Dave's CRX Si

[daveb91]

Well got the car back but not the bumpers and trim should have that here in the next couple of days. Well its white.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/crxright.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/crxleft.jpg

[narfdanarf]

I really like.(minus the exhaust tip :wink: )..mmm delicious. btw what size/brand of wheels are those?

[jchouse]

looks good dave!! :D

[daveb91]

Hey I love the exhaust tip (Circa 98 ) :lol: 195-50-15 Goodyear Eagle GTII and the wheels are 15x6.5. As far as I can tell the Goodyears are better than the Pirellis I had and way better than the Kelly Chargers.

[narfdanarf]

you have springs too?



sorry my memory escapes me

[daveb91]

Yeah Eibachs somewhere like 2.25 drop nothing rubs doesnt like potholes though.

[narfdanarf]

I've never seen a CRX that could deal with potholes very well.

[jchouse]

who painted it for you and how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking

[xjoewhitex]

yea the car looks good.. now you just gotta finish it 8)

[daveb91]

Well theres this 8 year old down the street and I bought a case of krylon white and the rest is history did it all for the price of a happy meal. $500 including paint tape and the rest of the crap i did the prep work and sanding he painted and did the prep on all rubber pieces. I have the guys card in my wallet its outside of beverly.

[Jay]

you passed me earlier today on grant cent.. i remember seein the car an thought 'damn that thing looks good'
those wheels look killer when its rollin.. they look big, guess its cause the crx's are so small *shrug*
what kinda exhaust you got on it? didnt sound too bad

[kmfdmk]

is it the guy that has the fiberglass shop & all the old vettes sitting around? (old as in from the 70's)

[daveb91]

you passed me earlier today on grant cent.. i remember seein the car an thought 'darn that thing looks good'
those wheels look killer when its rollin.. they look big, guess its cause the crx's are so small *shrug*
what kinda exhaust you got on it? didnt sound too bad

Haha looks good with no bumpers I was trying to get home as fast as I could so knowone would see me! :lol: You werent in the red mustang were you? The exhaust is an Airmass header with a 2.25 piping in the back with a Borla muffler.

[Jay]

yea i had the maroon junker out cruisin

[Davis Silver Sti]

looks good Dave!

[MnAiXsImMoA]

i agree can't wait to see it when it is finished.

[Jay]

It sounds really good, I was impressed.. when you went by me I knew it wasent a half4ss setup like you usually see.. the folgers-free-flow and the ever so popular sanka-cat-back. Coffee cans are sposed to have coffee in them..

My buddy had a GST w/flowmaster catback on it, wondered what it was gona sound like cause flowmaster is generally a domestic related exhaust company.. but it sounded really good when he got it bolted up.

It handle pretty good bein dropped Dave?

[daveb91]

Handles great on nice smooth surfaces. :lol:

[Jay]

Handles great on nice smooth surfaces. :lol:

where do you find one of those? im guessing not in vienna/pburg
lol

some of our side streets feel like drivin on a cheese grater

[daveb91]

Exactly! Well after I bought it I moved to Zanesville for a couple years it was better up there.

[daveb91]

Well got the bumpers and everything back so when its done I will take some pics.

[xjoewhitex]

Well got the bumpers and everything back so when its done I will take some pics. good to know it's all finished now and you won't be in the hiding, howd it all turn out? 8)

[daveb91]

Dont know just got home from work so i will be working on it tonight and maybe some tomorrow like I said i will have pics.

[daveb91]

Give me your honest opinions I can take it Im a big boy!



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/CRXf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/CRXs.jpg

[kmfdmk]

Looks sharp, I don't know about the mesh covering the rear skirt, but a more direct shout might help me on that decision. Overall it looks good, I like the front skirt/lip looks clean, simple & effective.

[Kurt_W]

Bout time it got done!

Looks pretty sweet. Now all it needs is a B18C5 ;)

[jchouse]

that looks very nice, makes me want to sell my car and get a crx.

[ramrod]

i like it it has that clean almost new look

[daveb91]

Oh yes B18C5 yum yum you find me one Kurt! Its a WW RS kit modeled after the old Mugen kit but since I dont have $2000 for a Mugen kit I got this one. No big mouth or wild crap here just wanted something that was simple.

