88prelude Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 i have a 88 plelude base and i put 18" rims on it with 255/40 on the front and i noticed an extreme loss in acceleration. however, me and my friend were driving side by side one day and my speedometer said i was doin 40 but he said he was doin 45 and on the highway i was doin 100 and he said he was doin 110 to keep up with me. the car came stock with 13" steelies so im thinkin for every inch there is a 1 mph difference? but i thought the bigger the rim the worse top speed too..this stuff ic confising can anyone with intelligence help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Larger rims = more rotational mass. harder to accelerate. Larger rims also mean more surface area, which covers more distance with less rotation. Whenever you go up in rim size, you should adjust tire size accordingly. 175/70R13 becomes 185/60R14, 195/50R15, 205/50R16, etc. 88 Ludes come with 14" stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 i have a 88 plelude base and i put 18" rims on it with 255/40 on the front and i noticed an extreme loss in acceleration. however, me and my friend were driving side by side one day and my speedometer said i was doin 40 but he said he was doin 45 and on the highway i was doin 100 and he said he was doin 110 to keep up with me. the car came stock with 13" steelies so im thinkin for every inch there is a 1 mph difference? but i thought the bigger the rim the worse top speed too..this stuff ic confising can anyone with intelligence help me? yes your 18s are a lot heavier than your stock ones so your acceleration will suffer greatly. also now since the overall diameter of the wheel/tire is a few inches bigger, it will change the accuracy of the speedometer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Larger rims = more rotational mass. harder to accelerate. Larger rims also mean more surface area, which covers more distance with less rotation. Whenever you go up in rim size, you should adjust tire size accordingly. 175/70R13 becomes 185/60R14, 195/50R15, 205/50R16, etc. 88 Ludes come with 14" stock? the base model comes with 13" stock with 185/70 i think? but what size should i get for my 18s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex37211 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 You should get 15's or 16's. Sell the 18's and get some that are more suited to your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 18's on a 88 ludey thats friggin huge, do what alex said 15's or 16's... 18's are wayy too big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 ^^+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 lol yeah i knnow they are too big but i really likee them on my car i used to have 16s but they were spray painted and looked like crap and random question..if my car does 0-60 in about 6.2 seconds with the steelies on is that quick for a base model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 i find that hard to believe since the 1988 si does it in 9.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 well i did do it idk how but my friend did the stopwatch and right when i hit 60 he stopped the stopwatch and it said loke 6.2 or 6.7 or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 do you have like a modded H22 that you dont know about or something? sell those monster truck 18's and get some 16" rotas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 the reason i got the 18s are cause i liked the way they looked on my car and they were only 200 bucks i know i need smaller rims but when im ready to drop 2 inches ill get new rims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 0-60 in 6 seconds? thats almost as fast as my wrx and i have all wheel drive and a turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 0-60 in 6 seconds?thats almost as fast as my wrx and i have all wheel drive and a turbo. I will come out and sayit BS! If thats the case my Sol did it in 4.999999993 sec.!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Oh does your buddy have Parkinson's?? o:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 are you calling bs on my wrx doing 0-60 in 6 seconds, or the prelude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 he's definitely calling it on the lude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 well i did do it idk how but my friend did the stopwatch and right when i hit 60 he stopped the stopwatch and it said loke 6.2 or 6.7 or something like that what he time you zero to thirty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 are you calling bs on my wrx doing 0-60 in 6 seconds, or the prelude? Lude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 The S is powered by a 2- liter, single overhead cam 4-cylinder engine that develops 104horsepower. With 104hp engine u did 0-60 in 6 seconds there is no way.Even if u have the si you only have 135hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 heres more information the zero to sixty times and the quarter mile time for both the s and the si year make model engine 0to60 1/4 1988 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si 4ws 9.3 16.8 1988 Honda Prelude Si 4WS 9.1 17.1 all information was provided by this website http://www.exoticcarsite.com/0-60-quarter-mile-times.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 ive looked at my cars 0-60 time for stock already but thanks im gonna re do the 0-60 time soometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 we can do the 0-60 time side by side if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88prelude Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 okay everyone who is doubting my honda ill redo the 0-60 time whenever i put my steelies on then i will re post the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallhamer88 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 What mods are done to the car? i looked at alot of the cars on that list for u to do it in 6 seconds u gotta have more then 200hp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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