1991 Honda CRX HF review from North America

MAP sensor went bad at 142,000, took one Phillips head screwdriver and about 30 seconds to replace.

Expansion valve stuck at 150,000 so the AC would not work, A trip to a Honda Dealer and $212.00 dollars later with a new charge of R134 it blows ice-cubes.

Looked for over 1 year for the right car to build up a hybrid. Bought the car from the original owner for a measly $800. Two weeks after I had bought it the car was at a swap shop getting a B18C1 (1996 Integra GSR engine) with a DC Sports full exhaust, AEM cold air intake, a chipped ECU, Japanese YS-1 transmission with 4.26 gearing and limited slip matted to a Proac'tive stage one clutch and a Fidenza 7 pound flywheel. The car rips!

Now that I had a sub 2000 pound car with 185 or so horsepower the brakes and suspension needed an upgrade. I converted the stock 9 inch front disk brakes and the rear drums to 1991 Integra 10.5 inch front disks and 8 inch rear disks. Stomp on the brakes and you could get launched through the windshield.

Suspension upgrades included KYB adjustable shocks on all four corners, Neuspeed springs, front and rear sway bars and a front strut support, Kosei 15x7 K-1 wheels (13 pounds each!) shod with 205-50-15 Azenis. The stance of the CRX is very athletic and it handles far better than I am willing to push it on the street. At NASA and Speed Trial events I enjoy embarrassing $50-80,000 cars with double the horsepower. I'm in the whole car just under $10,000.

Car still retains full interior with CD player, AC and Heat. It passes CA smog, gets 25 MPG and is driven daily. Best bang for the buck if you want a serious performance car!