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Old 01-23-2004, 09:16 PM
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Ok, I plan to put an sc61 in my CRx pretty soon. I have place racing mounts and I dont have much clearance between my stock manifold (heat shield) and the radiator. Can you guys give me some info on your turbo crx's? BTW, I have a b16 in there, hence the clearance issues. I i know I will have to take out the secondary fan (not a problem), but does anyone use a different radiator? say, a civic one? that is like a small square? Also, do the Hasport mounts set the engine farther back in the bay? cuz my axels are at an angle and i dont trust that too much.

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Old 01-23-2004, 09:32 PM
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Use a 92+ Civic radiator. check http://www.homemadeturbo.com they have a bunch of ef's pictures...
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all axles are at angles.. i've yet to see a a stock honda with axles pointing straight to the hubs
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What manifold are you going to use? That makes more of a diffrence than the mounts.
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Default Re: a question about turbo clearance issues in the CRX (JonGP4)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JonGP4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">all axles are at angles.. i've yet to see a a stock honda with axles pointing straight to the hubs</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh really? that's a releif, but I was worried abt. it cuz I heard that it can cause premature wear on the CV joints.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SiR Kid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What manifold are you going to use? That makes more of a diffrence than the mounts.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I plan to use overblownmotorsports.com manifold. It resembles the Full-Race one. But for only about $350 i think he told me a while back????
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I got a Crx b16 turbo. I use a 99 civic radiator with a place racing cross member.
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Some pics of my old ZC setup just to give you an idea. The SC61 is the same size as this turbo (SC50) assuming it will use the E compressor cover.



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Default Re: a question about turbo clearance issues in the CRX (Bryson)

I'm not sure, but it looks like you have a lot more room for the turbo than me. Maybe becasue of my place racing mounts? Do the Hasport mounts set the motor farther back in the engine bay? I know I will have to upgrade my radiator the the newer civic one. That will give me a lil more room. But from the looks of your bay, if I put that manifold in mine it would be smaking the front like a bitch.
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