Originally Posted By: musicmanbass
You know what's crazy? I've been thinking about buying another car... a 1st gen Honda Civic CVCC! A guy in my neighborhood has 4 of them. He collects and restores them. I'm hoping a few thousand bucks can pry a nice from him!
It's not crazy! Years ago I used to work on Honda's and the early CVCC's were tough engines. It's odd, but the early 1200cc non-CVCC engines were rated as having more HP than the CVCC's. Plus the earlier cars were lighter so they performed better. Actually I still have a WEB-CAM high performance "280" cam and oil pump gear for a 1980 1751cc Accord. I think it will fit the early 1500's so if you want to go faster let me know!
One of the problems I had when hot rodding the older CVCC's is the upper motor mount "Dog bone" mounts to the cylinder head and when you shift hard it kinda tries to pull the head laterally the block. And having an iron block and aluminum head means the head gasket is designed to slip a little for the difference in expansion, so it's kinda weak in that area any way. But if you use the mount from a early Prelude (81-2 IIRC) the upper mount bolts to A frames that transfer the stress to the bell housing bolts. I have not tried that swap but would if I had it to do again.
Seems those small tires are getting hard to find around here...
I even have a 12 pt 10mm head bolt impact tool designed for those engines if someone needs it. Also worked well on pressure plate bolts.
Yep, I have way too much useless and/or antiquated knowledge..
Nice stash, BTW. It's probably better than cash in the bank since prices are increasing faster than any savings or checking account rate. Plus when you get it cheap or free after rebate....
