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Re: DSP Neon - CRX weights

To: whitney <whitneys@mindspring.com>, SOLOMIATA@aol.com, cblome@yahoo.com,
Subject: Re: DSP Neon - CRX weights
From: Kevin Daigle <kevin@laol.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 17:05:22 -0500
At 10:42 AM 4/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hate to burst the bubble, but a stock CRX HF (the best starting point)
>weighs 1713bs from the factory - with a 1.5 carb engine, add the Si
>drivetrain, and the weight might increase slightly, but start adding
>lightness (wheels, seats, batteries, harness,steering wheel, tires, ,etc)
>and a 1600lb car is not that much of  a myth.  

        Ok, below both Scott Meyers and Stan Whitney say a 1,600 can be done. I 
do
not have the permission of the person who gave me the info that his CRX in
CSP weighs 1,600lbs and has Dyno'ed at 160hp to tell you who he acually is,
but I will tell you he came out in the top 10 at National's in that car in
1998.

        I just finished my engine and have not yet Dyno'ed it, but I will. All 
the
Mopar and Electromotive people figure I have about 180hp. My Neon has been
lightened to 2,305lbs. But I figure I will have it down to around 2,200lbs
for Nationals. I can't see getting anymore weight out of a Neon than that.

1st Gen CRX: 1600/160 = 10.00
DOHC Neon:   2200/180 = 12.22 

        Maybe I can get one of the Top CSP CRX guys to drive my car on the
practice day in Evansville and we will see just which is a faster car as I
am by no means one who can drive my car to its limits. I think that will
prove the NEon belongs in DSP rather than CSP.
 
>Neil Kuhn's 84 CRX CSP runs from our area. I've seen it on the scales at just
>under 1600#. I think his is representative if many others. The 1988 and newer
>CRX-s are somewhat heavier.
>Scott Meyers

>My last civic weighed 1725 in CSP trim, and that was with heavy seats, and
>all the AC plumbing still in place (No the 1300 shell was not a weight saver)
>
>The HP numbers are about right, and yes, at any speed above 20mph, you can
>put down all available power.  It's a little tougher in 1st gear, but I can
>normally at least do 3/4 throttle.
>
>Stan Whitney



Kevin Daigle
1997 Cherokee Country & 1995 Neon ACR #23 CSP with TEC-II Power


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