FAST SE-R

[Brady Dohrmann]

Well as an example, my roommate has a 1988 Civic that weighs ~1930lbs and
puts down around 160hp at the wheels.  He has a B20VTEC engine sitting on a
stand getting ready to go in that should put down around 200whp.  It has a
decent suspension setup (it's built for road racing and is barely a street
car), Type R brakes and can take pretty much anything short of a fully
prepped CRX or Corvette on an autocross course, and most everything that's
driven to a track event.  The big advantage that car has is the power to
weight ratio as many people have said.  However, he has spent nearly $18,000
on this car which like I said is barely streetable, almost EVERY stock part
has either been replaced or modified, looks prehistoric (and kinda wussy)
and is still worth about $3500.  So basically the Civic is good for the
chassis..  Buy a $4,000 Civic and a $4,000 SE-R and the SE-R would probably
open a serious can of whoopass.  Could you luck out and find a Civic for
800, then spend the remaining 3200 on perf. parts that you can get at cost
because your buddy owns a speed shop?  Probably. An LSD in any Honda is
going to run at least $900 for most people. However, for the average person
running their daily drivers at open track events, the SE-R would be the way
to go.  All out race cars aren't the best to look at when comparing what the
average person drives daily on the street and track.

brady

>You are right, though, Geo.  As far as bolt-on and near-stock performance
>goes, the SE-R is a great package.