STREETWERKZ complete CRX build-up. Lots of Pictures. (56k start saving for that K swap)

[STREETWERKZ]

VIDEOS: http://www.streetwerkzclothing...x.wmv http://s77.photobucket.com/alb...0.flv I first bought my bone stock 1990 CRX SI in march of 2005 for the sum of $3500. I am the third owner. 2 months after purchase: I heard about it from my assitant manager when i worked for Honda. It was a former technician's baby. He was the second owner, who bought it from a Man that purchased the CRX new, in 1990. From my understanding, the original owner worked for HKS-USA. Unfortunately the former honda employee, and second lover of this awesome vehicle was stricken with Cancer and passed away. storing his CRX in their garage since aproximately 1999 was his lovely wife. After years of this black beauty in storage, his wfe decided to ask people at honda, his friends, if anyone would like to purchase the car. my ears perked up as i heard the three sweet letters, "C, R, X." I immediately looked at my boss who asked me if i would like to look at it with him on my lunch break. I promptly agreed. upon sight, i fell in love. Basically BONE stock, Bone stock engine besides a k&n drop in filter, Enkei 92 wheels, black mesh with a polished lip, immaculate interior, immacualte black exterior, a slight drop with some neuspeed sport springs. perfect. although i always wondered about the old school Jackson Racing licence plate frame attatched to the back bumper. Before I even purchased the car, I went onto the Honda catalog at work, and clicked on Accesories..... ORDER, ORDER, ORDER, ORDER. nosemask 1 of 7 left at the time. floormats, the VERY last set available in the US, car cover, again, the very last set available, and CD player... kinda pricey at above $500. but it was OEM honda, Brand new, and made for the CRX. (I ended up not taking the crx CD player, but instead installed a USDM Acura integra Type R CD player) My original plans were to keep this thing as is, but after owning about 20 hondas before..... yes, TWENTY, I needed a little custom fix. I was called out my a ricer in my hometown of San Diego, CA for an 1/8th mile drag race against his B16 EF hatchback. after seeing his timeslips, i could accept the challenge. it was laughable. no reaction, spinning first gear 60 ft., and terrible MPH and E.T. IT WAS ON! I first installed a B16 TB, an siR stock intake arm on my factory airbox w/ K&N panel filter, and a NX dry sneaky pete 26 shot nitrous setup. i installed some brand new OEM motor mounts and Energy suspension inserts. I also bought a Heel toe compact battery and AEM SRI for an EG that fit nicely. Not to be installed at the race, because i said i could beat him "STOCK" i added some extended wheel studs, in case he was gonna use slicks.... so was i. soon after I accepted the challenge and installed my modifications, the ricer backed out. wonder why? oh well..... I started my modifying. one thing i thought i wasnt going to do to the car. i then installed some UGR coilover sleeves for a lower drop, Drag progessive 15 inch wheels, custom painted by me, and an OEM honda nosemask... bought new from honda, employee discount FTW. i also picked up a neuspeed front strut bar and tenzo R rear strut bar for $10, new in box, not in our inventory at honda. Shortly after, I bought a used Autopower roll bar (funny, the roll bar had HKS stickers all over it) and an already black JDM OEM ZC hood from my homie, and H-T member, Lost is Black. soon after that, i installed an EDM 1.6i spoiler, bought from H-T member Seti. and an EDM center taillight garnish w/ foglight, bought from an H-T member from Canada. car started to come tegether in my opinion. while i was meeting with "Lost" to pick up the ZC hood, we were talking about the Jackson Racing plate frame... he mentioned his friend, "CREECHR" from honda-tech was possibly selling a D series supercharger. my jaw dropped, i was interested to say the least. it would be a perfect match to my car i thought. different than any other setup that was normally seen on H-T. just like the rest of my car. expletive THE BRA/NOSEMASK HATERS!!! perfect! different, my own style. I quickly picked this addition up and installed it on my car. after about a day and a half, it was running perfectly. i even went out on the freeway, after missing a day of work, and raced an S2000, and WON! i called a friend who was skeptical, but i didnt car, i knew it was true. and fun. i loved the whine of the supercharger. i then started reading up on JRSC's on H-T and found a lot of bullshit, and turbo lovers. but there are a few die-hard blower lovers out there, with some pretty potent D series and B series setups. i was willing to stick