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Looks decent though, definately old school. Be fun toying with the carbs on that thing.
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Originally Posted by CivicSky
I used to have the 3rd and that was a 1987.
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WTF old school rice? how is that rice?
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That Civic has been on sale for quite a few months now. Someone posted about it on summer, I think. Actually, it is a first generation Civic. That generation ran from 1973 up to 1979, if I'm not mistaken. Words on a User Title
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Originally Posted by shroomster
the k20 would be sitting in teh passenger seat its soo big....and btw wasn't it called CVCC still up until like 82?
And no, CVCC isn't the name of the car... it's something in the engine. It's like saying VTEC nowadays... it's something in the engine, not the car. Here's the Wikipedia article for ya: 
CVCC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. CVCC is a trademark by the Honda Motor Company for a device used to reduce automotive emissions called a Compound Vortex Combustion Chamber. This technology allowed Honda's cars to meet the 1970s US Emission requirements without a catalytic converter, and first appeared on the 1975 ED1 engine. It is a form of stratified charge engine. The acronym gives the Honda Civic its name. Construction and Operation Honda CVCC engines have normal inlet and exhaust valves, plus a small auxilary inlet valve which provides a relatively rich air / fuel mixture to a volume near the spark plug. The remaining air / fuel charge, drawn into the cylinder through the main inlet valve is leaner than normal. The volume near the spark plug is contained by a small perforated metal plate. Upon ignition flame fronts emerge from the perforations and ignite the remainder of the air / fuel charge. The remaining engine cycle is as per a standard four stroke engine. This combination of a rich mixture near the spark plug, and a lean mixture in the cylinder allowed stable running, yet complete combustion of fuel, thus reducing CO (carbon monoxide) and hydrocarbon emissions. Advantages over previous stratified charge engines Honda's big advancement with CVCC was that they were able to use carburetors and they did not rely on intake swirl. Previous versions of stratified charge engines needed costly fuel injection systems. Additionally, previous engines tried to increase the velocity and swirl of the intake charge in keeping the rich and lean mixtures separated. Honda was able to keep the charges adequately separated by combustion chamber shape. References Setright, L. J. K. (1975). Some Unusual Engines. London: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVCC 
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Originally Posted by shroomster
the k20 would be sitting in teh passenger seat its soo big....and btw wasn't it called CVCC still up until like 82?
I drove a 1977 Accord hatch with a 1.6 CVCC engine till 2002. It finally blew the head, but ran flawlessly until then.
Here is some good info on the CVCC civic: http://www.luk-korbmacher.de/Autos/randt.htm
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