J-MAN

I currently run Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS 195/60/14 as my everyday tires in the spring/summer/fall and love them. Great grip in wet and dry, decent tread wear, and enough sidewall to make the ride somewhat comfortable. Good luck, J-Man

Thanks for the input guys and you've all made some pretty good points that I hadn't initially noticed. Right now I'd like to keep the budget under/around a grand, I could probably do more but don't want to get too carried away putting a ridiculous amount of money into the car. I do like the idea of a NA honda versus a turboed car, but I know power is much easier to achieve with a properly managed turbo setup. I was hoping that by building solid NA hydra I'd have a simplified way of switching the car over to electronic advance ignition as well as an increased power potential. I understand there would be a trade off on idle and drive ability with 272 cams (Im already running a 272 in my ew and its not all that bad), but my major concern is that if I'll be disappointed by the power output if I built it. Nothing would annoy me more than wasting my time and money for mediocre results.

Realistically I might be able to build a nice "hydra-t" for around that price if I went the route of gtpilot and ran pg6 pistons with a stock blacktop head, then pieced together a junkyard turbo kit (with the proper support mods for fuel, boost, and tune) and get it tuned on turbo edit (obd-0) and easily exceed my power goal for 140whp. The only issue I see with a turbo setup are probable reliability issues (especially after seeing E-Man's issues over the years) and that is a key factor since this will be seeing daily duty.

But the idea of a B swap also sounds appealing strictly for reliabilities sake, but that opens up a whole other can of worms regarding selling parts/having the car down for an extended period of time/fitment which never seems to go right on any bseries swap I've followed. If you really think about it I could probably eek out a Vtec bseries swap for 1500-2000 out of pocket, plus selling off the ew goodies like the Mugen equipped trans and DC header.

So as you guys can clearly see I'm still up in the air with this decision and weighing my options. If anyone has any insight or opinions feel free to drop a line. J-Man

Raising the dead,

Rexy is still alive and up until the NEC meet was seeing daily use. Unfortunately after years of abuse some of the suspension components have worn out and the car is sitting partially disassembled in the driveway. The spherical rod ends on my OPM panhard bar as well as the spherical endlinks on my rear swaybar have alot of slop and are in need of replacement. The new plan for the car is to detune the suspension to make it more "livable" on a daily basis while still having some prowness for the occasional track day. Plans include a new chedda J phb, hypercoil 275-300lb springs, poly swaybar endlinks, and possibly poly bushings for my OPM camber plates.

Also on the to do list is a new sheetmetal sunroof blockoff with roof vent (ghetto AC? lol), newerish window weatherstripping (if anyone has a pair in good condition I'm interested), and refurb the 85 Si spoiler I finally got my hands on (Thanks again Big Orange!).

In the year since I've updated this thread I've added a few small bits including DS tuning floor mats, Vortex tabs (Yes like an evo), restored the quarter panel window trim, installed new thrush muffler, and performed some basic maintenance. The cars currently got 267xxx and still goin strong despite the recent suspension troubles.

Heres a few recent pics of the car from the Wilq's NEC meet (alittle dirty from the obscure dirt road that the GPS took us down)

Sorry flashmatrix I don't have the number, but I just called the warranty center listed on the Honda website and after a hour or so of being transferred around/talking to representatives I wound up talking to the right person. You just have to be persistent and go through the process which may include registering your car as well as yourself over the phone with Honda's warranty system (it may have already been registered by a previous owner fyi). Good Luck, Jon

I experienced similar problems with a pair of used seat belts that I bought when converting my CRX back for street usage, the locking mechanisms tend to fail over time for whatever reason (wear, contamination, age, etc.). Luckily I read through the Honda Warranty Policy and found that it clearly states there is a Lifetime Warranty on all their seat belts. I went to my dealer with this info and they rudely declined my request stating the car was too old and the belts were no longer available. I then called Honda's corporate center and spoke to the warranty department, told them my story and they said the belts were still available and the dealer had to the replace them for free. After they heard about my struggle with the dealer, Honda sent out a letter to the dealer stating that they had to replace my belts and a few weeks later I had brand new NOS seat belts installed for free. It took a bit of time and legwork, but was definitely worth it as safety of yourself and occupants isn't something to mess around with. Hope this helps and good luck, Jon