im deciding to maybe switch my 2002 civic ex for either a 2000 prelude w/ 200hp/tq or 2004 rsx-s with 200hp/4got the tq lol...

if u had the money, to get a stock RSX or prelude for dragging/road racing would u get the RSX or prelude?...im planning to turbo in the future...stock 200hp sounds better than 127 stock on my civic lol...advice plz?

 

Prelude. I've always wanted one. Those things are freakin' sweet.

 

Rsx type-s better for one handles better and its 6-speed...but i can't knock the prelude it's an awesome car i would just go for a type-s...good luck witht that

 

why the type-s?

 

i seen a bunch of videos on youtube on how more preludes are smoking rsx's....are preludes good for turbo?...or would it be more worth it if i just switch into a k24 engine with k20 heads...a frankensteine engine...or maybe just a straight k20...will that be better than buying a prelude...and will it be quicker w/ that swap?

 

stock prelude (VTEC h22a) would make about the same power as a stock k20, and it would cost less to sell your civic and buy a prelude, than to buy a k20 for your civic. plus it'd be 10x easier.

 

I own a 2000 Prelude TypeSH and LOVE it. Everyone I know who traded their 5th gen 'lude for an RSX was very dissappointed with the handling. I believe the RSX has a MacPhersion strut suspension, maybe thats why.

 

whats the difference between the type SH and the regular coupe?

 

Type SH ("Super-Handling") features the ATTS(Acttive Torque Transfer System) and shares the same gearing as the Type S.

 

I'd get the lude. I was originally looking for a prelude before I found my civic. Personally I find the rsx kinda girly.