Honda_man Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hello , my name is Tim and i just found this forum today and excited to be apart of it. Im just now getting into hondas fixing them up. i plan on having a 4- 5 car collection (3rd gen camaro,Delorean,FieroGT,CRX/and or prelude, and hopefully a 91-93 MR2. my question is this, MY friend has a 1989 Honda CRX HF with a 1.5l motor and 5 speed transmission with about 170,000 miles for sale for 2,000 ( im his friend so he'll sell it to me for 1,000) it needs body work ie: rust on rear wheel well, right fender is off a civic,crappy fiberglass hood, and needs ground effects. i was wandering if this is a good deal for what im wanting to do which is this: find a 00+ Prelude VTEC engine and 5 speed tranny rebuild and modify both and drop them into the CRX: OR my friend told me about looking for an RSX engine and tranny to put in it. now im not a real wealthy guy, so what should i do: buy my friends CRX and put either motor/trans combo in it Buy a CRX already beefed up. buy a good CRX to start with. Or Just buy a Vtec Prelude to build. And 1 quick question before i leave is this: if i choose to buy the CRX What all would i need to do to successfully swap either motor and transmission into the CRX like fuel lines, wiring ETC, ETC... ANY help is greatly appreciated, and looking forward talking to some more honda fans on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 a grand isn't to bad of a price for that however the k20 motor will be a pain in the ass to put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda_man Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 which one is the K20 motor ? im not too knowledgeable in this field yet, and what all do i need to swap the engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89crxsi1003 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 which one is the K20 motor ? im not too knowledgeable in this field yet, and what all do i need to swap the engines. k20 is the rsx motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HONDA CRX 88 SI Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 well depends which k20 u want type-S or type-R the type-S engine is alot cheaper then the typer-R cause last time checked a type-R swap was somewere in the 10k region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda_man Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 sounds like the swap can be relatively costly. i think im gonna pass on a CRX and just purchase a 93-97 prelude with a 5speed and a VTEC engine to build up. thanks for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Since you considered an RSX engine in a CRX, it's obvious you want some kind of performance. You're not going to get much out of a Prelude. Pick up a CRX with a good body (if possible), and from there you will have a lot of choices as far as swaps go -- which are much cheaper and easier than a K20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda_man Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 ok but ive asked a few times already and didnt get an answer, but what alll needs to be swapped when you do an engine swap. thats something i need to know before i do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90CRex Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 since its an hf crx u dont have to wire extra injectors thats a plus. u can either put a vtec d series in. its a straight swap, zc is also direct swap. or ab series and u'll need mounts, axels, ecu, harness, most of which comes with the swap depending where u buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93civichatch Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 id go with your friends crx and fix the body and swap the engine.... usually everything you need comes with the swap and you would need mounts pending on what swap you want.. my friends swapped a b18a in his crx and it performs rather well...but if you want something fairly cheap id have to recommend a b16a2...you can look at diff swaps,prices, and what comes with the swap at any jdm site...heres one... japanesestarmotor.com this site should answer some ?'s for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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