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Old 03-03-2018, 09:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Future lean burn engine swap into 7th generation Civic sedan? CRX HF, HX?

Found a 1991 Honda CRX HF for sale for $800. Needs some bodywork and has a few issues (fuel leak, left rear tire, master cylinder). And are those the famous wheels off the lean burn civics?? Honestly if I had spare cash and more mechanical know-how () I would probably buy this thing myself and turn it into a 60+ MPG fuel sipper.

I had looked around a bit for CRX HFs out of curiosity before buying my '04 Civic EX but found next to nothing. Of the two I did find, one looked like it had been towed away from a junkyard, and the other had almost 300K miles--decent condition albeit--but the seller was still asking close to $6K for it.

Out of curiosity, would it be possible to (in the future, if I decide not to sell my Civic later on) swap out a lean burn engine from a CRX HF or even the previous generation Civic into an '04? Or would it be too complicated and expensive?

(Here's the link to the CRX HF if anyone's interested since I won't be benefiting from it: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...61025957979589)

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