This is how you can stuff eight cylinders in a tiny two-seater.
This is something you won’t see every single day. And we don’t mean a first-year Honda CRX. This small, two-seater runabout produced 75 horsepower and was first introduced in 1984. This is not enough power for a lightweight machine like the CRX. So this Frankenstein was made to fix that problem in the most complex and brilliant way. Now you can get it.
The CRX was recently discovered in the Obscure cars for sale Facebook group This is a truly obscure car. This build was ordered by Car and driver Because, let’s be honest, Americans were still in desperate search of horsepower in 1984. A car with two engines always attracts attention. It was actually quite simple. The spare CRX engine was used to fill the cargo space. Racing Beat, California made the swap. Redid The swap with larger engines from Honda Accord Because more power is always a positive thing.
This car is the result. The car features two 1.8-liter engines. It can be driven with either one of the rear engines or both. The car produces over 200 horsepower, and its current owner claims it can reach 147 mph. The owner is important. After the CRX was removed from Car and Drivers care back in the day it bounced around until finally coming to Joe Dunlap in 1996. Dunlap claims that the car was taken off the road by a fuel leak several years ago. However, the car has been kept inside and well cared for since then.
The car is said to have covered 50,000 miles. This is remarkable considering how customized the powertrain was. Although it has a minimal body kit, you would never know that the Honda is powered by two engines. Inside, it’s a different story. There are extra gauges in the middle console.
Dunlap is asking for $20,000 for the car. However, it’s unlikely that you will find such an engine anywhere else in the world. The classic CRX has seen its prices rise and this car is well-known. It might not be expensive to just start two engines while leaving Cars & Coffee.