it out with the supercharger. I then installed a few other parts, a custom CAI that i made, perfect SC designed header, and a TRUST catback system. Koyo aluminum race radiator, 10 lb. flywheel, and a really trick Black chrome and shaved valve cover. a few tweaks here and there, some more added parts, and a quick tune netted almost 165whp and a little over 140wtq on the dyno at 5-6 PSI. my goal was to hit 200whp with a supercharged D series. could this be done on 10 lbs of boost? heat would be the only killer. on average, these blowers make 10whp per pound of boost. i would be pushing it to the limits. after my car started getting noticed at meets and on H-T, i became the go-to guy for JRSC info. although i still dont know all the answers, there are many many guys more knowledgable than me on here. i even helped another H-T member install his JRSC setup. the install thread can be seen here: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1802251 right after my install, but before 8atman's supercharger install, i was involved in a car accident on the 405s. i was rear-ended in my honda ridgeline. thank god it wasnt my beloved CRX. it really put working on my car and driving it on hold. It was time i upgraded. after enough experimenting with the little SOHC and little M45. i wanted more!!! I posted my complete D16a6 swap and supercharger for sale on Honda-tech, 2 days later, it was sold. the night i sold it, we installed a 10 PSI pulley on the blower. WOW. should have stuck it out with the D, but on comes a more potent B series. Out with the old, in with the new: D series m45 kit B series m62 kit insert picture here of b series kit. side by side: I anticipate this reconstruction to take about a year. no worries, I have a daily driver, a 2006 Honda Ridgeline. (Truck VTEC FTW!) Custom intake and Magnaflow exhaust help. the Ridgeline will actually be recieving some supercharger love shortly. a' la, COMPTECH. here, our Journey Begins now!!! New engine setup: 1.8L GSR swap, 10.8:1 compression, and larger M62 JRSC w/ LHT intercooler modification. MORE MODS to be determinied, keep your eye on the thread, i have already started to order parts. pictures will be included. new motor shots: awaiting payment on my recently sold SOHC swap, then i'm picking this up fomr H-T member MR.CRX new brake system: (to be determined) currently OEM 4 wheel Disc. new suspension system: to be determined new exterior: wings west RS body kit, keeping the EDM 1.6i spoiler and JDM/EDM ZC hood. new paint: away with the FLINT BLACK, here comes NIGHTHAWK BLACK! new tint: yes, tint. ALL six windows, including windshield. as dark as i can get. new wheels:refinished 15 inch Drag PROgressives, gloss black with mirror finished lip or 16 inch Satan Black Te37s interior will remain the same, only kept clean. cage will have the stickers stripped and be re-finished. By the way, all of my toys have to be black. 24" Free Agent Cruiser Golf Cart for my lady. until i can build a sand rail with a HONDA engine. supercharged s2000 maybe? some random shots, no explainations, just thought they looked nice. after the history, on to some build pictures... ENJOY!!! <FONT SIZE="6">TO BE CONTINUED..........</FONT> <FONT SIZE="5">pictures......</FONT> radiator, neuspeed strut tower bar: spare del sol door, bumpers, taillights, spoiler, and crx front bumper: ZC headlights, sedan door handles, corner lights: dual valve springs, TI retainers, keepers: (going into the stockish motor) OEM parts: chipped p72 ecu w/ datalogging Rywire OBD-0 to OBD-1 vtec conversion ngk plug wires distributor starter throttle body alternator clutch/pressure plate 2nd spare GSR cams and cam gears B&M FPR GSR fuel rail (cleaner looking ITR fuel rail is on the way) D-series obd-1 injectors (B series injectors on the way) 2 spare vtec solenoids Supercharger parts: pulleys m62 blower (air/water intercoolermanifold and S tube are on there way back from LHT performance) cold can (for ice water) reservoir some performance goodies: arizona race & machine motor mounts heel toe battery comptech FPR skunk2 cam gears 68mm throttle body bpi velocity stack k&n filter for stack P2R racing 'hondata' style intake gasket and throttle body gasket oil filter and filter wrench vtec solenoid cover (bling blang!) i &lt;3 my honda oil cap marshall liquid filled fuel pressure gauge bling blango golden eagle oil dip stick (golden eagle cam seal not shown) Integra Type R cams endyn lightened and balanced crank bdl fuel rail vision CF plug cover crane plug wires jdm p72 ecu w/ hondata s200 and boost option MOTOR/TRANS SHOTS: 2- B18c1 engines 2- ys1 transmissions LHT intercooler manifold: Modified by STREETWERKZ at 9:17 PM 4/30/2007

