Now I can't wait!!!

"YSI-what can brown do for you" (ysi-what-can-brown-do-for-you)
10/20/2013 at 13:55 • Filed to: None

Here is to power and noise!!!

DISCUSSION (20)

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 14:16

Dude that sounds like a racecar in there. Its like the perfect blend between induction and exhaust. You get that scooby rumble, with the mechanical noise in the front.

And if thats 6th gear on the highway, i hope youre okay with a little droning noise.

but totally get this setup. i dont think its sounds like a typical 4cyl at all. its got more bite to it.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/20/2013 at 14:23

Mine shouldn't be too bad. . . hopefully. My catback has a big ol' resonator and I will have one cat, so it should keep the noise down. . . hopefully. This is more or less what it will sound like.

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 14:32

now that one sounds too quiet. haha. Id go for the loud. Enjoy being able to do these things now, since you might regret not going louder.

Personally, i could live with the highway rumble. i can deal with having a loud car, and i would expect to be hassled for it. however, to me, the noise would be worth it.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/20/2013 at 14:38

Well as of right now, the car is just under the too quiet mark. Hopefully, with the headers it will be reasonably quiet while driving, but under WOT it will be nice and loud. Only one way to really find out though. Hopefully it is something like this.

20binaFD > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 15:39

Is it possible to get the flat 4 burble of a wrx with the brz/frs? I thought for sure someone would set up the exhaust to do it but I guess it's a turbo that gives it that sound. Too bad.

YSI-what can brown do for you > 20binaFD
10/20/2013 at 15:48

You can, but they won't sound exactly the same. The WRX has an EJ engine had a lot of differences one of them being the con rods being completely different than in the FA20.

Anyway, the way you can get the rumble is getting UEL headers. ELs will give you a few more hp up top, but the UELs make a little more torque throughout(particularly in the torque dip).

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 16:22

that drag one sounds less raspy, which is good. But i guess that compromise takes away the noise level. But how often are you pulling WOT? Personally, i rarely ever do that. So id like to have more noise without having to go wot.

I just want a simple complete mugen header back:

another from the same guy:

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 16:58

also, a girl has responded to the exhaust noise dilema...

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/full-disclosur…

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/20/2013 at 16:59

You have a Honda 4-cylinder, which means you have the greatest induction noise. . . in da wurld!! Seriously, after you get the exhaust(which btw sounds very nice) you need to do something about the induction. Atleast that is my suggestion. Besides making some sexy noise. You may even make more power. . . maybe, who knows!

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 17:09

crap, that first video was suppose to that at 3:07 for maximum awesomeness.

And ive already changed out to the best intake for a stock motor. The intake off a type S model. I got it for half the price id pay for the equal performing CAI setups. And there are really only 2 other options.

Kinja'd!!!

this was the stock intake below.

Kinja'd!!!

plus the preludes intake is already pretty cold for stock location. The pickup goes down by the fender/bumper. So a cold air intake would only be maybe 5 inches more away from engine heat than it currently is, which at the moment isnt a big difference since the prelude motors run rather cool.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/20/2013 at 22:33

Its alright, I ended up watching the whole video. If you get the exhaust, excellent choice.

That is a strange place to put an intake, I guess that is how they do it in transverse engined cars. Apparently the best choice for my car is a drop in filter, the stock intake is actually pretty good.

Also, deal breaker, she thinks Continentals are sexier than a Murcielago :(

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/20/2013 at 22:55

If i can get my hands on a brand new or very lightly used mugen setup, ill do it. But its unfortunately a waiting game since these are about as easy to find as a jackalope.

Well the H series engine (which i have), iirc was the last engine to have the intake/exhaust backwards. K series and newer have the intake at the front to flow back to the exhaust at the rear. Which is more normal haha. Maybe they figure if you have a catastrophic engine failure they'd rather have flames coming out at oncomming drivers rather than the occupant. That or they had no other choice in order to fit it under the low profile hoods.

yeah, i keep hearing the stock is pretty good. I dont doubt it. Its designed and engineered to work specifically with that IM. And unless you change that out, the gains arent worth it for a CAI alone. I still gotta get a k&n filter for the lude... im slacking.

Hey, that means she's classy. Id date a girl with a Bentley. But at least she proves our 'loud noises attract womenz' theory.

On an unrelated note: i always want to rip vtec when a girl is in my car, but then id have to explain what it is, and thats a bigger challenge than you think. At least is easy enough to tell girls what a boxer engine is. you can explain that pretty much with sign language.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/21/2013 at 02:37

I keep it nice and calm when a girl is in the car. You know try to play it off like I don't accelerate when I have the chance, when in reality I do. I also never have any women in my car, but that doesn't matter.

