:::RHMT::: Real Home Made Turbo
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ironcrx on August 26, 2010, 07:20:27 PM
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So the CRZs are finally on the lots. They were just released Tuesday. I test drove one today and I really liked it. There was only one left out 4 or 5 at the honda dealership here in town. The others were all purchased by guys who showed up in crx's lol :noel:
Of course theres plenty that could have been done to please the crx crowd but god damn it was still pretty awesome.
Thoughts guys? Particularly from those who have been in it or driven it. I know the general opinions of it before its release. In person does it more justice than the pictures/videos depict.
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Meh. What did you like about it?
I think they're pretty damn ugly. They look considerably better in red or black, but still meh...
They're pretty damn slow. The Odyssey is faster and it's not a "sport" vehicle.
They could have got the same gas mileage from a gas-only engine. An SI with a K20 would have been much nicer.
They could have saved a lot of weight without the hybrid bullshit.
If I had to choose between a 1991 CRX Si and a 2010 CRZ, both brand new, I'd pick up the CRX without having to think...
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However, I would rock the shit out of this widebody (no blue dash) mid-engine CRZ:
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They're thinking it'll run in the GT300, so maybe V6?
Wier, show 'em what's up.
MOAR: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/widebody-honda-cr-z-prototype (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/widebody-honda-cr-z-prototype)
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K20 and i would find the funds...
speaking of funds. every one we are getting is getting body side moldings ( :-X ), rear wing, and all season package shit (muds/mats/tray)...
black one on showroom floor got all that and front lip, sides, defuser, 17" wheels... looks pretty good :yes:
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BTW: Mcpherson stuts and solid rear beam... its dead sexy :?:
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Meh. What did you like about it?
I think they're pretty damn ugly. They look considerably better in red or black, but still meh...
They're pretty damn slow. The Odyssey is faster and it's not a "sport" vehicle.
They could have got the same gas mileage from a gas-only engine. An SI with a K20 would have been much nicer.
They could have saved a lot of weight without the hybrid bullshit.
If I had to choose between a 1991 CRX Si and a 2010 CRZ, both brand new, I'd pick up the CRX without having to think...
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I'll wait to find one w/dead batteries for dirt, place a proper drivetrain in it, then we'll see how it do...
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Its look has grown on me. looks much better in person though. Ill end up getting one. Im waiting for when a conversion kit comes out to stick something else like a K in it. Its gonna have to happen!
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A proper drivetrain consists of more than just an engine that is capable of making power... :P
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BTW: Mcpherson stuts and solid rear beam... its dead sexy :?:
Fucking blasphemy for honda to build something like that. Didn't it used to be like honda's pride and joy (other than VTAKKK) in the 90's that basically everything they made had double-wishbone suspension at all four corners?
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BTW: Mcpherson stuts and solid rear beam... its dead sexy :?:
just like a vw :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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i think it looks ok, but hybrid, mcpherson struts, and solid rear axle? fail for sure. wont see one in my driveway. that horseshit is not what the crx was about
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BTW: Mcpherson stuts and solid rear beam... its dead sexy :?:
Well fuck. I lost interest.
:(
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Wait.. solid rear axle? They did it for the lulz.
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i can post a screen shot of the catalog later. but its not like a strait axle like an old VW. it looks like its got some design behind it. but still....
yes threw most of the 90s honda was proud that all of there cars where F1 inspired double wishbone suspension (and some VTEC powered). i remember the commercials of hondas taking corners hard.
from a parts counter guy standpoint tho. i do sell parts for strut cars. where as the double wishbone cars i dont sell much of shit for.
also, honda warranties those stupid batteries for like 8/80. might be a long wait.
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Hope they at least did something cool with the solid rear axle like a watts link or a satchel link.
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I'm sure the solid axle is a lot like my wifes fit. It's sort of a trailing arm setup, but at the end of the day it's still a solid axle pile of fail.
On a side note, the fit does handle pretty well for what it is
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Nothing really wrong with the solid in the back. People think because it is an old design it is inferior. I have seen many cars do very well on solid axles next to equivalent cars with double wishbone rears. The fact that you can adjust how high or low the center of roll is with solid rear axles is really nice.
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BTW: Mcpherson stuts and solid rear beam... its dead sexy :?:
just like a vw :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
First thing I thought too...
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yeah part catalog looks like the fit beam.
so do fits handle well? or made to handle well?
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I don't really have anything to compare it with right now, but it feels pretty solid when you are pushing it hard.
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yuk
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no zc no thanks
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Honda made the best car ever crx , the best racing fourwheeler ever fourtrax 250r , I got both of them what, a fucking money pit .
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i think it looks ok, but hybrid, mcpherson struts, and solid rear axle? fail for sure. wont see one in my driveway. that horseshit is not what the crx was about
duuurrr
Are you forgetting about the CRX's pre-88 days? Redpepper racing anyoen??
