Hello!

[The_Acid_Beaver]

Hi, All! I've been lurking about a few days getting a "feel" for this place, and I have to say it really does ROCK! I drive a Honda CRX, but my aunt just aquired a 1990 Legacy. (As you should be able to see, I'm in the US.) It's a great car. The only thing I dislike about it is how )(*#)(*#$)_&#*^$(*&#$(*&#^$ heavy the trannies are. Doing a clutch swap myself in below freezing weather was not fun . . . ;)

Having just about gotten fed up with the "import scene" online with all the ricer morons, It is totally refreshing to see a bunch of people as cool as this. I'll probably be asking some Subbie Newbie questions, but I hope to not annoy people with stupid questions like "How do you get a nut out of the hole?" (I've done lots of work on lots of different cars. heh)

Anyway, Cheers, all!

[bosc0]

welcome The_Acid_Beaver.
Good to hear your doing the right thing with helping your auntie out, now all u need to do is sell the CRX and by a Turbo LEGACY :D 8)

Ask all the queations you want, even if they are stupid im sure someone here has already asked a more stupid one ;)

What have ya done to the CRX?

Cheers

Jake

PS im not even going to ask about ur nickname :shock: hahaha

[The_Acid_Beaver]

Ah, yes. The Nick. It has nothing to do with personal hygeine, disgruntled ex's, or anything salicious. It was a wiiiiiiiiiierd day in high school.

I like my CRX too much to sell it. I wouldn't mind having a turbo Legacy, though. To solve the problem, I'm going to turbo my car in the future, though. Right now, it's just got a JDM engine (DOHC non-VTEC), rims, I/H/E stripped interior, and a few other odds and ends. Right now it pretty much needs a full suspenion re-work, but since I'm broke, That's not gonna happen. heh

I probably will ask a stupid question one time or another. It is inevitable with me. =)

[subaruguy]

Hey I dont mind hondas that much....as long as their turbocharged j/k. My buddy has an accord with a prelude engine swap the 2.3 litre honda big block that he just got done turboing he put a t3/t4 hybrid with some custom compresor wheel in it I havent got to ride in it yet because he moved hes also working on a crx drag car with an interga 1.8L gsr motor its going to be pushing 600+hp I cant wait to see that done. oh well have a good day

[rs_wagon]

I must admit to having a bit of a soft spot for the Honda's.

At least thier engines anyway. I had a crazy concept to whack a B16A and gearbox into my old Corolla GTi. A bit of cross mojination and I reckon it would have been a screamer - a bit rare too!

[RSKY]

I ALWAYS wanted a CRX with CYBER 2 kit on it, there's one parked here right near my work everyday plates PKTRKT (pocket rocket) i'll have to try to post a pick of the cyber kit for you.

[The_Acid_Beaver]

rs_wagon-

That would be a cool idea, but you'd ahve to run a reversal gearing setup since almost all Honda engine turn counter clockwise. (Except for the new K and F series engines. Honda's got everything bass-ackwards now except for the S2K. You couldn't get me to drive a new Civic.) I've seen a whole B16 swapped into a classic Mini Cooper S. _)(*#$_)(*&$#_#*&$ fast car.
http://www.plmini.com/vtech.htm Pretty cool, if you ask me. =)


I've liked my car ever since I saw it in the garage for sale. I bought it because I knew Hondas were good cars, it was in my price range, and the palce I bought it from was a place I (used to) trust. A year later the head gasket blew. This was when I decided the shop was a "tad" les than trustworthy, and decided to man-up and fix it myself. I bought an imported engine, polpped it in, and have learned enough to make me annoyed that I can't afford to do what I want.

Thanks for the wlecome guys!

[markmcrs]

A guy I used to go to school with put a prelude V-TEC motor in an OLD SCHOOL civic. The thing looked very ordinary from the outside but it was a rocket!
A mate of mine bought a 96 prelude brand new and one day whilst driving through the hills his motor blew up - the car only had 30000kms on the clock. It turned out to be number 3 conrod broke. He had to go to court as honda didn't want to fix it under warranty as he had a cold air intake.
Mark.

[The_Acid_Beaver]

I've heard of people swapping stupidly huge engines into those old skool civics. They are so light that any modern engine would make them fast.

There are some really stupid dealers. I avoid dealers if at all possible. Most of the people that work there are scuzzy sales people or morons working as techs. I think I've only come across three dealerships that I'd ever WANT to go to. That's pretty sad.

[Leigh[RS STI]]

Welcome Acid,

Dont wanna know what happens the the thinks u put in you acid beaver!!
All the best with your car, mod it to the shit house and good driving for the rest of its life!

Leigh