is this worth it?
 

in my quest to find daily driver in order to save the mileage on my audi, and rebuild my b16 turbo,trying to convert to ls vtec turbo, I found a 89 prelude si b20a5, I want to know if the price is worth it, the body is perfect, the clutch as a problem, have to bleed the clutch all the time, getting air, the owner change both cylinders, still have the problem. But I was thinking that if I cant fix it I could use the block for a b20vtec, how different is the lsvetec from the b20vtec? I noticed its tilted in the prelude engine bay, engine mount etc. :-\

Re:is this worth it?
 

different b20 :-\ you can't use that one for b20 vtec as far as i know

Re:is this worth it?
 

that motor is one of the shittiest honda designs ever... cant use it, its an oddball

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Did I mentioned that it only cost $500? and I plan to negotiate the price to $400, the car still looks good, engine runs good, only problem is shifting, sounds like an easy fix for a daily driver, does it?

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at the worst you could part it out for profit

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Everyone is right, you can't use that motor to make a lsvtec. If you wan tit for a daily driver and you think you can fix it, buy it for 500 or part it out like someone said.

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---- isnt that b20 ur referring to the sohc b20 anyways.. my aunts prelude is, and yea its an easy problem to fix, if you dont want to do it, pay to have it done and ur have a 1500 ride for 600 or so

Re:is this worth it?
 

hahah...hey...i sold my muti-colored/primered crx...with no glass at all...no engine...no interior...but a chromemoly cage...for 1400. people buy all kinds of things. REMEMBER...your trash is someone elses TREASURE! and yeah...that is the WORSE b20 ever....and the sohc is a f20. i think yours is a b20A. but sounds like that lude has a leak in the hard lines......just my 2 cents.

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thanks! I'm going to try to use all that to my advantage to lower the price, and its a dohc b20a5. I prolly buy it this weekend.

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just a FYI, thats not a "normal" b-series engine.. it doesnt have the same bell housing config as other "b-series" transmissons, so good luck finding a tranny that will work on it and work in your car at the same time. The mount is also slightly different, and sits at a funny angle. Its the bastard of B-series, trust me.. even if someone gave me one I would probably throw it away, it has no use.