Alright, i need some help from the veterans here. So i have had this build in mind for ever. The reason for the title acura/honda is because im not sure if i should go with an EG hatch shell or acura rsx. Yes those are 2 different cars and makes and this is a honda forum but hear me out. I have both an eg shell and a complete rsx type-s. Also a donor honda CRV manual awd. I would love to make an eg awd becasue of the weight and price but i think it would be easier to do the rsx because it already has the type s engine and would only need the trans and the irs with rear diff installed. I have seen several eg awd civics but not a single awd rsx. what would be the better option? My goal is to further make it into a full on track car.
eg hatch curb weight is around 2100 and
rsx type s is around 2800. Thats a big difference.
but the eg will have the k20 w trans so that will pick it up to around 2400.

 

well you already have parts to put in the eg. you didn't specify what year and engine the donor crv has.

its up to you how much work and money you wanna pour into a project like this... personally I would just swap the entire crv drive train into the eg. there is plenty of support for the b series engine and gear box to build a high performing drive train. keep the Rsex as a daily.

 

CRV drivetrains aren't made to take heavy abuse. See this thread. Regardless of which chassis you decide to go with, you will have to do a good bit of custom fabrication. If you aren't extremely comfortable with a welder, and competent enough to make sure you have a perfectly straight suspension afterwards (because you WILL be building a custom suspension), just forget about the project.

If you are serious about making this happen, realize that it won't be a quick weekend project. Your car will be down for months, if not years, depending on how much time and money you can dedicate to it. You'll need to modify the driveshaft tunnel, as well as the rear frame to accommodate the rear diff. Once you've done that, you'll need to create a custom rear suspension, and adapt some kind of rear knuckle for the car to accept the axles.

It's definitely possible, but it's a lot of work. Make sure you're prepared for what you want to get yourself into. At the end of the day, which car you start with doesn't matter at all - pick one and go with it. Personally, I'd go with the 5G. When **** hits the fan, it's a much greater loss to throw away an RSX than it is to throw away a 5G.

 

People have done these conversions. There's a great thread of someone in France who did this to a 6G. This guys was the ****. No amateur hour there.

 

lol his join date is 11/2012.... post count is 2 lol