sgnlab

where are the guys that were blaming the tuner???

SICKCIS

I built a RWD GSR Del Sol a few years ago in SoCal and just brought it out to where I am now (Columbus Ohio).. How did you register yours??? Is it test only or did you luck out?? I am assuming you do what most do and just "get it smogged".. I brought it out here cuz I am going to Ohio State University and want to clean it up while I am out here to possibly take a shot at passing the BAR exam.. I haven't looked much into it but if you know any loop holes I would appreciate some insight..

cbustuner

Columbus does not do emissions testing.When you register your car with Ohio at the dmv they check your dash vin, to make sure it matches the title and your mileage, to make sure it matches the title.They don't look at anything else.Unless your asking about getting it bar'd back in Cali

zimsplat

in northern cali (where im from) we only have to smog cars when they transfer ownership.

step1: buy crx
step2: smog crx
step3: make engine in the trunk :-)

I'm very careful about driving it around on the streets, I have NO idea what is going to happen when I get pulled over and he asks me to "pop my hood"

eundaddy

does california have stringent smog testing for antiques as well?

SICKCIS

in SoCal you have to smog your car every two years.. they say its a lottery whether you have to go to a "test only" smog shop or just a normal smog shop.. test only shops are REALLY strict and they will loose their smog license if they do anything wrong.. every one of my cars have been test only and they have all been hondas.. i see a trend.. got mine to pass smog.. did the swap a week later.. and then couldn't drive it two years later.. just went to the bmv in columbus and like cbustuner said.. it was a joke..

as far as antique cars are concerned.. as long as they are old enough they don't have to smog them.. not sure what year the deadline is but i believe its in the 60s

eundaddy

in MD it's 20 years and in VA it's 25 years. 60's seems to be strict as hell.

dougbrooks91

that thing is sooooo sick!

wreckedrex

1975 is the cutoff.

zimsplat

So im setting up my schedule for next month. It looks like there might be a week gap where I'd be able to go pick up the car, trailer to tuning. then drags that weekend. It would require about 18 hrs of driving though. hmmm oh so temping

welfarepc

do it man. u got to get some slicks on the back too.

that would be pretty cool to see.

OldSkoolDa91

hell yeah do it up man!!

zimsplat

for some reason part of me wants to run it without slicks to see what i can pull off... im sure that wont last long though

tundra2000

how much did all this cost to build, i'v always dream of making my honda civic rwd

zimsplat

It cost me a **** ton of time, and at least 2 10 lb spools of mig welding wire...

welfarepc

and a donor front end

tundra2000

I'v been wondering for awhile now, how did u do the shift linkage? and for the clutch and gas pedal line did u just custom fab ur own?

welfarepc

take a look at the pictures. it works exactly the same as normal but it goes backwards with a U on it that connects to the shifter selector shaft.

zimsplat

Well, borrowed a trailer, stole a truck, and headed out from humboldt county at 8 am bound for the dyno again. 6 hours later, strapped this "cursed" car down on the dyno for another try. Casey from Enginetiks was nice enough to come in on his day off to finish up tuning the car.

Results
18 psi. pump gas



20 psi 110 octane


Samoa drag strip is open this weekend, I will be there.

beansandrice

Great numbers Zim! I hope to see a scan of your time slip!

OldSkoolDa91

awesome numbers! hope the strip produces great numbers too

zimsplat

impressions after driving the car:

wow.

This amount of power in such a small, short car is interesting at best. I've been spending the afternoon setting up my boost control per gear, and I don't think Ill even end up using most of this power.

blasteddog

great fab work. great engineering skills. I read the entire thread this spring and i'm super impressed with it all. Great numbers, it looks amazing, and I cant wait to see some videos of it in autocross.

alexl3061

I glad to see its running right and the projects not scrubbed,itd be sad to see. I started my mid-engine k20a2 crx about a year ago, and I know how much work it is. Congrats on a badass build!!

zimsplat

had some fun at the dragstrip this weekend! got a few cool videos... heres a quick preview of how it went.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F93KMyh_vmY