Problemo

I was thinking folks. I was reading through some of threads to do with AWD Civic's, how difficult would it be to create a RWD Civic Coupe ? I really used to enjoy my '90 BMW 3 Series coz you could get the **** out in the wet, I sort of miss it with my Civic. The engines are my thang tho, I love the sound. So what do we reckon, could it be done ? or even an AWD 1999 Coupe ? Interesting project perhaps ?

sammysnakes

it can be done, but from what i've heard those transmissions and drivelines don't do well with alot of horsepower.

functionFiRst

not too sure about it. That guy who was on Mtv, True Life: i'm a street racer, the guy with the Lsvtec rhd DA is building an ef hatch that's suppose to be an AE86 killer...the stories in the Honda Tuning magazine. i have my doubts on it.

Brewer

Are you from Birmingham, AL? Do I know you?

Problemo

Nah man, Birmingham UK.

Problemo

Do honda do any RWD cars you could potentially steal the drivetrain from ? I can't think of any to hand, I'll have to put my thinking cap on.

aw1234dude

The only RWD honda i know of is.......you guessed it the s2000

VX

And the NSX

mph6563

There was also the old AWD Civic wagon if you want to go that route.

Brewer

Oh well, I was close. I have friends in Inverness and Leeds

Hyjnx

in japan there is a ferio that is called the Rti...that is built on an awd platform...with a 1.5l engine...its tarded ud think theyd give it a dohc 1.8 but noooo...if u wanna import the drive train for the awd u can i guess but lots of money

B18C5-EH2

There was in fact a 4WD Integra in Japan too, but unknown to many people, some JDM Integras come with a D-Series motor, so I don't know for sure if it's a B or not with AWD.

The Honda AWD is for traction in slippery surfaces, not performance like a Nissan Skyline, Mitsubishi, or Subaru system.

The only way I'd ever try a platform other then FF is if I had mad cash and did the S2000 drivetrain into a hatch.

cinq

Why not get the whole thing from the the CRV? they have AWD no?

B18C5-EH2

Because as I mentioned before, the Honda AWD (Realtime 4WD) is weak as hell. Any sort of real power would break them very easily.

SlippylesKB

I've seen boosted CRV's and whatnot... So that's just a Turbo'd b20, which is quite quick for a civic. You don't think they could handle that? just curious

B18C5-EH2

Not over time, and honestly the Realtime 4WD is NOT a performance-oriented AWD system.

SlippylesKB

Cool, just curious thanks

dfoxengr

cant handle power? look at stephen papadakis' RWD civic ...
lol unless ur talking about the old school stock rwd trannys, those blew...

mostly a huge custom project, and pricey...dont mess with it

smnowell

Which one of Papadakis' cars was RWD? The FF 2001 Civic or the FF 1996 Hatch?

dfoxengr

didnt he have one awhile back that was black and it was in the big turbo magazie..not "TURBO" magazine but A turbo mag..lol?

vivid02

Drag sport magazine. And that car is front wheel drive. The motor just sits straight. Just like old Volkswagon Dashers.

dfoxengr

oh lol me...guess i remembered wrong..ah

Problemo

Getting running gear from a s2000 could be difficult, I guess with a "spot" of welding you could steal the 4 wheel drive gubbins from another manufacturer but that comes with its own problems. I did think of the crv, I'm glad I left it alone, shame, there was a guy at work who had one, he wouldn't have missed the 4x4 bit, The only time it goes off road is when his missus drops it in a ditch on the way back from the supermarket

sammysnakes

i was referring to the AWD hondas in japan, genius.

DragII

not all crv's are awd...I think the realtime 4wd only comes in automatic also.


[Modified by DragII, 5:05 PM 2/26/2003]