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Sky
12-01-2002, 03:05 AM
Is it the one with the flip up head lights?? who drives one in this forum? and whats the spec on it?

thx
buh_buh
12-01-2002, 06:04 AM
2nd gen and 3rd gen have flip up tails.

The third gen has 2 trims
S and Si

S has 105hp and 111ft lbs tq
and Si has 135hp and 137ft lbs tq
eur0
12-01-2002, 07:52 PM
i knew they had flip up lights but flip up tails? wow something i never knew :rofl:
buh_buh
12-01-2002, 07:58 PM
Originally posted by tbk49
i knew they had flip up lights but flip up tails? wow something i never knew :rofl:

SHUT UP! It was late.
Sky
12-01-2002, 08:54 PM
hahaha... I was wondering too " tail " hehehe
Lo)2enz0
12-01-2002, 08:57 PM
common 5:00 am that is a bit late / early

Laurier
GTS Jeff
12-02-2002, 12:13 AM
hahahahaha...

yea those cars are sweet. 2 liter engines with lotsa torque for the little car...and nice suspension to go along with it.
buh_buh
12-02-2002, 12:18 AM
just throw a h22a in there and call it a day.
LUDELVR
12-02-2002, 12:29 AM
third gens had two differnet styles. 88-89 had different tails then the 90-91. Also had a different front and rear bumpers as well as I believe the engines were about .1L different.

There was also an SR on the 90-91.
Sky
12-02-2002, 06:47 PM
Those things are fast... pretty hard to keep up with my auto accord :(
szw
12-02-2002, 06:52 PM
So which models/years have 4ws?
cocoabrova
12-02-2002, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by szw
So which models/years have 4ws?
90-91 :dunno: I was watching one park REVY the other day... Looks friggin' sweet to see the rear wheels turning:werd:
GTS Jeff
12-02-2002, 07:57 PM
Originally posted by cocoabrova

90-91 :dunno: I was watching one park REVY the other day... Looks friggin' sweet to see the rear wheels turning:werd: which way do the rear wheels turn? with the front wheels or the opposite way?
HRD2PLZ
12-02-2002, 08:32 PM
I read somewhere the rear wheels turn opposite to the front.
LUDELVR
12-03-2002, 01:19 AM
Originally posted by cocoabrova

90-91 :dunno: I was watching one park REVY the other day... Looks friggin' sweet to see the rear wheels turning:werd:

88-89 have it. There's also a little badge by the window tha says 4ws. on the 90-91 there's a little badge that says ALB
ExtremeSi
12-03-2002, 01:41 AM
Originally posted by Jeff TYPE R
which way do the rear wheels turn? with the front wheels or the opposite way?

Ya the rear wheels do turn the oppisite direction about 30 degrees or so (?) under something like 60km/h. After that, they turn the same direction a slight degree so you can switch lanes on the highway and such very smoothely. It was an option on all the 3rd gens and I really wish I had it, but I got a good deal on my car so I picked it up. Also, I've heard that if anything goes wrong with it, it will be a significant cost to repair parts, and it's very hard finding a proper mechanic that knows what the heck they are doing with 4WS. Two guys in the Canadian Tire shop (I asked them) didn't know what 4WS was....lol:dunno:
szw
12-03-2002, 02:05 AM
Would be a cool 'mod' to make the rear-wheels turn the same direction as the front wheels...you could drive diagonally...haha..
GTS Jeff
12-03-2002, 02:13 AM
i thought some 4th gen ludes also had 4ws...
eur0
12-03-2002, 05:05 AM
ive seen a few
buh_buh
12-03-2002, 05:21 AM
Originally posted by Jeff TYPE R
i thought some 4th gen ludes also had 4ws...
some of them do.
And in some countries they have 4WS VTEC.
GTS Jeff
12-03-2002, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by buh_buh

some of them do.
And in some countries they have 4WS VTEC. yea i seem to remember my dad having a 92 SR w/ 4WS...

so any idea why they took it out?
Ferio_vti
12-03-2002, 11:58 AM
Didn't some people on here say that 4WS handling suck??
buh_buh
12-03-2002, 12:18 PM
they took it out because nobody bought them. It cost around the same price as a VTEC, and people didn't care that much about handling vs. power. I think they got rid of it in 93 or 94.
LUDELVR
12-03-2002, 06:57 PM
Originally posted by Jeff TYPE R
yea i seem to remember my dad having a 92 SR w/ 4WS...

so any idea why they took it out?

from what I've read, the 4th gens that had them were the SR models and some of the VTEC models in japan had them in 92. On the SR's it was electronically calculated and was not mechanical like the 3rd gens. It was based on how much torque was placed on the wheels, speed of the vehicle, etc. and from this the computer would adjust the angle of the rear wheels. I read that they changed it out in favor of ATTS on the 5th gens.
LUDELVR
12-03-2002, 06:59 PM
Originally posted by Ferio_vti
Didn't some people on here say that 4WS handling suck??

I had it on my 3rd gen and I loved it. It's biggest attribute was negotiating turns and tight corners in parking lots as well as parallel parking. On the street, it was noticeable but nothing a good suspension couldn't rival, but a good suspension and 4ws could make for some fun driving!:thumbsup: