hey guys just turboed my crx and had to cut a chunk of the crossmember so that my downpipe could fit. just wanted to know if this it safe or not....i've searched around and found nothing really...someone did tell me that the crx si crossmembers are so big that it wouldn't matter, but then again i also heard that if i dyno or take it to the tracks it might snap in half?...it's cut about a inch in and about 2 to 3 inches across. just wanted some more opinions on this thanks.

 

no you should be fine i just did the same thing and no problems on the dyno or the street!

 

ha... i have mine cut but its also supported with metal welded in where it was cut (boxed)


its not safe, how much did you cut

i would recommend buying aftermarket subframe (not from ebay)


picture of butcher?

 

Here's what my crossmember looked like after I cut and hammered it down to fit my header years ago. Used it for half a season of AutoXing and street use...

 

get aftermarket traction bar then u good

 

okay i dont have a pic i will try to post one but it's not as big the one pictured in EF_LSVtec's picture, maybe about half that size and it's not cut in as much either.

 

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OMG! are you trying to kill yourself?

 

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damn, now thats what i call hacked

 

thats the scariest thing i have seen in a while..

 

boy if that crossmember gave out he will be in for hell of a ride if he dont kill himself or other people on the road!!!

 

LAWLROEROROFL

thumbs up.

 

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ROFL!

thats about 10x more then what i cut out

 

Box it in and you'll be golden. They're big and beefy for a reason. The front end of an ef is soooo flimsy. My car had been in a minor fender bender at some point in its life and I couldn't get my motor mounts to line up, so I simply loosened the xmember and pulled the two sides together with a tiedown and with minimal force I made up the .5" I needed.

Either box it in or get an aftermarket xmember.

 

what a good traction bar to get?? i was looking at the innovative TB, has anyone used this TB yet?? i was thinking about the full race TB but i dont want to mess with my radiator a whole lot or buy one of theirs. thanks

 

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I try to not be a "hater", but this stuff drives me crazy!

You spent money on a turbo (to make the car faster) and then do this to your cross-member.

You could also make the car lighter by removing the brakes.

Buy a quality cross-member!!

(sorry, I'm old and certain stuff drives me over the top)

Wes Vann

 

LOL your cut crossmemner is becoming a classic H-T pic

 

wow.
im thinking about cutting a 3 inch deep, 6 inch wide piece of metal out of my upper control arm.. do you think this is a good idea? lol




excuse my language.. but expletive me that way too much and your lucky that didnt hurt you.

 

The most I ever did was hammer back the lip,that's it..you people cutting **** like that are crazy! Just think about what a crossmember is there for and what's attatched to it before you do stupid **** like that

 

this is what i did but its welded metal to support wat is cut out

 

CMON! the innovative piece is only $200.

i totally agree with WES, that is just bullshit. safety FTL

 

wow. i just relized how much you cut off.. a little more then needed dont you think?

 

wow, talk about overdoing the cut. you could fit a jumbo-jet in there

 

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You have to realize that picture is over 7 years old...at the time I was doing the swap in my garage, we just hammered and cut the crossmember without even measuring because we were simply eager to get the swap done. How many times have you done foolish things without even thinking of the consequence? Lucky for me, the crossmember held for a while until I eventually replaced it with an aftermarket one. If you're broke and excited to get your car rolling, you just get it done...no matter what

 

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I try to not be a "hater", but this stuff drives me crazy!

You spent money on a turbo (to make the car faster) and then do this to your cross-member.

You could also make the car lighter by removing the brakes.

Buy a quality cross-member!!

(sorry, I'm old and certain stuff drives me over the top)

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i use a full race, it's pretty good. see sig for pics.

 

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A comment like this is totally irresponsible! You are basically condoning driving a car that is unsafe.

I understand that people that have limited funds may not be able to keep up on safety related items, but this is an individual that had the money to buy the turbo.

Wes