How to Make the CR-Z Awesome (It's a K24!)
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How to Make the CR-Z Awesome
By Aaron Gaghagen and Brian Gillespie
The CR-Z was supposed to be the modern version of the beloved CR-X. Did it look cool? Yep. Was it innovative? You betcha. Was it faster than the CR-X? Not really. Actually it was pretty much the same performance. But being as quick as a car from the 80s stock wasn't the hot ticket. Most enthusiasts were turned off by the higher curb weight and mystical hybrid system. We think the only thing stopping the CR-Z from being the true spiritual successor to the CR-X is the lack of a K series. We're going to fix that.
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This exact CRZ was my mom’s daily driver for a very long time. It’s great seeing the current owner take care of it and turn it into an even better vehicle 🙌🏻 great video guys!
@Kiloechonovember1
Ай бұрын
Hey! Small world.
@Streeter_NSX
Ай бұрын
@@Kiloechonovember1very small world! Love what you’re doing with the car, it definitely went to the right home
@bgee461
Ай бұрын
Awesome! She took great care of the car
@Mr.Thermistor7228
Ай бұрын
Makes sense, there were so few made, there's not many to pick from trying to buy one lol
@Thicolate
Ай бұрын
What's the vin#😂
As a guy who had a CRX as his first car, thank you for finally bringing honor to the CRX's successor.
@joeracer302
28 күн бұрын
Original CRX is seriously one of the most fun FWD cars when set up for autox, just three wheeling every turn wheeeee
@romeo032982
27 күн бұрын
I personally have a Stock CR-Z 6spd and it is just as peppy as the original CR-X this here is a swapped CR-Z which is more like a GSR swapped crx if anything I don’t know why people think that the CR-Z as released was properly released people complained that it didn’t have a K in it originally well the original CRX didn’t have a B series it was a couple years down the line before it got a B series Vtec engine if fans would have bought more of the crz it would still be made and eventually gotten a K series version but it didn’t work out that way for Honda and they didn’t continue the model sad really I will eventually do a K swap in it probably same as this
@HeyitsFINI
26 күн бұрын
@@romeo032982 I don't think it was released wrong, I was looking into buying one to match my B18 Swapped 90' CRX Si. I just think had they released the GE8 Fit (which I bought instead of the CRZ for spacial reasons) and the CRZ with a K20 or K24, these cars would have sold even more like hot cakes! Haha they came with the engines they should have for small commuter cars. Everyone just wants to be pushin mad power! The aftermaket with the K is more vast aswell as I'm sure you know. The L15 in my Fit is still kicking, she's just slow as all!
@asmongoldsmouth9839
19 күн бұрын
@@romeo032982Anyone who is a true Honda fan knows it is all about the premium engines from Honda. When it came with a D series, you swapped it with a B series. When it came with an R series, swap it with a K series. The CR-Z came with a hybrid 1.5L. Considering it was a 2010+ car, it should have a bigger power plant than a 4th gen Civic. It isn't about the newer gen being an appearance update on an equal power to weight ratio. It is about getting a higher power to wgt ratio and cosmetic upgrades. Otherwise, just buy the original.
@anydaynow01
16 күн бұрын
Yep same, I started with a D series, then I eventually B swapped it (with a Hasport kit 😄)! It was like night and day, man that B16 made it come to life!
*I'm ancient. I remember 1st gen Civics.* ❤️ *But a CRX with a B18A was a phenomenal swap. Now, a CR-Z with a K24 is a phenomenal swap.* 😊
@anydaynow01
16 күн бұрын
Yeah it would have been a different story if they really boosted the performance hybrid aspect combined with a bit bigger battery. Or better yet a K series in the front with an E-axle in the back!
Got my CR-Z last summer. Been waiting for ANYONE to drop a video like this that isn't 10 years old by now. Thank god
People were disappointed in the CRZ because we expected light, nimble, small, and fun like the classic CRX What we got was heavy, small, prius competition. Not to mention, the classic CRX made better gas mileage.
Used prices on CRZs just shot up after the release of this video!
@mastercricket7626
Ай бұрын
Lol ikr 😢😅
@sixpents
Ай бұрын
Wait for broken battery pack days
@kylewise3111
25 күн бұрын
@@sixpents with them all being 13 years old already, I can't imagine there will be much of a wait lol
@kobz808
14 сағат бұрын
u aint lie 😂
Never gets old seeing a hasport motor mount, its like im a teenager again.
