i found a 1993 civic cx with 154k miles on it is $1900 good for a price it looks pretty clean. plus mainly i would just get it for racing since i would drive my gsr daily. what kind of weight does a cx weigh and are they good for racing like empty it out and put a turbo ls with nitrous and just tweak the car to hit 12's if its not a good deal then i will probably save for my crx that i want thanks for the info

I personaly would go for crx because it is the lighter of the two. But the cx's are the lightest model for those years. So it is all up to you.

you have a gsr and you want to make a civic cx fast? lol


I have this ferrari that I use for a daily driver, but I want a race car so I think I'm gonna pimp out my old ford pinto. :eek7:

lol kicker i got a good laugh out of that... but 1900 for a relatively good car sounds pretty nice to me

Whatever you do to the Civic, doing the same to the CRX would make it faster.
if its not a good deal then i will probably save for my crx that i want thanks for the info
A CRX will be way cheaper than a '93 Civic, why would you have to save for one? And you're talking about turbo/engine swap/nitrous but you have to save up for a $1000 (at most) CRX?

:disappoin I do not think 90LShatch came here to be judged...

I say go for the CX if that is what you want to do!

Ever thought about making your gsr the race car and the civic your daily driver? If you spend the same amount on the gsr it would be MUCH faster than what you could do to the civic. Just a thought....

A CRX in good conditon for less than $1000? I'd like to see that...

I see CRX's in car lots here and there for $500 in somewhat descent condition.. just sorta guesstimated.

Seriously? Man, around here they go for $2000+. They're prettty rare, though, so maybe that's part of it.

all depends on ur area

Maybe every one I've seen has had major internal damage or something then. If I could go back to when I bought my car I'd definitly consider a cheap little rex and do a huge engine project. They're so light and quick. There was a crx at the autocross a couple months ago tearing up the track with it's stock engine (modded, but still only had 130whp) and slicks all the way around.
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Maybe every one I've seen has had major internal damage or something then. If I could go back to when I bought my car I'd definitly consider a cheap little rex and do a huge engine project. They're so light and quick. There was a crx at the autocross a couple months ago tearing up the track with it's stock engine (modded, but still only had 130whp) and slicks all the way around.
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Yeah, 1900 lbs (give or take) with a full interior is hard to beat. Ideally, I'd like to find a shell for a couple hundred and then do the swap. Unfortunately, most cars without engines are neglected and turn into rusting hulks of metal. Becusae CRX's are so old, it's important to find a body that's been well-maintained; unfortunately, most well-maintained bodies mean a well-maintained engine, which jacks the price up.

True, but for the price of a let's say $1500 rex, roughly $3k in body work, $3k for an engine and $4k for a turbo/buncha mods, $2500 for wheels/suspension, the price is about par with a new Civic DX, but could easily walk all over almost anything on the road, autocross, and 1/4. Sounds like a good investment to me for an enthusiast, especially one with a second car and money to spend.

i'd do it.....someone spot me some money

True, but for the price of a let's say $1500 rex, roughly $3k in body work, $3k for an engine and $4k for a turbo/buncha mods, $2500 for wheels/suspension, the price is about par with a new Civic DX, but could easily walk all over almost anything on the road, autocross, and 1/4. Sounds like a good investment to me for an enthusiast, especially one with a second car and money to spend.

I totally agree with you, but what about for a first car? A rex is a great enthusiast car, but it is a bit old. For a college student with $3000 for a car and eventually saving up for a b16: CRX or EG hatch?

Saving for a first car I would take the EG hatch. This guy already has a gsr though, and is looking for a track star.

Thanks fro the input. I'm still really torn between the two. I'll probably get whichever one comes along first at a good price.

But the REX has such a short wheel base, hope your not doing high speed passes!

The one in the pic I posted had an extended wheelbase, but yeah stock kinda sucks.

I know this sounds retarded, but can you explain how the length of the wheelbase affects passing? Is it unstable at high speeds or something?

I guess you could spin out easier? I don't really know why he said it either..

the reason i dont make my gsr into a race car cause i want something with a lighter platform to work with and dont really want to mess up my gsr and gut it like a crx or something where i wouldnt car cause its cheap. plus a daily driven gsr empty wouldnt be much fun cause i wanted with all luxery plust dont want to lose my pretty leather. also dont like to race the gsr cause second is already goin out and if it blows im screwed but thanks for the input i might just go all show with my kit in the back yard

Wow, that was a long sentence.