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[twiglett]

as you can tell from the title^^^^
im in awe that the power mr H can get from a 1.6 naturally aspirated.

its easily summed up in 1 word ...... immense
i might post up some pics to share my new object of love
its a frost white 1991 vtec and it cost me less than half the amount that i have spent on my project mini

i just need a few little bits for it and it will be puuuurrrrrrfect.

all in all then i would say i have had a super smashing brilliantly fantastic uber amazing day

[billyboy83]

Sweet dude.......................Now brake the car and stick the lump in the mini....Job done !

[twiglett]

thats what the 1293 is for
i love the power that kicks in at 5500 rpm its awesome
plus as it is on the car it would make quite a formidable track monster
and actually thinking about it the rex and the mini are pretty similar
both are white, both have two usable seats (buckets in the mini, japanese midget style rear seats in the rex)
both cost a lot to insure, both are incredibly loud, both handle like a gokart and they are both mine

[EatSleepJDM]

Pics pics pics!!!!

[oli8925]

ill give you a text tomorrow, im coming round after work to check out this awesome beast!

glad it all came through for you mate, you must be chuffed. and now your dad can have his fiesta lol! unless you sold it for the crx? must be well excited, just dont drive it into a van or anything

[twiglett]

now your dad can have his fiesta lol! unless you sold it for the crx? must be well excited, just dont drive it into a van or anything

i sold the fiesta for less than half what i spent on it
and i plan not to drive into anything
if you want i could come get you from pembury

[E.L.M.O]

Two words
Pocket Rocket.

[blacktulip]

i like the CRX, wouldnt mind one myself actually.

[oli8925]

speaking from recent experience of said vehicle, its bloody rapid!!!

[Mini_Magic]

Nice one. I love CRXs, might get one myself when the insurance is a bit more sensible.

[twiglett]

i had a look underneath when i was at work today (im a techie)
really wish i hadnt
at first when i drove the car it seemed like the front wheels stayed turned when you exited a corner
i thought this might be due to low k.p.i (king pin axis inclination) it affects the caster which affect how quickly your wheels return to straight ahead.
that might have been caused by the massive offset on the wheels.
and i also noticed that under heavy acceleration it pulled ever so slightly to the left.

turns out my o/s tre (track rod end) is shagged
both gaiters are split but only the o/s has play in it

anyhoo asked at honda and they wanted to rape my wallet for about 40 quid each
then asked at a local motor factors..............








...... 13 quid

they will be fitted by lunch time tomorrow






oh and yes vtec is the best invention since life began

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[minimarco]

Those CRX seats fit nicely in a mini.

[onefastmoke]

I used to have a crx when I was 21 the model with the electric hardtop but same engine, the handling was excellent, used to get a touch of oversteer and usually one of the rear wheels to lift on corners. The noise of the vtec is something you never forget, I used to run mine with a pipercross induction and a straight through twin exit powerflow exhaust. the only trouble I had was when the distributor bearings failed, which cost me the best part of £900 to get put right






I sold mine after 2 years to buy a peugeot 106 gti after all reviews raved about how they were the best handling car in the world, I kept it for four month and was glad to see it go lol

[racer36]

i had a look underneath when i was at work today (im a techie)
really wish i hadnt
at first when i drove the car it seemed like the front wheels stayed turned when you exited a corner
i thought this might be due to low k.p.i (king pin axis inclination) it affects the caster which affect how quickly your wheels return to straight ahead.
that might have been caused by the massive offset on the wheels.
and i also noticed that under heavy acceleration it pulled ever so slightly to the left.

turns out my o/s tre (track rod end) is shagged
both gaiters are split but only the o/s has play in it

anyhoo asked at honda and they wanted to rape my wallet for about 40 quid each
then asked at a local motor factors..............








...... 13 quid

they will be fitted by lunch time tomorrow






oh and yes vtec is the best invention since life began

possible tourqe steer?? moest powerfull front wheel drive cars have toruqe steer !

[twiglett]

possible tourqe steer?? moest powerfull front wheel drive cars have toruqe steer ![/b]

its steering to the left though which is the wrong way if torque was the problem
due to the different length driveshafts

and i have noticed now that it seems to be bogging down at low revs, especially under load
it has a decat and straight through zorst and the lambda sensors have been disconnected

any ideas?