I always thought the CRZ’s design was ahead of its time nice to see it get the engine it deserves
Bisimoto built a high horsepower turbo CR-Z while retaining the hybrid system, too.
Honda really missed it with this one! They got lots of hopes up and big time dropped the ball!
@3milio0o95
Ай бұрын
Honda hasn't only dropped the ball, they have lost it. They used to make great cars like the old NSX & s2000, then they decided to go hybrid.
@yig1993
20 күн бұрын
Like the new prelude smh 🤦♀️
Exactly what I was hoping to find! Been eyeballing these for a while.
The CRX was godly. The CR-Z was forgotten while it was still on sale
AWESOME! I’m currently looking for a CR-Z and always had the idea of a K swap for it in the future.
Great video guys! Ever since the CRZ was introduced I’ve dreamed of owning a K swapped version. Keep the content coming!!
Concentric A/C tubes like that actually act as a counter-flow heat exchanger, boosting performance. Any cooling capacity left over after leaving the cabin is used to further cool the incoming refrigerant. The outgoing refrigerant ends up hotter, resulting in a hotter condenser (the part in the front grille) which passes more heat away into the air going through it.
I've been a CRX fan, and what you're doing to the CRZ is a dream of mine! I've subscribed for sure!!!😊
@VTECAcademy
Ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
You guys finally made another CR-Z video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @VTECAcademy My job is done. It may not be a J-series but i'm going to do the K-swap to one of my CR-Zs so this information from you guys is incredibly valuable and important to me. Thank you so much. I will have you guys listed when i reveal my K-swap at Honda day here in Cape Town.
*I'm more of an American muscle, American V8 type of guy but, I appreciate people who modify cars and love watching people modify cars.*
As a CRZ owner, it’s the perfect car, minus the low power. Thankfully, mines supercharged. I've got Tein suspension on mine as well and like you said - drives beautifully. Amazing around the corners. About the battery packs: 2011-2012 have NiMH batteries which are still doing great these days. Hell, Peter Perkins came up with a rejuvination procedure to restore the batteries a bit. He's also hacking the IMA system in order to manipulate the regen + assist for some very nice extra power. 2013+ uses Lithium batteries which many owners have been having battery life issues. Fun fact: some guy in Ohio has ~50 cr-z's. Sad fact: the factory option HPD supercharger has halted production as of very recently :( If only they made more CR-Z's. 35000 ever sold in the US.
@Chrisrkooz
Ай бұрын
Oh, and if the owner needs a new grill, I would suggest they buy from impex japan. I got mine new for like $120? cheaper than $400+ from dealerships in the US.
@dcd5050
Ай бұрын
Minus the low power, minus the horrible brakes, and minus the even more horrible rear suspension geometry, thw car looks good and has a cool I terror. Thats about it
@atrem7942
Ай бұрын
500sold in my country
@jemje2007
Ай бұрын
@@dcd5050exactly.
@KeebaAfrica
Ай бұрын
@@dcd5050 What are you talking about? Brakes are good for "stock CRZ" and the suspension is the same as the FN2 type R. The "geometry" isn't bad but suspension upgrades are simply just better on this car than stock. What about it's super good Steering ratio? Anyone from the CR-Z forum would look at this comment and wonder how much experience you might actually have around this car...
Been waiting for this for a long time thank you!! Would love more info about what trans and shifter cables you used as well as how you got the AC compressor to fit.
250whp+ tune with some goodies and this thing will be sick! Nice work VTA! Need one of these😉🙌
Oh man. Great job on the swap! I’ve always loved the look of the CR-Z. I have dreams to someday build my own. Hopefully it becomes more than just a dream.
Ohhhh let's goo! Great video and great knowledge. I love what you guys do.
This is a great video. Can’t wait to see more of this car / build. Very very good video.
Keep up the great videos and info, greatly appreciate all the knowledge!
Rockin' that Max Boost! cap, what a legend
yess ive been wanting to see someone do a kswap on a crz
The CRZ concept was AMAZING
Runs very strong. Well done.
Lets go! Love the CRZ content
I loved thanks for what you do for us ,,only thing is you never talk about shifter box and cables config
Awesome, this gives me something to think about as well as some hope to start a 2010 Insight project of my own.
Always thought the crz had allot of potential left on the table. Could've been great.. actually it is now approaching greatness😂. Sounds almost identical to my son's 05 Sentra ser spec v. ❤
@carlosarellano4
Ай бұрын
Damn so sick perfect wheels setup
That looks like a fun build. That car has to be a blast to drive.
