Back many moons ago, I drove a 1978 510, baby blue. Great car to drive, loved the clutch, hated the reverse gear in the first gear slot?! Rear wheel drive on a 79hp engine (I think), 25 mpg no matter how you tuned her, damn thing started rusting to hell- that's why we got rid of her. Great sounding stock radio for her day...
CRX content: nice cold day here in Florida- baby felt like she gained 10 horsepower! I definitely have to get a bottle of Purple Ice coolant additive in her... George "Little Beast" '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 127k miles Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian-SubCultureNM Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:03 PM Cc: The Rex list Subject: Re: CRX: RE: Q: 86 Si Wheels You owned a 510? What happened to it? I LOVE those cars! A buddy of mine several years ago had 6 of 'em - three that ran well (one 2dr, one 4dr, one wagon) and three parts cars. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert K. Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Johns, Stephen R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "The Rex list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:25 AM Subject: Re: CRX: RE: Q: 86 Si Wheels > If you want performance, I would stick with the 14 inch and perhaps > even look into a 13 inch wheel. The 13 and 14 inch wheels will be > lighter and offer less rolling resistance. > > FWIW, I run 14 inch Panasport rims on my CRX for AutoX and OpenTrack > events. I run a 195/60-14 inch Toyo tire on them. I've actually used > these same set of wheels and tires on my past non-Honda cars (VW GTi, > Porsche 914/4, 914/6, 911, 912 and the BMW 2002). > > The Panasport also does not bump me up into the modified class (even > when I > stuck them on the Porsche which has stock wheels of 15 inch). But if > you plan to run with a sanction body (i.e. SCCA, NASA, etc...), check > the rules > and regulations. > > First Gen's have a torsion front and springs in the rear. Most of the > First Gen owners that I know of that AutoX their cars go with a > slightly stiffer spring and shock setup in the rear (something like a > Tokico Illumina, KYB AGX or Koni adjustable) and go with beefier set > of anti-roll bars. > > You can also add shock tower braces to help keep them in check. > > On the Datsun 510 that I owned (for a very brief time) which only was > used for AutoX, I adjusted the torsion arms up a spline which gave it > about an inch of drop. I then used Eibach Sport Springs (although I > don't think they were called Sport Springs back then...) and a set of > Biltstien shocks (the general purpose ones that you can get at just > about any shoppe). > > Larger anti-roll bars and shock tower braces were also added. My 510 > also came with a set of 13 inch aftermarket wheels ... I don't recall > the maker but they were really lightweight (I want to say they were > all aluminum) and > they weren't the Cragar "Slotted" wheels.. (which would have been cool too...). > > Anyway, that 510 stuck like glue on the pavement. The only adjusting > I needed to do was the anti-roll bars (I had the ones where they had a > linkage and you could dial them in). I had a blast in that car and > that was my first experience with the Hitachi carbs. For me, they > were a PITA. They had a lag/hesitation whenever you went to a WOT .. > it was a known characteristic of these carbs I later found out (I > won't go into detail..). > > Robert K. Kuhn > CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) > > 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://www.hooligan.cc) > ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla) > > > On 10:20 AM 01/02/03 -0600, Johns, Stephen R. said... > > >Performance. > > > >I need to know what will fit in the wells and not rub during > >cornering. I was also wondering what putting larger wheels on does to > >the rest of the handling characteristics, since it is expecting the > >14x5. Is the added weight a factor? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Nick Kosiek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:16 AM > >To: Johns, Stephen R.; Crx-Post > >Subject: RE: Q: 86 Si Wheels > > > > > >Are you going for looks or upgrading the wheels and tires for > >performance? I have know people who have put 17 inch wheels on them > >and I would think 18 inch would fit but you will get rubbing. > > > >Nick K > >Jax, FL > > > >1990 CRX DX -- ZC -- 14 inch Del Sol Rims soon to be 1998 14 inch > >Civic HX rims 2002 Acura 3.2TL -- NAVI -- 1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner > >-- 460CID -- > > > >New Years Resolution: Save, Save and Save for my NSX. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Johns, Stephen R. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 9:25 AM > >To: Crx-Post > >Subject: CRX: Q: 86 Si Wheels > > > > > >What is the largest wheel size I can use on an 86 Si without any > >suspension mods? > > > >Stephen R. Johns, Senior Research Analyst > >Southwest Research Institute > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (210) 522-3484 >
