ryanseverson

I was driving my 91 crx si, which has some neuspeed lowering springs on it and KYB Agx adjustable shocks so it considerable lower to the ground and i drove over a man whole and bottomed out on it. I stopped and immediately shut off the car and got out and looked. Sure enough all my oil was pouring out all over the ground.

Today i jacked up the front end and saw that the skid plate thing over the exhaust was destroyed and what i think is a transmission mount is broken not to mention the exhaust is dented bad.

I'm pretty certain i either need to take out the cross-member on the front which would mean id have to take off a bunch of stuff. either that or the whole engine to get to the oil pan and the transmission thing.

So what id like to know is which would be easier the engine or the cross member?



Damage shown in pictures below
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Does anyone know what this is call and where to acquire one of them?

ryanseverson

what is that transmission thing?
a mount? it blots to the block
where can i get one?

oh yeah and its a b16a if that helps at all.

munchies91crx

i would talk to the city about that. thats alot of damage.

ryanseverson

im filling out a claim agianst the state

munchies91crx

the crossmember isnt expensive. and idk what the other part thing it looks like a transmission stabilizer.

ryanseverson

i need to know what that transmission thing is

phoenix_iii

Some better pics would help (like on the lift or on jackstands).

Good luck suing the state for dragging your junk on the public road. It wasn't a hazard for a normal, stock vehicle. Not trying to be a hard@$$.

ryanseverson

discovered more problems

i took off the front cossmember and then the exhaust. the studs from the header to the downpipe were all bent

the mystery transmission piece was removed and i found out that on the engine block the hole was extremely stripped and where it bolted to the transmission the hole was cracked.
im fairly certain i can drive the car without that piece.
oh yeah and the oil pump pickup got bent to ****.

civiccrx

Damn

rbjeepthing

wholly fack! That' the most damage I've seen. How fast were you going?

ryanseverson

i wasnt even going fast i was going 15 maybe 20 and it just smashed so hard and i knew right away something was fudged up

also where could i find a new header i cant find one for a b16a is it the same manifold as the d16?

ryanseverson

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Integ...ht_2834wt_1080

would these fit?

Jenkinsal2

you will get nothing from the state? You lowered your car so that all of the components were in close proximity to the ground. You really think somebody cares about your car after you physically made this possible?

ryanseverson

the way i look at it is if its legal to drive my car on the street then the street should be suitable for me to do so.

phoenix_iii

Yeah, sue for this... then there will be HEIGHT/BUMPER/CLEARANCE requirements for the rest of us...

=P

But damn son, that's some damage. Post of how low the car was?? Or, perhaps that manhole cover was in fact retardedly HIGH and you do have something to point out/sue?

Jenkinsal2

well then following by your logic your car is most likely no longer legal as you have altered the suspension. Check your local and state laws for more info. Regaurdless, what happened sucks but in reality you made it all possible. In the future try to be more careful if you want to ride slammed. If it were easy everyone would do it...

ryanseverson

does anyone know where to get an oil pan for a b16a? i need one soon cant find one.

Clipsed

iTrader: (2)

Next time watch where you are driving and you wont be in this predicament.

rbjeepthing

Picked one of these up from my local performance shop was around $90.00 CAD.

http://www.moroso.com/catalog/catego...?catcode=10911

rudyndrew

Looks like you damaged the trans, but if the motor/block is damaged then pull it out.

civicfd2

i keep looking at the pics of that part but cant figure out what that is ??? never seen that on any B series but you should be ok without that part

Domnificent

damn dude!!!

singlecamsaint

Yeah, sue for this... then there will be HEIGHT/BUMPER/CLEARANCE requirements for the rest of us...
^ already do in my state, but i dont follow it just watch were i drive.

and DUDE you did do some damage, my oil pan looks like that but mines from a brick that fell from truck, but maybe you should raise your car back up a little, prevention is the best way from keeping crap like this from happening to the rest of us

.Manny.

iTrader: (1)

LOL

NOFX

If you did that much damage there's a chance you're lower than the legal limit. A lot of states have ride height laws (or headlight height laws), but they're not usually enforced, as in a cop might not pull you over, but it's still illegal.

I had a friend get money from the state when he drover over a bump with his Integra and damaged his header and front lip. He got money because there was no sign warning of a bump even though there had been construction in the area.