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I am deciding to build an all out race car but want opinions on what....ok the choices are crx or 2-5 hatch, n/a turbo or nitrous, Sohc or Dohc, if n/a k24/k20 or b series? Let me know what you guys all think, i am not looking to haul incredible ass just looking to have a track car thats fun and will run 12's or faster.
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Ek Hatch H.M.O. B18c + BOOOST!!!! =
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My vote is for second-gen CRX with a boosted K20A3 swap. It's not going to cost that much money if you find a nice shell (Which would make your life easier, that way all the stripping down of the interior/engine bay is done for you) and the K20A3 shouldn't be that expensive.
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dam thats a good fucking idea, i hadn't even thought about that dude hahahaha i love you plus rep for you!
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i say go for an eg hatch with a k20a2 swap and turbo. you would easily be able to put it together for what you got in insurance $$ for the SI. i have a thing for EG's though
personally i wouldnt go FWD even though i am a honda fan. have you looked at miata's or 240sx's? hell, even some DSM's are good looking like the GSX and maybe, maybe the GS-T even though its FWD. and if your looking to run 12's, you can def do it with those cars. but if you must have a honda, id go ek hatch (newer chass.) and bolt on a k24a2 with a k20a2 head and go either NA. for boost, get a k20a3.
My $.02.... Why build an all out Drag car, when you can Buy a REAL race car for cheeper and you get to go wheel to wheel racing with it at tracks all across the nation?
Autocross: Because Life is more fun on three wheels......
"I know Solo only comes one minute at a time, but what an intense, non-stop, fast-forward car control exercise minute it is. Sure, the velocity is higher in road racing, but inside the car it is slow-motion in comparison. In Solo, the turns come like machine-gun rounds. "
Randy Pobst
My $.02.... Why build an all out Drag car, when you can Buy a REAL race car for cheeper and you get to go wheel to wheel racing with it at tracks all across the nation?
I agree completely, nothing like running a car through the cones. I just started racing again this year and I can't wait until the spring to do it again.
I agree completely, nothing like running a car through the cones. I just started racing again this year and I can't wait until the spring to do it again.
Maybe your car could look like this:
I'm actually talking about Club Raceing, but Autocross is fun too.
Its pretty easy to find an IT car for under $5,000
Autocross: Because Life is more fun on three wheels......
"I know Solo only comes one minute at a time, but what an intense, non-stop, fast-forward car control exercise minute it is. Sure, the velocity is higher in road racing, but inside the car it is slow-motion in comparison. In Solo, the turns come like machine-gun rounds. "
Randy Pobst
Some of the fastest civics I've seen at the street races in Jersey were boosted CRX's on B series motors. Imagine with K... you'd be untouchable. Good luck w/e you decide to do you have plenty of resources to make a sick build.
no matter what motor you have with however much hp, its all about the driver. and oh yea, another 1 just popped up in my head, FD with a SR20 swap! ZOMG!
^^^^ you got that right, I am considered a good driver here but never have raced a real race car so its hard to really say i am but hopefully i can find out. Those cars made for handling are fun and all but there isn't many places for that here.
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Ek Hatch H.M.O. B18c + BOOOST!!!! =
Those cars made for handling are fun and all but there isn't many places for that here.
Heh, Just because you dont know about it doesnt mean it doesnt exzist... Arizona has one of the most active Club Racing sceens in the south west... not to mention you've got two GREAT race tracks pratctally in your back Yard! PIR and Firebird!~~!
Autocross: Because Life is more fun on three wheels......
"I know Solo only comes one minute at a time, but what an intense, non-stop, fast-forward car control exercise minute it is. Sure, the velocity is higher in road racing, but inside the car it is slow-motion in comparison. In Solo, the turns come like machine-gun rounds. "
Randy Pobst
^^^^ Dam i didn't know that. Well about how much money is invested in your civic?
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Ek Hatch H.M.O. B18c + BOOOST!!!! =
don't mess around with your car like i did, i only had 20k miles on my car when i did the swap and i've had shit load of issues, its never like stock again. One thing or the other goes wrong. I didn't expect it to be perfect though, the issues that come along are part of the deal when you do the swap.
Like the other guy said... buy a cheaper car to f*** around with..
Some of the fastest civics I've seen at the street races in Jersey were boosted CRX's on B series motors. Imagine with K... you'd be untouchable. Good luck w/e you decide to do you have plenty of resources to make a sick build.
i've seen an eg B turbo vs. crx K turbo, crx had major traction issues... eg took it twice, there was no 3rd round.
