Newbie from the UK

D2 TEX · 19th December 2004, 11:28 AM

Hi everyone

I was browsing the net and found this site so i thought i'd join up

My names Nick and im 22 from the UK

I currently drive my imported 89 Gunmetal grey CRX SiR which i have had for about 8 months now. Before the SiR i had a uk spec VT CRX and an ef Civic VT.

The spec of my car is as follows:

1989 Gunmetal grey SiR with sunroof

Air con, Power steering and all other things standard on an SiR

Engine:

B16A1 with 130k kms
5 spd non lsd gearbox
Ebay induction kit
DC Sports 4-1 ceramic coated manifold
DC sports exhaust with custom de-cat
RACtive backbox with a 4 1/2" slash cut exit
Ebay short shifter

Handling:

Gaz coilovers
Front upper, rear upper and rear lower strut braces
17" Oz chrono evolution alloys
4 brand new Nankang pro sport ns2 tyres
EBC drilled and grooved discs with greenstuff pads

Interior:

Corbeau forza sport 2000 fixed buckets in red and black
4 point sparco harnesses with mot passable bucle
JDM 1.5 cloth rear seat
VT leather door cards
SiR metal dials with blue led's installed into the cluster
Rubber dash mat
CRX-UK mats with red piping

ICE:

Kenwood dual face mask head unit
2 pairs of Kenwood dual mags components with crossovers
2* 12" kenwwod subs
Kenwood 1000watt amp

Security:

Toad Ai606 alarm with central locking and dual stage immobiliser

To be fitted after christmas are:

Full mugen SiR kit excluding the spoiler
A full respray to go with the mugen kit
MG ZS180 brake upgrade using ebc's and red stuff pads

What do you think guys?
Nick

Pdu-NZ · 19th December 2004, 11:49 AM

Hey ya... Welcome...

Looks a bit dirty lol... (understandable from where the car is parked lol)... Looks good tho :thumbsup:

SiR-Gee · 19th December 2004, 11:49 AM

What a sleeper, I like it

Kiwi Civic · 19th December 2004, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiR-Gee

What a sleeper, I like it

what he said

D2 TEX · 19th December 2004, 12:03 PM

Cheers for the comments guys

Ive cleaned the car now and am planning on fitting a b18 with itb's, jun 3's, uprated valve springs and retainers and a few other bits in the new year.

atm im a member of the crx-uk but am looking for inspiration from other forums around the world as i want my SiR to be different from everyone elses.

Yove got a nice forum here full of interesting stuff so it looks like ill be doing a lot of reading for a while and not much posting

CivicCoupe_Gal · 19th December 2004, 12:36 PM

Hey Nick, welcome.

Like ya ride!

trend.whore · 19th December 2004, 12:56 PM

Hey man welcome. Nice car, I like it alot!

Moclov · 19th December 2004, 12:57 PM

I like it :thumbsup:

It certainly makes a nice change from all the other (mostly crap) UK rides where all theyve done is fitted a giant kit and wheels and think its the shit...

FLYRYD · 19th December 2004, 01:18 PM

nice ride man! better wash your car after driving on the beach

pxpx · 19th December 2004, 01:22 PM

Welcome!

I must say im very suprised at seeing a British Honda that would look totally out of place in MAX Power

definitly a bit of a sleeper, good choice of wheels too

Nice

Photography tip : Hondas belong on the road, not the beach 8)

BWDOWN · 19th December 2004, 01:40 PM

Nice car man, how rare are SiR variants over there ?

americ_ian · 19th December 2004, 02:05 PM

lol the crx looks at home on the beach :wink:
welcome bro...gd to know Uk'ers are looking to NZ for inspration to be different :wink:

are u fitting in a b18c block and keeping the b16 head? or jus straight swapping a b18c
id get a type R block with the pistons and go from there, ul hav sum mad sleeper power then! tear up those beaches in no time :twisted:

gd luck man, and dont run away on us now, gd to c new people in the forums that are onto it for a change

fonzy · 19th December 2004, 02:05 PM

bloody nice

yea how many SiR's are running around? can't imagine there'd be too many

gazmaster · 19th December 2004, 04:25 PM

Nice example man!
I love the oz chrono evo's too :thumbsup:

Supercarkiwi · 19th December 2004, 05:15 PM

Welcome to NZH, hope we can be of some help. Excellent little CRX, very tidy indeed.

PH4T SI · 19th December 2004, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supercarkiwi

Welcome to NZH, hope we can be of some help. Excellent little CRX, very tidy indeed.

what he said :thumbsup:

and yes thats a verry nice crx

(hoping my next car will be that tidy)

Steve-O · 19th December 2004, 06:22 PM

:thumbsup: i like it, a change from some of the errr crap cars i read in MAX, a question though, why in the UK rear mufflers are generally called backboxes?

Woody · 19th December 2004, 07:12 PM

Kia Ora to you, Mr Antipodean, Nick

Welcome to our wee corner of the cyber world.

Perky CRX you have there

What part of the UK do you dwell?
Is it snowing? are ya cold?

Matty · 19th December 2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve-O

...why in the UK rear mufflers are generally called backboxes?

