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Cloth on the seat was worn down really badly (I put an after-market seat cover over it, which is quite comfortable. Comfortable enough to fall asleep on).
Front and rear bumpers seems like they are about to fall off (although, they never did).
Broke down (only) once on the road, because there was something wrong with the fuel filter (no problems after it was fixed).
Great acceleration, but hard to get high speed.
The handbrake was kinda weak. It makes that grinding noise when I park on a hill. And it makes it harder to drift, but not impossible.
I got my CRX in May of 2000 (weeks before my 16th birthday) from a family friend for about $1000. I babied that little red car ever since. I just absolutely love that car.
Doing some research from the Internet, I found out that this car has only 60-65hp. But it sure doesn't drive like a 60-65hp car. My guess is because that the car weighs barely a 1000lbs.
After owning the car for about a month, I started to bond with the car; Really knowing it, like a best friend. I had learn all the racing techniques possible for a FF manual car (some of these techniques include double clutching, heel-toe double clutching, drifting, peeling out, and all them other fun stuff. The CRX can really do more than you think). Then months later, I began to (sneak out late at night) take my baby up to extremely curvy mountain routes to race other late night racers. I had won everytime I had raced there. Measuring by speed, my car will probably not win them. But measuring by handling, it will, and it has. The CRX's ride, acceleration, and handling is truely unbelieveable. Size DOESN'T matter!
Besides racing on extremely curvy mountain routes, I had also drifted with this car. One of the most fun things to do with this car.
There wasn't really many major problems with my (now 16 year old) CRX. The engine runs great, probably because it was always well maintained. It's been using only 92 octane premium gas ever since the previous owner bought it. Some of my most cherished memories came from this car. I love this car, and I probably won't give it up until the day it breaks down.
I feel exactly the same about my car the 1.6i 16v DOHC CRX (1st gen) and it's awesome, I drove mine hard for a whole year doing about 40 mile a day in it (I commute) before the engine gave up! And even though it's well hard to find another engine, I refuse to give the little car up!
Congrats on the racing wins, I absolutely creamed a Porsche 911 on some twisty roads before a straight opened up. Never been able get the damn thing to drift though, about 55mph round a roundabout and it just stuck to the road!
Firehazard69@hotmail.com
L8ers.
I own an 1985 Honda CRX and know the troubles of owning a first Generation CRX. After my purchase of the car I wanted to race it. It was at this time that the movie The FAST and The Furious came out and after watching it, my desire to do so became insatiable. So sprung off the Movie, Super Street magazine, and local racers, I began to add performance parts to my car. Starting with an Intake, exhaust, ect. (all "performance" parts for an '85 CRX were HARD to find.)
Soon I wanted more. More to the point that I had to get a second job to pay for everything I wanted. After a solid 6 months of hunting for Large performance parts I found it. A complete Body-Combat-Kit for my car was available to me over the Internet for $1,500. The price in which I bought my car. I jumped on it and other parts also.
I started racing homies in my neighborhood who are A lot richer then me and raced in 2001 Civics and Integras.
My first race was my CRX v.s. this guy's Integra and the race was down this 3 mile straight-away. Knowing there was no-way to win and no way to back out, I prepared to get smashed on. We were flagged to race and to my surprise I beat him off the line. We paced together until 3rd gear, when he started to pull on me. The next thing I know is the Integra was flying down the street and out of vision. I knew I had lost, but I kept it at 100 mph anyway. Suddenly, I see the Acura again! But he's not moving. He was parked on the side of the road about a 1/2 mile from the finish line. Smoke billowing from under his hood.
As it turned out, he was racing his car with Nitrous that he mis-installed himself. This ripped apart his engine to the point that he could not race anymore. I can say I'm probably the only Owner of an 1985 CRX that beat an Acura down a straight-away.
-Seattle WA.
I recently bought a 1985 Honda CRX Si, and I love the little car. But I have looked and looked for a body kit for this car, but I have found nothing. Also I would like to know what performance parts I should put on my car, and where I can find them. I thank anyone for their help.
Email-ericmac@ameritech.net.
I too recently bought a 1985 crx si. Please anyone who reads this I need to find any kind of high performance parts I can. Any websites, companies, magazines or any kind of info. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Please: e-mail me at whitewidow669@yahoo.com.
Hey guys, I got a crx (well I don't, but I do most of the work on it and well yeah) Any way, it's an 85 crx with the 1.488 2bbl motor, wit a 5 speed transmission, we just started doing the finishing work on it yesterday and we are gona paint it, I don't know what color yet, when we bought the car for 700 big ones (that's canadian) it was all decked out, but the obyious problem came up like some tust in the fender wells and a ton of rock chips, any way, the car is fast, it has beat a honda accord (auto) and a 2nd gen. crx, I heard you could put integera motors in these bad boys and del sol one too, I'm not sure, and I can't find any body kits for em either, besides the point If any one wants to chat about crxs... email me at Spenserules@hotmail.com.
Hi my name is Kevin and I used to own a big Buick. I totaled it out after about 7 months of driving and because I am only 17 and also have 1 speeding ticket I lost my licence for a while. in my attempt to pay off my tickets I got another job and paid them off in no time. so I started looking for another car. I found my love in the front yard of some back country boy. an 85 CRX for 900$ I pounced on it and it is sitting in my garage right now. I already have new rims and ultra low profile tires. I am doing lots of nice visual stuff (new leather racing seats, interior work, window tinting) but I have always been against people who make there car all show and no go so I am looking for any ways in which I can make my little red roadster haul butt. please email me at golferguy_49@hotmail.com.
