Carl, I didn't mean anything negative about the 1st Gen rexes at all. If that is how it sounded, I sincerely apologize. Fidel had mentioned that he was saving his money for a 2nd gen rex, and that he was tight on money, so in his particular case, it may not be the most practical thing for him to be spending chunkfuls of money on upgrading his automatic 87 rex. That is all I meant. Again, my apologies. It was 2:14 am when I had responded to that prior posting and the words didn't come out right.
Ken At 06:57 PM 24/05/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Uh-hem! > >Carl > '85 Si (and QUITE happy with it) > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:14 AM >Subject: Re: CRX: 87 dx automatic with carburetor > > > > I may be wrong here, but I think Fidel Garcia meant, which K&N air filter > > to get because he had a hyperlink to the K&N site, but it went to the > > custom racing section of the website. If that is the case, then the link >to > > the right area would be in the applications page. Below is the options >for > > crx 1987 1.5L carb for the K&N air filter: > > > > http://208.196.170.231/cgi-bin/appsearch.pl > > > > Also go to any commercial auto part retailer they will have them. Just > > give them the description of your car and they will get the K&N filter for > > you. > > > > Fidel may have heeded the advice that was already given and posted on this > > list in regards to his quest for an intake and may have nixed that idea >and > > just wants to get the air filter, but may not have conveyed it properly > > because of his less than perfect english skills. > > > > Fidel, If that isn't the case, and you still want to buy an upgraded > > intake, Don't bother. Listen to the advice that Robert and Brandon gave >you > > because your car is just an automatic, and you mentioned that you are low > > on the budget, so spending it on an upgraded intake is just a wasted of > > money. Just get the K&N air filter and be happy with it. And if you want, > > tires, wheels, and maybe lowering springs. Maybe you should concentrate on > > just doing things on your car that can be swapped over to the the > > second generation crx (like tires and wheels) because that is the car you > > really want anyway.... isn't it. > > > > Ken > > > > > > At 10:03 PM 23/05/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >I didn't leave him any information on what to do on the carbureted car > > >because, not having one and not EVER having had one I have no idea what >to > > >do with one ;) > > > > > >I also didn't leave him any info because I don't have the time or > > >inclination to type an entire book on how engines run. And if I did have > > >that inclination I'd write the book and sell it to him in a bookstore ;) > > > > > >There's an old saying- - "I only know enough to be dangerous." If > > >someone asks me how to run a gasline in their house, I'm not going to >only > > >tell them the bare essentials of running a gasline. . .they'll probably > > >blow themselves up. Similarly, if I only gave him the answer to the > > >question he asked, he's got about a 95% chance of taking what I said and > > >using it, not realizing all the other variables that I didn't mention, >and > > >wrecking his car. I don't wanna be responsible for that. The only way >to > > >prevent it would be to write the aforementioned book, or just not to give > > >any advice at all for the moment. > > > > > > > > > > > >At 10:27 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, Richard Tuttle wrote: > > >>well since you told him to investigate a little first... why not leave >him > > >>some info on it (not disagreeing with you brandon) ? as far as i >know... > > >>which isnt a whole lot on carburetated cars... the intake just helps get > > >>more air into the motor... air helps combustion.. but as most things >usually > > >>go if it gives you more power, chances are its going to shorten the life >of > > >>the motor as well because cars come from the factory made to run as >daily > > >>drivers not race cars (not saying intakes make race cars... just giving >you > > >>an idea of what i mean)... and for the record my opinion is with >brandon.. > > >>investigate more... and for god sakes dont put it on the car because >your > > >>friend said it boosts the power more... because on avg.. your only >getting a > > >>little hp gain from it... and for the price on most intakes its not the >best > > >>for your dollar... so blah thats my rambling for the night ;) > > >> > > >>richard > > >>88 crx hf > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Brandon Bankston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>To: "Fidel Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:57 PM > > >>Subject: Re: CRX: 87 dx automatic with carburetor > > >> > > >> > > >> > Could I make a small suggestion? Please don't be insulted, but you >say > > >> > you're not good at this, which is fine -- you're new. It's pretty >obvious > > >> > from what you've said that you have absolutely no idea how to make >your > > >>car > > >> > faster, which is also fine because you haven't learned about that >yet.l > > >> > But, knowing that you weren't good at it you decided that you needed >an > > >> > intake and were determined to buy one. You had no real idea what an > > >>intake > > >> > does or how a different one would help (or hurt) your car's >performance. > > >>If > > >> > I had to guess, you either read an ad somewhere that said intakes >gave you > > >> > power or you have a friend somewhere that says his intake gave him >power, > > >> > but you have no real technical data that actually says an intake >gives you > > >> > power. > > >> > > > >> > Could I suggest that you do some research about how cars work, and > > >>actually > > >> > LEARN what works and what doesn't before you haphazardly go buying >parts > > >> > because you saw them in someone else's car? You don't have to take >that > > >> > advice -- I wouldn't be insulted, but I can guarantee with just about >100% > > >> > certainty that if you don't learn how cars work you're gonna waste a >LOT > > >>of > > >> > money doing pointless crap to your car. > > >> > > > >> > this mailing list and crx-forum.org are both great places to learn >about > > >> > cars. Were I you, I'd sit back and read everything I could about >cars and > > >> > what mods work before I spent any money on upgrades. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > At 09:40 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, Fidel Garcia wrote: > > >> > >Guys I'm not good in this, but which one will fit to my car? > > >> > > > > >> > >I want to buy one. > > >> > >And Thanks to all those people that helped me. I'm new in this ;) > > >> > > > > >> > >http://www.knfilters.com/Racing/custom.htm > > >> > > >
