why is the 86 lude faster?

[dXsquared]

heres the qustion. why is a 2.o liter Prelude faster than a 2.0 liter accord? which parts are better? cam? pistons? i know the tranny has beter accel cause of low gears but i already instaled it in my car. so what should i strip from this car to be faster?

Travis

[night]

about 400 lbs

[Jims 86LXI HB]

According to this web site a european 86-87 Si weighs 2288lbs, but federalizing alway's adds weight, +150lbs is a safe bet.
a us spec car should weigh 2400lbs.


http://www.prelude-fan.de/ab.htm

And this site say's the same car with ABS weighs 2520, same thing not a federal car.

http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/robertb/prelude.htm

If someone has different facts, please post a url to verify.

[dXsquared]

so does the motor have more power? thats all i want to know

and i need US spec... thanks tho jim

Travis

[night]

my 85 carb by the book is 2293.

when i first took it to the track, i took out the spare, jack, and seat. it was 2250lbs with me in it.

the 2gen lude Si is the EXACT same engine as the 86-87 LXi

[carotman]

the cam is wilder on the prelude and the camgear has a different setting on the lude.

[merlindavis]

it may be many small factors that make the lude faster than your accords... i can't be sure, but believe the lude is a tad shorter, less exhaust piping to run, or maybe the piping is run better and allows for a better flow... could be a different design in ehxaust manifold... stuff like that... for some reason, 86-87 seemed to be the fastest years for 2nd gen ludes... also, if you have a b-series engine, you could try the tranny from the 90-91 Si ludes... b21 tranny had very short gearing...