Need opinions on what to do

klee · Nov 29, 2005

In short, my family is getting a little pissed at me for racing my only car in the Auto Cross events. I have a few options I have been thinking about. My Accord is getting a bit old. It's a '98 with 128K miles on it. I can either A.) trade the car in for something a little more trackable such as an RSX, Prelude, Subaru, etc., or B.) keep the car for work transportation and pick up a second car such as an older 89 civic hatch or integ strictly for race. The problem with the second option is I live in an apartment and the storage/price ratio is a bit hard to come by.

acrod99 · Nov 29, 2005

Hmm...RSX's are pretty sick. I'm thinking trade-in. Just my .02

Muyo · Nov 29, 2005

Integra Type S or Prelude, either one has a lot of potential.

okasu · Nov 29, 2005

yessir get the type s... Im thinking about already going to trade my **** in... I have begun saving... I think Im going to stop hooking up my ride and just sell it.

justvtec · Nov 29, 2005

S2k all the way

klee · Nov 29, 2005

I had a feeling everyone would say trade it in. My '98 Accord's J. Lo booty is plain frustrating to race. It can be done. The 2004 Solo champ won in a 99 EX Accord but it's difficult to do. I need something a little more trackable, more power, and more torque. S2000 is probably a bit out of my range unless I get a used one. I haven't done much research on the performance specs between a Prelude SH (H22A) versus a RSX (K20A) both with 200 horses but an educated guess, I would think the RSX weighs less and has a 6-speed versus a heavy 5-speed prelude. Prelude SH has ATTS, does the RSX have a LSD?? Man, I need to find some time to read this stuff.

Wildman · Nov 29, 2005

i would normally say keep your accord, because its always nice to know that if you break something while racing that you still have a daily driver to fall back on, but if you don't have the space then yeah you're looking at trading it in lol.

and i don't know why, i have no technical data to back it up, but to me the rsx seems like it would be better balanced and handle better than the prelude

DarkSideAccord · Nov 29, 2005

keep the accord IMO.... get a eg hatch for race purposes... B16 swaps are pretty affordable, and with suspension upgrades, u're golden

acrod99 · Nov 29, 2005

The type r over in japan has an lsd. I dunno if the type s does over here. A JDM conversion would be sick, even if it's just the lsd. This or an EG

klee · Nov 29, 2005

I had a '93 EG Hatch and a '94 EG coupe last year. I had to sell both due to the lack of space. Now I am regretting that I sold the hatch. I could of used it for race. The only problem, still no space to store it and knowing if I leave it parked outside, fools will try to jack it.

Need opinions on what to do

klee

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Muyo

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okasu

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justvtec

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klee

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Wildman

Read the rules

DarkSideAccord

nadeshiko fobz ftw..

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