going from a 91 to a 98 ls! What differences will I notice?
02-13-12, 03:00 AM
#17
What PD said is true, i owned a 97 for a bit and it had power steering problems. after that got totaled i got a 99, WORLD of difference. i would say go for newer in my experience. i love how the headlights actually work, and how they deleted the antenna, and i do love the wood grain steering wheel even though some don't. also, i feel a bit safer with the traction control that the 99 has compared to the 97. when i first got into my 99, it felt like a completely different car imo. still had the looks/quality i loved, but it also had sooo much more. i would say go with the 98+. 0
02-13-12, 02:45 PM
#20
Lexus Champion
much more power/acceleration and better safety features such as skid control and side airbags and better theft deterrent system
one reason a '98 has considerably more power is that they FINALLY got rid of the silly distributor caps, rotors and plug wires!
it also has the variable valve timing that Honda pioneered
one reason a '98 has considerably more power is that they FINALLY got rid of the silly distributor caps, rotors and plug wires!
it also has the variable valve timing that Honda pioneered
02-13-12, 03:41 PM
#21
much more power/acceleration and better safety features such as skid control and side airbags and better theft deterrent system
one reason a '98 has considerably more power is that they FINALLY got rid of the silly distributor caps, rotors and plug wires!
it also has the variable valve timing that Honda pioneered
one reason a '98 has considerably more power is that they FINALLY got rid of the silly distributor caps, rotors and plug wires!
it also has the variable valve timing that Honda pioneered
'97 has a similar immobilizer and side-airbag arrangement as the '98-00 cars.
no, the ignition system alone doesn't make nearly that much improvement. the computer was totally changed for the VVT-i and that is what yielded the majority of the gain.
honda did not pioneer VVT-type systems, they had VTEC. VTEC has changeable life/duration, VVT-i is variable timing only. The VVT-i system in the '98+ cars is responsible for the bulk of the hp/tq and responsiveness increases.
VVT-type systems have been around in some form for the better parts of the past 50 years.
02-20-12, 12:46 AM
#23
Lexus Champion
'97 has a similar immobilizer and side-airbag arrangement as the '98-00 cars.
and coil on plug is definitely a performance as well as reliability improvement!
02-20-12, 04:47 AM
#25
well...... let me use common words for you... my first LS was a 91... after all the lincolns and cadillacs I had, I thought I had died and went to heaven when I got in that 91 LS.... as the years & LS's (11 of them) went by, I found out I hadn't died, but had just come in out of the rain...... Now in my 99, I have that old feeling again, just looking for angels.....
PS: you will love one...
PS: you will love one...
