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Originally Posted by jasyatz
I've built a few of these cars on the cheap and ran with the EX Redshift car. Chris never drove mine, but at a local event was able to stay on the same half second with his championship car (when he co drove it with the previous-previous owner).
I built the first DX for $2700 and an Si for less than that (transferred over the parts)...
Jeff
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To the original poster... While half a second doesn't sound like much, it is in racing. However, on Jeff's behalf, I add this:
Jeff wasn't clear and mentioned that his times relative to the RedShift Civic was accomplished in his DX with about 90hp, close to 20hp down on the Si that Chris built... In a class that even by 2003 had become a "spec" class, 20hp is sizable. Additionally, Jeff had a roll bar in there that added about 90lbs. because he was going to run track events. So the car was behind the eight ball on two major fronts from the onset: Power and Weight.
Even so, Jeff wasn't ever far behind, which is more a testament to his skills behind the wheel.
I really liked his DX, and I openly admit that I am not the biggest fan of the 4th gen cars (looks more so than anything). It was clean, solid, and would have made for an awesome track beast had he swapped in something like a B16, B18, or custom B20 VTEC.
BUT... The Si Jeff had was a P.O.S. and I'm glad that thing came and went as fast as it did (replaced by a nice 1991~1992 Integra LS if memory serves).
The suspension stuff is easy, again because everything can basically be ordered as a spec package. The challenge, especially based on pics above, is going to be restoring that car to look, perform, and feel like it is once again 1998 instead of 2008 before focusing on making it fast... A $1200 suspension doesn't do much on a car that feels like a $1200 beater. Trust me.
Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA