what's your opinion of the best year to buy???

90-91 have the rear discs, are there any other advantages besides that?

 

88hf . lightest. utilized the type r style lca.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CHONCH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what's your opinion of the best year to buy???

90-91 have the rear discs, are there any other advantages besides that?</TD></TR></TABLE>

only 90-91 SI model has rear discs.

to my only I think the 90-91 looks alitte better.

 

yeah, i meant to say Si.

what is so much better about having the rear strut come down through the middle of the rear LCA, rather than have the type that goes on the outside of it? yeah, an ITR has the inside type, but is it really better? they both get the same job accomplished.....

 

The '88-style rear LCA allows for more lift-throttle oversteer. In other words, the *** end of the '88s is a bit more lively, and easier to rotate. That's both good and bad; good, in that when utilized correctly, it makes the car more nimble and better-handling; bad, in that if it catches you off guard (say a car pulls out in front of you, you jump off the throttle and do an emergency-lane-change maneuver), it's one helluva ride as the *** of the CRX fishtails around until you remember to get back on the gas! I learned that one from personal experience on my old '88 Si...

Which CRX to get is a purely subjective question. What do you want the car for? What's important to you? If you want a sunroof, an Si would probably be the best way to go. Some other CRXs had aftermarket sunroofs installed, but I'm not sure I'd trust the quality of the installation. If you just HATE the door-mounted seatbelts, you'll be looking for any '88 model, or an '89 HF (if you're in the US, that is). I hate the door-mounted belts, but it didn't stop me from buying a '91 DX and a '90 Si.

If you're looking to build up a pure race car, or even a potent street car, an '88 HF is a great starting point. It's light - quite a bit lighter than my (first-gen) '87 Si, even; it's already wired for MPFI, so any engine swap will be a bit easier than it would on a DX model (DPFI).

What it really has to come down to is what you want, and what you find that you like. I'd probably pass on any CRX with an automatic transmission, but that's just me. I actually prefer my CRXs without sunroofs, but that never stopped me from buying... one... two... THREE Si models! ('87 Si, '88 Si, '90 Si).

In short, if the CRX is in the right shape at the right price, I can justify just about ANY of them as the "best", at least the best one for my next one!

Mike

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kwicko &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The '88-style rear LCA allows for more lift-throttle oversteer. In other words, the *** end of the '88s is a bit more lively, and easier to rotate. That's both good and bad; good, in that when utilized correctly, it makes the car more nimble and better-handling; bad, in that if it catches you off guard (say a car pulls out in front of you, you jump off the throttle and do an emergency-lane-change maneuver), it's one helluva ride as the *** of the CRX fishtails around until you remember to get back on the gas! I learned that one from personal experience on my old '88 Si...

Which CRX to get is a purely subjective question. What do you want the car for? What's important to you? If you want a sunroof, an Si would probably be the best way to go. Some other CRXs had aftermarket sunroofs installed, but I'm not sure I'd trust the quality of the installation. If you just HATE the door-mounted seatbelts, you'll be looking for any '88 model, or an '89 HF (if you're in the US, that is). I hate the door-mounted belts, but it didn't stop me from buying a '91 DX and a '90 Si.

If you're looking to build up a pure race car, or even a potent street car, an '88 HF is a great starting point. It's light - quite a bit lighter than my (first-gen) '87 Si, even; it's already wired for MPFI, so any engine swap will be a bit easier than it would on a DX model (DPFI).

What it really has to come down to is what you want, and what you find that you like. I'd probably pass on any CRX with an automatic transmission, but that's just me. I actually prefer my CRXs without sunroofs, but that never stopped me from buying... one... two... THREE Si models! ('87 Si, '88 Si, '90 Si).

In short, if the CRX is in the right shape at the right price, I can justify just about ANY of them as the "best", at least the best one for my next one!

Mike</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, im debating trading a local kid here my coupe for his crx. its a 94 ex coupe, full suspension, pretty stock motor. he wants to trade me an 89 Si, black/black interior with suspension and 15" bronze C8's. it looks pretty clean in the pics he's sent me, one of the cleanest interiors that i have ever seen in a crx. i dont really know what to do. i love my car, but i kinda want something different.

my car is quite a bit nicer than any crx as far as a good daily driver, but ive always liked crx's and i think it might be a little more fun. my coupe is way fun in the corners, i'd guesstimate that it pulls close to 1.0g on the skidpad, but it's still a low 16 to high 15 second car. i'd like something a little quicker.

what would you guys do if you were me? i'm a college student with about 4 semesters left, so money is kind of an issue right now, but then it won't be. whatever i keep or trade for is gonna become a full-blown track monkey when i get out of school, but i'd like to at least maintain a nice, decent daily driver while in school.

