Honda 1996 Rafaga 2.0cs new owner

2.0CS · 26th January 2006, 10:31 PM

Ive recently perchased one of those unheard of hondas, a red Rafaga... 2 Litre 5 cylinder thing. :wink:

Makes 118kw not to bad for a Non Vtec and is around 1280kg
Performance is reasonable in stock form but will definately need some larger white wheels and a lowered a couple of inches..

Has recaro seats in it as well. Any one know if that common for the cs model to have them? id think they have been added by one of the previous owners but not sure on that.

Anyway heres some pictures of it, fully stock

Slight scrap on front left but will soon be repaired

Quite nice basic recaros - give it a more sporty feel

trend.whore · 26th January 2006, 10:50 PM

Looks pretty tidy, never much been a fan of them but looks alright. Talk to wazza on here i think he has the same model

fr3ek · 26th January 2006, 10:57 PM

Theres a couple of manual Rafagas down this way. Awesomest exhaust note, and they can fair huss up

wazzza · 26th January 2006, 11:08 PM

sounds excellent good to see another ascot/rafaga fan of the 5 cylinder

BTW i hate you ....... :twisted: ......... i want those seats :twisted:

i can put you onto the man to talk to if you want to do any suspension work done.

first mod should be a pod filter as they have an awesome induction noise and it's real easy to bolt one straight onto the end ot the stock plastic pipe where the airbox sits.

if you need a hand pm me.

bring it along to the next auckland meet and we can park next to eachother

trend.whore · 26th January 2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wazzza

bring it along to the next auckland meet and we can park next to eachother

lol rafaga buddies, how nice

2.0CS · 26th January 2006, 11:13 PM

One thing i have to do first is take out that cheap plastic grill on the bonnet and replace it with some black mesh - makes quite a difference

Like this One has had done

TRI MAGS kill this a bit - but looks very nice still

Eventually i hope with in the next month replace the stock 15's with some 5 or 6 spoke white 17's and lower it about 2" Should look quite tidy then

2.0CS · 26th January 2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by wazzza

BTW i hate you ....... :twisted: ......... i want those seats :twisted:

first mod should be a pod filter as they have an awesome induction noise and it's real easy to bolt one straight onto the end ot the stock plastic pipe where the airbox sits.

if you need a hand pm me.

Mmm they are great seats

Quite amazing to find them in one of these!

Yes an Air filter asap! I only got this a Week ago so havent really got into modifying it yet

Any particular Pod filter i should go for? Ie brand

2.0CS · 26th January 2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by trend.whore

lol rafaga buddies, how nice

bgw · 26th January 2006, 11:20 PM

i like the lip...

2.0CS · 26th January 2006, 11:22 PM

mm that Lip is great - Im sure finding one like that would be a challenge

wazzza · 26th January 2006, 11:26 PM

have a look on www.cardomain.com there are a couple of rafagas and a place where they have the lip in japan don't know about getting them sent over but i think the place is called aztec where they make them.

wazzza · 26th January 2006, 11:52 PM

http://ascot.fc2web.com/
a japanese club some nice cars in there
www.azect.co.jp for the bodykit

Haydz · 26th January 2006, 11:52 PM

Those 5cyls have wicked performance but working on them is kinda a pain.. Even still i'd get one.

2.0CS · 27th January 2006, 12:24 AM

Yeah, I saw that your Car was on www.cardomain.com a few days ago. There were a couple of others there but were pretty stock...

creative · 27th January 2006, 08:28 AM

Theres a nice silver rafaga out west ways. Got the same kit as that red one + mugen grill i think. it isnt half bad minus the chromes

ops:

fr3ek · 27th January 2006, 10:33 AM

Same kit as one of the ones down here. Was also hella-lowered on gold 16" Speedlines, the 5-spoke ones often seen on Rexs. Looked great, the pics don't do the kit justice.

2.0CS · 27th January 2006, 11:04 AM

One thing that i really notice is the lack of torque at low revs - which has to be expected for a 2 litre car. It just seems quite a big drop as my previous car was a.... um Toyota v8 soarer - sold it as i couldnt really afford to run it/ get cheap insurance! So i wanted something more practical like this for a while, but ill definately have to buy another soarer when i can fund its high running costs

Its Just an awesome car :wink: But for the next year or so im going to enjoy this 5 cylinder car as its something quite different

creative · 27th January 2006, 11:08 AM

Nice seats, not standard right? And Auto?

2.0CS · 27th January 2006, 11:10 AM

Heres a rear shot of that red Rafaga - very nice minus those 3 spoke rims

2.0CS · 27th January 2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by creative

Nice seats, not standard right? And Auto?

Yeah dont think they are stock - previous owner may have put them in or something.

Unfortuantely yes its auto, only thing that ruins it

Would a manual conversion be worth it? Coz autos suck the power from the engine alot more than a manual does and obviously its not good for performance!

robstar · 28th January 2006, 07:47 AM

Wazza's Rafaga's pretty quick in manual, dont know much about them so couldnt say whether it would be financially viable to swap the gearbox

2.0CS · 28th January 2006, 10:57 PM

When i lower this i shortly i will just keep the stock rims for a while - till the treads gone i think. With the car lowered ~2" it looks really nice

See here -

This is stock -

I did this on MS Paint!

