my friend ended up with this b16 CRX.....i seen it on here a while ago for sale......was wondering who it came from b4 bobby A.K.A. bo-
was wondering what the fu*k is in this motor....pics here as u can see

 

is it fast?

 

oh yeah.... forgot about that

 

yeah....beat new m3's....was bout a fender off of a silver wrx in bradon....beat lots of cars...thats why i was wondering who owned it and what they done 2 it....

 

figured thats why you were asking.... I would say to run a compression test... that should start to give you some kinda insight as to whats in it

 

haha +111111 deff.. wen i bought the teg we ran a Comp Test and it was 122 all the way across.. brought some insight as to wat we saw on the internals. gL man

 

lol...thanks bro...i don't think it has any aftermarket shit.....but i think it has some ITR internals or something....i kno u can't use the rods on b16 abd crank...but may-b head has cams or something.....idk thanks for reply people....

 

A compression test is by no means a way to figure out what compression ratio you have. It is a very basic tool to give you some insight on the condition of the motor. Different gauges will read different readings on the same motor. Albeit if the compression reading is fairly high it might have a higher compression motor, but don't count on a compression gauge alone to tell you this.

 

is it an 89 Si crx? put up some more pics...especially interior...looks like my old car...

 

True but it IS a good start if he doesnt want to turn a wrench on it. I compression tested a COLD engine over the weekend that came back 280 - 290 Warm it broke the compression tester Compression tester only went up to 300. Here is a very general guide

8:1 - 8.5:1 compression: 150-170 psi per cylinder
8.5:1 - 9.5:1 compression: 170-210 psi per cylinder
9.5:1 - 11:1 compression: 210-275 psi per cylinder
11:1+ compression: 250+ per cylinder (highly depends on cams being used)