Hey,
I hear alot about 4th and 5th gen 'Ludes around here, can some one give a breakdown of what years the generations covered, and what engines were available in those generations.

This much I know:
5th Gen 1997-2001 H22A VETC

4th Gen 1992-1996 H22A VETC ........

????? I don't know the rest, someone help me out here???

 

you got the years right for 4th and 5th gens.

There were only 2 models in the 5th gen. Base and SH. They both had the same engine. H22a4 VTEC, the diffrence was that the SH had better suspension and handling.

The 4th gen came in many flavors. S, Si and VTEC. I know that 94-96 had all 3 flavors... but 92 and 93... I think 92 didn't have VTEC.

3rd gen... I don't know much of anything about them.

 

1st Gen 79-82:
79-82 : EK1 1.8 CVCC 3bbl downdraft carb 72hp

2nd Gen 83-87:
83 Base (sometimes called DX) : ES1 1.8 CVCC dual sidedraft carb
84-87 Base (sometimes called DX) : ET2/A18A1 1.8 dual sidedraft carb 100hp
86-87 2.0Si : BT/A20A3 SOHC 12v 110hp

3rd Gen 88-91:
88-90 2.0S : B20A3 SOHC 12v dual sidedraft carb 105hp
88-91 2.0Si (4WS optional for 88-89) : B20A5 DOHC 16v 135hp
90-91 Si (4WS or ALB optional) : B21A1 DOHC 16v 140hp

4th gen 92-96:
92-96 S : F22A1 SOHC 16v 135hp
92-96 Si (4WS Optional for 92-94): H23A1 DOHC 16v 160hp
93-96 VTEC : H22A1 DOHC 16v 190hp

5th gen 97-01:
97-98 Base SS : H22A4 DOHC 16v 190hp
97-98 Base 5spd and Type-SH : H22A4 DOHC 16v 195hp
99-01 Base SS : H22A4 DOHC 16v 195hp
99-01 Base 5spd and Type-SH : H22A4 DOHC 16v 200hp

Note: This should cover everything that was available for the US. Other countries have more/different models with different options available.

 

Thanks Kaspin, that really helps. Good info. I'm fairly new to the Honda scene, this being my first Honda. I was a Ford man before, but now I've seen the light. Ford may make some muscel cars, but none of their cars approach the efficiency and hp/cu that the Hponda engines do. Also, the quality of the entire Prelude package is far superior to any Ford I've ever seen.

 

Welcome to the Honda family, 2000Prelude, and thanks for the historical sumary, Kaspin. I think that should be helpful to everyone, because I admit, I don't know much about the Prelude pre-4th gen., either. You look at the numbers for the early years and you think about how well these cars performed for the day, compared to what was available at the time, with less than 120 or even less than 100 hp.