Zygrene I have a 92 si hatch Civic with the D16. Not fast but I still can hit 190 kmh easily in er, and she’s just shy of 400 000 kms,a couple more weeks and it’ll roll over, super reliable too,that’s why I use it to do pipeline work in Alberta and British Columbia in the winter, always starts even at -40 c with no block heater or anything 🚗❄️. Don’t need no jacked up expensive truck when I have this.
Hello Bye He driving other people's car is not unique. Just ask people to let you drive their cars and film it , and boom there you go more smoking tire style vehicles
Who knows, lack of regulation back then, probably some sort of loophole that made crash testing not required for the CRX, or something along those lines.
Had an 89 CRX dx model, it was white also. Had the D15B2 in it with a 5 speed. I always dreamt about the B16 swaps but never did it. That car lasted 386,000 miles and i beat the hell out of it all the time. I miss it. I also owned a 88 Civic Hatch, 300,000+ miles too. Current daily is 88 MR2 with 134k miles. Learn to wrench kids. Have had the MR2 for over nine years. Most reliable car I ever owned. Second were my two Honda's, third were my two Subaru 4x4 wagons and lastly my 84 Datsun 180. Buy an old fun car, (maybe not as old as these are beginning to get rare. Leave the 80 and 90 for me, okay. Thanks!) break it, fix it and break it again. Learn, drive and have fun!
This. I bought my 94 Integra GSR in 2001 with 88K miles on it, and it now has 361K miles on it. I've done everything on that car the past 16+ years. Still on the original engine and gearbox.
Reading this gives me hope for my poor Subaru wagon. She hasn't been too well taken care of, but runs just fine at 276k miles. Needs new clutch and suspension, but runs fine. I just wish I had the money to really work on her.
Awesome car. My first car was a 1985 base CRX. Bought it in1989, was my daily driver until 2006. It finally just rusted out on me. Found a very clean 1990 CRX Si on eBay in 2009, no rust, no modifications, I will keep it forever. Love these cars.
Love the CRX! We wanted a coupe for our next build, couldn't find a clean non rusted out CRX in the area but found a clean Del Sol. Just ordered a K24 that'll be going in and eventually boosted!
Once I started doing autocross and dipping my foot into the track world I've gained ton of love for little lightweight Hondas. Used to be a Honda hater (as a performance car at least) and now I might be starting a chump car team with some friends using an RSX.
Had a CRX HF , wish I would never let it go. Get you to the mountain up the mountain and back to the beach on one tank taking the tightest line and nailing every apex. Straight up go kart for the road.
I've always wanted one of those, but it just never happened. Lovely looking thing, and the owner clearly has done great work setting it up. You can easily see how much better behaved it is, compared to the one parked right next to it. I hope those two guys had a chat about suspension :) ..and man i'm gonna miss this series. i get why it has to die, but it's always fun to see what the car of the day is :)
I have the hatch version of this car (EF Civic), in mint condition. Putting in a turbo engine this winter, which should be good for about 180hp. If 150 is as much fun as Matt says it is, 180 should be a RIDONCULOUS amount of fun. Can't wait!
This is basically the one car that got me into Hondas,my buddy had a 91 crx si and he would seriously beat on the car and it wouldn’t die,when he was building golf courses,he would jump the car over the greens, fly as fast as he could in reverse while getting air, pull Rockford’s at over 100 kmh on the highway, it was just crazy what we would do to it and it never broke down. I started buying Hondas after that,I have a 92 si hatch,a near mint 01 Prelude 5 speed,with leather and a 05 Acura TL Still see crxs and lots of eg hatches here on Vancouver island,gonna find another project to buy. 🚗
I almost bought a heavily modified Si way back in the day with all the 90’s graphics. Had extensive suspension work and engine work done. Not sure which motor it had. And it’s steering was like a go kart (not sure what’s up with this one). I always said that it was the quickest car I’ve ever driven. No where close to the fastest. It was just so responsive, toss-able, and provided so much driver feedback. Super fun.
In many ways cars like this and the similar vintage Civics and Integras put Honda on the map as a performance brand. They're like eager puppies you can play hard with and they keep coming back begging for more. Their wasn't much that could make you smile as much, keep up on a twisty road or autocross course, or put up with as much abuse, for the price back then. While the current Civic Si and Type R perform fairly well they look like Honda hired the lead Prius designer who became a drug addict and otherwise seem designed by a misguided committee. Honda has never equaled their superiority from 2+ decades ago. It's fun to be reminded of how fundamentally great their cars once were.
Nice CRX, I have to get mine on here, fun really starts with 200whp in a CRX. The sound of a honda without vtec popping is just not right, its like I'm stuck holding my breath waiting for something thats not coming!!
peteyification He driving other people's car is not unique. Just ask people to let you drive their car and film it , and boom there you go more smoking tire style vehicles. He's not the only knowledgeable person about cars.
I know, It was a bitch to find a clean CRX here in South Africa but i found one, Stock red had a B16A in (which they sold them here in South Africa as at that time). Swapped it with a k24 block and k20 vtec head but now i need Hondata for the tune.
He driving other people's car is not unique. Just ask people to let you drive their car and film it , and boom there you go more smoking tire style vehicles
zoom zoom ND it is not so simple, first You have to have a lots of friends with interesting cars and good roads without police. Try to do it - You have my sub.
Its a strange conversion to my mind, because the B16a makes the same power and of course pretty much drops in as it was an option with the car. Of course its completely up to the owner, its definitely more unique than a B16 would be.
matt you could do a one take car showdown get people who have been on one takes to bring them mad tuner cars down for a track day,it would be a great send off for an awesome series, pit the times against new sports cars just to show how good some of these lads are,get some of the morning dump crowd as spectators haha would be good man
Damn Matt Im gonna miss these one takes. I know you are moving on to better things but I'm gonna miss these. Love your podcasts but hopefully you'll knock off a few one takes every now and then. Best wishes
These cars are fun I own a 2002 RSX 5peed base model. With full bolt ons and a K20z1 head and cam swap with Hondata V4, fuel pump, injectors, type s oil pump plus stg 3 clutch, prolite 10.5lbs flywheel. Has type s front brakes conversion with 17/235 wheels. Put down 215whp and 168fptq. It surprises alot of 350z, wrx
One takes have been part of my almost daily routine for so long. Just updating the sub box waiting for it. Going to be strange to lose it, but hopefully you make something exciting for yourself and us Matt ;)
Hi comp B20s are the best swap you can get without breaking the bank and still make considerable power being non vtec. You’ll get off the line quicker than a b18, b16 or a gsr because of the low end torque you get with this motor. Very ahh how should I say “beating tolerable” motor get you a nice 4-2-1 header, exhaust system, and a chipped p28 nice fun daily.
Sergio Aguirre yea he must be smokin cuz a stock ls fully gutted crx beat me at englishtown over the summer. You put some vtec in that shell your flying
Had an 89 dx with less than 100k back in 2001. Ran the car till 2009 with nothing but a clutch install and wish I had never sold it. Got over 30 mpg where 5 bucks gas went all week long.
I'm really gunna miss these, dude. I looked forward to One Takes every morning. Could you like...do One Takes on very special cars you've yet to drive? Do it like once a week, maybe on Fridays. That'd be a lot better than just getting rid of them altogether.
Almost had a 90 si for 4k in 97. I was working two jobs and my parents refused to co sign. Ended up with a geo storm GSI . It smoked Civics all day. I regret never getting that CRX though.
Aubrey Bush He driving other people's car is not unique. Just ask people to let you drive their car and film it , and boom there you go more smoking tire style vehicles
