CRX's in all forms are torqueless. If you want one for street there are much better alternatives.
They are basically meant for mountain runs or the track where revs can be kept above 3.5krpm. If you want a good street machine nissan turbo is where it is at, or maybe something with more displacement such as h22a equiped cars.
People who say crx's can keep up with wrx's are on crack. Like always with the internet false info spreads easily and everyone jumps onto the bandwagon that because the crx is light that it is an effective street car. I have spent around 2k on a top full exhaust for my b16a and i have noticed slight more torque and power and throttle responce. Spend the same on a turbo and u will get 35kw at the wheels.
So yeah, if u want track or mountain runner or even ricer then get a crx... not the best street machines though
just the stock Y1 gearbox with LSD. some of the synchros are worn and grind at high revs but even if it was rebuilt i doubt it would help me close the gap. the engine is fine also.
u keep up with them off the mark or rolling? off the mark i dont have a chance, rolling maybe but like i said before, b16a dont have the torque of a wrx. from my experience i wouldnt tell someone looking to buy a stock gen2 crx that they could keep up with wrx, skylines etc
so like sinistr said, if the wrx drivers have any idea what they are doing they will leave u for dead.
it is from a dead stop, both launching, i launch off 5500 and i get him at the change to 2nd then its pretty much even stevens till a certain speed where i pull away
sorry forgot to state i run on 14" rims and my car is stripped
all i can say is u must have a pretty neat b16a and have stripped 100+kg from ur ef8 cos bal drives an EG hatch with a rebuilt jdm b16a and CTR extractors and the 98 and 06 wrx owned by friends cleans it up. his eg is quick but the wrx is quicker. as for the drivers, obviously we arent pro's but like u said slipping the clutch at around 5500 seems to work best for the
b16a. just not against wrx thats all..
his wrx was an 05 he just sold it and brought a hsv clubsport and also r33 gts-t are pretty easy to beat if they are stock.
and no im not a pro either but i do rate my driving pretty highly
i find that very hard to believe i have a 2000 model JDM b16a with CTR headers, full 2 1/4 inch xforce exhaust i weighed my car (EG hatch) yesterday and it was 1000kg neat im not the best driver but defenatly not the worst but either is my brother with an 06 rex (stock) and my friend with a 98 rex (stock) both have the upper hand from the word go
so i dont no whats wrong with the cars u are racing but they better get them looked at if u can get in front of them from the change into 2nd
this thread starting to wonder off track a bit now... im sure the whole b series vs wrx vs evo etc etc has been done to death in many other threads.
this one it hasnt really helped szmidi either. now he/she has conflicting stories about b16a v wrx etc. one thing is for sure is that if u own an aussie ED9 crx with the d16a u WILL not be close to wrx, any 6's or 8's in a straight line. really really tight twisties maybe but lets face it, most roads are not like that.
buy the crx and enjoy it for what was designed for, which isnt straight line speed but for its classic look and its handling.
Originally Posted by szmidi
Its the perfect torque range for a turbo set-up
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