PROJECT PRO.2 SPECS and PARTS LIST

Last Edited: December 22nd, 2024

Vehicle (Press & Catalog Photos):

1990 Honda CR-X EF8 SiR (JDM, Right Hand Drive)

B16A Engine (Original numbers-matching engine - confirmed by Honda Japan)
Y1 non-factory LSD Transmission

Options / Special Features versus North American CRXs:

Power Windows

Power Mirrors

Glasstop / Glass Roof

Glass Top | Glass Roof Option

Leather/Cloth Seats

Auto Climate Control

Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel

Engine / Engine Bay / Performance:

B16B Valve Cover (JDM Civic Type R EK9)

JDM Civic Type R Oil Cap (EK9)

Spoon Sports tuned ECU - Sealed (PW0)

K&N Drop-In OEM Replacement Air Filter (OE Replacement: 17220-PW0-000)

Spoon Sports VTEC Controller

Spoon Sports Radiator Cap (Type F)

Spoon Sports Oil Pan Heat Tape

Transmission (5-speed Manual):

Spoon Sports Duracon Shift Knob 5spd (Black)

Honda OEM 5spd Shift Knob (Alternate Use)

Comrade C's Short Stroke Shift

Mugen Shift Linkage Bushings (3pc)

Electrical / Exhaust / Heater:

Fujitsubo Super EX Header w/ARP 8mm x 1.25mm x 38mm Exhaust Manifold Studs 

• Pipe Diameter at Head: 42.7mm
• Pipe Diameter at Down Pipe: 45mm
• Pipe Diameter at Collector: 50.8mm
  
  
• Weight savings vs OEM: 6kg (approx 13.25lbs)
  
  
• Decibels at Idle: 64dB (same as OEM)
• Decibels at 5700rpm: 94dB (+4dB vs OEM)
• Decibels at 3000rpm: 76dB (+1dB vs OEM)
• Decibels at 5000rpm: 92dB (+6dB vs OEM)
• Decibels at 4000-6000rpm: 102dB (+8dB vs OEM)

Tanabe Medalion Touring Cat-Back Exhaust System

• 60mm pipe
• 100mm tip
• SUS304 Stainless Steel
• Designed for sub 93db noise levels at all RPMs

AIR LED License Plate Box for Jiko Shiki (Glow Plate)

(Approved by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)

Password:JDM Smoked Amber Corner Markers and Side Markers (Repeaters)

Honda LHD Adjustable Headlights (using rear housing from RHD Non-Adjustable Headlights)

• The original plastic JDM CR-X headlights were designed for LHT (Left-Hand-Traffic) patterns, and are incompatible with RHT (Right-Hand-Traffic) patterns in North America.
• Swapped the JDM units for LHD glass headlights from a European VT (EE8), but the adjuster motor fitted to the back makes them incompatible with front bulkhead on EF8 CR-X without modification.
• RHD Non-Adjustable glass headlight rear housing was then mated to the LHD glass for proper beam orientation in Canada's right-hand-traffic roads and legal requirements. (Note: JDM plastic headlight rear housing incompatible with the glass lens housings)
• In addition, the new glass headlights are H4 bulb compatible, readily available in North America, instead of H4H bulb used in JDM headlights and found only in Japan.
• The LHD headlight glass currently in use is on my CR-X is marked with ECE code "E4" for the Netherlands. Additional marking HC/R signifies low and high (dip and main) beam headlamp with low and high beams not to be operated simultaneously, Class-B (usually halogen).

Daniel Stern Lighting: ECE/EEC Marking - Headlamp Suitability for Traffic Direction
https://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/codes/codes.html

"A headlamp intended for use in traffic that flows on the right side of the road must never be used on the left side of the road, nor must a left-traffic headlamp ever be used on the right side of the road. A wrong-side-of-road headlamp does not provide adequate illumination for the driver to see what he needs to see in order to drive safely, and severely blinds oncoming traffic. This cannot be corrected by adjusting the aim of the lamp, because traffic-handedness is intrinsic in the optics of the lamp. This means it is very unsafe to use UK-spec, Australian-spec, or Japanese-spec ("JDM") headlamps in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe or any other location that drives on the right side of the road." 

