hey everyone, im in the market for a racing seat. Ive come to realize sparco makes a damn comfy, reliable and high quality seat. Ive been looking at the evo, evo 2, and evo xl or evo 3

i am 6'5 243lbs in a crx.. hahahaha i know

im really looking for someone my size with the seat in a crx, if theres someone out there, thats golden, but even some info on the seat would be sweet. (the evo 3 that is)

does it fit the true 38-42 inch waist? how does it feel etc.

INFO Y0, thx ht

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartmyh0nda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey everyone, im in the market for a racing seat. Ive come to realize sparco makes a damn comfy, reliable and high quality seat. Ive been looking at the evo, evo 2, and evo xl or evo 3

i am 6'5 243lbs in a crx.. hahahaha i know

im really looking for someone my size with the seat in a crx, if theres someone out there, thats golden, but even some info on the seat would be sweet. (the evo 3 that is)

does it fit the true 38-42 inch waist? how does it feel etc.

INFO Y0, thx ht </TD></TR></TABLE>

You need the Evo 2 or perhaps Evo L. Don't think you need or want the Evo 3 (which I believe is not an FIA homologated unit).

I have weighed as much as you (but shorter) at one or two points and those seats fit fine. I'm about 210-215 right now and those are what we're using in the new Civic build (If I lost too much more weight would need to get a new seat probably).

Biggest issue in CRX is head room. You'll need to mount it pretty close to the floor (basically on it), especially with your height.

 

Yep Evo2/L will fit you best. Now, will that fit in a CRX? I'm not sure. I have no idea of the width at the shoulders of that seat, or what a CRX can accomodate.

 

The EVO XL is what you need. You may have to alter the door panels to allow room for the upper bolsters though. I had to alter the door panels on my ITR.

 

Evo L will definitely work for you

also Corbeau FX1 Wide is about half the price. Not FIA approved however. very comfy though. have driven 6 hours in it before non stop.
i'm 6'4" 270

 

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also Corbeau FX1 Wide is about half the price. Not FIA approved however. very comfy though. have driven 6 hours in it before non stop.
i'm 6'4" 270</TD></TR></TABLE>

I bought the EVO L's from UPRacing and sent them back. I unpacked one, and sat in it before installation. They were too narrow. If you are fairly wide and have broad shoulders you will need the XL's. I doubt you will be happy with the L's, I wasn't. I'm 6'2" 210 lbs. The distinction is the width of your torso and shoulders; if you are just heavy, the L's will probably be ok.

 

See, I know two other guys that are 6'4" and 225lbs, both fit the EvoL great.

 

At 6'5", you will have a very difficult time with head room when mounting a side-mount Sparco into a CRX. I'm 5'11" and my helmet touched the headliner of my CRX Si with a Sparco Circuit mounted on custom-fabricated brackets that bolted right up to the stock holes in the floor. The Circuit's seat cushion was a little thick, but even without it the seat still sat higher than I wanted it.

To get it low enough, you will probably have to find some way to either mount it to roll bar/cage appendages, or to reinforce the floor pan and mount it directly to the floor (this involves cutting out the floor crossmembers, so no returning to a stock seat).

 

you need to look at my set up. evo xl (i think. dont remember, cars not here) an a civic. im 6'7" 265

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybridmoments &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Evo L will definitely work for you

also Corbeau FX1 Wide is about half the price. Not FIA approved however. very comfy though. have driven 6 hours in it before non stop.
i'm 6'4" 270</TD></TR></TABLE>

I can vouch for the Fx1 as i am a big body as well.

 

The EVO XL's upper bolsters are so wide I had to modify the doors. I could not use the Sparco sliders, (my helmet touched the headliner) so the standard Sparco seat brackets were used.

 

sorry the pic is dim. photorgapher didnt use the flash. but theres an evo in my 90 civic. mine doesnt hit anything but its extra far back

 

Yea, I see your seat is pretty far back. I couldn't go that route due to the roll bar design. Is that a custom cage with the NASCAR bars, etc.?

 

autopower kit that i had 'tweaked.' but the main roll hoop is where autopower designed it.

 

Im 6'4" and 250lbs and have my Evo L mounted in my type R with no issues