hey wats up,i have a 97 prelude wit the sport shift and my tranny finally died.i have heard from alot of people that the transmissions on them are weak.listen 2 my issues i was having when i first brught the car.firt thing i coundnt get in and start and drive off as most people do,if i did the transmission would have a hard shift slamming each gears into place.i have to let the vehicle warm up for at least 20 minutes before i can go any where.if i didnt let the vehicle warm up it would stall out even though its an automatic.i was supposed to get it check out at da dealer but neva got to it..once the car is warmed up it would drive fine wit no issues.all the gears feel strong no slipping or nuffin.the car finally died on staurday,it would not move,the tranny wasnt selecting and gears.i took it to get it rebulit so i should get it back on wednesday,will let u guys know how that went,but that was in issue wit the tranny on an h22 v tec with 105k on it.and i had the trans flushed out with genueine honda fluid.