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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 06:41 AM
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Whats the best choice if any for a 1st gen CRX?
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 09:38 AM
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89 integra is the cheapest an eaasiest
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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86-87 teg motor is the one you want. The wiring is easier than the 88-89. That is if your CRX is an Si with MPFI. If you have a carb motor then its going to be a nitemare!!
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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yah 87-88 integra motor and tranny
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sikocivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">86-87 teg motor is the one you want. The wiring is easier than the 88-89. That is if your CRX is an Si with MPFI. If you have a carb motor then its going to be a nitemare!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

eh, its not THAT bad if you use the wiring harness from a donar car, its just extra work to get it right, but basicly you just use the WHOLE wiring harness from a 86-87 teg, 88-89 isnt THAT hard, it just take some time to rewire the car correctly, you also have to find out a Si fuel line and get a external fuel pump or get a SI fuel tank with a intank pump... but the tanks are a farkin pain to get off because there usualy held on with under coating

joing redpepperracing.com(link in my sig) and search around, you will find out that alot of ppl have done this swap already successfully at that, even a ton of ppl have done the electronic advanced swap, but someone made an adapter to adapt 88+ electronics to 1g Si motors, im doing this on my 87 when I get around to fixing it and getting a title for it(salvage with very little damage)
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 03:17 PM
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If its a 1st gen carbed, your best bet is to find one of the old school brown top zc's. It will bolt right in, make 125hp, and no messing around with wires to install the weaker USDM D16A1 with 113 or 118hp engines.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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check out redpepperracing.com. the site is just for 1st/3rd gens
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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Guarenteed any 86-89 Integra 1.6 or JDM ZC would do the trick.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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how about this? my 86 CRX. just looks like any other CRX right?




well, not really, you WILL get smoked...


B16A2....
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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hmm...
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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damn it,

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please look here, don't know whey it's not working...

btw, it is up for sale...
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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accualy, IF your real lucky you can source up a carbe 1g ZC motor that came in a few odder 1g JDM/EDM tegs... there a farkin pain to find though...

b16 swaps are getting more comon though, im sticking with the turboed 1g EW4 for now.
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 04:13 PM
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I would go with the b16, bumps you up to 160 hp.
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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and give the car wings and it will fly away hahaha
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integraGSR1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how about this? my 86 CRX. just looks like any other CRX right?
well, not really, you WILL get smoked...
B16A2....</TD></TR></TABLE>
oh gawd....
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Old Feb 9, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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b16!!!! the swap isnt that hard but its kinda expensive
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