I saw the engine in my cousins car(a Camry) and it had the same set up, exhaust towards the front. I just feel like that is a bad design decision, for intake placement and exhaust backpressure. Maybe it keeps things quiet inside the cabin. . . I don't know.

I was actually thinking about keeping the stock intake, getting a drop in filter and one of these things. . .

Kinja'd!!!

Might make a difference who knows.

Also, how available are parts in the aftermarket for a prelude?

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/21/2013 at 12:55

Hhaha, it depends on the girl if i think she would get mad. But i havent had a girl in my car in a few months, so those are just fond memories.

Yeah, im not sure what the rationale is behind the backwards layout. Maybe at the time, the transmissions werent able to be reversed? idk. I can tell you its still noisy in the cabin for a 4cyl. a good noise tho. But only if your abov 4K rpms. I tend to have to raise my voice to a passenger if im driving higher than that. I chalk that up to lack of sound deadening really.

If that part is cheap enough and easy to install incase it would void a warranty, id do it. Maybe youll change the sound up a little. But definitely do a filter. Also, check your filter periodically cause me and my dad have both found mice that make nests in the airboxes... which solved our mpg issues.

Aftermarket for the prelude.... Its mostly a second or third hand market. The good aftermarket performance parts are no longer being made. unless you want to build a motor, in which case there is full support for cams/pistons/heads/cranks/etc. But very limited options for IM, CAI, exhaust. Suspension upgrades are still available, but the good strut bars are becoming a challenge to find. Exterior enhancements can be found, but usually are ridiculously expensive. only 1 company makes a short shift kit currently. we have one option for aftermarket motor mounts. And thats for a base model prelude. A type SH will only have 25% of the upgrades available to them since the suspension on that car is totally different and is not compatible with a base.

In conclusion.

I urge you to stock up on as much aftermarket goodies as you can. Dont go out of your way to get them, but if you come across them at a decent or good price, jump on it. Hold on to it. Because if the gt86 platform only stays in production for a few years, then the parts will skyrocket in price. OEM goodies are great money makers later on. For example, there are no more OEM prelude front lip kits (or side skirt or rear skirts) left to buy anywhere. Youll have to get lucky with ebay or some guy who has one stashed in his garage. Only cheapy replicas are new. Same thing with shift knobs, the leather ones are all gone.

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/21/2013 at 12:55

Hhaha, it depends on the girl if i think she would get mad. But i havent had a girl in my car in a few months, so those are just fond memories.

In conclusion.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/21/2013 at 22:11

Well my plan is to get what I need for my car to make it absolutely perfect. Hopefully I still won't want more after everything. Hopefully this car will be like the Miata, they still have a lot of support.

Atleast you have engine support. That means you if something happens to the car, you don't have to get pooped on my OEM part prices. Parts for the engine are still coming out. I think valve springs for my car came out. Hopefully cams should be here soon.

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/22/2013 at 14:32

I cant recall if you said you wanted to do adjustable coilovers? You should invest in those down the road, just so you have the option to adjust.

I too hope it is like the miata, because if my plan to import a skyline in a few years doesnt pan out, then the 86 is probably where ill end up looking. the used market of course. I want to be able to have a good and fun amount of parts to choose from.

I dont think id even build a motor for the lude. id just pull it from a front clip or another car. If im not going turbo, i dont really want to build a motor. only so much power is available in NA.

A cam job for you might seem a bit more difficult than for a I4 engine though. Especially if youre gonna diy.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/22/2013 at 21:35

Well there has been a lot of aftermarket support and it has been only a year or so. I can't wait to see what comes out next year! So there will be tons of parts and I can completely see this becoming the next Miata, which is a very very good thing.

My plan is adjustable coilovers, but I don't want to spend more than 1500. I am not sure what I want though. Don't know what is good, or what is bad.

MountainCommand > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/22/2013 at 21:42

Yeah its a bit early to get any decent reviews on coilovers. Of course you could stick with proven brand names, Bilstein, Tein, and im probably forgetting others, but those are two im considering.

Thats not a bad price either. Top notch coilovers for my car cost about a grand.

YSI-what can brown do for you > MountainCommand
10/22/2013 at 21:46

Prices range from 800 bucks all the way up to 2300, which are way to much. Bilstein came out with some new ones, which are about 1400. I might get ones for 1200 from Fortune Auto. . . a company I have never heard of, but apparently their coilovers are pretty good.