Always loved that car looks. Kswap on it makes me want to have one.
Great video, love the information shared. Super interesting and makes me want to buy a CR-Z!
I'm a red Miata guy but made respect for the talent, planning , cleanliness of your swaps. I do like Honda stuff just can't do fwd.
That Vin Diesel part at the end was hilarious!
Thank you for another great video ❤
Nice job on it ,I have a 1984 crx 1.5
More cr-z videos! Show the full build weve only waited 3 years
Love this project!! Great video.
@VTECAcademy
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
So glad these are getting k-swapped. I remember when new my wife was looking for a new fun car, she went to test drive the CR-Z, the dealer told her she couldn't test drive it because it's a "limited run vehicle." She ended up getting a Camaro instead and never looked back haha. The dealers didn't do the CRZ much favors in that regard.
Yes!!! Love these type of videos
Love the upgrade and the video! More Z's plzz
Look into the CRV and Element front sway bars. I have an 07 Element front sway bar on my awd ep3. It's basically flat and I wanna say it's about 30mm. I think some of the CRV bars are the same shape, just smaller diameter. A quick trip to the scrap yard and you'll be able to find something that works.
@colecampagna6302
Ай бұрын
Ep3 gang
@Video_Crow
15 күн бұрын
Also, the SC models of Elements have thicker front sway bars - 25mm vs 21mm for non-SC models.
I was fixing the A/C on a 1st generation Cadillac ATS sedan and it used a similar A/C hose where the high side line goes into the low side line.
I’ve wanted a hot CRZ ever since they came out
This is one conversion I've been wanting to do for years...
Currently working on my K24z7 swapped CRZ, it's also white and I used to have those pf01's lol
you guys are just building the perfect honda garage
You should add 06 tsx front calipers and rotors. Plug and play. Requires 1/4 trimming on the dust sheild to clear caliper bracket.
@dillon_r_hansen
Ай бұрын
this was one of the first things I added to my SI. great budget upgrade.
@TheDwightMamba
Ай бұрын
Bosch quiet cast blanks with Hawk street pads are incredible. I have missed a few dozen deer in the last year alone.
@mouachang874
Ай бұрын
@@TheDwightMamba I run EBC pads in mine. Works great as well.
Would love to see you guys make the J-Swap kit for the CR-Z.
@zoeyb.9742
Ай бұрын
That would be awesome but they'd have to mount it in the trunk 😂
Always fun to see… but no one makes a rearwheeldrive? I like to see that greets M
I wanted a crx as my first car so bad and never got it , this car looks great especially with the K swap, maybe once im rich enough Ill get one
Wow, a physical, paper factory service manual! 👀 I'm all about FSMs, i own one for each of my vehicles💪
I've always loved the crx and was excited when the crz was first announced. Sadly reality intervened and found the specs quite lacking. This gives me a little hope, but perhaps all I really want is a clean crx.
We definitely need a video on how to drop one of these in and get it running! always wanted to put one in my crz!
@Mr.Thermistor7228
Ай бұрын
There are a few guys that have extremely detailed videos and written forums about k swapping a cr-z. Even on KZread I forget his name but he has close to 30 videos each like 20-30 minutes long on every single step you need to do to swap it
@Mr.Thermistor7228
Ай бұрын
His channel is A.Q performance, he's got all the videos you could want. He even has the whole process for swapping a Honda fit too. The crz and fit share a lot of similarities
I just finished my k24a swap into my fg2 a few months ago. Runs great. Im constantly daydreaming about what to put another k24a into next. It was extremely easy to build, and im not a mechanic. This would be a great candidate. I live near hasport, and some other great shops for parts, so thats a plus. I wonder how much lighter a crz would be than my fg2.
I owned a CRX back in the day, and this IS what Honda should have done with the CR-Z!
I would love to buy this car. Amazing content.
Great job! Would’ve been cool if you could’ve kept and/or upgraded the IMA system as well
LHT performance in Florida has been doing these swaps in these Hondas for YEARS. Defiantly turns this Honda into a sleeper.
I bought mine 4 years ago 2010 AT with 165K kms on it around US$2 grand in JPN. No major issues except flimsy door handles which cost me around US$180 with installation at authorized Honda dealership. I've just got 2nd bi-yearly inspection (shaken in JPN) and yeah... everything is perfect for daily driving. It has 198K kms now. Love this car and also Mazda NC 2006 as other car Anyway no complain about the power or CVT trans because it's great for JPN roads
Feels like you could use the conduit for the EV high-voltage wiring to move the battery to the trunk and clear a little under-hood space for a cold-air intake. (obviously you'd need to pull the EV wiring and run proper 12VDC color-coded wiring)
as a former CRX owner I always liked the look of the CRZ but never cared for the engine options that it came with. I remember hearing that it was the worst hybrid out at the time when it was released.
