4th Gen Prelude Review. My 1996 Honda Prelude SI
2024 ж. 14 Мам.
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After about a year of searching, I finally found a clean 4th gen Honda Prelude. This is my new 1996 Honda Prelude SI. It is super clean and ready for as my new daily driver. While I wish it were the vtec model, that can easily be changed as finding these chassis in good shape is becoming near impossible. This is my review and the first video of many as this project unfolds. Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think in the comments below and don’t forget to check out my facebook and subscribe to the channel.
-HONDACARGUY
I’ve got a 92 Si with a jdm h22a, I love this car by far my most favorite car ever.
Wow nice 👍 and yes they are really something special. Make sure you take care of it, these are getting more and more rare.
Just picked one up in excellent condition only 76k miles. Absolutely love these car.
WOW! super low miles, that's awesome! congrats!
Wow! I felt lucky to get a 95'SE last year with 240K
I had one when i was in my 20s. I loved that car the lights and in the dash,the tail lights i loved everything about those cars
No doubt man, to this day one of the best looking cars ever made in my opinion.
Looks good man! Saw your link from the FB home prelude group!
Thank you, I appreciate it. I’ll probably be posting more in the coming weeks.
@@HONDACARGUY kk I’ll subscribe to see how it turns out
@@72langsky sweet thank you and feel free to let me know any suggestions or ideas.
@@HONDACARGUY I like the originality of yours. Mine has a lot of cosmetic changes, if ya have time to check out my channel...
I have this same exact car, it was my aunts college car. I love it.
beautiful mint. have a great trips with this one
Will do and thank you very much.
I had a ‘92 auto here in the UK. Later 5th gen 2.2 vtech with awesome 4 wheel steering. Both stunning. I’d suggest getting plastic headlamp protectors for it. Mine were glass units and quite vulnerable I thought. The protectors did their job. I’m quite envious to be honest but I’ve 3 Hondas currently. One is 30 years old, extremely rare and turns heads whenever I take it out. Not a money pit at all too. It was JDM, low volume production and imported. Honda UK knew I had it and a couple of years ago it needed an engine rebuild and they contacted Honda Japan who sent my mechanic a massive document about it. It started first time after the rebuild! I’d recommend getting the protectors.
That’s awesome and yes they are great cars. I’ll check out those Protectors.
Loved your video on you beautiful gen 4 Prelude. Would love to see an update of the changes you have made on your car
Thank you and unfortunately to have enough money to put on a down payment on a house I sold it. Currently looking for a new one… may fix up my 6 speed TSX
It’s a pity you sold it. Was a beautiful example. Hopefully it’s gone to a great home
Still got my 1993 Honda Prelude VTEC . 98K original miles. Black Pearl. All stock !
Awesome car! I highly recommend keeping it forever... However if you ever decide to part ways with it, please let me know.
Looks amazing man! i own a jdm dc2 type r and i hope to own one of these one day
Wow those are also awesome cars! I certainly recommend this generation prelude as to me they are definitely special.
@@HONDACARGUY i agree, super under appreciated car
4th gen is the best gen.. 3rd no power. 5th to heavy. Style,power,interior"dash", and weight is all best on the 4th gen.
My First Car Was a 96' SR-V (Canadian Top trim level ) that h22a was a great little engine. Loved that car!
Wow what a first car that’s awesome!
Great find! Very hard to find these cars unmolested now. I would find jdm one piece headlights in favour of the two piece lights we get over here
THANK YOU! I will certainly be looking for some one piece head lights long term.
Yea. Very "good" idea. To change those glass headlight with foggy yellow plastic jdm garbages..
@@endlesstwisties not the cheap 'ebay jdm' headlights of course. I have a pair of aftermarket one piece headlights and they're also glass. quality is on par with the oem lights ;)
I bought a brand spankin new one in 92. Loved that car!
Nice!! I couldn't imagine how cool it would have been to have one brand new!
Beautiful car! Have fun!
Thank you and it will be a fun project. Perfect daily to the weekend hot rod S2K!
Fantastic. The one thing that stood out for me though...in a bad way...are the massive swirl marks in the paint. I hope you got that corrected.
Yes I did, before I sold it. I had to part ways to afford a down payment on a house. Now looking for another prelude...
I am 18 with one it’s a 94 2.2l vtec I love it so much I also have a kseries accord
Wow some awesome cars for an 18 year old! Keep them going they are becoming relics
My baby got it brand new as a high school graduation gift. Traded it in back in 2007 for a benz.
Nice find there!!
Thank you! It really was, I am very excited to fix it up and drive it daily. Thanks for watching
damn that looks good, especially for 220k! Wow. Nice find buddy.
It is really really clean for the age and mileage. Pretty much garaged it’s whole life. Thanks a lot buddy
@@HONDACARGUY So cool! I love finding cool stuff. for me it's the bang bangs of course haha. But I totally get it. Nice ride homie. We will have to race! lol
@@PrescottCaliberClub haha anytime just don’t invite me to a tug war... you can have that win.
