You folks in the States got all the cool eco stuff in the 1980s and 1990s. The CRX HF, the Metro Xfi etc. We didn't get any of it up here. So this may be one you guys never got! You folks had the Civic Std from 1988-1991. It was the super base model, and in manual form it only came with a 4 speed. We had the Civic CX. It was also the super base model, but the 5 speed was an option. It's not an 8 valve 1.5L like an HF, but I have a theory that they came with the HF transmission in it. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm not, but I look forward to finding out, as these are hard to find any information on. If anyone out there knows for sure, by all means please let me know! But until then, I have adopted this little guy as my new driver/project.
1990 Civic CX, 5 speed, original paint. Tomorrow I will start sorting out the interior and paint. I need to clean under the hood so I can hopefully see the code on the transmission. Manual steering, no center console, cheap seats, no tilt (OK that's one thing I HATE not having lol) no fabric on the door panels, no rear window wiper, no pass side mirror. First mods will be synthetic oil, put my donor car VX rims and tires on it, and install the MPGuino and a tach. My first goal will be 40 mpg with the mixed driving that I do, then after that 50.