 

84-87 hf

 

all depends here are comments about each year that i have had and y i like them or dont:
88-LIKES: lightest EF crx, pillar mounted seatbelts
Dislikes- suspension set up, eye mount strut crap tailights are ugly, and hazard lights are on steering column instead of dash, drum brakes....
91-LIKES: More power than other years (not alot, but ya ), nicer tailights, rear disc brakes (SI BABY!), dash mounted hazard signal....
DISLIKES: Door mounted seatbelts!!!, heaviest model they made.....
I think thats all....but no matter what i &lt;3 my EF!

 

i agree. 88 hf. lightest one out for the ef series

 

The 90-91 do have disc brake, however the honda crx hf provides a lighter body in which i would go with the 89 for the weight advantage.

 

im totally in your same position. i got 6 credits left though
(i just gotta me an 89 rex)

these things are soo light you dont need much power to keep up with more badass cars. d series parts are super cheap too if you decide not to swap it out. go with the crx man. lots more potential imo.

 

Sound like you are looking for a nice sporty daily driver. The 89 si would work well for you, and parts are cheap enough to keep your interest in building the car up. Keep in mind these things are old and even if they look super clean you more than likely will need to spend more money than you wanted on things like, rear trailing arm bushing (anything rubber) & ball joints. Does the AC work?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civais &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sound like you are looking for a nice sporty daily driver. The 89 si would work well for you, and parts are cheap enough to keep your interest in building the car up. Keep in mind these things are old and even if they look super clean you more than likely will need to spend more money than you wanted on things like, rear trailing arm bushing (anything rubber) & ball joints. Does the AC work?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, true to that. i'm sure that it would need to have some stuff replaced here and there. and no, it has no a/c compressor on it, but everything else is still there. i thought about it for a while, and i'm probably not gonna trade him. i love my coupe, and i think it suits my needs just fine. i'll probably just buy a header and few other misc. things for it in the near future. you guys gotta understand though, this is like ******* torture when i get on the gas in that thing. read my sig, look in my garage - i'm used to 420+ rwhp supras and m3's and turbo hatchbacks. ****, even my legend would bang out a high 14.

i am very satisfied with my car in the handling/quality/condition of it. i just want something that is a little quicker. but now that i think of it, an 89 Si crx probably wouldnt even be any faster than my car. the A6 in those things has less power - and i doubt it would make the kind of mph my coupe does in the 1/4. yeah, i know the crx is lighter, but i dont think ive ever seen a near stock one do over 85-86mph in the 1/4. my best time in my coupe is a 16.01 @ 87.4mph. anyone have any stats for pretty stock 2nd gen Si's??

 

i &lt;3 my 88 Si

 

i say a 91 rex is the best when it comes to an si cuz you already have the rear disc breaks

 

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i am very satisfied with my car in the handling/quality/condition of it. i just want something that is a little quicker.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You have a 94 ex coupe. The engine is pretty stout if turbo'd. Since you are used to high horsepower RWD cars. Make your FWD civic turbod. The engine compartment is so so much better then a CRX. You could add a turbo and do whatever needed to be done to it. Also, a bit of wiring changes would have to be done to the CRX if you would want the D16Z6 (thats the 92-95 civic Ec SOHC vtec engine) in there. Its all up to you. I drive a 1988 Honda CRX DX. I love having pillar mounted seat belts (door mounted ones suck on the 1989 crx DX+ years) About the tail lights? You can get 90-91 CRX tail lights on your 88-89 crx, they bolt right on, just switch out the 9-91 tail light harness and use the existing tail light harness from the 88-89.

I &lt;3 my CRX.

Its all up to you though. I personally like the room in a civic ex

-Jon

 

88dx youll have to convert to multipoint for a swap but the hubs and everything else can be used. hfs are light but you get alot less options then the dx such as tilt steering wheel tachometer redlines at 5k ugly blue interior no back cargo cover ect. hf is only 22 lbs lighter so get the front and rear bumper supports off an hf. plus as the other guy said 88 has a very twitchy like handling wich if you know how to drive is a huge advatage. the 88 and 89 hf shares the same body as the jdm crx's no door mounted seatbelts

 

88HF lightest, already has MPFI, BUT I think it has small brakes, and drums in the rear, but besides that, all I know its basicly a rolling death trap.

 

88 model and everyone already covered why. I love the rear suspension setup

 

If ur in the states 88Si with a JDM front, 88 because they dont have those nasty doors, if your lucky ( like me ) and your in Canada a 90-91 Si as we never got ur pesky horrid doors

 

88 HF
simple
The 88 Rear LCA has been addressed too many times
It's not so much the shock type

It's the LCA inner mounting location

Search and see

 

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I have an 88 si and a 91 si, and the 88 is my favorite.

 

1991. last year it was made.

 

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