Engine bay room in CRX
12-03-2006, 06:17 PM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
it wont be too bad. i used a 92+ rad. and i chopped off the stock rad mounts, and notched into the rad support about a 1/2 inch (the length of the 92+ rad.) then welded mounting tabs down about 2 inches lower than stock, used a slim fan and the stock cross member, and everything fit just fine, even the downpipe (this is a b16 crx) the one thing that sucked was i had to notch out the cross member so the lower rad hose would be able to get down low enough to clamp onto the radiator, this is where a set of traction bars would be great, no chopping anything up, or welding new mounts, plus you get less wheel hop, its doable w/o them but if you got the $$$ buy traction bars, because you''ll see just how how much wheel hop a fwd car have with a boosted b series in a crx, trust me its terrible.....
12-03-2006, 06:38 PM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
Originally Posted by boosted_b16
it wont be too bad. i used a 92+ rad. and i chopped off the stock rad mounts, and notched into the rad support about a 1/2 inch (the length of the 92+ rad.) then welded mounting tabs down about 2 inches lower than stock, used a slim fan and the stock cross member, and everything fit just fine, even the downpipe (this is a b16 crx) the one thing that sucked was i had to notch out the cross member so the lower rad hose would be able to get down low enough to clamp onto the radiator, this is where a set of traction bars would be great, no chopping anything up, or welding new mounts, plus you get less wheel hop, its doable w/o them but if you got the $$$ buy traction bars, because you''ll see just how how much wheel hop a fwd car have with a boosted b series in a crx, trust me its terrible.....
12-03-2006, 09:27 PM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
Originally Posted by fysh
Thank you. I do plan on buying a set of traction bars. I just don't want to spend the $450 on Full-Race D: Hopefully JK's revision on their Traction Bars will make theirs a bit safer. Do you have pics of your setup? I have a half radiator I can pull of the integra, I just need to make new mounting brackets, correct?
LS turbo, U need a half size radiator and traction bars.
12-05-2006, 01:54 AM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
Originally Posted by fysh
So ummm... yes... Im swapping a B18b LS/Vtec w/ a HX-35 into a '89 CRX Si. Ummm so, theres not like a lot of room in there.... at all. Anyone have a similiar setup with pictures of the engine bay and some tricks you used to get it all to fit?
12-05-2006, 04:23 AM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
well...timing belt, don't think so. I mean...while i was cranking it i didn;t hear my valves making their way thru my pistons 
. Ill check my relay totday...also my timing belt to make sure but i doubt it.
. Ill check my relay totday...also my timing belt to make sure but i doubt it.
12-05-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: Engine bay room in CRX
Originally Posted by NNBD
well...timing belt, don't think so. I mean...while i was cranking it i didn;t hear my valves making their way thru my pistons . Ill check my relay totday...also my timing belt to make sure but i doubt it.
. Ill check my relay totday...also my timing belt to make sure but i doubt it.
sorry
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