[Jay]

looks good.. it's subtle an clean instead of goddy an gay. plus it's just hard to beat white for a clean look

[MnAiXsImMoA]

looks really good dave......hope to see it in the autoX :D

[C_Note]

It looks good, but just one question. If you had it painted, why'd you go all white? I think I would have picked something to hide dust/dirt better, like a light grey/silver. My CRX and Buick are white, and if I can help it, I'll never own white again.

[Feedman]

I think a white car looks best, but only when clean, sorta a trade off.... 8)

[xjoewhitex]

yea i got to agree it looks great dave.. can't wait to see it in person, are you going to bring it thursday? 8)

[narfdanarf]

I thought my white car hid dirt very well....it never really seemed that dirty till I washed it then I was like :shock:

[Jay]

white doesnt show dirt nearly as bad as black does. my white stang can sit outside for a month w/out bein washed 'i know cause its been outside for a month now w/out moving' an it stil looks good til you go to wash it.. then youre like ehh where did al this dirt come from?

white and black are the two baddest colors for any car.. with yello bein a close runner up

[narfdanarf]

black definitely sucks, though I would love a black car

[C_Note]

I won't own another black, either, if I had the choice. My Ranger was black, and yeah, it was harder to keep clean than the CRX or Buick (smudges, smears, etc).

[daveb91]

White ironically hides dirt way better than black does have owned both colored cars and white is the best. Also doesnt show water spots as bad and is cooler in the summer time. And why would I have spent a butt load of money changing the color of the car do you realize what it takes to change the color of a car the right way?

[Feedman]

White ironically hides dirt way better than black does have owned both colored cars and white is the best. Also doesnt show water spots as bad and is cooler in the summer time. And why would I have spent a butt load of money changing the color of the car do you realize what it takes to change the color of a car the right way?

Yes, so I am assuming you did the engine bay, door jams, etc..... 8)

[daveb91]

Who me why would I do all that its the same color. Was factory nh538 white and now is factory nh538 white.

[Feedman]

Who me why would I do all that its the same color. Was factory nh538 white and now is factory nh538 white.


I read that wrong. I didn't know what the original color was, I thought you changed it to white...

Sorry... 8)

[jchouse]

he stopped by sams last night and those pictures don't do it justis. The car looks great going down the road.

[clintsGSRcrx]

That car look really good i meet him couple of days ago hes pretty cool i love the paint on the car and its clean looking

[Feedman]

That car look really good i meet him couple of days ago hes pretty cool i love the paint on the car and its clean looking

I still haven't seen it..... :(

[xjoewhitex]

That car look really good i meet him couple of days ago hes pretty cool i love the paint on the car and its clean looking

I still haven't seen it..... :(

start comming on thursdays.. and maybe you would :wink:

[Feedman]

That car look really good i meet him couple of days ago hes pretty cool i love the paint on the car and its clean looking

I still haven't seen it..... :(

start comming on thursdays.. and maybe you would :wink:

I know.....I know..... 8)

[daveb91]

Yes you can see me most thursdays at our little meet. Wont drive the car in snow or rain dont feel like cleaning it and like to keep the door jambs clean and it doesnt go very good in snow and rain anyways. :wink:

[daveb91]

Took some new pics with a better camera just thought I'd share.

[sweeteffx]

Very nice. I hope to obtain a nice clean look when I get done with mine.

[Feedman]

Dave a big :thumbup: from me..

Nice job buddy.

8)

[MnAiXsImMoA]

looks evern better in person but those pics are awsome :lol:

[Davis Silver Sti]

Looks great!!!

[ben2000formula]

you need to sell it to me so i can put a my b16 in it. just kidding nice car great paint and very clean.

[Racerx300zx]

hmmm, ben + b-16 + crx, = boom!

[sweeteffx]

hmm.. Maybe you should just give meee the motor :-D there's an idea, I'll save your life

[ben2000formula]

nah the damage wasn't that bad, car is back on the road tomorrow when my new belt comes in

[Jay]

thats what you get for not runnin your firechicken !

