1st Gen CRV:converting to FWD

**GBStJames** · December 7th, 2010 03:07 PM

May thread na ba ragarding this? Marami kasing nagsa-suggest na mas maganda kung alisin na lang yung propeller shaft para maging front wheel drive na lang.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

**jimnyeatworld** · December 7th, 2010 03:11 PM

i wouldn't suggest that. iparemanufacture mo na lang sa machine shop ang propeller shaft or joints kung me tama

hindi naman full time 4wd ang crv, kungdi real time 4wd. ibig sabihin nag-eengage lang sa 4wd when needed

usually, na feel ko ito nag -eengage pag umakyat ako sa ramp ng condo namen and pag yun kapos ako sa tapak sa acceleration

**[archie]** · December 7th, 2010 03:37 PM

pwede yan!

advantage:
less gas consumption
bibilis yung crv

disadvantage:
wala na real time 4x4

para sakin, ill do it. kahit real time yan, umiikot pa rin propeller that draws out power. kung wala propeller, lahat ng power nasa FWD.

**ans_lim168** · December 7th, 2010 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by GBStJames

May thread na ba ragarding this? Marami kasing nagsa-suggest na mas maganda kung alisin na lang yung propeller shaft para maging front wheel drive na lang.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

Our CRV 01 last year had a problem with the propeller, we decided to have a surplus installed to have it back to original form . "sayang naman ang realtime 4WD."

**GBStJames** · December 8th, 2010 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by ans_lim168

Our CRV 01 last year had a problem with the propeller, we decided to have a surplus installed to have it back to original form . "sayang naman ang realtime 4WD."

Magkano inabot nung surplus?

Ayaw ko rin na tangalin yung propeller shaft. Nanghihinayang din ako sa real time 4WD. Kaya nga ako kumuha ng 1st gen crv dahil sa 4WD. Yun nga lang, may mga symptoms na malapit nang masira yung propeller shaft.

Nasubukan ko kanina na i-drive without the propeller shaft. Pero may weird na ugong naman na lumabas. So, pinabalik ko din. Back to real time 4WD.

**jimnyeatworld** · December 8th, 2010 10:03 PM

san nakakabile ng surplus?

**GBStJames** · December 8th, 2010 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by jimnyeatworld

san nakakabile ng surplus?

Good question.

**leonleon** · February 5th, 2011 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by GBStJames

Magkano inabot nung surplus?

Ayaw ko rin na tangalin yung propeller shaft. Nanghihinayang din ako sa real time 4WD. Kaya nga ako kumuha ng 1st gen crv dahil sa 4WD. Yun nga lang, may mga symptoms na malapit nang masira yung propeller shaft.

Nasubukan ko kanina na i-drive without the propeller shaft. Pero may weird na ugong naman na lumabas. So, pinabalik ko din. Back to real time 4WD.

If I'm not mistaken, brand new propeller shaft is 49,000 pesos. Surplus meron 22,000 pesos. HTH.

**voltscastillo** · February 6th, 2011 04:21 PM

it's already FWD... you'd be surprised how rarely the 4wd mechanism kicks in.

and it's not a locked 4wd system or something like a subaru's system. so apart from 6 kilos or so of additional weight, the 4wd mechanism doesn't have a performance penalty on the car on normal, paved highway driving.

as for removing the mechanism... my opinion is that it's always better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. you never know, maybe you'll need the thing in the future.

**GBStJames** · February 6th, 2011 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by voltscastillo

it's already FWD... you'd be surprised how rarely the 4wd mechanism kicks in.

and it's not a locked 4wd system or something like a subaru's system. so apart from 6 kilos or so of additional weight, the 4wd mechanism doesn't have a performance penalty on the car on normal, paved highway driving.

as for removing the mechanism... my opinion is that it's always better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. you never know, maybe you'll need the thing in the future.

Well said.