Yeah, to me a backbox is slang for a woman's...uh...derriere...

Looks good though, but I'm not a fan of tennis-ball sized exhaust tips.

Welcome aboard.

Vader · 19th December 2004, 10:44 PM

Tidy CRX. What's the Honda scene like in the UK? The impression I get from the few maxpower mags I ve browsed through, it's mainly souped up saxo's and cosworths?

D2 TEX · 20th December 2004, 08:05 AM

I live in Wales near a town called Pwllheli

The Honda scene over here is pretty big. there are two main clubs/ forums which are:

www.hondarevolutions.com
http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/

Im a member of the CRX-UK forum and we have meets all over the country. About 1/3 of the 2000 members we have own SiR and they are more common than you'd think.

As for Max power feature cars

I really don't like the way most of them have magnetised their cars and driven through the local motorsports store to see what stuck

Ive modded my car depending on what i wanted it to do:

Coilovers and strut braces for the handling
manifold and exhaust for the performance
uprated brakes for the stopping

Ive added the 17's cos they weighed the same as my 15's and with the smaller profile of the tyre means the car turns into corners a lot sharper than before

The seats aren't the most comfortable in the world but boy do they give you more confidence when your ragging the car :twisted:

The full mugen kit will improve the looks of the car and also be an advert for the mugen replica kits that i am making to sell over here.

As for the muffler and backbox thing. I always thought a muffler was an american term only used over there.

calibre · 20th December 2004, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D2 TEX

As for Max power feature cars

I really don't like the way most of them have magnetised their cars and driven through the local motorsports store to see what stuck

haha, mental pictures...so true.

and welcome :wink:

D2 TEX · 20th December 2004, 09:13 AM

There's loads of pictures of my car and previous cars in my gallery on crx-uk

http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/m...view_album.php

Nick

calibre · 20th December 2004, 09:21 AM

8O was that Civic stolen and burnt out? nasty.

D2 TEX · 20th December 2004, 09:36 AM

That was my first honda. I sold it to a mate when i bought my first CRX. It was parked outside his house one night when a group of guys nicked his wheels and torched it right on his drive 8O

They were caught not long ago and will soon be serving a 12 month scentence :evil:

19th December 2004, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
D2 TEX Junior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	Newbie from the UK Hi everyone I was browsing the net and found this site so i thought i'd join up My names Nick and im 22 from the UK I currently drive my imported 89 Gunmetal grey CRX SiR which i have had for about 8 months now. Before the SiR i had a uk spec VT CRX and an ef Civic VT. The spec of my car is as follows: 1989 Gunmetal grey SiR with sunroof Air con, Power steering and all other things standard on an SiR Engine: B16A1 with 130k kms 5 spd non lsd gearbox Ebay induction kit DC Sports 4-1 ceramic coated manifold DC sports exhaust with custom de-cat RACtive backbox with a 4 1/2" slash cut exit Ebay short shifter Handling: Gaz coilovers Front upper, rear upper and rear lower strut braces 17" Oz chrono evolution alloys 4 brand new Nankang pro sport ns2 tyres EBC drilled and grooved discs with greenstuff pads Interior: Corbeau forza sport 2000 fixed buckets in red and black 4 point sparco harnesses with mot passable bucle JDM 1.5 cloth rear seat VT leather door cards SiR metal dials with blue led's installed into the cluster Rubber dash mat CRX-UK mats with red piping ICE: Kenwood dual face mask head unit 2 pairs of Kenwood dual mags components with crossovers 2* 12" kenwwod subs Kenwood 1000watt amp Security: Toad Ai606 alarm with central locking and dual stage immobiliser To be fitted after christmas are: Full mugen SiR kit excluding the spoiler A full respray to go with the mugen kit MG ZS180 brake upgrade using ebc's and red stuff pads What do you think guys? Nick

19th December 2004, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pdu-NZ Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,421 Location: Hamilton	Hey ya... Welcome... Looks a bit dirty lol... (understandable from where the car is parked lol)... Looks good tho :thumbsup: __________________ Current: 1997 Nissan Primera Neo VVL Wagon Manual. Need your PS Pump or Alternator rebuilt? PM Me.

19th December 2004, 12:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
trend.whore Senior Member 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,876 Location: North Shore City	Hey man welcome. Nice car, I like it alot! __________________ GFB PARTS NOW AVAILABLE HERE! Moonlight Racing / A'PEXi, HKS, Greddy, Cusco and many more!

19th December 2004, 12:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Moclov Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,654 Location: Auckland	I like it :thumbsup: It certainly makes a nice change from all the other (mostly crap) UK rides where all theyve done is fitted a giant kit and wheels and think its the shit... __________________ Nuff said.

19th December 2004, 01:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
FLYRYD Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,553 Location: Auckland	nice ride man! better wash your car after driving on the beach __________________ 2003 S2000 Type-V. The S stands for slow

19th December 2004, 11:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
SiR-Gee Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,442	What a sleeper, I like it

19th December 2004, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
D2 TEX Junior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	Cheers for the comments guys Ive cleaned the car now and am planning on fitting a b18 with itb's, jun 3's, uprated valve springs and retainers and a few other bits in the new year. atm im a member of the crx-uk but am looking for inspiration from other forums around the world as i want my SiR to be different from everyone elses. Yove got a nice forum here full of interesting stuff so it looks like ill be doing a lot of reading for a while and not much posting

19th December 2004, 12:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
CivicCoupe_Gal Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 297	Hey Nick, welcome. Like ya ride!