[sweeteffx]

*sigh* just shatter my dreams :-\

[Don juan futon]

thats what you get for not runnin your firechicken !


Ha ha ha ha. Firechicken! Never gets old. :lol:

[daveb91]

Coming soon d series with +bseries hp and tq.











JRSC

[Jay]

Coming soon d series with +bseries hp and tq.


JRSC


You get that thing bolted on yet?

[daveb91]

yeah it was in my other post. Had to wait almost a half week just for a stupid tb gasket.

[daveb91]

here you go.

[RallyEX]

Coolness! I have to say... I am super impressed / happy with how the car has turned out as a whole. Clean body/paint, supercharger.

Thumbs up man, it looks excellent.

[Jay]

looks good, how's it run?

[Feedman]

I spy an FMU......be careful dave, I haven't heard the best stories with those...

May also want to invest in a wideband.....keep in eye on those a/f's....


Btw...nice homemade intake...lol...

Looks good man...

8)

[MnAiXsImMoA]

looks perrrrrrtyy how does it run

[narfdanarf]

it should have came with a JRSC piggyback thing I'm sure, which is far good enough for the amount of boost he will be running.

[daveb91]

yeah its has a FMU, dont know much about those things was trying to look into some better fuel management but then again I dont know much about that either. Wheres the best place to find a wide band?

[Feedman]

yeah its has a FMU, dont know much about those things was trying to look into some better fuel management but then again I dont know much about that either. Wheres the best place to find a wide band?

I bought mine online....I can hook you up...with the guy, he sold it to me for soemthing like $290 shipped or something, brand new.

It's a PLX-M300

You can do a google search....

I like it.

8)

[MnAiXsImMoA]

yea i like adams wideband its alot easier to read than jordans

[daveb91]

Yeah i think my next purchase is a wideband and a boost, AF gauge. I love the power down low something I dont think I have ever had with the honda. Might in the future get rid of the FMU and get one of those A/F hack controllers still not the best but a step up anyways. Just dont have the resources for the chip programming.

[Feedman]

A wideband would be great. Makes it nice to know what everything is doing.

Even a VAFC would be a good item for you, in addition to the wideband of course....

8)

[daveb91]

Bump for the new Pulley (thanks Jeremy) the new 450cc (thanks Jaime) and the new chip tuned with Turboedit (thanks me). Installing now new pics sometime this century! :lol:

[Feedman]

Bump for the new Pulley (thanks Jeremy) the new 450cc (thanks Jaime) and the new chip tuned with Turboedit (thanks me). Installing now new pics sometime this century! :lol:


Pulley.....?

Which one?

Tuned with Turboedit? Was it already "pre-tuned".....if so, those may not work out as well as you had hoped, they leave alot of room for error...

Improper ignition timing coupled with horrible a/f ratios....

Not hating, just don't want you to make any mistakes mang....

Btw...Good luck...

8)

[Jay]

It make a pretty big dif in the power now that you changed everything? How much boost you runnin now?

[daveb91]

Turboedit is like Uberdata but for OBD0 cars. I still need to fine tune it for my car but the program was made with a friend of mine that has the exact setup but different header, with a wideband. It made an awesome gain over the FMU which mine loses power in the higher bands as the stock injectors were giving up.

[Feedman]

Turboedit is like Uberdata but for OBD0 cars. I still need to fine tune it for my car but the program was made with a friend of mine that has the exact setup but different header, with a wideband. It made an awesome gain over the FMU which mine loses power in the higher bands as the stock injectors were giving up.


I am familair with TurboEdit. How are you going to fine tune it?

I didn't know you had your laptop working or a chip burning, or romulator....

If so, I would like to borrow them....lol...

8)

[daveb91]

Dyno sometime, chip burner is $30 on ebay, software is free on pgmfi.org

[Feedman]

Dyno sometime, chip burner is $30 on ebay, software is free on pgmfi.org

Yea, but you need something like a wideband o2 and a romulator unless you feel like making a change, then burning it, then making a change then reburning the chip..

