Ive been promising a few on here that I would create a thread about my CRX....so here it is....
I need to give a big Thank you to Tain90crx for his help as well as all the DFW Crx guys and this forum, if it wasnt for them I do not think this car would still be on the road.
THANK YOU!
Here is my 1990 CRX HF
She has a SOHC ZC engine with the HF geared Tranny
The Engine has the PM8/HF Intake as well as Exhaust and the ECU also is a PM8
When I bought her she had 297k on her and the guy I bought it from was a fellow Honda guy and he also put about 100K on her before me. The SOHC ZC was in her when he bought her and we estimate that it was swapped out with the stock engine around 80-100k
While I am not the original owner I am the one who has put the most miles on her.
I currently drive anywhere from 5k-8k a month and currently I am getting 42-48mpgs (when I bought her I was getting 50-55mpg...I will talk more about why I think I have lost some of my MPGs)
Since hitting 500K Ive become quite serious about doing some repairs on her. Its really awesome how these cars can play hurt and even when something is "going out" you can most of the time keep driving on it till you can get around to repairing it. BTW the only time I have ever been stranded by this car was when I bought a bad dizzy, I now have a backup that I keep in my car at ALL times! Not to mention 2 spare main relays!
Things I need to do:
1. New Struts all around
2. New Upper control arms (had the front end rebuilt last year but because the shop that did it used cheapo parts I now need to replace them)
3. figure out what is causing the play on the passenger side of my Rack (its a "rebuilt" but It was done by the same shop)
4. Rebuild the rear end with Bushings and parts
5. New CV Axles
6. New rotors
7. New Exhaust
8. Clean the Intake (I have an EGR CEL coming on and Ive looked in the intake its nasty!)
9. New Rear Wheel bearing (I believe this is the last one on this car that is original)
10. New Carpet
Other than that she is in great shape and will easily get to 1 million!
Regarding the intake I read a while back while trying to find as much info about "million mile joe" I read somewhere that around 500k he tore the engine and tranny down and removed all the carbon build up. I can see why....Also it was a good excuse for doing a "soft build"
I have a spare engine and tranny from Snarflebits when he did a swap and while I have borrowed a few parts from it, for the most part its there if I need it.
I also started over the past year a nice little parts collection because I figure I need to.
Right now everything on her works except the EGR valve. I need to get to cleaning it and all the ports (Seafoam helped but did not fix it)
Here are a few pics of my CRX She is a little dirty but I took them when I was working in East Texas.
Need to get a new pin-stripe...
I took this pic because I was so proud to finally fix my back brakes to the point where I could e-brake on a steep incline and it would hold. It looks steeper than it really is I just angled the camera oddly.
She is really dirty under the hood but I PROMISE inside the engine she is clean!
Thanks to Tain90crx for the new seats They do not match my interior but I dont really care.... Was a very needed upgrade!
My Back thanks you Tain!
My Spare HF Engine and Tranny Thank you Snarflebits!
My Current Mileage Its not even been a month yet since I hit 500K and I already have 5K extra on the odometer
I am going to use this thread as a "Keep her on the road" Thread more than say a "Build thread"
I need to give a big Thank you to Tain90crx for his help as well as all the DFW Crx guys and this forum, if it wasnt for them I do not think this car would still be on the road.
THANK YOU!
Here is my 1990 CRX HF
She has a SOHC ZC engine with the HF geared Tranny
The Engine has the PM8/HF Intake as well as Exhaust and the ECU also is a PM8
When I bought her she had 297k on her and the guy I bought it from was a fellow Honda guy and he also put about 100K on her before me. The SOHC ZC was in her when he bought her and we estimate that it was swapped out with the stock engine around 80-100k
While I am not the original owner I am the one who has put the most miles on her.
I currently drive anywhere from 5k-8k a month and currently I am getting 42-48mpgs (when I bought her I was getting 50-55mpg...I will talk more about why I think I have lost some of my MPGs)
Since hitting 500K Ive become quite serious about doing some repairs on her. Its really awesome how these cars can play hurt and even when something is "going out" you can most of the time keep driving on it till you can get around to repairing it. BTW the only time I have ever been stranded by this car was when I bought a bad dizzy, I now have a backup that I keep in my car at ALL times! Not to mention 2 spare main relays!
Things I need to do:
1. New Struts all around
2. New Upper control arms (had the front end rebuilt last year but because the shop that did it used cheapo parts I now need to replace them)
3. figure out what is causing the play on the passenger side of my Rack (its a "rebuilt" but It was done by the same shop)
4. Rebuild the rear end with Bushings and parts
5. New CV Axles
6. New rotors
7. New Exhaust
8. Clean the Intake (I have an EGR CEL coming on and Ive looked in the intake its nasty!)
9. New Rear Wheel bearing (I believe this is the last one on this car that is original)
10. New Carpet
Other than that she is in great shape and will easily get to 1 million!
Regarding the intake I read a while back while trying to find as much info about "million mile joe" I read somewhere that around 500k he tore the engine and tranny down and removed all the carbon build up. I can see why....Also it was a good excuse for doing a "soft build"
I have a spare engine and tranny from Snarflebits when he did a swap and while I have borrowed a few parts from it, for the most part its there if I need it.
I also started over the past year a nice little parts collection because I figure I need to.
Right now everything on her works except the EGR valve. I need to get to cleaning it and all the ports (Seafoam helped but did not fix it)
Here are a few pics of my CRX She is a little dirty but I took them when I was working in East Texas.
Need to get a new pin-stripe...
I took this pic because I was so proud to finally fix my back brakes to the point where I could e-brake on a steep incline and it would hold. It looks steeper than it really is I just angled the camera oddly.
She is really dirty under the hood but I PROMISE inside the engine she is clean!
Thanks to Tain90crx for the new seats They do not match my interior but I dont really care.... Was a very needed upgrade!
My Back thanks you Tain!
My Spare HF Engine and Tranny Thank you Snarflebits!
My Current Mileage Its not even been a month yet since I hit 500K and I already have 5K extra on the odometer
I am going to use this thread as a "Keep her on the road" Thread more than say a "Build thread"