Originally Posted by heyfrench
go for it. 500 is a good deal. look for rust around the sunroof, around the gascap, side panels in front of the rear wheels, and around the wheel well.
expect to pay 500-650 for a "new" engine. If you have the time and knowhow, i'd reccommend rebuilding the b21a1 and buying a b20a5 head and putting it on the b21 block, esp. if you're going to stay NA. that combo will raise the compression to 10.0:1 or 10.1:1, as opposed to the 9.4:1 of the (usdm) b21a1 and (jdm) b20a, and the 9.0:1 of the (usdm) b20a5.
the 3g lude is a great car. If you do get it,
www.prelude3g.com and
www.preludepower.com have great resources and volumes of information on it.
BE WARNED: This car has next to no aftermarket, but we 3rd genners find ways around that
uh oh looks like my research is lacking. Y is the jdm b20a have higher compression than the b20a5? I am building a b20a right now, and i have planned to order parts as if it were a b20a5 cuz until now i thought the only difference was the cams.