***UPDATED***Another boosted Flat-Black CRX in the family. (NEW PICS)
07-26-2004, 10:39 PM
#1
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***UPDATED***Another boosted Flat-Black CRX in the family. (NEW PICS)
finally after 7 months of planning, research, and gathering of parts, the beast is done.
Specifics:
1990 Honda CRX Dx
MPFI Vtec Swap:
AEM Cam Gear
All manifolds were port matched
Built block:
LS rods
Wiseco 8.5:1 pistons
Block posts
all ACL bearings
ARP head studs
Mr. Gasket MLS
Rotating Assembly:
Fully Balanced and Blueprinted
stock 90 Si flywheel turned down to 14 lbs
Clutch Specialties 6 Puck Sprung Clutch Kit
Turbo Components:
14B
Log Manifold (by Me)
2 1/4" Mandrel charge pipes
1 gen BOV
450's
HTS couplers
Starrion FMIC w/ custom inlets
2 1/2" Down/Race pipe
MBC (now set @ 15psi)
Turbo Edit MGT
boost, air/fuel, oil pressure, oil temp, H20 temp.
stripped interrior
Traction:
Proactive Coilovers
Energy Suspension Master kit
Goodyear drag slicks 8 X 13
there are some other tricks up my sleve but i cant share
Here's the pics:
i have only drove it for 20 miles since the build w/ the wastegate actuator off, to break the engine in. Wednesday, insurrance goes on the car and it will be broken in by Friday! I Promise!!!!
thanks for looking,
tell me what u think!
mike
Specifics:
1990 Honda CRX Dx
MPFI Vtec Swap:
AEM Cam Gear
All manifolds were port matched
Built block:
LS rods
Wiseco 8.5:1 pistons
Block posts
all ACL bearings
ARP head studs
Mr. Gasket MLS
Rotating Assembly:
Fully Balanced and Blueprinted
stock 90 Si flywheel turned down to 14 lbs
Clutch Specialties 6 Puck Sprung Clutch Kit
Turbo Components:
14B
Log Manifold (by Me)
2 1/4" Mandrel charge pipes
1 gen BOV
450's
HTS couplers
Starrion FMIC w/ custom inlets
2 1/2" Down/Race pipe
MBC (now set @ 15psi)
Turbo Edit MGT
boost, air/fuel, oil pressure, oil temp, H20 temp.
stripped interrior
Traction:
Proactive Coilovers
Energy Suspension Master kit
Goodyear drag slicks 8 X 13
there are some other tricks up my sleve but i cant share
Here's the pics:
i have only drove it for 20 miles since the build w/ the wastegate actuator off, to break the engine in. Wednesday, insurrance goes on the car and it will be broken in by Friday! I Promise!!!!
thanks for looking,
tell me what u think!
mike
07-27-2004, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 3,365
Re:Another boosted CRX in the family.
how did u get that block so damn clean?
did they steam bathe it at the machine shop then did you wire brush it?
normally when I get ---- back from the machine shop (aluminum parts) it looks kinda dirty, like it was washed but not rinsed off.. then again I don't care that much and just throw the parts together - ---- it, going to get dirty under the hood anyways.
did they steam bathe it at the machine shop then did you wire brush it?
normally when I get ---- back from the machine shop (aluminum parts) it looks kinda dirty, like it was washed but not rinsed off.. then again I don't care that much and just throw the parts together - ---- it, going to get dirty under the hood anyways.
07-27-2004, 06:12 AM
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Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 701
Re:Another boosted CRX in the family.
yayo: the valve cover is painted blue and polished around it.
Semons: the Wiseco's were about $430 from www.raceeng.com
i wanted them so i can boost in the very high teens.
Quadnie: the shop shot peened the block and then put it in the heat tank, then they painted it for me.
bored .5 mm over, micropolished crank, decked block, shotpeened rods and block, hottank. rods, crank, pistons, harmonic balancer, flywheel, and clutch all dynamicly balanced.
price: $300.
all in all, i know this is "HMT", and the goal is to come off w/ a cheap, fast car. but i wanted to do it right. the total nut for the turbo kit, eng mgt, and built D16 that will push around 17psi ran me about $3000.
mike
Semons: the Wiseco's were about $430 from www.raceeng.com
i wanted them so i can boost in the very high teens.
Quadnie: the shop shot peened the block and then put it in the heat tank, then they painted it for me.
bored .5 mm over, micropolished crank, decked block, shotpeened rods and block, hottank. rods, crank, pistons, harmonic balancer, flywheel, and clutch all dynamicly balanced.
price: $300.
all in all, i know this is "HMT", and the goal is to come off w/ a cheap, fast car. but i wanted to do it right. the total nut for the turbo kit, eng mgt, and built D16 that will push around 17psi ran me about $3000.
mike
07-27-2004, 06:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 3,365
Re:Another boosted CRX in the family.
damn it's painted... huh.
I personally would have gone for that wire brushed aluminum look. I was at the mall yesterday and inside the oakley store talking about the design structures of the store to the cute lil sales girl and then she was saying "oh, how do we get these scratches out of the displays"
I just explained that the display cases are made of BRUSHED ALUMINUM so brush them out. I really don't think she could understand me that well.. oh well.
I personally would have gone for that wire brushed aluminum look. I was at the mall yesterday and inside the oakley store talking about the design structures of the store to the cute lil sales girl and then she was saying "oh, how do we get these scratches out of the displays"
I just explained that the display cases are made of BRUSHED ALUMINUM so brush them out. I really don't think she could understand me that well.. oh well.