2.0CS · 28th January 2006, 11:25 PM

Heres the front lowered ~2"

And here it is stock

Lowering like this should be done next couple of weeks.

26th January 2006, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	Honda 1996 Rafaga 2.0cs new owner Ive recently perchased one of those unheard of hondas, a red Rafaga... 2 Litre 5 cylinder thing. :wink: Makes 118kw not to bad for a Non Vtec and is around 1280kg Performance is reasonable in stock form but will definately need some larger white wheels and a lowered a couple of inches.. Has recaro seats in it as well. Any one know if that common for the cs model to have them? id think they have been added by one of the previous owners but not sure on that. Anyway heres some pictures of it, fully stock Slight scrap on front left but will soon be repaired Quite nice basic recaros - give it a more sporty feel

26th January 2006, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
trend.whore Senior Member 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,867 Location: North Shore City	Looks pretty tidy, never much been a fan of them but looks alright. Talk to wazza on here i think he has the same model __________________ GFB PARTS NOW AVAILABLE HERE! Moonlight Racing / A'PEXi, HKS, Greddy, Cusco and many more!

26th January 2006, 11:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
wazzza Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,101 Location: Howick	sounds excellent good to see another ascot/rafaga fan of the 5 cylinder BTW i hate you ....... :twisted: ......... i want those seats :twisted: i can put you onto the man to talk to if you want to do any suspension work done. first mod should be a pod filter as they have an awesome induction noise and it's real easy to bolt one straight onto the end ot the stock plastic pipe where the airbox sits. if you need a hand pm me. bring it along to the next auckland meet and we can park next to eachother __________________ Torneo Euro R, 4cyl maybe enough http://www.j-garage.com/honda/accord/euror.htm http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/ho.../2001_5/12815/

26th January 2006, 11:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
wazzza Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,101 Location: Howick	have a look on www.cardomain.com there are a couple of rafagas and a place where they have the lip in japan don't know about getting them sent over but i think the place is called aztec where they make them. __________________ Torneo Euro R, 4cyl maybe enough http://www.j-garage.com/honda/accord/euror.htm http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/ho.../2001_5/12815/

26th January 2006, 11:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
wazzza Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,101 Location: Howick	http://ascot.fc2web.com/ a japanese club some nice cars in there www.azect.co.jp for the bodykit __________________ Torneo Euro R, 4cyl maybe enough http://www.j-garage.com/honda/accord/euror.htm http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/ho.../2001_5/12815/

26th January 2006, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
fr3ek Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,670 Location: Christchurch	Theres a couple of manual Rafagas down this way. Awesomest exhaust note, and they can fair huss up

26th January 2006, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	One thing i have to do first is take out that cheap plastic grill on the bonnet and replace it with some black mesh - makes quite a difference Like this One has had done TRI MAGS kill this a bit - but looks very nice still Eventually i hope with in the next month replace the stock 15's with some 5 or 6 spoke white 17's and lower it about 2" Should look quite tidy then

26th January 2006, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
bgw Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,271 Location: Auckland	i like the lip...

26th January 2006, 11:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	mm that Lip is great - Im sure finding one like that would be a challenge

26th January 2006, 11:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
Haydz Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,373 Location: Tauranga	Those 5cyls have wicked performance but working on them is kinda a pain.. Even still i'd get one. __________________ I fucked Elvis Presley in the bathroom where he died.

27th January 2006, 12:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	Yeah, I saw that your Car was on www.cardomain.com a few days ago. There were a couple of others there but were pretty stock...

27th January 2006, 08:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
creative Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 704 Location: Auckland	Theres a nice silver rafaga out west ways. Got the same kit as that red one + mugen grill i think. it isnt half bad minus the chromes ops: __________________

27th January 2006, 10:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
fr3ek Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,670 Location: Christchurch	Same kit as one of the ones down here. Was also hella-lowered on gold 16" Speedlines, the 5-spoke ones often seen on Rexs. Looked great, the pics don't do the kit justice.

27th January 2006, 11:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	One thing that i really notice is the lack of torque at low revs - which has to be expected for a 2 litre car. It just seems quite a big drop as my previous car was a.... um Toyota v8 soarer - sold it as i couldnt really afford to run it/ get cheap insurance! So i wanted something more practical like this for a while, but ill definately have to buy another soarer when i can fund its high running costs Its Just an awesome car :wink: But for the next year or so im going to enjoy this 5 cylinder car as its something quite different

27th January 2006, 11:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
creative Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 704 Location: Auckland	Nice seats, not standard right? And Auto? __________________

27th January 2006, 11:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	Heres a rear shot of that red Rafaga - very nice minus those 3 spoke rims

28th January 2006, 07:47 AM	#21 (permalink)
robstar Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,449	Wazza's Rafaga's pretty quick in manual, dont know much about them so couldnt say whether it would be financially viable to swap the gearbox

28th January 2006, 10:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	When i lower this i shortly i will just keep the stock rims for a while - till the treads gone i think. With the car lowered ~2" it looks really nice See here - This is stock - I did this on MS Paint!

28th January 2006, 11:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
2.0CS Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 560 Location: Auckland	Heres the front lowered ~2" And here it is stock Lowering like this should be done next couple of weeks.

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