i have ~12,750$ including all taxes and shipping etc... to spend on my car project... oh yea i need a car too. Hx_guy and i have been talking long nights about what i should get! He says 95 or 96 civic or integra... and build it up NA.. im more of a boost man. I need this car for road racing, so plan on about 2000$ for wheels tires and suspenion.

-sam

 

What about an early 90's civic hatch...I smell hybrid!

 

no hatches

 

hatch or a del sol is the lightest you can get (I think) unless you go back and get something old.

and it seems to me that the weight distribution on a hatch would be better than on coupe. not to mention if you are planning on a serious car (like me ) then you are going to reduce as much weight as possible, and it would be infinately easier to cut the weight off of a hatch, and add a rollcage than with a coupe.

just my thoughts, but if you don't want a hatch, that just means there is one more for me to choose from when I decide it is time to buy!

 

ill repeat: no hatches

 

wat dude...hatches are fukkn dope man.....esp hybrids

 

How do that hatches have better weight? A little hard to swallow on a FF car.

 

how about a used 91-95 MR2 turbo, great handling and reacts well to mods. seen a few 91 turbos for 5-6 grand not sure of the condition of the motor itself tho

 

Be different!!!!! Get a 90-93 Nissan 240=$1500-$3k depending on condition. Then get a SR20DE-T=$5k

Or buy an oldschool Mitsubishi Starion and slap a big turbo on that ****

These cars can be bought for really cheap and kick ***

 

1) honda(don't be different), more parts available
2) OBDI, more options and less expensive (because, duh, it's older)
3) integra, since for that budget i assume no engine swap (maybe if you find the right deal, dunno)

 

one thing to consider, if you're road racing in a sanctioned body then they might have different rules that will put you pretty high in the competition if you do a lot of mods (there's a couple that you'll be racing all out porsches and **** if you do an engine swap in a civic).

Is this car ever going to see the street?

Take a look at CRXs (cheap to buy and modify), 240s (not ideal for road racing but if set up right...), Datsun 510s & 240s/280s(again, cheap to buy & modify unless you get extreme, great for road racing)...

and hey maybe a chevy truck!!! that would be perfect for road racing....

 

Boost and RoadRace don`t always mesh in a Honda. I know you don`t want a hatch, but a cheap *** b16 CRX makes a damn good track car. Hell, a miata would even get the job done.

 

If you are into road racing, I think a G2 Integra GSR wouldn't be bad... Went out in a friend's G2 Integra LS over the weekend and damn does it have solid suspension! He just had springs, shocks, struts, and sways, but damn... I was very very impressed. They must have a good center of gravity or something. It was fun, to say the least.

Anyway... my $.02.