I would def recomend getting the tracking checked. I have a STi V Type R and it is my first Scooby so I can't comment ont he diiferences - but a number of people ahve found that tracking to be a little out on their cars and after getting it checked found huge improvements.

 

Just got my STI 5 'Type R'. Fantastic car BTW.

Anyway, something I noticed is that it tends to tramline a bit sometimes. Moreso than my MY96 with 17inch wheels and 205/45 Pzeros. Is this normal ?? It has the standard 16inch wheels and bridgestone tyres at the mo and the tyre pressures are correct.

I am wondering if I should get the alignment checked as I know scoobys are sensitive to this ??

Also does anyone know if its worth getting the 1000 mile service done or should I just change the oil myself ??

Nigel

 

How old are the tyres?

I have a CRX fitted with Yokohama A510 tyres (third set). The tyres are fine when new but once they are more than about half worn tramlining starts and gets progressively worse.

 

Has anybody got experience of the Prodrive geometry set up on the STI V Type R? I was wondering if this may improve the problem of tramlining, and may be the lack of feel through power steering.

 

Well you can't do any harm haivng it put on - as I now have Leda B I can't really comment - but I used to have the Prodrive settings and Pete C found it handled quite nicely

 

The tyres (and the car ) are new.

I think if I have the geometry checked I will have it setup with the prodrive settings.

I have noticed that there is a bit more lean in the corners than my MY96 but thats cos it had Leda B installed Mind you the STI seems a bit more compliant on the type of roads I drive on so I'll probably keep the standard suspension !!

Nigel

 

Nigel,

Sorry for my dumb post. I should have read yours properly!

 

abetts,

No worries, cheers for your input.
What CRX have you got BTW. I used to have a H plate VTEC and it was great
That VTEC roar

Nigel

 

Nigel,

I have two Honda CRX's.

Both great fun but for different reasons. Both have brilliant engines that feel unburstable.

The first is a 1987 on a "D" plate. 125 BHP from an early version of the twin cam combined with about 840 kgs weight means it has a pretty good power to weight ratio. Goes like stink and wheelspins everywhere (awful Michelin Classic tyres.. must get rid of them!). Feels to have more torque than the later model. It's a real gas. Other drivers look at the strange 1980's styling and never expect a car that does 0-60 in under 8 seconds! Bought it for 1500 quid and have spent about a grand on tidying it up. Not difficult at Honda parts prices. Availability of parts is brilliant though. Basically standard except for Koni dampers and a gas flowed cylinder head (the latter took me about 30 hours. Despite the trick dampers it doesn't handle. De-Dion rear axle, a fair amount of body roll and seats with little lateral support leave you clinging to the steering wheel round corners. I reckon this model may have "minor classic" potential in years to come.

The second is a 1988 with 130 BHP twin cam (no VTEC sadly) My daily driver (when I can prize my wife out of the driver's seat!). Bought for £2300 about five years ago and runs like clockwork. I have put 50,000 miles on it to give a total of 113,000. Bit slower than the '87 but more refined and handles really well with Koni dampers and Yokohama A510's. Beautifully controllable four wheel drifts round all my favourite corners and roundabouts. Rock solid stability flat out on the motorway (er, I mean Autobahn). Body has a few knocks but mechanically it feels like it will run and run. I think I'll run this one till it drops just to see how many miles you can get out of a two grand motor. I reckon 100,000 additional miles is easily on the cards.

If you are in the market for an older CRX watch out for rust in the sills (under the plastic sill covers..terrible mud trap) and around the edges of the rear wheel arches. Also look out for leaking sunroofs and dodgy rear calipers on the later models with rear disks (calipers are £350 each from Honda or £100 for recon).

[Sorry to other readers for posting this "CRX fan club" posting]

 

abetts,

I have an black 'E' 87 CRX (old style), about a month before the new shape was released. Trying to sell it for about 1700. Nobody appears to want it! The older CRX is quicker than the newer one? Talk about wheel spinning for no apparent reason! Anybody out there interested? Not quite my STI but lots of fun in its own right.