s or si ?

im looking at buying a 92 prelude and im not sure how you tell if its the s or the si? wondering if you guys could tell me what the differences are looks wise.

92 Preludes didnt have the Vtec option. So S is F22 sohc 2.2 liter, SI is h23 dohc 2.3 liter. 93 to 96 saw the h22 dohc vtec motor for 4th gens.

well i knew that. im not talking about engines though i meant like visual clues as to what it is.

well the engines should be the dead giveaway but as far as appearence im not to good. Im going to say SI has trim around the bottom and S doesnt. SI has a spoiler and S doesnt. SI has a 3rd brake light and S doesnt?

s has hubcaps.

also... all cars have third brake lights

damn it has hubcaps grrrr

can you put a vtech engine in the s model pretty easily ????

can you put a vtech engine in the s model pretty easily ????

Just about the same as you can put a VTEC engine in an SI. You will save on insurance this way too, as long as they don't know you did the swap. This is actually what I would do if I could go back and do it again, knowing what I know now.

Other than the hubcaps and spoiler, I can't really think of anything different between the SI and S.

do all the prelude models come with disks all around? and wheres a good place to read up on the vtech swap?

do all the prelude models come with disks all around? and wheres a good place to read up on the vtech swap?

I'm pretty sure all came with 4 wheel discs.

Check the FAQ sticky at the top of this prelude forum for information. Aces wrote a nice article on it. I wouldn't attempt this swap unless you have some general knowledge of what you are doing. Other than that, I would invest in a helms manual. ( http://www.helminc.com )

Good luck. There is information everywhere about preludes on the net. Just do a little search.

si's have alloys, spoiler, power locks. all have 4 disks. s's look at si's tail.

si's have alloys, spoiler, power locks. all have 4 disks. s's look at si's tail.

Can anyone confirm the power locks difference? I thought they all had it.

I don't think it has power locks. car websites say S doesn't.

he's right. my s doesnt have power locks, but it does have 4-wheel disks.

he's right. my s doesnt have power locks, but it does have 4-wheel disks.

Awesome! you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the confirmation.

i got a 92s and 93si, s/no locks and si/locks, but are them all like this?

My 93' SI doesn't have a spoiler