4wd 3rd gen civic?
02-Jun-2006, 10:13 AM
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4wd 3rd gen civic?
Parked in the employee parking lot at work... 3rd gen 4 dr hatch... and it was MINT, i'm talking like no rust, stock paint, stock rims... a beauty, i donno how it lasted this long to be quit honest...
but it had a 'RT 4WD' sticker that looked like a stock sticker, but that has to be an add on right? Honda never made a 4WD civic, esp back in the 80's did they??
I would've taken a pic but i didn't have my camera with me and i don't have my data cable for my phone here with me either...
but it had a 'RT 4WD' sticker that looked like a stock sticker, but that has to be an add on right? Honda never made a 4WD civic, esp back in the 80's did they??
I would've taken a pic but i didn't have my camera with me and i don't have my data cable for my phone here with me either...
02-Jun-2006, 10:22 AM
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seriously? god damn that's pretty sweet... and i really can't believe how mint the car was... freakin brand new (aside from the slightly fading paint)... no rust or dents or anything... 
02-Jun-2006, 10:23 AM
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Yeah they did. It's known as the "wagovan" and uses a early version of the 4wd system that is now in the CR-V
Honda made the Civic in 4WD versions all the way up to the 6th generation. I'm not sure if they made them in the 7th or in the 8th. We just never got them on this side of the pond. They all use Honda's Real Time 4wd Drive system.
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Honda made the Civic in 4WD versions all the way up to the 6th generation. I'm not sure if they made them in the 7th or in the 8th. We just never got them on this side of the pond. They all use Honda's Real Time 4wd Drive system.
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02-Jun-2006, 10:35 AM
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I'm not sure about the 3rd gen. But from what I've read the later versions can actually split it up to 60/40 or 50/50 split for a time.
The way it works is the rear driveshaft is always spinning in the system. This represents the "speed" of the front of wheels, for lack of a better term. When there is a difference between the speed of the input shaft and the rear wheels, the viscous coupling or clutch packs (in the CR-V) engages to send power to the rear wheels. If the wheels are travelling at the same speed as the car, the car is FWD.
That's RT4WD in a nutshell.
The way it works is the rear driveshaft is always spinning in the system. This represents the "speed" of the front of wheels, for lack of a better term. When there is a difference between the speed of the input shaft and the rear wheels, the viscous coupling or clutch packs (in the CR-V) engages to send power to the rear wheels. If the wheels are travelling at the same speed as the car, the car is FWD.
That's RT4WD in a nutshell.
02-Jun-2006, 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by Cynikal.Mindset
yes but still the system cant handle any power worth having an awd system for...have u ever seen those shafts on the back of a crv? goddamn toothpicks
yes but still the system cant handle any power worth having an awd system for...have u ever seen those shafts on the back of a crv? goddamn toothpicks
03-Jun-2006, 08:26 AM
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Originally posted by SilverSleeper
Yeah, stock I don't beleive the Honda system can take that much power. However, like anything, it can be modded for more power, lol.
Yeah, stock I don't beleive the Honda system can take that much power. However, like anything, it can be modded for more power, lol.
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