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Originally Posted by chip  300 quid you can get something like that for these days?
Thats ****ing mental, SO good these cars, people really dont realise what they are missing if they havent driven one. |
I got lucky, i did some research on them and was impressed with the info i found, honda really put some effort into their cars, makes vauxhalls seem like lego
This kinda thing really impressed me
FIBER-REINFORCED METAL CYLINDER LINERS
Instead of cast iron, the Prelude engine block's cylinder liners are made of a metal-matrix composite material Honda calls fiber-reinforced metal (FRM). FRM is a mixture of carbon fiber and aluminum oxide that, when used in cylinder liners, offers several advantages over conventional cast-iron liners. For example, FRM liners transfer heat to the cylinder water jackets more rapidly. This allows engine designers to build a smaller, more compact engine and cooling system. The designer may elect to keep the same size engine, but increase its power output. Honda engine designers elected to keep engine size and power output fixed and utilize FRM's superior heat-transfer capabilities to increase engine durability.
Since FRM is a ceramic-based material (aluminum oxide is a ceramic used for spark plug insulators), it also exhibits higher wear resistance than cast iron. This results in potentially longer engine life.
Finally, FRM liners weigh less than cast-iron liners, thereby helping to minimize engine weight.
Additional examples of the durability Honda engineers have built into the Prelude engine are its gravity-cast, aluminum-alloy pistons and drop-forged steel connecting rods. The pistons receive additional cooling via a set of jets that spray pressurized oil at the underside of the piston crowns--a technique first used by Honda on its Formula-1 engines.
