well i took my 97 prelude to da transmission shop and one of the bearings inside was bent and it chewed up da casind of the tranny,also the lock up selenoid is bad,that part makes the transmission have a rough shift in gears,and also if the car is not warmed up it will hesitate to shift gears,but once its warmed it changes fine.but i got the car back but my differencial is bad inside da tranny,that part is in national back order,if any one have one let me know asap.i am waitin for the lock up selenoid 2 come ,once i get that i will let u guys know if that actaully make my car change gears smoothly.but that is da issue i have wit this car.no 1 has that differential in da us and its $1000 for a racing 1,so if any 1 has one please let me know so i can be on da road again..thank u