My hyper mile slow beast CRX HF
some of you guys know i bought a 88 CRX HF shell for $150 about a year ago. been sitting at my nanas for ages...tracked down a HF engine and trans for it back in feb. and just havent had the time to do anything with it...well i need a car as im tired of shareing the coupe and walking isnt working out...the 85 i was supposed to get i ended up getting out bid on and the tags were higher then hell.. so back to the crx i go!
full thread on dso
http://www.d-series.org/forums/showc...ml#post2619994
video i made a couple hours ago of it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC5qgGBVUj4
the night i got it
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how it looked after sitting awhile
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the 8 valve 62Crank horse power beast! (ignore the 16v rocker cover)
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dirty emptey bay
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new rims
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182 K miles!
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long block in
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today
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current plans
get on road
DD with this engine lol
fix up suspension to make hurra fun in twisties!
later when i get another daily it will get my D15B vtec engine and an SI trans.
but for now i will enjoy the fact its capable 72MPG with hyper mileing! which im sure i can reach as ive hit 54MPG in the 95 EX coupe lol
and pretty much look like this haha
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Good times CAH! You're pretty hardcore putting the long block in before the manifolds. Hope to see you rolling soon.
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Dr_Snooz
Good times CAH! You're pretty hardcore putting the long block in before the manifolds. Hope to see you rolling soon.
so much easier to get in that way to be honest. i have pics of my sedan the same way. the long block by itself without manifolds only weights about 80lbs lol i picked mine up and put it in the bay resting on a jack then lowered it into place then attached manifolds when i had no hoist in NC lol.
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Dr_Snooz
Good times CAH! You're pretty hardcore putting the long block in before the manifolds. Hope to see you rolling soon.
its the easiest way without a hoist lol... i jacked the car up super high slid the motor under lowered card on to some rims (only thing i had as jackstands there lol) put the motor on my jack...jacked it up in to place (Y)....if i had a hoist i would of done it with the trans attached but i never put one in with the manifolds on...makes getting to the rear engine mount so much harder lol
and thanks me too :D
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stat1K
so much easier to get in that way to be honest. i have pics of my sedan the same way. the long block by itself without manifolds only weights about 80lbs lol i picked mine up and put it in the bay resting on a jack then lowered it into place then attached manifolds when i had no hoist in NC lol.
word lol.... whats interesting is trying to get a complete F22b2 with intake mani, trans in to a CB7 from under the car using a transmission jack with a missing castor...took 5 people LOL had to have a bunch of people holding the engine so it wouldn’t fall off, one guy on the jack and i was under the car trying to get it to line up...was so not fun
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Nice dude!
Ive always wanted a CRX, but they are always either rotted out, stupid expensive, or both.
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^ CUBERT!!!! yeah i agree, i had one, but fucked it up in an accident. i love rex's they are my first favorite honda, then s2k, then 3g lol...
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The best part about them, is you can buy an HF and get epic mileage, or get an Si and have a bit more fun. How many cars are actually like that anymore where you get a sweet range of choices, other than what kind of nav system you want?
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the best part is that the HF is MPFI to begin with so if you get sick of it's slowness you can direct swap it and not have to worry about other shit.
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2ndGenGuy
The best part about them, is you can buy an HF and get epic mileage, or get an Si and have a bit more fun. How many cars are actually like that anymore where you get a sweet range of choices, other than what kind of nav system you want?
That's why I like the CRZ. It's both an HF and an Si. Flip a switch and it goes all super econ. Hit it again and it's all sporty-zoom-speedy.
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^ yeah only it drives nothing like a crx si or hf.
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Driven one in anger yet? I think you'll be surprised.
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This crazy guy brought one to an Autocross, it was pretty fast. Amazingly fast around the Autocross track. But "how" it drives, I can't say. I imagine the old CRX has a little more purity to it.
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I've not driven one on course, but I did get to take one on a VERY spirited drive. The salesman hadn't gotten to drive one yet, so he wanted to see what it can do. We both walked away impressed. I test drove the first one to make it though PDI at that dealership. If it weren't a 2 seater, I would have traded our Saturn in on the spot. It's the ONLY Honda that interests me right now.
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driven a crx si recently? to compare the two isn't really a fair comparison. true golden era honda suspension vs solid rear torsion design like the fit? it's not to say the crz isn't fun, it's to say that the crz isn't the crx and doesn't compare in my eyes. having driven both; the crz left me uninspired comparitively.
i love the crz's looks but it is NOT a crx. much to my dismay.
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Yes, I have driven both. I feel the CRZ is the best they could do given the placement of the battery pack. Rear torsion beam isn't as bad as people make it out to be, especially when you consider the solid axle swap rear sway bars people install on Civics. With as big of a bar as most people run, even that wonderful double wishbone suspension acts just like a torsion beam.
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cubert
Nice dude!
Ive always wanted a CRX, but they are always either rotted out, stupid expensive, or both.
haha same here not to many rotted out ones but all super expensive
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stat1K
^ CUBERT!!!! yeah i agree, i had one, but fucked it up in an accident. i love rex's they are my first favorite honda, then s2k, then 3g lol...
haha (Y)
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2ndGenGuy
The best part about them, is you can buy an HF and get epic mileage, or get an Si and have a bit more fun. How many cars are actually like that anymore where you get a sweet range of choices, other than what kind of nav system you want?
THIS
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stat1K
the best part is that the HF is MPFI to begin with so if you get sick of it's slowness you can direct swap it and not have to worry about other shit.
and THIS
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stat1K
^ yeah only it drives nothing like a crx si or hf.
this
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stat1K
driven a crx si recently? to compare the two isn't really a fair comparison. true golden era honda suspension vs solid rear torsion design like the fit? it's not to say the crz isn't fun, it's to say that the crz isn't the crx and doesn't compare in my eyes. having driven both; the crz left me uninspired comparitively.
i love the crz's looks but it is NOT a crx. much to my dismay.
this
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Hey that CRX is looking pretty clean! Is that your Civic too?
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your vacuum lines look a little screwy there blakey poo
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Hazwan
Dat van.
swagvan
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2ndGenGuy
Hey that CRX is looking pretty clean! Is that your Civic too?
Thanks 2gg. and yup lol
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stat1K
your vacuum lines look a little screwy there blakey poo
lol yeah i lacked of vac caps so i ghetofied for the time being haha. got the car running better. only CEL is for VTAK . need a p06 until i get the obd0 wired back in
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who likes broken ugly things in there car? not me. so i got rid of the climate controls because good ones dont exist (and when they do there $100ish and break when you install them haha)
i still have heat i relocated the the fan controler to my glovebox and have it set to full heat (which can be adjusted from the valve under the hood when summer is here)
anyways pics
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