May 17 2010
How fast is my CRX? 120+ mph!
One Saturday morning around 5 AM I was on my way to meet up some guys for biking. Loaded up my bike in the trunk of my CRX and I hit the expressway. At 5 in the morning, there were hardly any cars. Suddenly, a GTI zoomed past me from nowhere (I was cruising at 90mph myself) followed by some non-descriptive car (possibly a Pontiac GTO) trying to catch up to it. Yes! with them in front of me, it was now safe to speed. Then I floored it to see just how fast this 23 year old would go.
The needle quickly hit 120 mph but wouldn’t move any further because at the bottom of the speedometer, there is a knob that resets the trip counter. The needle kept bobbing up and down resting on this knob. So I really don’t know how fast my CRX was doing beyond 120 mph.
Surprisingly, it was very stable and controllable even at that speed. There were no unwanted vibrations or twitching of any kind. It felt very well planted. Fyi, I have all-season tires, and stock suspension set-up. Only thing non-stock is the Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushing set.
I remember I wasn’t as comfortable even in my S2000 doing about 130 mph. Largely because the noise from the roof was unbearably loud. The roof on the S2000 starts to flap uncontrollably at about 120 mph. The noise and the vibration in the cabin is enough to make your head hurt after few minutes. Anyway, man, this little CRX is such a joy to drive. I couldn’t ask for anything more from this car.
i know exactly what you mean. got me a hardtop for the s2, shits all good now.
Hey I own a 87 si the thing is amazing it needs some love cuz it sat for 5 years but it stil drives better then any car I’ve had it gives you race car feel for almost nothing the perfect car this sites awsome btw keep up the underdog crx they are getting rare
Nice!
Give your Si the love it deserves. Good luck with the project.
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.. so keep’em alive.
Where do you guys find body parts for your CRX?
Good question.
That very question gets harder to answer each day that goes by. 1st gen CRX are definitely among the endangered species.
You sometimes get lucky on eBay with aftermarket body parts (fender, head panel..)
Most of us get them from junk yards but only if you’re in the west coast. In the mid-west, forget about it.
So, it’s best to join the forums and make friends in the west coast who can find body parts for you…
So to answer your question, in the order of preference;
1. pick and pull yard
2. from fellow CRX forum members
3. eBay
4. from parts car picked up on Craigslist
Also, these guys might be able to help you as well. http://www.civicdutyparts.com/index.asp