1989 Honda Civic CRX Reviews
“Miss It. A Lot!”
This would be the third CRX I've owned throughout the years and I loved everything about tis car. Too bad some slut in a Pizza-Hut delivery car had to rear end it and total it out.
Some specs:
Built by Realtime Racing Crew Chief, the late Jerome Zimmerman.
The motor:
'91 d16a6
P&P Head
balanced and blueprinted bottom end
port matched intake manifold
RC balanced injectors
11:1 compression (runs fine on premium)
AEM CAI
DC header, 2 1/4" cat back exhaust
redline@7200rpm
Tranny:
Mugen LSD
Short shifter
Suspension:
Mugen sways
Mugen Bushings
Tokico Illuminas all around
Skunk2 coilovers up front
Eibach Sportlines rear
Front and rear strut bars
Interior:
MOMO steering wheel with Mugen horn button
GSR shift knob , Eclipse CD Player
Wheels/Tires:
15" GSR blades AND Sport Bronze 15" Rota Slipstreams for autocross days
Bridgestone Potenza RE-711's
This car was very bare-bones and fun. They don't make them like the CRX anymore.
i like it..? haha
“My Baby!”
This was the first car I ever did up. I took it to shows. Won stereo competitions. I'll never forget her.
“A Great Fun Gas Sipping Go Kart For The Road.”
everything form the HF to the Si gets good gas mileage, some better than the others. The CRX platform is a very interesting looking car that most people seem to love, kids like the "Matchbox" look, girls think its cute, and guys can't get past the great performance. The Honda engines are rock solid and supply more than enough grunt to pull along these little cars. The transmissions are geared pretty steep, but the still do well on long distance highway trips. The handling of the CRX is amazing! The short wheelbase and lightweight make it an ideal car for short, quick turns such as in autocross. Since most of the weight is on the front of the vehicle (around 55-60% of it) the crx can also kick out the rear end while doing some high speed turns, which is a blast for more experienced drivers. The interior is tastefully done for a 1980's vehicle and is host to many storage compartments, some of which even lock.