I'm hoping to get a 93 H23a1 Si think that the year for my first car. Cant wait to see your plans for the build. A HKS Muffler sounds good on a these
Nice 👍 good luck. Also thanks I’ll check out the hks as I really want to get rid of this cheapo eBay muffler
Yooo bro did you get it?!??
@@xortinmalinsky5772 yass i did end up getting a 4th Gen 😁
@@lowrenzosi3474 nice
@@hannahcruz6754 thanks I sealed the deal
Man I want this as a first car but I'm not sure if it's the right choice but I love this car and generation to death
Makes a great car and a good car to learn how to maintain yourself.
Hey dude love the car i have a 95 si.. had a question what catback exhaust is on the car
Thank you so much! So it has some godsnow eBay exhaust and while it actually sounds ok, it’s just not my personal preference in style. Thank you for watching.
Just Because I'm A Huge Prelude Guy myself I subscribe and on top of that I'm on my 3rd 4rth Gen on ownership I rescue them enjoy them for as long as I can and sell them to the right proper gentle man And the one I rescue about a month ago is a Gem but in rough shape but save able
Awesome glad to hear your saving them. They are becoming so rare these days. The prelude just started leaking oil pretty bad so I gotta fix that. Thinks it’s the oil cooler line but other than that she is mint and will be getting nice things done to it.
Yessir right on and your absolutely right this cars are disappearing faster then we can see them on the road, just a few hours ago I repair some leaks on mine go hseries since this H2.3A1 are Notorious for blowing up on there own tell me how I know boss I'm waiting for mine to Blow up and for sure I'm putting in this time a H22 for more power other then that there a bit more tougher then the DOHC 2.3 non vtec
@@e92bimmergamer69 if I find a h22 cheap I will but really want to do the euro r h23a
My God! This car makes my heart sing! I had a 1996 Prelude SR in silver. I loved that car so much. I’m just beside myself looking at this video. Reminds me of my early days, it was the most expensive car that I had purchased up to that point in my life. Enjoy it!!❤
Managed to find a ‘93 model in the next town over from me. Unfortunately, it had been in a front end collision, so the front bumper cover is crooked. That’s the first thing I plan on getting fixed once I have more money.
Awesome man! Congratulations and thank you for saving another lude!
Dope car bro my first prelude was a 3rd gen awesome little car, now I have a 93 prelude 2.3 that I'm looking to fix up and turbo
Thanks! Awesome are you going to make videos when you do?
Want to get one of these as my first car
They make a fun and great first car. My only suggestion as they are older cars and need maintenance so prepare to learn how to work on cars or prepare to accept they occasionally cost you some money at the shop. I highly recommend them though, they are a fun car to drive and with proper maintenance they are very reliable.
Beautiful example
Thank you
Beautiful
Thank you
@@HONDACARGUY great catch. I have a 92 accord I've been working on and my brother wants to get into hondas. I told him to look for one of these, any buying tips or things to look out for in these?
What are you going to have to do to make it from an H23 to an H22 swap because i want to do the same thing... thank you.
It’s fairly simple! All the mounts are the same but for doing the job right should be replaced at time of swap. Preventative maintenances always good. Secondly you will definitely need wire harness and computer from h22 as both different due to vtec. Other than that it’s a direct swap. One thing to note if money allows very good to swap lsd transmission in as it will make it much for stout for power and better for traction and handling. A good clutch with oem bearings is always a good idea when swapping.
Beauty! 👌
Thanks, I think so too.
The black baby is back!!!!
What if it was silver with a black hood, roof and trunk soon???
I just found out that the prelude I bought a few months ago was actually a prelude si! I got a jdm f20b bluetop swap and hopefully soon a turbo.
That would be sick! Post some videos
@@HONDACARGUY maybe I will
How did you find one so clean and this stock?
took a long time to find
I had a 1994 Honda Prelude Si that I bought back in 2005. It was hard to find one in good condition then I couldn't imagine now. Whenever I did find the Honda Preludes with the manual...all those needed maintenance badly on the clutch. I found a clean Automatic that I bought for $7000. Drove that car from 2005-2013. Unfortunately, I had to get rid of it because of a knocking piston rod. Maybe one day I will be able to buy it again@@HONDACARGUY
Supper nice I have a 95 SE 5 speed best Honda I think 90s anyway
Awesome love the color and interior of the SE.
@@HONDACARGUY oh yes
What exsust you going with
@@robertotzintzun2009 not sure yet might go with a vibrant muffler and resonator as it looks more stock... the INVIDIA looks ok too a little big but better than the one on it now
Mark my words. My 93 VTEC will be sleeved block " minimum 800 whp". S1 AWD conversion.
Can’t wait to see it
i have a h23a1 4th gen can someone tell me more specific things about it like if it’s an si or not
If it’s an h23a1 it is an si, same as this car
What else would you like to know? I have vast experience with these cars.
@@HONDACARGUY it’s a 4 speed automatic has no vtec so not too sure if it’s rlly an si
I'm debating between this gen or a celica 7th gen...
