Wow thanks man.
Yeah I'm stockish but have a few add-ons. Thought about a lip kit and I've researched them a good bit but it just ricerizes it a bit much imho. If you have a link or can post a pic to the one you're talking about maybe my mind will change.
Yes it's definitely a true SH the first thing I did was check for the transmission and lines. Yeah I changed out the ATTS fluid first thing also, truth is I rarely go fast enough to ever engage the ATTS but the sticker looks nice on the back of my car.
As for the pulley, I've done plenty of these in the past and I feel good about it. I realize it's a risk but the ones I've used are made by intelligent people with years of proven reliability.
So you had 4? Geez. Give me your likes, favorite mods, dislikes, any info or a good review, ideas, etc. I'm starved for someone to talk about this car with because nobody really has them. There are a few for sale but they are getting rare. Shoot me your # via PM if you have time to chat on the phone so I can pick your brain about Preludes.
Thanks.
I'll find a good photo of the kit, even just the front lip is a really nice look, or the JDM front lip.
You'd be surprised at the amount of SHs that get converted to non-ATTS just because of the fact that the system is near impossible to maintain these days. No spares, no diagnosing except at the dealer.
The pulley is probably moot, if you aren't beating the living shit out of it all the time. I say its fine, but I also deleted the balancer shafts in mine lol.
So I've had 4, one 4th gen, and 3 5th gens. There were things I really liked about each of them so I'll give you some highlights, though the 4th gen doesn't really apply to you lol.
1993 Prelude Si VTEC: I loved the interior, people give it shit but it felt so futuristic and looked awesome. I honestly hated the rest of the car, it was painted poorly, the suspension was trash, and the block had a crack that would spew coolant under WOT.
1997 Base: This car came with the JDM red interior, and was the sole reason I bought it. I preferred the 5th gen looks were much nicer too. This car was wrecked and repaired poorly, I tried to fix it but ended up selling it
2001 SH: The only SH I owned, it had belonged to a friend and I bought it off him. Rebuilt title, but it was in great shape. Lots of rare JDM or discontinued goodies, this car handled so well except for when the ATTS would cut out. The suspension on the SH is totally different, it has different caster and camber geometry and truly makes the Prelude handle much better than the base counterpart. I eventually swapped in an F20B and LSD transmission after I was tired of trying to get the ATTS unit to function properly. Also you lose ATTS entirely if you ever tune the car with a chipped ECU, so out it came. This car also got another engine swap in the guise of an H23A. This was my favorite Prelude, it was pretty, quick, and everything worked. I backed it up into a truck one groggy morning and totalled it (it probably could have been fixed, but getting a new shell was cheaper)
1998 Base: everything from the 01 went into this car, it was a shell that was given to me by a friend. It was a total shitbox, the opposite of the SH. It leaked, it had suspension issues, the paint was shit again. But it was for some reason way faster than the SH, even though it was literally the same exact drivetrain in the car.
If your goals are to keep it a beater car and not go nuts, I'd leave it as stock as possible. Lowering an SH screws with the ATTS, you can't tune it, and without a tune there is little gained from bolt ons. A JDM flushmount wing, and JDM front lip would make it look like a Type S. Get yourself a red valve cover and the OEM Type S Dynamic Chamber Intake and it'll be 90% a Type S (the only difference would be the cams / red interior). The Yonaka exhaust is actually a really nice piece.