Here is how to read ECE traffic-direction markings:

• → Low beam is suitable only for use in Left Hand Traffic (e.g., Britain, Australia, Africa, Japan)
  
  
• [NO ARROW] Low beam is suitable only for use in Right Hand Traffic (US, Canada, Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, etc.)
  
  
• ↔ Low beam is adaptable for use on either side of the road (many projector lamps and older reflector high/low lamps)

Alpine Head Unit (CDE-143BT)

• AM/FM/CD/Aux/USB/Bluetooth 
• MP3/WMA File Playback Compatibility
• Handsfree Calling
• 18 watts RMS, 4-channel
• RUE-4202 Remote

Spoon Sports Front Wiper Blades (500mm/450mm)

Steering / Brakes / Suspension:

Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 semi-slick performance tires (195/55R15 85V)

ARC Front and Rear Stabilizer Bars 

• Front: 26mm (OEM CR-X SiR: 19mm)
• Rear:  21mm (OEM CR-X SiR: 15.9mm)

ARC Front 26mm Front Sway Bar (Note the color and yellow writing)

Pic courtesy of Yahoo Japan user taketakecivic
Note the same color and lettering.

Spoon Sports Front Upper Strut Tower Bar

Cusco Front Lower Bar

Tein Street Advance Coil-Overs

• New OEM Honda mounting top-hat hardware
  
• Specs:
• Front Max: -67mm
• Recommended: -45mm to -25mm = -35mm Median
• Actual: -44mm
  
  
• Rear Max: -71mm
• Recommended: -55mm to -35mm = -45mm Median
• Actual: -49mm (Left Rear) / -36mm (Right Rear)

Upholstery / Trim:

Broadway Wide Angle Rearview Mirror (240mm)

OEM Safety Flare Replacement  (Aftermarket LED)

Japanese "Jiko Shiki" (字光式) Glow Plate 

• Issuing Office: Fukuoka
• Correct 2-Digit Vehicle Class Plate (3-digit Class began in 1999)
• Correct Class for the CR-X ("52" being for use with passenger cars with displacement from 660-2000cc and shorter than 4.7m, and narrower than 1.7m

Tilt License Plate Bracket (Black Aluminum (XP304))

Honda Verno Kinki Front Grill Emblem

Replica License Plate Seal (Honda Motor Logo)

Gregparts "CR-X" High-Mount Brake Light Overlay

Generic Floor Mats for Daily Use

Body / Air Conditioning:

Mugen PRO.2 body kit:

• Front Fascia (Replica - ViS JDM Techno R)
• Rear Fascia
• Side Skirts
• Door Caps

Additional Kit Details/Optional Pieces:

• Mugen Side Skirt Emblems
• Mugen Decal (Rear Tail Light)
• CR-X Door Cap Decals
• Rear Fascia Grill Inserts
• 15" MR5 Wheels (15x6-J +38 Offset, PCD: 4x100)
• MR5 Center Caps and Lug Nut Covers w/Removal Key 
• Genuine Mugen Mounting Brackets: Front Fascia / Front Fascia Lower / Rear Bumper Bracket / Rear Side Brackets

Coming Soon:

• Front Fascia Paint & Fitment
• Mugen Decal For Front Fascia
• Signal Light Covers (Clear and Smoke)
• Genuine Rear Wing Spoiler (Urethane) w/Mugen Emblem

Password:JDM Hood Dampers

Accessories:

Honda Access Front Fog Lights

Honda Access Speaker Covers w/Super Sound Emblem. 

Honda Access Rear Storage Boxes (Special Occasion Use)

Honda Access Cargo Tray

Honda Access Glass Top Sunshade (Special Occasion Use)

Honda Access Shift Boot Emblem on OEM Shift Boot.