Highly recommend a prelude. They are wonderful to drive, going up in value and are so rare these days…
I've got a '96 VTec. Not just hard to find -dang near impossible, mint. 98k mi Original engine, unmolested. Maybe I should start a channel. 🤣
Awesome super jealous wish mine was vtec but still happy with how nice it is. You should definitely start one
Whatever happened to this rebuild project?
Unfortunately had to sell this car to cover our down payment for our house. Currently looking for another prelude.
@@HONDACARGUY dam!! drive.google.com/file/d/13P0mhS9v_lpQeN-aRa7sQfucpiuXLIcQ/view?usp=sharing , drive.google.com/file/d/14X6260ia99zWFdcXeja0XPOz5vOcIsdL/view?usp=sharing
do you still have it ?
Unfortunately not, had to sell to put money down on our house. It went to a perfect person who still keeps in touch and sends photos regularly
surprising to see that it still has the no vtec 2.3, Everyone else swaps in the 2.2 which is just a bad idea in my opinion.
Yep it’s great for now. If it fails I’ll probably go h22 though
@@HONDACARGUY or k series:)
@@abadibi very possible too
the vtec model comes with the h22a1
@@OGFido i know
I had a 94 in high school. Started burning oil pretty bad.
Yeah they can do that… this one is actually really good on not using oil.
95 Prelude with the H22, manual
Want to sell?
@@HONDACARGUY a/c, cruise control, and clutch damper are deleted....
I have one same color
Beautiful cars
How much did you pay
Bought it for $4500 but I just sold it 😢
@@HONDACARGUY damn whoever got it better respect it and watch this video and appreciate it's I seen a similar clean on for $6500 but 150k Miles
@@bryanCLXT it did actually! Went to the perfect owner who has been taking great care of it and keeping me updated about it too. Pretty cool prelude community.
My car would smoke that thing.......................................... if you didn’t start your engine till we said go and then you counted to 10 before going. Smoked! Have fun modding your new baby.
Thank you so much buddy! Also your Honda can go off-road, May be slower but definitely more capable!
That’s a 94 prelude not a 96 I owned a 94 prelude full spec vtec the headlights are totally different on a 96. Look at your title.
In the states this model was made from 92-96 and yes it is indeed a 1996… title, vins and date code on door jam all indicate this, not to mention I have owned 7 of them
i wouldn't do h22 swap, the h22 lacks torque. I would go Frankenstein build swap in a h22 head with vtec. or if you really want swap just go k series.
It’s period correct, that’s what I like about it. K series is interesting because parts and modifications are readily available. The G23 set up is also interesting for torque
@@HONDACARGUY Yes its period correct, in that case go h22 euro R or the japanese H22.
@@HONDACARGUY If you go H23A red top that's essentially a factory-blessed version of the G23 idea. VTEC head on the long stroke block. That's what's going in to my 96 Si. H22 is cool and all, but IMO I would miss the torque.
@@dennisferron8847 that’s kind of my goal assuming I can afford it
@@HONDACARGUY Hey man this guy don’t know lol you do what you want. The American h22 has about the same torque spec as an h23 and the JDM h22s have about 10 ft/Ilbs more torque so you won’t be missing out on the low end at all plus you’ll have the satisfaction of cracking that old school VTEC sound doing an H22 swap
I don't think the red emblems look that bad.
Thanks they have grown on me but still at some point will probably go back to stock
@@HONDACARGUY I just bought a garage kept 2002 Acura RSX with only 55,000 original miles. Found it in Chicago from a guy who bought it brand new in 2002. He was getting offers from all over the country and told me if you get here today then it's yours. I love Honda/Acuras from this era, so reliable.
@@kieferclarkf1674 what a find! Congratulations! I agree 90s and early 00s the best
@@HONDACARGUY It needs new struts when I bought it but aside from that it's amazing. Engine and transmission drives like it's brand new. Full synthetic its whole life, and he averaged just 3000 miles a year on it in 19 years.
@@kieferclarkf1674 awesome! When you replace the struts I highly recommend kyb agx they are adjustable and ride great have had them on 3 cars now.
How about driving the damn thing?
Yeah, that should be #1 for sure, the handling, powerband and experience is nearly unmatched by anything even comparative to similar cars made today..
You're wrong... the wheels are right.
Literally in the original brochure... www.ebay.com/i/352999774482?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=352999774482&targetid=935694487826&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9030332&poi=&campaignid=10829254710&mkgroupid=109722617954&rlsatarget=pla-935694487826&abcId=9300396&merchantid=6334704&gclid=CjwKCAiAzNj9BRBDEiwAPsL0d2aOrR8HSRLAzG5OIbIfzudzK0Wgu3RgPVFIZHn4IgbpgU7ngqZe8xoCd1gQAvD_BwE
@@HONDACARGUY i stand corrected
@@colo_laser lol all good and honestly they look good either way but you’ll catch a lot of shit from the community... that’s why I mentioned it twice.
Mine face both ways lol.
@@dennisferron8847 lol happens a lot when tire shops rotate and don’t pay attention
Ya your Prelude IS NOT AN Si /Srv
It most certainly IS a USDM Honda prelude si.
The dashboard in this generation looks awful, especially the digital version. Idk it just seems out of place