The solid rear axle PWNS hardcore. Just ask Johnny... He might say it needs a posi, but whatever.
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I guess I did forget about that, but even that car handled better than this new tank of a 2 seater.
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Just an update. I sat in a crz yesterday. There is a significant lack of visibility. The blind spots are as bad as a del sol. The quarter window is worthless.
I haven't sat in an insight, but I think if I were looking for a hybrid to turn into a crx I'd be looking for one of those w/dead batteries. I'm sure something could be done with the superhomo wheel skirts to turn them into flared arches so you can install a high offset wheel to give the thing a proper stance...
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1st gen crx rear axle makes a great wood trailing
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89 HF with Si motor and ZC tranny, best CRX ever except for B16 JDM setup.
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89 HF with Si motor and boost, best CRX ever.
There's a limited number of quality crx chassis remaining. Once people realize this the price will go up. I feel like the insight may be an option for a similar cost/fun ratio, just there weren't quite as many sold... One other car that may fit the mold, and was sold in massive quantities, is the 2g mini cooper.
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i think it looks ok, but hybrid, mcpherson struts, and solid rear axle? fail for sure.
solid axle is fail, but struts aren't the disadvantage they used to be. two of the most successful road racing cars ever run struts (M3 and 911, and the cayman has struts at all 4 corners). the trick is managing how much the car rolls to keep the camber curves from getting retarded. extra caster is a big advantage as well, since it allows less static camber (read: more braking/acceleration contact patch).
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all this jibber jabber and yet no pictures of it on the streets
i dont want to see any faggy show pictures i wanna see it driving someplace
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Am I the only one who thinks that it is ugly? The view from the side is fucking horrible.
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prius rear with avenger front end
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Looks like puked on dogshit. The wheels might as well be completely behind the motor with a nose that big.
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Just an update. I sat in a crz yesterday. There is a significant lack of visibility. The blind spots are as bad as a del sol. The quarter window is worthless.
I haven't sat in an insight, but I think if I were looking for a hybrid to turn into a crx I'd be looking for one of those w/dead batteries. I'm sure something could be done with the superhomo wheel skirts to turn them into flared arches so you can install a high offset wheel to give the thing a proper stance...
There was an insight on craigslist like a month back with like 180k for $1700.
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all this jibber jabber and yet no pictures of it on the streets
i dont want to see any faggy show pictures i wanna see it driving someplace
Local guy bought one and seems to like it a lot so far.
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You an see it in action a little in this vid.
DSCF1625 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0840qbZ7os#normal)
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It looks huge compared to the NSX :?:
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It looks huge compared to the NSX :?:
Have you not realized how big Honduhs have gotten over the years?
lol. the newer Accords are fucking huge, and the newer Civics are the size of old Accords.
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at least they had the good sense to put the cluster in front of the driver unlike the retards who slapped together the yaris :?:
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at least they had the good sense to put the cluster in front of the driver unlike the retards who slapped together the yaris :?:
My gf have one and I don't understand why it's in the middle. It's fucking stupid. We've fit an oven in the rear when I moved 2 years ago tho... A real big house oven, not a little pizza oven. Not only the oven was fitting in the back, but the door was also closing pretty well.
Very useful car seriously.
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I still like the looks of this idea much better.
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or this:
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i like new cars less every year..
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i like this one better:
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but i'm a middyfag.
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~2000 Insight body with an updated, modern Honda/Acura front end is what they should have done.
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I only want used cars. New cars dont have soul.
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They should of made some kind of stripped down s2k hatchback thing. With analog gauges and minimal saftey features
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Thing looks atrocious.
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or this:
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That one's pretty fucking cool. I'd rock it.
lol. the newer Accords are fucking huge, and the newer Civics are the size of old Accords.
As an owner of a 97 accord (the last year they were normal sized), I can vouch for this. My car is smaller in just about everything except for wheelbase than a newer civic. Also weighs less too.
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also, honda warranties those stupid batteries for like 8/80. might be a long wait.
1G Insight owners got fucked.
Also, ironcrx posting CRZ threads to RHMT makes me think you're a little more than merely bicurious. :(
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crx to crz are you fucking seriuos there is no comparison CRX I own one and drove the shit our of the crz please
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crz si 20 more hp hold on let , idea come i think crx
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jesus christ can you make a coherent intelligible post for once ::) and ridden in a crz slow as balls but I do like the interior :-\
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also, honda warranties those stupid batteries for like 8/80. might be a long wait.
1G Insight owners got fucked.
Also, ironcrx posting CRZ threads to RHMT makes me think you're a little more than merely bicurious. :(
Ill get bicurious with you JD!
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You and h2a need to get a room.
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You and h2a need to get a room.
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ONE BALL TO RULE THEM ALL
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Dude you just made me choke on my drank I was laughing so hard!