Hello! I used to own a '93 (blue w/white racing stripe) and a '97 (Vtec, green w/tan leather interior). Love my Del Sols but lost both to radiator failure leading to blown head gaskets.
Recently, saw a '94 (red) Del Sol w/103K miles for sale in Central FL. Went over and bought it. Here's the story. She bought it in 2012 from original owner in Portland, OR. She said that guy was a car dealer and he had all of the items listed below installed at a Honda dealership. But there’s no receipt. Just some paperwork.
FMAX Turbo; MSD Boost Timing Master; Eagle Connecting Rods; Crower 63401T Crankshaft (new ones are $734); Crower Rod Bolt Assembly; ARP head stud kit and something I can barely read that says “the world’s smallest 3-D fuel injector driver”. I asked her why she went all the way to Portland and she said "There were no good Del Sols for sale in FL and this one was mint." I looked up the seller on LinkedIn and she's a former FBI agent, so probably not a dumb person.
I'm taking it to my mechanic tomorrow to have him look it over and advise me. Car drives straight, ice cold AC (new system) and brand new tires. One of her receipts was from replacing the clutch at 94K miles in 2017 and says: "This is not the factory original engine for this car. 1.8 VTEC Honda/Acura engine w/aftermarket turbo setup and aftermarket racing clutch, transmission is matching to that of ’98 Integra or ’00 Civic SI as far as clutch and internal components are involved.” Needless to say, it's an interesting situation. It will be fun to find out what's in there and if I should keep it or sell it. Just posting this in case anybody has any thoughts to share. Thanks!
