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rice_classic · 03-12-2015, 02:23 PM

Yeah, it's FWD but the Prelude's front suspension is superior to the twins so the front of the Prelude is better at doing work than the front of the twins and it should be too, after all, the front tires of the prelude have 2 jobs to do but still. The 92-96 Prelude is particularly brilliant in the handling department too.

Give them equal weight, equal tires and properly tuned suspension setups for their drive-train layouts along with some decent diffs and you'll be surprised how close the competition is, I guarantee it. In fact, for being both ~200BHP engines, the Prelude may have a power advantage on a long track due to fewer ponies lost in the drive-train.

But to say things like, "it's not even close" is myopic at best. It's definitely close.

03-12-2015, 02:23 PM	#51
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,171 Thanks: 757 Thanked 4,206 Times in 1,807 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Yeah, it's FWD but the Prelude's front suspension is superior to the twins so the front of the Prelude is better at doing work than the front of the twins and it should be too, after all, the front tires of the prelude have 2 jobs to do but still. The 92-96 Prelude is particularly brilliant in the handling department too. Give them equal weight, equal tires and properly tuned suspension setups for their drive-train layouts along with some decent diffs and you'll be surprised how close the competition is, I guarantee it. In fact, for being both ~200BHP engines, the Prelude may have a power advantage on a long track due to fewer ponies lost in the drive-train. But to say things like, "it's not even close" is myopic at best. It's definitely close. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS