decide to get funky. They run 86-89 Integra gearbox (gearing might be different) but with a different bellhousing on the tranny case + I think the input shaft is different, and same as similar year Accords (again, gearing might be different).

Simple pre-OBD0 to OBD0 pinout swap/addition to run 90-91 PM6 and TurboEdit.

I think your only problem with the stock A20 is the same one as every other FWD shitbox ever made - fixing the suspension so you actually have traction.

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

Dont mean to jack the thread but this question is directed to Mr. Davis. You say that the B20 rods are the same dimmensions as the H23. Well since h23 and the f22 use the same dimmension rods aswell are you saying that i could then get the b20 rods for my f22. I would REALLY like to know if this is for sure because there are very few people who sell rods for the f22.

As for Curzinpastu, I love the sleeper idea. Who doesnt like an old import who can haul ass. If you have money to turbo than do a swap later go for it. But it may be more worth it to get that b20 in there then build it up for FI or keep it NA, either way you'll still be fast. ;)

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

I've never said that. Where'd you get that idea?

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I think sieco is mistaken.... you were talking about the A20 in the post above weren't you Mr. Davis?

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

85 Piglude Si gets A-series, not B-hype.

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Sorry I think i miss read your post. But which rods from which block have the same dimensions as the H23? I would really love to know because i need to find a cheaper alternative than the crower $711 rods.

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placeracing makes the mounts for the swap, it's pretty easy.

the thing with the prelude h series, is that the block walls are pretty thin... unlike the integra b series motor. And i would'nt attempt to drop the b20 in there without getting some good piston and rings in there if you wanna boost. Just a heads up...

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

Well, since this thread is about the new TL, I'd guess what I meant was that the J35 rods are identical to H23. Which is isn't, and they aren't, but I'm failing to see how re-explaining myself would clarify the matter when you can just re-read the thread.

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

How did you come to the conclusion that this thread is about the new TL?? The title clarly says it is for a turbo 85 prelude Si. I hardly see a 85 Prelude as new. Anyways so the J35 Rods (which was never mentioned and any above post nore the NEW TL) are identical to the H23? But what do you mean by ??? So are you saying that the are identical or they are not? When i re-read the post everytime the only two other engines that are mentioned are the B20 and the A series and that one possibly used that same type of rods as the H23, but now you say the are the rods from the Acura J35 engine. I apologize if im simply missing something but im trying to find a cheaper alternative to the crower rods.

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

damn, this is getting off topic.

yeah, u should try and turbo the A series, id like to see that, but ur def. gona run into soem suspension problems with that lil car, the whole suspension sucks on it, and i dont know if there is much aftermarket support for it, but i sure u can find something

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turbo the a series. Id say its worth it because my accord runs pretty good on the a series with boost. Id say that traction is your only problem also. Youd be ahead in the wallet department too, because youll go faster with a series on boost, even on the stock engine, than you will on a B series with the same money into it, and parts are much cheaper. As always, managemant is the key, and you could swap to obd 1 with some wiring, and an obd-1 civic computer and distributor, but i run an safc and btm, even though its not the best, ive hit 13psi spikes a few times and still has no problems... Oh yeah, the a series torque in boost is just as good if not better than an b series anyway.

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god help us and im not even that religious
jd u fucked this noobs brain up good

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Umm, i don't mean to interrupt the rants here, but i do believe the a20's in the old-skool preludes are carb'd 12v motors. So, unless you take all the time to find an old 87 or 88 accord LX-I and swap the injection over from that, and then convert again to run a chipped pm6, you're gonna have one helluva time playin around with one of the biggest headaches you'll ever have in your life. Yes, the a20's are nice for the iron block closed deck designs, and i've seen a few old a20 lx-i accords that make around the 300hp range on stock internals, but for the time and money you're going to invest into an old car like that, it might be cheaper to off it and buy something slighlty newer to build.

Re: Turbo 85 Prelude 2.0 Si
 

SARCASM

Si means Sports Injection.