Just picked up this '86 Civic Si for $1500...

One owner 127,xxx miles!

 

Awesome car. Good job.

 

Wow man good score! I had one just like it years ago.. I kinda still wanna get another one

 

drop it 3'' :D

 

Yeah I already planned on lowering it... Im thinking Ground Control in the rear, Tokico Illumina's all the way around, and rolling the torsion bars!

I got a set of mint Mugen Mr-5's tham Im waiting to put on. Just want the car lowered first and the roads to clean up.

 

Damn, trying to look just like me huh! I just picked up MR5's a month ago for my 87 and my car looked just like yours. Nice whip.

 

Nice car, post some more pics when you get the suspension and rims on! Any other plans for it?

 

EA-H... but nice car.

 

ok... i'll admit im new to this car. whats the difference between a ea-t and a ea-h?

and as far as future mods... maybe building up the stock 1.5 since its only got 127,xxx on the motor or a dohc brown top zc. but im not to sure, anyone have any opinions?

 

well, first off it's E-AH and E-AT..

difference is that an AH has a 1.5 liter, AT has a 1.6...

so, technically, mine is an AH, but it does have a 1.6 in it now..

i'm dropping a b16a in mine.. if i didn't have the b sitting around, i'd have a brown top ZC in mine no questions asked...

 

Opinions? I've got nothing but opinions.

The brown or black top D16A1 from the 1st Gen Integra is an easy install along with the D16ZC (not the same engine as the USDM Integra) but the chances of finding a low milage D16 these days is tough. I would expect to need to rebuild any kind of D16 you can find.

The B16 or the K20 are the engines of choice these days, both will fit with a set of aftermarket motor mounts. In an ideal world maybe you could find someone who is upgrading their B16 for a K20 and snap up his old engine/tranny cheaply.

Or... the stock EW engine can be built to be pretty peppy. If the bottom end is in good condition then it might be worth your while to invest in head work and a lot more induction. 100whp does not sound like a lot, but it makes for a nicely balanced car with snappy performance.

Come on over to www.redpepperracing.com for a site dedicated to the 3rd gen Civic and 1st Gen CRX.

Scott

 

thanks for all the responses!

so when i get/ if i get a zc swap then i can say its an e-at...

i was thinking bout just doing a mild cam, maybe p&p on the stock 1.5 head and some chunkier injectors off an '86-'87 integra and '86-'87 integra ecu. correct me if im wrong but that should give me a better fuel map and higher rev limit.

again im a noob to these cars so any and all info is greatly appreciated.

 

We just had a big discussion about this on www.redpepperracing.com, the best site for the 3rd Gen Civic/1st Gen CRX.

It is a common misconception that the Integra injectors and ECU are a good upgrade for the Civic engine. If only... it would be so cool to just "plug in" some extra power. But it does not work that way. The Integra stuff will make your Civic engine run really rich and lose power. And a higher rev limit will only allow Mr. Connecting Rod to go on a journey beyond the warm embrace of Mr. Engine Block.

Stick with the stock ECU and the stock injectors. Even with the head work, more induction (larger TB) and a lumpy cam, the stock injectors with a little extra fuel pressure is all you will need.

For real performance, replace the centrifical advance springs in the distributor with lighter springs (available at any good hardware store). Think of it as reprograming the ignition curve.

Scott

 

For real performance, replace the centrifical advance springs in the distributor with lighter springs (available at any good hardware store). Think of it as reprograming the ignition curve.

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what exactly needs to be done? and im currently a member on reppepperracing, great site! lots of info!

 

what exactly needs to be done? and im currently a member on reppepperracing, great site! lots of info![/QUOTE]

It is pretty simple. Take your distributor completely apart. At the bottom of the distributor is a pair of springs that retain a pair of centrifical advance weights. Replace the little springs with lighter springs. You do not need to be exact, any kind of lighter spring in the right size will be an improvement over stock.

Scott

 

interesting... can someone confirm this before i start tearing apart a good dizzy?

 

never heard of that at all

 

Not surprising that you have not heard of it... This is an old school solution to an old school problem.

Here's the deal: The 1st Gen CRX Si and its Civic brother have one foot in the Modern World and one foot in the Ancient Past. While they have electronic fuel injection (modern) their ignition control is a combination of vacuum advance and centrifical advance (ancient). Changing the centrifical advance curve by adding lighter springs dates back to the days of Flat Head Fords.

If you take your time and take the distributor apart carefully you will not harm anything.

Scott

 

it's true. i wish i did it when i still had the stock motor in the car..

 

hhhhmmmm.... interesting i'll have to do a little more research into that.

but thanks!

 

Good info there cbstd.