Well, i have both of these cars...

the 90 is mint, its been in the family for years. it is my current "fun" car. it houses my setup atm, with a traction bar, and solid steel mounts... but its still very possible to return this car to "stock"

i just ran into a 96 civic hatch (ex delivery car). right now its 100% stock and a little beat up.

the 96 is a bit heavier, but the front LCA design IMO is much better. also there is a **** LOAD more space in the ebay for some things i want to try next year, IE top mount, maybe a side exit exhaust

i am having a tough time deciding which chassis i should go with. i love my 90 and im having a hard time deciding to cage it or not


what would you do?

 

Personally, I'd go with the newer car, if for no other reason that there is more room in the engine bay to work with.

 

96 hatch for sho

 

96 Hatch. Besides you can find more exterior upgrades for an ek than the 90 civic

 

Def go with the 96.. looks better but its heavier... but a MUCH better car

 

i fought with this as well with my ef, you can fit bigger setups, topmounts etc... they are just more work and you have to get things custom made, where as i'm sure you know with the ek everything is readily available.

if i was starting from scratch i'd go with the ek, i decided to stick with my ef, just because you dont see a ton of them built for the track its mostly eg's or ek's.

 

def 96! a lot more rooms in the motor bay than a 90 imo

 

thanks folks. im going to build the 96.

time to find a new place with more parking. lol

 

I agree w/ everyone above...its funny that even the 88-91 owners would opt for the 96 Chassis if it had to be done all over again. I love the 88-91 body, they are just the most difficult to build as far as space/bay layout. The 96-00 is just easier, more spacious.
Convert the hb to dd, build the EK

 

90 all the way!

 

EF's are for a certain "breed" of drag racer.

 

lol what breed is that, the badass ones that can deal with 10lbs of **** in a 5lb bag?

 

90 hb........... I guess i'm a certain " breed" of drag racer...... I just love my ed6...

 

I am a crx junky. The 91' JDM CRX is one of the most badass chaises honda has ever made. EF8 for sure!

 

I thnk you should use the 96 and sell me the minty EF so I can build another one.

Justin

 

LOL Takes one to know one

 

if you are serious u2u me on VCC...

ya... it was cool at first... then i realized after many hours of labor that a 4inch exhaust and ED's dont like eachother. hah