I spend alot of time on pgmfi.org....

Nice place...

Mostly in the Crome forums though....

8)

[Jay]

Arent the Romulators the natural enemies of the Klingons

[narfdanarf]

how much boost does your new pulley give you dave? I'd like to go for a ride sometime, I'll bet it's an aweful lot of fun.

[daveb91]

I dont know close to 10 around the higher rpms but its a s/c so its rpm dependent normal range of rpms 8-9psi nothing big. I can datalog it sometime and find out the exact boost.

[daveb91]

This is in no way a track car or strip car but for me its a fun car for the weekend just like last weekend with some friends. The S/C definately makes a good time better! All the power upgrade is where I want it over the entire power band. Not a ton here and there just enought everywhere!

[narfdanarf]

This is in no way a track car or strip car but for me its a fun car for the weekend just like last weekend with some friends. The S/C definately makes a good time better! All the power upgrade is where I want it over the entire power band. Not a ton here and there just enought everywhere!

exactly which is what I think would make it so much fun to drive. I think you have a very nice setup there. :thumbup:

[daveb91]

Well sent the injectors out to RC eng to get blueprinted. i guess sense i got them for such a good price :wink: I should have them checked out they said it would be a quick turn around so hoping for later this week or early next.

[Feedman]

Well sent the injectors out to RC eng to get blueprinted. i guess sense i got them for such a good price :wink: I should have them checked out they said it would be a quick turn around so hoping for later this week or early next.


Good idea dave, I plan on sending mine away this winter to have them double checked...

8)

[daveb91]

Everything is up and running! I got the 450s back yesterday and all the vac lines switched around. The chip kicks the FMUs ass! No sudden surge of fuel just smooth transition into boost. Now I will see if the gas mileage is a little better.

[m pwrd 3]

Everything is up and running! I got the 450s back yesterday and all the vac lines switched around. The chip kicks the FMUs ass! No sudden surge of fuel just smooth transition into boost. Now I will see if the gas mileage is a little better.

Glad the injectors paid off, now go plan the back road cruise.

[daveb91]

Hey with prices like that you got anything else for sale!!

[m pwrd 3]

Hey with prices like that you got anything else for sale!!

What are you in the market for? I have shit everywhere.

[daveb91]

Bump for the new crew(whoever that is?) :lol:

[daveb91]

I have now purchased one more size bigger crank pulley for more boost!! We will see how this goes, it will bring me close to the limitation of the stock honda map sensor.

[m pwrd 3]

I have now purchased one more size bigger crank pulley for more boost!! We will see how this goes, it will bring me close to the limitation of the stock honda map sensor.

You may finaly break 100hp congrats :D

[daveb91]

Nah already did that workin on 105hp. :twisted:

[BLUEVOVIII]

Nah already did that workin on 105hp. :twisted:

now with 105hp we can do some mad D1 drifting :lol:

[m pwrd 3]

Only if he has lunch trays under his rear wheels.

[daveb91]

Installed bigger crank pulley and it definately makes more power. Sounds like a Makita from 4k on.

[daveb91]

What do you guys think of these rims for the white b!tch?

[Jay]

Only if yuo get them in 22" an tub it out to fit

[xjoewhitex]

I like them besides the center cap, ive never been a fan of the big chrome caps. But im sure they would fine if you just took them off.

[daveb91]

Thanks joe just trying to find something different still looking at many different styles.

[andy5.0]

I like em!! Rota makes a similar wheel (Group N, I think..) without the center cap, plus you can get the rims in other colors as well. Whatever you get, I think some kind of JDM racing wheel would look killer on the rex.

[Jay]

I vote for bronze gram light's

[narfdanarf]

Those are actually my favorite rims ever produced. Good choice...


the problem with the rotas though is that they only come in 15", but 15's might look ok on a CRX.

[daveb91]

15s are what I have now and I consider that a perfect size for such a small car.

[xjoewhitex]

15s are what I have now and I consider that a perfect size for such a small car.Oh yea, I had tried those 16s I got for my integra on my civic and they seemed a bit too big.

