I'm a newbie and have photos

Hello automotiveforums.com I haven't been on pure hondas new board. I used to be a member of purehonda.com as bassbumperd15.
I always used to dream of owning a zc crx hf. . Well I got that dream.
These are my photos of the dream. Its nice to be on a new board :)
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These are my engine transplant mods. I won't list the others. 91 crx hf.
ZC motor.
ZC trannsmisson.
PM7 Jdm crx si ecu.
AEM cold air intake.
AEM Fuel Rail.
WIX Fuel Filter.
Magnecor spark plug wires.
Cardone 1989 Acura Integra Distributor.
Ultima 1991 crx si alternator.
DC Sports 4-2-1 cc header
Pro 1 racing medallion sytle exhaust.
Neuspeed front strut bar.
DC Sports rear strut bar.
Neuspeed rear lower tie bar.
Brembo crx si rotors.
Axxis crx brake pads.
1990 crx si brake caliper brackets.
1988 crx si spindles and hubs.
Cardone 1990 Acura Integra axles
Federal Mogul wheel bearings
AutoDrive Ball Joint.
Anchor right engine mount.
Things for the new motor:
Solder Seal Fuel line hose.
Solder Seal Vacuum tubing.
Honda Timing belt.
Gates Alternator belt.
Gates AC belt.
Stant Thermostat.
Bosch Oxygen Sensor
Upper and lower Radiator hose.
Exhaust gasket.
Fel-Pro exhaust manifold gasket.

* Nice to be a member of the board *
colin

looks good man!!
I like how you painted inside the spair tire well, Looks Clean.
and Welcome to the Forum!

welcome! make yourself at home :wave:

ami

Thank you 90civicrider
Thank you ladyNRedsi
I feel welcome to this board haha

Hey, welcome to the board.

How hard was it to put on that lower-rear tie-bar? And also, if you have the Neuspeed front sway bar, how hard was that? I've got mine sitting at home right now, haven't had time to tackle the installation yet. Just curious how much time I'm gonna need to put 'em in.

Trade you the SOHC ZC for yours! *kidding*

anyhow, looking good, I like your exhaust, and have fun modding your car. Where are you from?

Hahahaha its ok Melt. I like my zc just fine ;)
Thanks for the coment. I wanna get another one.
Something more quit. Thanks I will. I'm planning on getting a greddy turbo kit like eric has. But I'm gonna get the intercooler with it.
I'm from Austin Tx.

Yo ci5ci.. To put on the lower rear tie bar was very aRRR hehe.
We spent 4 hours doing it i think. Well I don't have any sway bars.
I have a nuespeed front strut bar, that was easy to put on.

Hey Lil' C's Turbo ZC recommended me..just thought I'd say hi...i'll post pics of mine when I get them up...

Schweet! More members!

Welcome. Tell all you're 4th gen buddies!

This is the spot for all the 4g stuff.

Welcome to the board Lil C. Nice job on the car and swap. Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay.:)

Hey, another white 91 CRX Hf w/swap. NICE. Your car looks almost like mine...

I like the whole sleeper look ;)

welcome to the board

gosh this is many members saying hello.
Hey john nice to talk to you. Good going on the mod status.
Thanks everybody :)

Just curious, did you notice any differences with the Lower Tie Bar? Why was it so hard to put on?

Lower Tie Bar

What's the difference between a lower tie bar and sway bar? I know the sway bars bend more, I'm assuming they connect two different things...?

A stock lookin HF with a built ZC....yea that goes for a sleeper in my book, VERY nice setup I likes :flash:

lil cs zc = postwhore ;) :D hehe..

Well the lower tie bar was really hard to put in since somthing would not aline up. We spent a couple hours just trying to get it alined right. We were so happy when it got on. . We shouted with happyness and drank lots of beer.

The sway bar reduces the amount of roll at the track I think. The lower tie bar ties stuff together.

jason I'm so not a post whore. . . I just post alot. haha.
Im gonna invite alot of fat girls to your board to post whore :P

Thanks habib_88. . I was going for the stock sleeper look and now I have it. . I want the hf sticker back on but I took it off :( I'm gonna have to get the sticker again. It makes it look stock and even more sleeper ish. .

I still haven't seen erics user name on this thread yet.

lower tie bar goes under your car and a sway bar goes in the engine, and/or in the back of the hatch in the car.

check this out
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t52391.html

it has pictures of a lower tie bar, and a sway bar in the engine.

.....:) did u realize thats the first page of this post??? Just wondering :sun:

I had multiple windows open and got confused. I was trying to answer CRX586's question.

Welcome to the board, your car looks sweet, i wanna get that swap too.

Where you from?

First post by lil Cs turbo Zc -- I'm from Austin Tx.

LOL! Sway Bar in the engine, what the fuck are you guys talking about...

Upper Front Strut Tower Bar - Ties the Front Strut Towers together to reduce flex. Can be seen under the hood of the car towards the firewall.

