Old Nov 2, 2002 | 10:28 AM
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Originally posted by sir_crx
BTW, please don't badger me w/ "why are you doin this?". I've had a CRX (signature) that walked the dog on a 92 CX w/ a 2nd gen B16A w/ similar mods, he ran a 14.6 and I beat him by 2 cars from a roll/ standstill/ whichever way it's the same outcome, fairly even in 1 and 2 but in 3 my car just pulled...so, I KNOW that this is a VERY GOOD engine and I can't see the reason in buying a 2nd gen that WON'T net me ANY fast times, I will be SC in Feb. so it should be a very please setup.
#1: It will cost you more to put in that 1st gen than buy 2nd gen.

#2: You would be faster turboing your car than doing this swap and then adding a supercharger. In fact, I would bet you would be faster supercharging your LS engine rather than putting in the b16.

#3: Your CRX was lighter than the CX. Your GSR is 700 pounds heavier than your CRX... which means you'll be nearly a FULL SECOND SLOWER than the CRX was.

If you're really hot & bothered for this engine... here's my advice. Put the head and the trans on your engine and sell the block. This has a number of advantages. You'll be working with a block with less milage, more displacement, the low gear ratios of the 1st gen, and added displacement. Not to mention that wiring will become rather simple by comparison.

Originally posted by sir_crx
It's not so much special...just shorter gearing than a USDM TypeR tranny. It is the best tranny for what I want, not to mention cable tranny w/ LSD is like $550, where as hydro w/ LSD is like $900 +.
I guess you could say I like different stuff
Yeah, and the kit you need to put the cable tranny in your car is $250. And the cable trans is ~8 years older than the hydro trans.

You seem pretty set on this, but keep in mind we're just trying to save you money and aggravation. And a whole lot of disappointment.
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