The LB Snow Man Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hey everyone, Snowman here. long time listener, first time caller. Anyways im in the market for a '99+ Prelude OR a '98+ Teg. i love the two cars that honda provides, but it leaves me a few questions. I am a total noob when it comes to this kinda of stuff, just another 19 year old that drives fast. im mostly leaning towards the lude but if i find a teg for the right price ill get that. so onto the questions 1) What are the basic tune-up parts or replacement parts i need to get or should look at when i purchase my new car. i know spark plugs and what not but what i mean is any new parts or parts i need to look at specifically that have been through 65k+ miles? 2) When i do get it does it really matter how many miles the car has because an engine swap wont cost me TOO much. What other way to get to know your car better then doing all the work by yourself or with a friend right? 3) What are some of the better brands i could use to put performance parts on the car? i have a friend at super autobacs so i can get wholesale prices not retail. 4) i know practice makes perfect but can anyone give me some tips to better my driving and street knowledge? 5) Any advice you guies can lend me about both cars? like pros and cons? I think thats enough for know. more when i get them which will be soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 4) i know practice makes perfect but can anyone give me some tips to better my driving and street knowledge? The best thing I was taught was to "drive within what you can see" (if you can't see that the road is safe for what you want to do, then don't do it). If you crash, it's not just your life that you may wreck. If you are patient, there will always be a right time and place to have fun. Also be aware of what is around you - never presume that other drivers are going to be predictable. I also like to get to know my car before driving it fast with others around. I take it out at night on an empty open road and try things like: * how it responds to heavy braking at speed (does it brake straight or not, does it slide, if it has ABS how does that affect braking) * steering response (imagine a child runs into the road in front of you, how does your car respond to suddenly swerving around it at different speeds) * width testing - in England we have drains on the road next to the kerb, so we practiced driving over the drains without touching the kerb - starting off very slowly, we eventually managed to do this at over 100mph (your car better drive straight if you try that!!!) Any driver will eventually find themselves in a "situation", and if you know your car and limits you should be able to get out of all but the most stupid ones (like the idiots who drive into the back of you when you are stopped in traffic :rant: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The LB Snow Man Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 Thx Col ill remember that. any other questions you might be able to answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Thx Col ill remember that. any other questions you might be able to answer? There are people in this forum who are going to give you much better answers than me, so I don't want to say too much. I owned a Prelude until a couple of weeks ago. I think I had too many things wrong to appreciate the car. It was very quick in a straight line, but my 2001 Celica - with about 60 less HP - is much quicker around winding roads and tight corners. I don't know if that's just because my Prelude was in bad shape, but they are heavier than the Teg and I believe the weight is not as balanced. In contrast I can throw my mate's old Teg around like there's no tomorrow, but he does have a few mods and an ITR engine. The other side is the cost of running the Teg and the Prelude. I found the Prelude to be expensive. There are more Tegs out there, more 2nd hand parts, a larger aftermarket and more performance mods. Personally I think that you will have more fun and less running costs in the Teg, but will enjoy both cars if you get a good one. You should test drive a couple of each and decide what feels better to you. That's just my opinion based on a short experience of owning a Prelude. Give others a chance to reply and you'll get some sound advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The LB Snow Man Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 alright ill keep that in mind, i looked at a teg today and found one for like 5.5k. it had a B20b engine DC headers, dont knbow if it had the cat but i do know it had an aftermarket exhaust and intake. i mena it looked nice inside but outside was a bit damaged. and there was no way to tell how many miles teh new b20 had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohcVTEC-E Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 If you want to go fast easy get an SRT-4, WRX, DSM, or something with a turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The LB Snow Man Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 um.......yea.....srt-4 got shot down 4 out of the 5 times..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Cole Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 1)basic tune ups such as oil changes and waht not every 3-5k miles and once the car enters the 90k to 100k miles range your gonna wanna look at replaceing the timing belt, serpentine belts and water pump. 2) if i was going to swap motors i woulnd't be too worried about miles. just check to make its not a complete POS and a critical thing is to check if the CV joints are bad. to do this you should crank the wheel all the way, like your performing a U turn and if thers a ticking or knockin' sound than it might mean that the cvs are bad. 3) theres a bunch of good brands out there Greddy, AEM, Spoon(if your cazy) etc. 4) i'd say just hang around these forums and you can learn alot about these little hondas. i know i have. 5) i've never driven a teg before but i own a 97 lude. i like it cause its got some torque, good power a feels nimble for the size of it. downside to it would be that on freeway crusing your gonna be at 3500 rpms at 70, so if you get a loud exhaust it could be annyoing and that the prelude ways as much as it does, like around 3000 pounds i think. overall, the prelude is a good car, its a honda so if you stick to regular matience, same with a teg, it will last a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiphy Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 unfortunatly my information isnt entirely accurate, but any prelude with a h22 engine has a very large amount of potential. my 88 has the stock crap ass b20a but i have a h22 in my garage awaiting install. 200 hp stock for most h22 models makes the cars quite exhilerating and as a 19 yr old myself driving fast is made simple in these cars, my personal recomendation would be to lower the car to 2-3'' from the ground, they handle so beautifully. as for the teg, i know they are quite ballsy and handle nicely too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 If you want to go fast easy get an SRT-4, WRX, DSM, or something with a turbo. LS1 f-body>all those you listed, especially if it isn't "fully built". Giggity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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