19th December 2004, 01:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
pxpx Team NZH: Mod 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,681 Location: Auckland	Welcome! I must say im very suprised at seeing a British Honda that would look totally out of place in MAX Power definitly a bit of a sleeper, good choice of wheels too Nice Photography tip : Hondas belong on the road, not the beach 8)

19th December 2004, 01:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
BWDOWN Team NZH: Mod 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 8,128 Location: Christchurch	Nice car man, how rare are SiR variants over there ? __________________ Hybrid Theory -=- LSVTEC EK9 & B20VTEC EF9 My Profile

19th December 2004, 02:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
americ_ian Senior Member 18,000rpm+ Honda F1! Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,951 Location: Hamilton	lol the crx looks at home on the beach :wink: welcome bro...gd to know Uk'ers are looking to NZ for inspration to be different :wink: are u fitting in a b18c block and keeping the b16 head? or jus straight swapping a b18c id get a type R block with the pistons and go from there, ul hav sum mad sleeper power then! tear up those beaches in no time :twisted: gd luck man, and dont run away on us now, gd to c new people in the forums that are onto it for a change __________________ Ex D16a Ex b16a, ex b18cr, ex h22a turbo, ex h2b, ex k20a.... Current: F20c!!!!!! 12.8 @ 171.88 1.7 60ft!

19th December 2004, 02:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
fonzy Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 373	bloody nice yea how many SiR's are running around? can't imagine there'd be too many __________________ taste the pain

19th December 2004, 04:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
gazmaster Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,995 Location: Christchurch	Nice example man! I love the oz chrono evo's too :thumbsup: __________________ John said you'd mod me if I put it in my sig \| Ex-DA6 113.5kW @ 7300rpm. It's gone... "Take off your coat... it's gonna be a long night!!"

19th December 2004, 05:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Supercarkiwi Team NZH: Retired 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,066 Location: Porirua	Welcome to NZH, hope we can be of some help. Excellent little CRX, very tidy indeed. __________________ <<<<<<<<<< SCK >>>>>>>>>>

19th December 2004, 06:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
Steve-O Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,265 Location: Orewa	:thumbsup: i like it, a change from some of the errr crap cars i read in MAX, a question though, why in the UK rear mufflers are generally called backboxes? __________________ http://profiles.nzhondas.com/profile.php?id=1275

19th December 2004, 07:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
Woody Team NZH: Mod 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,967 Location: Auckland	Kia Ora to you, Mr Antipodean, Nick Welcome to our wee corner of the cyber world. Perky CRX you have there What part of the UK do you dwell? Is it snowing? are ya cold? __________________ Crack open a Woody today ~ iKirst Kreated - Car ~ 07 Ford Escape ~

19th December 2004, 10:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
Vader Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,098 Location: Auckland	Tidy CRX. What's the Honda scene like in the UK? The impression I get from the few maxpower mags I ve browsed through, it's mainly souped up saxo's and cosworths? __________________ The lights are off, but somebody's home \| www.twisted.co.nz \| Live 128K stream

20th December 2004, 08:05 AM	#21 (permalink)
D2 TEX Junior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	I live in Wales near a town called Pwllheli The Honda scene over here is pretty big. there are two main clubs/ forums which are: www.hondarevolutions.com http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/ Im a member of the CRX-UK forum and we have meets all over the country. About 1/3 of the 2000 members we have own SiR and they are more common than you'd think. As for Max power feature cars I really don't like the way most of them have magnetised their cars and driven through the local motorsports store to see what stuck Ive modded my car depending on what i wanted it to do: Coilovers and strut braces for the handling manifold and exhaust for the performance uprated brakes for the stopping Ive added the 17's cos they weighed the same as my 15's and with the smaller profile of the tyre means the car turns into corners a lot sharper than before The seats aren't the most comfortable in the world but boy do they give you more confidence when your ragging the car :twisted: The full mugen kit will improve the looks of the car and also be an advert for the mugen replica kits that i am making to sell over here. As for the muffler and backbox thing. I always thought a muffler was an american term only used over there.

20th December 2004, 09:13 AM	#23 (permalink)
D2 TEX Junior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	There's loads of pictures of my car and previous cars in my gallery on crx-uk http://board.hondacrx.co.uk/phpBB2/m...view_album.php Nick

20th December 2004, 09:21 AM	#24 (permalink)
calibre Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,841 Location: Outside NZ: United Kingdom	8O was that Civic stolen and burnt out? nasty.

20th December 2004, 09:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
D2 TEX Junior Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 24	That was my first honda. I sold it to a mate when i bought my first CRX. It was parked outside his house one night when a group of guys nicked his wheels and torched it right on his drive 8O They were caught not long ago and will soon be serving a 12 month scentence :evil:

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