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[gospeedgo1]

thats a pretty nice valve cover. is that chrome or polished?

[KillSwitch]

it looks like black crome to me

[Anthony]

Subscribed. I think this is gonna pan out nicely.

[Tippyman]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Subscribed. I think this is gonna pan out nicely.

x2. STREETWERKZ owns...

[Crx Jimmy]

nice

[jdmazm]

x3

[fireant]

I see that HKS stickers on the roll bar, but what kind of roll bar is it?

[s10cky]

nices cars broman. I assume you cleaned that motor before you put it into the rex? i'm sure you did.

[mr_hahn73]

I love the car all up until I heard the RS Body Kit. But hey I am sure it will look good. Super Clean car and cant wait to see the future!

[CRXBart]

Good deal man, can't wait to see the progress. BTW does anybody really have 56k anymore?

[LankorDie]

I'm with you all the way Streetwerkz. If it aint black I'm not driving it.

Good luck on your build man, love your work.

[STDClayton]

shit yeah, bitch.

[Boosted Chemist]

[redzcstandardhatch]

awesome build streekwerks. very cool

[STREETWERKZ]

thanks for all the kind words and PMs.


I have already started buying parts. when they arrive, i'll post them in the order that i get em.

[Stefndogg]

looking sweet joe....i read the whole thing...really interesting...hopefully i will get my jrsc setup up and running soon mabye i will drop by when i go down to sd and u can check it out

[gospeedgo1]

damn..... that is one nice car. im curious to see if there is a size difference between the 1.6 sohc JRSC and the 1.6 dohc vtec. im thinking its a m62 like the gsr instead of the m45. i wonder if the m62 can be adapted to fit the d-series or would it just be a better option cost and powerwise to get the JRSC worked on by Endyn? (LHT intercooler and other blower work). too bad i didnt have the funds to buy your motor, tranny, JRSC setup. thats actually the set up im looking to do for my car. cant beat the off idle response of the supercharger. i know i have searched it before but i dont remember. great thread though. i cant wait to see further updates.

[NastyHabitzCRX]

nice rex what uhaul did you steal that 'speed kills' sticker from?

[STREETWERKZ]

Originally Posted by gospeedgo1

damn..... that is one nice car. im curious to see if there is a size difference between the 1.6 sohc JRSC and the 1.6 dohc vtec. im thinking its a m62 like the gsr instead of the m45. i wonder if the m62 can be adapted to fit the d-series or would it just be a better option cost and powerwise to get the JRSC worked on by Endyn? (LHT intercooler and other blower work). too bad i didnt have the funds to buy your motor, tranny, JRSC setup. thats actually the set up im looking to do for my car. cant beat the off idle response of the supercharger. i know i have searched it before but i dont remember. great thread though. i cant wait to see further updates.

all dohc vtec jackson superchargers are M62. same with the H22 kit.
the m45s come on the D series and the non vtec B series kits.

endyn used to modify the m62 to work on a D series, but no longer produce them. the endyn reworked m45 is pretty potent from what i understand. there is one H-T member that has one that i know of.

if you were to do an LHT intercooler on a D series, you'd be the only one im aware of. its kinda pricey at about $1300. but well well worth it. 25whp at least could be gained with that kit alone.

i might ask the guy that bought my sohc setup to let me send it to RMCdaniels to fab up an adapter to run the M62 on the D series. now that would be sick. i might even go back to D series if i could get my hands on that.

[gospeedgo1]

yeah, at one point i was considering getting a b-series swap and keeping it NA. but its too overpriced in my opinon for what your getting. i also like the front end being lighter with the d. in one of the honda tuning books (i think honda/acura power/tuning by kojima) he talks about someone having a supercharged d with horsepower in the 400s, no wait it was an issue of hot rod magazine i saw. there is the lht mod and another mod that reduces the clearance between the blades of the charger (maybe im thinking of a roots charger?) that reduces intake air temps and increases power per psi. im looking for ~200whp for my crx with gx pistons, headwork, d-series rods or LS rods (since people say the limit of d rods is around 200 whp. Like i said before, i have read tons of yours and others post in the past but i cant remember what was said. i just have to be patient until i finish school then i will be starting my build. thanks for posting your build, its definitely an inspiration for me.

[team-savage]

noice i like it alot man. it's gunna be awsome i can feel it.

[Ass$nyper]

Sheer dedaction and badass ride

I can't wait to see this badboy in person, i've been drooling over it for years now.

[Tippyman]

Originally Posted by Capt. Blonde Beard

Sheer dedaction and badass ride

I can't wait to see this badboy in person, i've been drooling over it for years now.

I can't wait to see the supercharged ridgeline!

What kinda power will that beast put down?

[STREETWERKZ]

Originally Posted by Tippyman

I can't wait to see the supercharged ridgeline!

What kinda power will that beast put down?

i have no idea. comptech hasnt released it yet. it was due out in OCT.

im guessing it should put out another 50-60hp to the wheels. but of course, i gotta up the boost a little.

EDIT: PG PWNED!