Im starting to loose hope in my Del Sol. Im getting pissed off due to its flexing chasis and heavy weight. But its a great car, handles good and runs 15@90mph with out me modifying the motor. The thing is I can get a CX for about $1000. Should I get it and be done with the Sol? I just feel like the flex and weight is going to limit me once I modify the motor.

 

drop it. get the cx. drop a type R. and destroy those weak 15 second times

 

I know you are only looking for advice on this but you should definitely make sure you think this through and do what you want, not necissarily what the members on this board would do.

That said, sell the del sol and snag the CX. $1000 is a bangin price if its in good condition, and you have some decent cash left over from the del sol.

 

yeah anyone of us here would get that $1000 cx pronto. However, make sure the cx checks out before jumping ship. Seems too cheap to be true unless it's just the shell.

 

Definitely the CX!

 

definitely the cx, hatches own!

 

keep the sol.. dont hop on the hatch bangwagon.. if anything get AWD

 

It my friends car, not running, but I know whats wrong with it, easy fix has dents everywhere though, but i dont care about looks.
If I do buy the hatch Ill keep the Sol so I have something to drive when I work on the car.

I was reading another thread in the crx/ef
forum https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=443490
Is this true? Cant swap in a DOHC if your car came with a SOHC? This started for this year only, so cars who got BAR stickers before this year are legal? If so then I will stick with the Del Sol since mine came with a B16.
Anyone confirm this yet?

 

its kinda werid that ur asking for thoguhts, imo you can takk other peoples advice, but make sure you get what you likk. dont try to impress others. there are people i kno that do that, but they arent satisfied, in my oppinion go with whatever makks u happy, cuz its your car your life, n your money. my brotehr has a delsol and i have a hatch. personally i love my hatchback to death and wouldnt sell it for any other car, even for any rhd cars or anything. it has to be what you likk. my car is my passion and its what i love, i dont give a f&kk if other people dont likk it cuz there not the one thats driving it, hopefully this will give u a better insight on things

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dohc93hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its kinda werid that ur asking for thoguhts, imo you can takk other peoples advice, but make sure you get what you likk. dont try to impress others. there are people i kno that do that, but they arent satisfied, in my oppinion go with whatever makks u happy, cuz its your car your life, n your money. my brotehr has a delsol and i have a hatch. personally i love my hatchback to death and wouldnt sell it for any other car, even for any rhd cars or anything. it has to be what you likk. my car is my passion and its what i love, i dont give a f&kk if other people dont likk it cuz there not the one thats driving it, hopefully this will give u a better insight on things</TD></TR></TABLE>WTF? Did I read you wrong, or are you saying i made this thread to impress people? Im not trying to impress ****. This hatch is a piece of ****, faided paint, dents everywhere, windows dont even rolll down. **** my Del sol has 3/4 new paint due to an accident, and 1/4 looks pink from the old red paint. I came here looking for advise cause I cant make up my mind. Dont even think Im a noob cause I have been here longer than you and my post count is low cause i rarely need help on things.
Anyway if i did read it wrong regard the garbage i just said.

Back to the subject. I have driven a hatch with the same things my del sol has and feels way better in a straight line and at the corners. Oviously the hatch is better, but like the other guy said, its hard giving up on your car. Thats why I cant decide.

Well the deciding factor to this will be the BAR sticker I need to lagalize a B series into the hatch. If not then i wont get the hatch. So if anyone knows if we can still get a ref to lagalize swaps let me know.

 

What you talking about dude? I have a del sol and it's really not heavy, and it don't flexes that bad, it's pretty good in corners, honestly the del sol chassis is the same as the civic. So why bother spending all that time and money to do the same thing again. And trust me in the summer you'll miss your sol!

 

i say stick w/ the sol, be different

 

you can swap a DOHC in a Civic chassis. I got mines reff'd in January 03

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Del Soul &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i say stick w/ the sol, be different
</TD></TR></TABLE>Be different my *** I see lots of sols everyday.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BCRUZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can swap a DOHC in a Civic chassis. I got mines reff'd in January 03</TD></TR></TABLE>Yeah I know I read the other thread you wrote in. The thing is Im hearing all this new law bull crap everywhere. I'll call the ref tomorrow to confirm.

 

I wouldnt trade it basically because the del sol has somewhat of some style. Though the hatchbacks can be faster they still look like lil mini vans. Not flaming just givin my .02

 

i love my sol but it already sounds like you are already committed to swapping rides.. and i'm sure the b is legal on the cx... just make sure to go all out and post some timeslips!

 

Dont get me wrong, i still love my sol, im not getting rid of it. Just asking if i should buy a hatch to modify insted of the sol.

Everyone else, thanks for the replys, makes me think better.

 

I'd buy the hatch and keep the Sol. Turn the hatch into a project, and have the Sol as a nice daily.

 

Exactly, thats is what i did but with a sedan instead. Now i have no $$ for hatch, damn.

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by i've_got_the_ADVANtage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">drop it. get the cx. drop a type R. and destroy those weak 15 second times</TD></TR></TABLE>

why drop a type R?? B18C1 and a B18 Type R Motor only has 10 HSPW difference....... and the type R motor has higher compression.. (that is how they got the extra 10) that hurts you if you want to run boost... IMO you could get more out of a GSR Set-UP......

 

Not going to go into the reasons why a GSR motor and ITR are alot more different then "just 10 hp" (Which BTW there is actually 25 hp diff), gearing, LSD, cams, etc.

If he's going NA a ITR motor is a great base. GSR motors are good if you may go NA or FI (Not that you can't FI a ITR motor).

Hatches don't look like mini vans (Unless is the 03 SI )

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16A3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Be different my *** I see lots of sols everyday.

Yeah I know I read the other thread you wrote in. The thing is Im hearing all this new law bull crap everywhere. I'll call the ref tomorrow to confirm.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ok, maybe i should have been more specific, how many really FAST sols do you see every day?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Del &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">keep the sol.. dont hop on the hatch bangwagon.. if anything get AWD </TD></TR></TABLE>

or just keep the sol and prove everyone wrong. ive seen many fast sols out there, dont get me wrong hatches are a good platform to start from! but i wouldnt sell my sol for a hatch. thats just me....

 

Well..... can anyone tell me how mutch more´the Del Sol weighs than a similar H/b . with the same engine??? I dont think its the wheight..
I would stick with the Sol.. Its a great looking car!!! and sure it can be fast!! I just think that there are alot more H/B drivers that think about performance than there are Sol drivers... Most of them I see are into styling and bling bling cars...

M. Nielsen, Denmark