Id love more in depth detail on this swap, ive been building a crz project for the last 5 years in the UK with many videos ive made on youtube. Something ive always thought about doing.
been waiting for this project. still have my k24z7 waiting to swap into my 2013 crz. need axles, tuner, and down pipe, but other than that it seems like its almost ready.
Like the prelude
Its not a common car in Sweden, but when I see one I love it.
These are underrated. I want to see a CU2 bumper swap on a Crosstour with a k24 or k20c4 swap.
This is my current car! I cant wait to kswap
Im in love w that car
Now I want one! Lol. Seems like such a fun car!
Sick car. Knowing it’s got electric functions, I’d love to see someone revisit it with a rear mounted single motor along with the front mounted engine. Would be a sick 400hp daily.
I love hatbacks my mom had a crx when I was a kid and I almost got a crz to do a k swap but instead got a Volvo c30 it’s an in-line 5 2.5t 6 speed it’s so fun
Wow you made that car quick
What a sick upgrade to do. Lol. Love it.
would be amazing to see links to any of these special mod parts and little things mentioned.
Why did you do this!! Now I want one!
Damnnnn this is a lovely build!!!! Where did you find the engine mounts?? Greatttt job man!!! This is nice!
@VTECAcademy
25 күн бұрын
Hasport of course.
Love the idea of modify the crz and my thoughts would be where to put LSD in this model to help reduce wheel spinning? Just another suggesting
No torque wrench for the motor mounts - just eyeing it?? Man you guys are such a fuckin fun channel to watch.
No cutting or welding? Looks like Good Guy Honda strikes again with being able to do the swap with a bolt on kit, a free weekend, a group of mates lured over with promises of take away and beer, and a little determination!
Manual hybrids with vtec. Honda used to be epic! K24 with boost is even better! Cool video and project, makes me miss my Prelude Si.
the Honda-Tech shirt
Sadly the cheapest one out of the 9 for sale in Australia is still $8750 USD, and some are over $11000USD. Would be nice to find one with a broken motor and box to start with.
@ontec7139
Ай бұрын
And if any are manual
@BigCarKilla
Ай бұрын
@@ontec7139they all are.
I really wanted one to do this. Would love to swap the type r turbo engine and an awd swap.
Awesomeness 😮
Yessssss❤❤❤
26:05 something in the back comes flying through to the front on that hard braking :D
Great content, video looks super grainy though even at full resolution
Great video
@VTECAcademy
28 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
would love to kswap my CRZ here in New Zealand. I don't think there are any here yet!
This practically my dream daily drive🥰 one day….
White looks good!
I have a crazy idea but hear me out. Take the engine and drive train from the GR corolla and swap it all into the Prius, slap on some wide body mods to accommodate the wheels, and you have an exotic looking 4 door Toyota. All of this is modular and possible since the Prius and Corolla are on a similar TNGA platform. Time to raid the salvage auctions.
I absolutely love my cr-z. 2011 North shore blue pearl, ex 6 speed with only 61k miles. It is such a fun car, its extremely light, has a very fast turning ratio, and you sit pretty low into the car makes it feel like a dart. I absolutely want to k swap it but it still has tons of life in it right now. I will know when the time is right to swap it just not yet. I wanna keep it for a very long time, there were so few made that i really believe at some point they are going to be worth alot and be pretty hard to find
I've been waiting for someone to k swap one of these things
Great seeing this work on the CRZ. I just hope that Honda learned their lesson on this one when it comes to the new Prelude Hybrid concept. As a side note, how much of a pain is it to swap spark plugs on the K24 in the CRZ? Looks like you would need to remove the entire cowl and wiper assembly.
@VTECAcademy
Ай бұрын
Honda seems to be way ahead of the market sometimes. They had an EV in the 80s. The Crosstour/ original ZDX before every manufacturer had a crossover vehicle. For us removing the cowl isn't a big deal. We don't anticipate needing to change the plugs for a while with the stock setup.
@bryanhenderson9637
Ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademy I'm all for Honda creating new EVs, but when you give them the same name as a previously loved car, a 140HP hybrid isn't going to cut it.