Originally posted by qoheleth
I find it impossible to believe that a SS Prelude with JRSC would dyno the same as stock 5 spd.
My wife drove a new 97 several years ago and I did some intermittent dyno runs after exhaust/intake/header mods with a buddy who had a 5 spd. The SS did dyno less power to the wheels (of course) as compared to the manual, but the difference was not that overwhelming (maybe my 150 to his 165).
I am seeing JRSC runs with 230HP to the wheels with the same bolt on mods. Why would the SS lose 50-60 of that? I don't buy it.
The weak tranny concerns me though. Sounds like it may be better to get a good NSX instead of pouring money into the Lude.
Thanks for the input,
~Kelly
well a JSRC SS will put down more HP than a stock 5spd, but i was comparing a 5spd w/ bolt ons vs a JSRC SS
everyone's car is different, but assume you've got a 5spd lude with AEM CAI, SMSP Header, and Apex'i N1 Exhaust. This setup probably dynos in the mid 170's. BHP is probably anywhere from 205-215 assuming a 15% driveline loss. To dyno the same 175 whp on an SS losing 25% of power you'd have to be making 233.3 bhp. Now, depending on who you know and whether you can do the work yourself or have to pay to get it done, i think the 5 spd swap+I/H/E vs. JSRC is a wash, money wise...(aka both expensive as hell) but the benefits above and beyond WHP make the 5spd swap the better choice. also, as you make more and more power at the flywheel, the more pronounced the difference becomes b/c it's a percentage loss, as opposed to a numerical one...