First time posting & want advice

[q45_owner]

Hey first post! Anyways, I was wondering how a 92 Q would fare against a 95 manual Honda Prelude in the quarter mile?Because a friend wants to try me with his other friend who has pretty much the same car he has (a prelude) this friday in light of his birthday.

[Q45tech]

Depends on condition of transmission and engine ........the 92Q will cover the quarter in 15.2-15.6 seconds normally depending on temperature and elevation [baro pressure].http://www.syclone.freeserve.co.uk/rivals.htm

Pretty much equal depending on driver.Tell us which one is faster after the race.

[Q451990]

Speaking of engine condition... run a search on "Chain Guides" or "timing chain guides" - welcome to NICO!

Heath

[maxnix]

One has to wonder why compare a 4 cylinder, two seater, ton and a half car with a manual transmission to a two ton, four seat, V8 automatic luxury car?

Must be dull times in Kansas City.

[Jesda]

Gotta have something to do.

The latest V6 Accords will run to 60 in 6.2sec. Wonder what the numbers are for a mid-90s Prelude. Did you check http://www.car-stats.com?

[Altiman94]

It depends on the model. S-vtec, si, or just the s.

[HeavyDuty]

It depends on the model. S-vtec, si, or just the s.

F23, H23 or H22 engine?

It's on a flat spot on the engine facing the front of the car, right where the trans bolts up to the engine, just above the oil pan.

[q45_owner]

Well the one I'm going to race is an 2.3 si. If I raced my friend I would be racing against a 2.2 VTEC H22 engine- he has a custom cold air intake. Its gonna be on a drag strip a 1/4 mile run... I'll probably wait for my engine to cool down 30min to a hour before I do other runs. I've checked this site: www.missouri.edu/~apcb20/times.html for 0-60 and quarter mile times and it seems it'll be about even.

[q45_owner]

Yeah, also I did read up on this chain guide problem- thats a big concern. I have 141,800 mi on my car now... I got it in March with 139k. My transmission was replaced in 95' by the previous owner when it must've went bad (service record)- replaced with 92' transmission cause it starts in second gear. From what I've read I need to get new chain guides and a transmission cooler soon.

[maxnix]

From what I've read I need to get new chain guides and a transmission cooler soon.

Most definitely! It will be a real bummer if your engine craters, even if you "win" the race. Good call on the dragstrip.

Do a little more reading here and you will realize a short time ago 3 1992 Q45 were lost due to timing chain guide failure within a 6 month period on this board alone!

[Jesda]

Check out NICO's articles section for some info on chain guides. transmission coolers are cheap too. Mine was $100 installed. Wes has a how-to guide at http://www.q45.org if you want to install it yourself.

-Jesda

[HeavyDuty]

Check out NICO's articles section for some info on chain guides. -Jesda

Uh, yeah, and please do it before you go to the track.



Even with the H22, I say you'll take him. Providing your car is in good tune, even just the basics.

[q45_owner]

It seems the most I can do before the race is to remove the cover over the chain guides and see if it is starting to crack and show wear...(funds). I will take of that as soon as I take care of the power steering pump and hoses which are busted but the dealer said I could drive on for a while. They're charging me $1,300 and I've been driving for 2 months already which has me worried. I only need to take care of 700 out of that amount- the rest is covered. This all tells me to put aside the race and take the bench... for a while.

[HeavyDuty]

I just finished a new fan clutch, radiator, hoses, p/s pump rebuild, p/s lines, trans lines & p/s cooler. trans cooler.

There's a lot of stuff to do in there, I know the quote is high, but it's time consuming.