crx questions

I have ussually worked on trucks and such but i want more speed so i want to get a crx and i found one my bud is selling its a 89 si custom body kit 17" chrome rims 1 1/2" off ground brand new transmision rebuilt motor brand new exhaust and painted viper red thats all he has told me for now but im gettin it at 3000 and was wondering if thats good price and if thats a good car to start off with on imports and such

too much! Talk him down to atleast 2300. How many miles does he have? Oh and welcome to the boards :)

on the rebuilt motor only 18k.... or i can go with an 90 si crx for only 1700 but its a bit dinged up on the front left from a fender bender but i could get those out it has a B16a1 Vtech and ys1 trans with cold air intake and new exhaust for 1700 but if i can get the other down to 2300 which should i take

I like the 1700 one much better! I mean it comes with a b16 already? Damn thats real cheap! Anyways dude its VTEC without the "h." I dont make it a big deal here but lots of losers here will flame you for that. It never gets old with them lol :grinno:

on the rebuilt motor only 18k.... or i can go with an 90 si crx for only 1700 but its a bit dinged up on the front left from a fender bender but i could get those out it has a B16a1 Vtech and ys1 trans with cold air intake and new exhaust for 1700 but if i can get the other down to 2300 which should i take

I would go for the 90 si just cause, but hey its the car your going to drive so you gotta like what you buy. And if you want something a little faster the b16 would be it, compared to the stock si motor.

well the 90 crx si was in the local trading post and said needed some body work and other so i have to call tommorow and see what the other is but if its nothing major ill go with it if not i do like the other crx its been modded some too but im not sure on all of its mods but if someone could educate me on some crx modding on aim or somin i would appreciate it and some just general crx knowledge

Well if you do get that rex with the b16a. First thing i'd do is to ditch that 1.6 block and find yourself a gsr/type r shortblock. THen you'll have that nice torque and hp! You can hit low 14s with that set up. Fix the body first though :)

see i dont really like body work but im execellent on the motor aspects imports i dont really know but i can learn quick so thats not a prob... but the 88 crx si is flawless body and paintjob and its rims are already nice 17's and tucked so i mean it looks very nice and runs well too.... i mean engine swapping is nothing to me but i just actually got a call back from the guy with the 90 crx and he said the starter is going bad and the clutch slips horribly on it so what should i do now

I would still take the b16 rex, who cares about the body damage, take the v6 killer.

I would'nt mind going for the b16 one but you gotta think has this b16 been dogged was it done right and other things..Just go with the one that was rebuilt and later on down the road do a swap so that you know it was done right and you know its not dogged out..later

the guy with the b16 said it has been raced and such before so im guessing yeah its been dogged... also just one more question i dont know alot about crx's but i just wanna know if overall they are a pretty good beginner car that can get some good speed out of them for a low budget

the guy with the b16 said it has been raced and such before so im guessing yeah its been dogged... also just one more question i dont know alot about crx's but i just wanna know if overall they are a pretty good beginner car that can get some good speed out of them for a low budget


Oh yeh! The car is light and so its not really needed for huge hp/tq since the weight makes up the power. That set up i told you about on my other post. Well this what i had done to my rex before i sold it. I had a full b16a swap, then i got sick of it cause it was simply TORQUELESS! My boy was working on his civic and happens to build up a b18c5 short block with ctr pistons. Well he decided to do something else and so he sold me the shortblock for 1100. All i did was slap on the b16a head and tranny and got myself a "poor mans type r" motor. I also had jdm "used" dc sports header along with borla cat-back , and cold air intake. Got the action clutch for a really good deal, dropped on some neuspeed with tockico blues ( i got it for free). I hit high 13s(13.9) with just that set up! It was my third time goin to the track. I ran with my stock si motor which i hit my best at 16.1 i think. Its been awhile and i dont know where my slips are at since i moved. On my b16a i ran high 14s. So you can see it made a whole lot of difference! If you want to go all motor then you need a bigger displacement! If you want to see the 12s range ;) B16a is really hard to get into the 12s all motor. ITs also very rare to see a b16a put'n out 200 whp all motor. With a 1.8ltr (gsr/typeR) its much easier to see the 200s at the wheel with correct tuning of course. Just giving you some ideas. :)

Tough call... here's some useful info though. the 89 Si did not come with rear disc brakes stock but the 90 Si does have rear disc brakes... just in case that matters. The B16 Si could have been dogged and if it needs work that's why it's so cheap. The 89 Si with the 17s and "custom" body kit is probably all show. You said you wanted a car that's fast. Well, even though an Si has the 1.6L with the MPFI stock it's not all that fast especially with big heavy rims, etc. etc. If you want an import that looks fast than go for the 89 Si and swap in something that will make it fast. GL