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01-27-2005
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everything is possible.. this idea however is just not practical unless your planning on drifting in which case ud be better off using an rsx for the better all around performance
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Originally Posted by Keet
Our FWD is good cuz you get the weight of the motor on the drive axle, better handling in turns, and (my new personal favourite) helping to dig your way out of snow by being able to turn the spinning tires.
Yet I prefer RWD cuz then you eliminate having the two "dummy wheels" which just roll behind the car like a dog scooting on its ***, but I wouldn't go to the trouble of converting a Civic to RWD. If I had the money, I would get an AWD system. I guess what I mean to say is that I wouldn't Frankenstein my Civic, I'd just buy a Subaru.
Yet I prefer RWD cuz then you eliminate having the two "dummy wheels" which just roll behind the car like a dog scooting on its ***, but I wouldn't go to the trouble of converting a Civic to RWD. If I had the money, I would get an AWD system. I guess what I mean to say is that I wouldn't Frankenstein my Civic, I'd just buy a Subaru.
01-28-2005
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Originally Posted by eightball_469
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
everything is possible.. this idea however is just not practical unless your planning on drifting in which case ud be better off using an rsx for the better all around performance
When did an RSX become a drifting car?
01-28-2005
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Originally Posted by LiKEaFeRiO
Its not true AWD.
Its called Real-Time AWD, same system in the CR-V.
It is FWD and ONLY gets power to the rear wheels when the front loses traction.
Its called Real-Time AWD, same system in the CR-V.
It is FWD and ONLY gets power to the rear wheels when the front loses traction.
01-29-2005
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
didnt i say if it was rwd
02-19-2005
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Originally Posted by Alex1
here ya go, a RWD 7thgen with a NSX motor swap 
Yeah, I would like to se that on the street. No I really would, I wonder what's it's top speed is?
02-19-2005
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Originally Posted by Alex1
here ya go, a RWD 7thgen with a NSX motor swap
02-19-2005
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Originally Posted by teamPR0
thats not a rwd 7th gen. thats an NSX with a 7th gen body... if you understand where im comin from...
02-19-2005
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Rep Power: 296 i dont think anyone's really done it because when you do the math, you can probably buy a new sti or evo with the cost of converting the car unless your doing the labor all by yourself or something.
i wouldn't really bother with it, unless really love the 7thgen. It would probably just be cheaper to buy a used rwd car like a is300 for like 18k and strap on a turbo and get 500-750hp.
i wouldn't really bother with it, unless really love the 7thgen. It would probably just be cheaper to buy a used rwd car like a is300 for like 18k and strap on a turbo and get 500-750hp.
02-20-2005
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Originally Posted by teamPR0
but you get the joy of having probably the most unique car on this site.
true, its basically how you wanna spend your money. There lot of theories in how you can do it. There a couple threads about converting a 7thgen into a awd using CR-V and i think element parts. No ones actually executed it though.
I might do it as a project car, but not a car you would use daily.
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