lets say a stock 1995 240sx raced a stock 2000 prelude

the 240 a 5 speed and the honda a 4 speed auto with tiptronic shifting

which car would win in a quarter mile race?

 

the 240 should, i used to own a prelude but ive never raced a 240. the automatic prelude is a pig, its around 3100 lbs without driver(approx) and the h22 is 200hp/165tq to the crank not to mention its fwd so it wouldnt do so well launching from a dig compared to rwd. and im going to assume we all know 240 specs

 

not too sure about that henry, according to a website i found on google:

2000 Honda Prelude - 0-60: 6.8; 1/4 mile: 15.4

1995 Nissan 240SX SE - 0-60: 8.3; 1/4 mile: 16.1

http://www.exoticcarsite.com/0-60-qu...mile-times.htm

 

^^^ is that the automatic prelude stats or the 5-speed , and whoo has stock imports these days anyway?

 

and also who knows what conditions the engines are and if they are putting all the hp it should be from factory condition

 

auto preludes are slower yuta, they weigh more and have a little less hp because of the auto tranny. auto preludes should average around 16sec , im sure its similar to the 240 but the 240 has launch advantage being rwd

 

oh haha.

sorry, i just figured anybody who would buy even a "sport" compact car would at least get it in manual. some people really do fail at life i suppose. and i fail at reading.

 

keep the racing for the track or this is getting closed
it would be a very close race, but I would lean towards the honda winning

 

my 00 maxima spanked a tuned prelude...on a closed circuit. the max is lighter, even WITH 2 extra cylinders
EDIT: sorry silviaks2nr

 

Theres 2 types of H22's used on USDM preludes be more specific.
In Japan there is a 3rd motor so you would have to be really specific.

 

the guy posting is from the bay area, the prelude is a MY2000, so i think its safe to assume he means the 5th gen USDM H22A not to mention its automatic

 

i had a jdm H22 in my 90 accord was pretty quick but i got rid of it cause i got into auto-x and the poor handling pissed me off lol

 

My friend Rollyn is on BAY AREA preludes. This was his dyno with a VAFC and bolt on's (about $500 in mods). The torque band on the H22's suck.

Now you can compare that to a under $1000 mods list PDM racing KA.


The only advantage that the preludes have in the 1/4mile time is the added traction and grip from front wheel drive. If all the USDM 240sx's came with VLSD the added grip could gain anywhere from a .5~.2 gain in the 1/4mile. Not to mention the gear ratio of the open diff sucks compared to the VLSD from the J30 infinti.
I also believe that the H22's use a fully counter weighed crank that allows for the additional rev and redline, KA's use half weighted cranks that shortens the rev and redline.

 

in my stock s14 (95....5 speed...stock LSD) i pulled off constant 15.6 quarter mile times......hit a 15.7 occasionally.

and my car is completely stock

 

I've been trying to tell people VLSD makes a huge difference!!!!!!!!! Do you have a slip???