So my brother has a b16 crx that has been sitting in my garage for about 3-4 yrs now due to the strict emission standards california has, and recently he said that he would hand the car over to me if i decided to fix her up or give me some of the pay cut if i sold her. What would you guys do? Its a mint silver crx si, converted to a manuel transmission i believe, has a missing fender/corner light, riced out exhaust, has diff control arms, no driver side window and hasnt been registered for 3-4 yrs as well. Due to the cali emmission standards i cant mob the car with the jdm b16, so im thinking about looking for a stock usdm d16 to replace the motor but dont know where/how to find one or where to look. I would plan on getting a jdm front end conversion too, but dont know if its all worth it, even paying registration fee's again, what would you guys do in my situation, is it worth it?

 

Well if you have the cash and most important "The Ambition" then I say go for it, but if you dont then sell it im sure someone else would buy it for a project. Why dont you just buy an Ls vtec?, but you can look for honda engines in your local junk yard and there is tons of web sites you can look in. Good luck with your desicion!

 

Sounds to me like you're in over your head and don't really want the hassle of going though all that BS to drive it. Unless you're fully committed to going through everything to drive it, I'd sell it to someone else otherwise you're gonna be kicking yourself later.

 

Just make the b16 obd1 and get a del sol ecu for the year it came in it. And do all all smog stuff and its legal...
Im local to you and even know a guy that can do this stuff on the side...

 

i would def listen to this guy^^ and would def try that route b4 pullin out a b16 for a single cam

 

Only problem right now is the Bar ref stations are closed in cali until further notice... which means even I cant make my illegal car legal until they reopen.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by juandaman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well if you have the cash and most important "The Ambition" then I say go for it, but if you dont then sell it im sure someone else would buy it for a project. Why dont you just buy an Ls vtec?, but you can look for honda engines in your local junk yard and there is tons of web sites you can look in. Good luck with your desicion!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn man hes in cali worried about smog and you tell him to go ls vtec? Come on that **** aint legal here either! Know what your talking about...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by _Keith_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just make the b16 obd1 and get a del sol ecu for the year it came in it. And do all all smog stuff and its legal...
Im local to you and even know a guy that can do this stuff on the side...</TD></TR></TABLE>

im appreciating the help keith, never thought of this! but dont you need receipts/paperwork to bar a car?

 

It should be quite easy to find a d16 to put in it. Lots of people have done swaps and have them laying around their garage. Make sure you get the d16 w/MPFI so your fuel injection will work. You'll need the d series shift linkage as well.

As far as the missing stuff goes, you can get o.e. replacement fenders for less than $50. They're painted black, but are cheap. You should be able to get all the other stuff for less than $250.

The jdm front end conversion can be a little tricky. you'll need the bumper cover, bumper support/bracket, headlights, corner markers, and there's also a front lip the SiR had. It's not just a bolt-on application in other words. Call h motors (hmotorsonline.com) they stock them occasionally for about $900 for the whole job. but once you get it done, it's worth it!!! especially with the yellow fog lights!

The bottom line is CRX's are like a special sect of the Honda religion. the followers are normally devout in their faith. they are alot of fun and can be made very quick because of how light they are. and even though the newest one is 17 years old, they are still one of the best looking cars honda has ever designed. but what you should do about it is a question that only you can answer. sit down in the car and imagine yourself driving...you'll find out what you want to know.

 

that's because you have a dual-point fuel injection harness and you're trying to fit it into a multi-port harness. it will not work. you need the harness from an Si with MPFI.

 

well im willing to buy if your willing to sell

 

well you can always sell it and buy another one.