[Racerx300zx]

I'd rock em, sure you don't wanna go with some 90's hotness and get some body matched tri's

That would be the shiznizzle

[daveb91]

So you guys like the black with red stripe. Looking at the rotas and tenzo their basically the same rim.

[xjoewhitex]

So you guys like the black with red stripe.With your car? Hell yes man that would look sick with the red stripe around the wheel. Id get em..

[InterceptorXR7]

yes dave that would be awesome

[daveb91]

I dont know guys now that i see it I m not feeling it oh well search goes on.

[xjoewhitex]

I dont know guys now that i see it I m not feeling it oh well search goes on.I like it, but it does look kinda odd.. Good luck on the search mang.

[daveb91]

Now I see this its a better pic and its the slips instead. I have never really liked these wheels always reminded me of old american racing wheel without the center cap and spray painted but this pic looks good to me.

[xjoewhitex]

Yea I honestly never really liked slips but somehow they have grown on me and I think they look somewhat good with my car. I dunno if you like them, they are easy to find and easy to get why not get yourself a set..

[Jay]

I like slips, but if you didnt want the full "blackout" look I'd go with a black wheel w/polished lip.

[daveb91]

I like slips, but if you didnt want the full "blackout" look I'd go with a black wheel w/polished lip.

Yeah maybe thanks guys. This sucks I never make a purchase unless I am 100% positive thats what I want too many styles out there last night I look through a 300+ page thread on pics of EFs I dont think it helped it only hurt. :lol:

[Jay]

Haha instead of narrowing down your field of choises it just made it bigger

[daveb91]

You got it. Screw it!! :x Anybody got any wheels for sale LOL!

[daveb91]

Rota GT3's those are still my old lug nuts I will be getting new ones soon.

[Kurt_W]

Looks good Dave. Did you end up getting new tires as well?

Liam tells me your going to Farbon Ciber the whole car next...

[daveb91]

No same tires different wheels the tires had like absolutely no miles on them so I had to use them. I did also have two pirellis that I could have used with about 80% tread on them but then I would of had to buy two more. And no to the C/F it would be more for someone like you, there is a guy making molds for a C/F roof this way guys can eleminate the sunroof without a leaky plug. A C/F sunroof functional panel is in my future should be here within the month, back ordered.

[Jay]

wheel's are sick
get the full carbon roof!

[daveb91]

Havent done much with this but short old video.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/th_CRXSC.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v74/daveb91/?action=view&current=CRXSC.flv)

[Jay]

talk about thread resurrection..

[jcivi]

Love that SC whine!!

[daveb91]

Sold....
and replacement
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i279/avinashR/type%20r/DSC02009.jpg

[Racerx300zx]

Beautiful man, not much for yellow usually, but looks good on that car!

[m pwrd 3]

Nice! Wondered when we were going to get to see it.

[Kurt_W]

Looks good Dave.

[daveb91]

Lots of things that just got me fed up with the crx, it was always good to me and extremely reliable. Things change, like my old ass basically falling out of that car jut to get out and the head room sucked. I wish I had more room I would have kept it and still bought the teg.

[Jay]

Love the wheels. I hate the gun metal ones on the yellow.
I was looking at a white itr but couldn't agree on the stupid $ he wanted for it.

They are all around nice cars. Don't have to do much to them.

[daveb91]

Weird thing though.....I bought the car from Thorpe when he bought a 98 itr and then I sell it to pick up a itr.

[Jay]

I almost bought his itr but it had a billion miles on it even back then

[w8]

Weird thing though.....I bought the car from Thorpe when he bought a 98 itr and then I sell it to pick up a itr.

Is yours a real ITR? Don't get me wrong, I think the K series is a great motor. But why would someone ruin the value of a real Type R by putting a K in it?

[daveb91]

It's not like it's an early spec type r those are the ones worth the money. The 96 are the gold mine because so few were made....even though we didn't get any here and the 97-98.. People mod the crap out of these things a lot of people through the jdm fronts on and really hack them up.....whatever has been done to mine can be reversed. All the mounts are bolt in but I don't see it going back.......

[w8]

Either way, I like it a lot. Have always loved Integra's.