Hey guys, I own an 85 CRX as well. It has an EW2 motor and it has 65 Hp, but boy can she haul... well she did haul. I am doing a transplant, I'm pulling out the EW2 and dropping in a D16A6 from an 89 Si CRX. For you guys that wanted to know what you can drop in to your CRX well this is the motor of choice. You can change the head and turn it into a ZC motor if you wanted to or you could spend the dough and buy a JDM ZC motor. But those are pretty heafty in price. If you guys want any more info just email me at blue_mustang88@hotmail.com and I will give you all the info of engine swaps for an 85 HF CRX.
Uhh... Hey, My name is Jesse. I recently bought an 85 CRX si 5 speed. I have to say that even after 192,000 miles, the engine still runs strong. Now this post is for all the guys who are searching for some performance out of these little junkers. First, for all the people on a limited budget (like myself). Don't bother with a full intake. A filter (K&N cone filter preferably) will suffice. $50-$60 should cover it. Just remove all the pre air box piping and air box. A small handsaw will be needed to remove one section of pipe. For your exhaust I would recommend a pacesetter header. Ebay is a great place for these. If your cat is still good, leave it. If not, you might pay as much as $130. If you're not worried about emissions, just hollow it out. Have a shop make you custom piping out of 2.25 inch pipe. Have it dump out the passenger side before the wheel (less pipe, less cost). Plus it makes the car a little cooler with it out the side. I have a Flowmaster muffler on mine (2.25 inches is the smallest inlet and outlet they come with). Gives it a nice throaty sound. OK, $200-$250 will cover all of the above. Unorthodox Racing makes underdrive pulleys (Crank & alternator). I have yet to get a hold of some, but I know they exist. Look online for them, you probably can get them for under $150. Webcam sells a regrind for it. I think it was a tad over $200. Will post more later.
I have a 85 crx si with an acura ls motor, I love this pocket rocket!!! it doesn't run right now because I let my friend borrow it for a couple weeks because he needed a car and I also have a 82 regal. well he broke it and I think its some kind of electrical problem. theres a black box right above the engine that says "bat" and "acg" and a couple other things. it looks like when he was installing his sounds he pulled wires out from the box. I was wondering if anybody knew, what that box is and if it could be the problem. please e-mail me at slimdoodoop@yahoo.com if you can help my baby get back on the road. thanks.
I've got an 85 DX that I'm just starting to work on. I got the car for only $100, and all I had to do to make it run was replace the fuel line, gas tank and fuel filter and it ran great. But I'd really love to go FI with it, since there's really nothing out there for the carb'd models, and you can't just drop a FI engine in it since the wiring harness is all wrong...I'd love to drop an 88 Integra engine in it, but the guy who's helping me wants 1,100 dollars to rewire teh car with an 86 SI wiring harness. Would the whole car have to be rewired? Or just the engine bay? At this point, I'm pretty confused. 1,100 dollars is just too much for me right now..
Any advice, please email me at withnightfall@AOL.com.
Thanks everyone.
Hey fellas I got a 85 crx si 5 speed. all I want to know is where do find a body kit. do I have to custom make it from a 88 or what. please let me know. at c313m@yahoo.com thanks.
1985 Honda CRX HF ( high fuel , tall gears ) Everyone talks about how to put a faster more horsepower motor in this car, tells you how many people care about gas mileage. I tried 4 times to see how much MPG [same results , same road ]
I could get. (isn't this the right subject so young guys don't die for our position to control foreign oil?)
Anyway, maturity trying to convey here, I got almost 70 MPG
not going over 62 MPH highway no town driving.
Imagine that!!! OK, no one cares,and people get that dumb
look on their faces imagining how it was possible in 1985
for a vehicle with this outdated technology could beat out
the latest cars costing 2-3 times more than mine when new.
Just some reality check, I like doing my part,Prius owners
pass me at 80 MPH, I guess the newcomers are really trying to save gas speeding in the best gas economy cars money can buy.
The reason your car gets great mileage is because it doesn't have all the safety features of today's car (and is therefore less heavy) and you have a smaller engine.
The Prius is a much heavier car and has a bigger over engine (gas + electric).
I wish technology would evolve where we could have decent engines, safety-laden cars, and high gas mileage.
BTW, I just saw that Honda may be bringing the CRX back as a, get this, hybrid sports car. The pictures I saw looked amazing and if they can truly keep the spirit of the CRX while delivering 60 mpg real world mileage I'll be the first in line.
Great to hear that Honda may be bring a Hybrid sports car.
85 Honda CRX HF
I guess if the demand is there, why not.
I'm all for having a more safe car than this 85 CRX no matter how good the mileage. It really is a special car to me, something in mint condition able to reach 300,000 miles
Imagine how many times over you could pay for this cars original price with the gas savings in 300,000 miles.
Just having a piece of history that is this efficient, still working and so few people having them anymore is cool.
Going to keep enjoying the youthful experience driving it.
I also own a 1985 Honda CRX and you guys are right body kits are hard to find for that year. Do any of you know if you can put a body kit from a 1986-88 on this car. They make a lot of those style body kits. I also heard you can puta Acura motor in these cars. Then again it wouldn't be original. I would recommend a k&n cool intake with a turbo, made my black crx fly. please email me at christopherrowsey@yahoo.com.