Honda Access Steering Wheel (based on the 350mm Momo Ghibli 4)

Honda Access Mirror Aero Covers

Honda Access Dash Mat w/Cupholder

Honda Accessory Armrest (Removed from Canadian CRX Si)

Honda Access Floor Mats (Special Occassion Use)

Honda Access Window Visors (for power folding mirrors)

Honda Access "Super Sound" Bass Tubes

Props For Car Shows:

Japanese Yen for Coin Box

Honda Asimo "Passenger"

Domokun "Passenger"

Dampachi "Passenger" (Tein Mascot)

NOS Tank Pillow

Era-Appropriate Props from the late 80s and early 90s.

• Theme: stuff that would typically be found in a car from the late 80s/early 90s.
• Motorola MicroTAC DPC550 "Flip Phone" (1989)
• Blockbuster Rental VHS Videocassette 
• Fanny Pack
• Teal Baseball Hat "Reebok Pump" ("Pump" line of shoes began in late 1989)
• Clearly Canadian beverage bottle (company founded in 1987)
• Nabisco "It's The Cool Thing" tri-fold wallet (1996)
• Subway Restaurant "Sub Club" loyalty reward stamps and card (in use ca. 1990)
• Canadian $2 and $5 paper bank note (in circulation ca. 1990)
• Blockbuster Video Rental Membership Card (ca. early 1990s)
• Jack In The Box Restaurant "Jack" Antenna Ball
• Sony "Sports" Earbud Headphones and case.
• Sony "Sports" Walkman
• Hacky Sack
• "Save Clayoquot" (1993) and "Try Hugs Not Drugs" (ca. 1987) Buttons
• Motorola Bravo Model Pager/Beeper (1986)
• Pentax Zoom 105 Super 35mm Camera (1990)
• Memorex dBS 90min Cassette Tape (1995)
• Run DMC "Tougher Than Leather" Cassette (1988)
• Andrew 'Dice' Clay "Dice Rules" Cassette (1991)
• ADIDAS Gym Bag (ca. early 1980s)
• Nintendo "Game Boy" DMG-01 Portable Game System (1989)

Tomica Turntables (from Tomica Town series Honda Dealerhip playset) and die cast cars.

Honda Verno Shin Tokyo Dealership Materials
Note: this is not the original retailing dealer for my CR-X.

• Document Holder (with Maintenance Notebook, Owners Manual and Shin Tokyo Business cards for Sales, Service Manager, and Service Shop Forman)
• Rear Bumper Sticker
• Keychain
• Video Brochure (VHS)

Custom Japanese-style plate for car shows and photoshoots

Memorabilia / Collectables:

Complete set of Honda Japan repair manuals for the EF8

CRX Tail Light Collection

• Left side:
• North American 90/91
• UKDM VT (RHD)
• JDM Limited Edition II
• JDM 90/91
• JDM 1989
• North American 88/89
  
  
• Right Side:
• JDM SiR
• JDM Style SII
• Canadian Special Edition
• JDM 90/91 (may be duplicate but logo is gold)
• JDM Exclusive
• JDM Honda Access 88/89 w/fog
  
  
• Bottom:
• JDM 1988 (no raised lettering)

European LHD non-VTEC

Japanese CR-X Magazine Advertisements

North American CRX Magazine Advertisements

Technically this is a 1st generation CRX Ad, but I really like it

European/UK CRX Magazine Advertisements

European Press Kit

Cards

• Greatest Car Japan Card Collection "Spirit of Civic & CR-X" by Central Hobby
• Great Motor Car Collection by Epoch
• Japanese Telephone Cards (for making calls on payphones)
• Gran Turismo Hint Cards

Fujimi Model Kits

ZoomOn: Mugen Pro.2 EF8 Add-On Kit for 1:24 Fujimi Models

CRX Die Casts 1/18, 1/24, 1/43, 1/64
(Minichamps / Ebbro / Hot Wheels / Modifiers / Johnny Lightning) 

Minichamps / Ebbro / Hot Wheels / Modifiers / Johnny Lightning CRX Die Casts

Japanese Sales Brochures

CD for scale.

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