1988 Thunderbird Turbocoupe VS 1990 CRX?

1988 Thunderbird Turbocoupe VS 1990? CRX b18b Non-Vtec

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• SickestPain555
• Thunderbird
• Turbocoupe
• CRX

[doinkbag]

there is no such thing as a real honda

[turbotuner2300]

the CRX had an engine swap...the bird was pretty much stock and weighs double what the CRX weighs. I say it did pretty good all things considered. I am sure he had 3 times as much in that CRX just to run a lousy 14.9

Turbocoupes have lots of potential there are people making 400hp on a stock block with bolton's. I would like to see a CRX do that with out a FULL rebuild and engine swap.

Once again 20 year old tech with more potential that a Honda? Yea...

[classicrockonly]

@gumper1986 It was an automatic, im 100% positive. I have the T5 in my car and the front end flies up even with the slightest amount of boost.

[gumper1986]

That an auto Bird? If so it's not as much power as the 5 speeds (FTW). I just didn't see any nose dipping or hard launching as is typical of the T5.

[505spike]

Nice, Check out my 1988 T-Bird. Got mass air as well. Still in progress. Just put Nitrous in, eibach springs, bilstein shocks, custom headers/exhaust, and OF COURSE 5 LUG CONVERSION WITH COBRA RIMS/BRAKES!!! On my home page. Still got a ways to go.

[LeperAffinity319]

@turbotuner2300 the crx is only 2 years newer than the bird... and it's got a 1.8 N/A engine, and it's fwd, rather than a 2.3 turbo with rwd. and it gets 30mpg city all day. and the crx STILL won...

idk why you have to bash on hondas, i have a crx and i love turbo coupes, i almost bought one. but it pisses me off when people bash imports for no good reason... and especially when they have to make stupid excuses for losing.

[notdrphang]

The guy in the Honda was a friend of mine...he was an amazing driver. He would brag about being able to do a 14.9 in an SOHC civic hatch with just exhaust and a cai. He did just this, w/ me in the car! I have seen a few others drive normally 16 sec cars to a 14.9 or something. I for the life of me can figure out where they find that almost 2 seconds, I drove a 2nd gen teg with that engine and it was pretty lack luster considering the weight diff vs the CRX.

[notdrphang]

This video brings back memories. I wish I had gotten to turn that car with the new tires, roller cam, exhaust. I sold this car and I kick myself every day for it. I think it did 15.1 for its best run before any real mods were done. I was in college then and could not afford anything other than the dry rotted tires that came with the car. It was hard to get a good launch. I have an 87 Merkur XR4Ti that I am working on now.

[xsls24sx]

Fun car's if you can find one that has not been gutted for it's engine :(.

[xxigodzixx]

I like how in the beginning of the video there is a slight overlay of a Gen3 Taurus SHO emblem. I'm assuming who ever made this video also has a V8 SHO.

[0to60in16seconds]

no 190crank hp and 240ft-lbs in 87-88 and 150hp before that (40hp came from the factory air to air top mount with functional hood scoops)