Upper Rear Strut Tower Bar - Ties the Rear Strut Towers together to reduce flex. Can be seen in the hatch or trunk area.

Lower Front Tie Bar - Ties the front lower control arms together. Can be seen right between the lower control arms.

Lower Rear Tie Bar - Ties the rear lower control arms together. Can be seen right between the lower control arms.

Front Sway Bar - Helps improve handling. Can be seen under and between the rear wheels of the car.

Rear Sway Bar - Helps improve handling. Can be seen under and between the rear wheels of the car.

Yeah welcome man :)


Well they both do similar things I guess ... they both help with the handeling of the car but just in slightly different ways :)

FourthGenHatch is right :)

The strut braces help at extreme speeds when cornering ... when gonig at real high speeds and taking a corner the car can tend to bend a bit and stuff. The strut brace just helps stop this and imporves the turning ... but i guess it only helps at real high speeds :)...

I wanted a rear sway bar but... Saving money for turbo now hehe

FourthGenHatch:

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Very confusing, everyone seems to mix and match the terms.

What does the sway bar connect to? I was told that I would have to upgrade my car to fit these since I have an HF...

What does the Lower Rear Tie Bar do (aside from tieing the control arms together)?

Sway bars are the most effective, and then?

Originally posted by CRX586
FourthGenHatch:

What does the sway bar connect to? I was told that I would have to upgrade my car to fit these since I have an HF...

What does the Lower Rear Tie Bar do (aside from tieing the control arms together)?

Sway bars are the most effective, and then?

They are actually called Anti-Sway Bars, but they kind of bolt up to the bottom of the suspension. The easiest way is just go look underneath you car, I am pretty sure a Front Anti-Sway is sort of bent and snake like, while the rear is fairly straight.

I can't really say how much they do but by bracing/reinforcing any part of the suspension you tighten it up and improve handling, and that is what a Tie Bar does.

Sway Bars are probably the best for cornering and such.

From my experience Strut Bars basically make it easier to steer the car, not so much improve handling, but I'm sure they do somewhat.

Ummm... Wouldn't better handling entail making the car easier to steer?

Anyways, The strut braces keep the chassis more rigid, the car won't bend as much in the turns, this in turn helps the cars tires stay flat on the road.

The anti-sway bars help to keep your tires flat while taking a hard turn by stiffening up the suspension.

So I would say that both of them help handling or making the car easier to steer.

better late than never....Hi welcome to the board!! I too have a built ZC in my base model civic. check out my site below to see my car.

Hello Travis118...
Thanks for that email pic ;) hehe

ok peeps,

a sway bar prevents body roll in turns, while a strut tower rod helps keep the tires in flat contact with the road, a tie bar connects the control arms together to prevent side-to-side movement of the suspension.

the sway bar attaches to your steering knuckle, the strut bar attaches at the top of your struts inside the engine bay, or in the trunk area. Tie rods, attach to the control arms.

You have alot of post crxlvr:licker:

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026303936095278962900.jpg brembo crx si rotors.
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026303224137966904930.jpg Jasons nice b/w photo ;)
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026307219317605757772.jpg my d15b6 to zc swap took 7 weeks. So I made my own hood.
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026306219894307141606.jpg I used to have really power subwoofers. They messed up my alt, and drained five 60th month batterys. The subs are gone now.
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026308451069249664816.jpg Heres the anti sub look haha
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Jun/20026301571317876187186.jpg Every other week I have a honda-tech drinking fest/ hang out. We lined up at the local kroger and took photos.


Nice photos :)

Lookin good,

As far as your subs draining your battery, did you ever consider a more powerful alternator, or a capacitor. Recently I won one on ebay, it hasnt gotten here yet, but I will let you know if it solves my headlight dimming problem.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1362107517

I shipped the MO thursday, so it should come sometime this week

yeah i thought of that.
But I don't like audio anymore.
Im trying to sell the hx2s for $500 so I can get a greddy intercooler

good luck with that. Your car should shmob once you have the intercooler.

yeah man I know uh. I'm looking at different intercoolers now.
Got any info on them ? I am getting the 92-95 greddy kit.

Hey Li'l C - Welcome to the board...sorry I haven't been here much recently to say hello earlier. I have a couple of comments to make regarding my understanding of the things...

Anti sway bars - these actually twist to help resist as the car body rolls in turns. Larger sway bars offer more twisting resistance, thus better support as the car rolls. There snake shape is designed in as part of the twisting action to provide the resistance. Other than that, I don't really know shit about suspensions, except my Upper Strut Bar sure does help keep my inside wheel on the road during hard cornering :)

Glad to see you are getting into go instead of so much audio...that stuff weighs a lot too, so it will slow you down ;) - I like a nice stereo, but I only have four 6.5" speakers in their stock locations.

I am working on a ZC for my sedan...I bet it is great in the HF!!! :cool:

thank you man :)
I will post some pics of the swap later.

Yeah stock hf with a zc swap is fast...then turbo it would make me happy :)