1993 honda civic cx good or bad

90LShatch · 11-04-2003, 10:34 PM

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

Dumped91Hatch · 11-04-2003, 10:44 PM

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.

kicker1_solo · 11-05-2003, 01:09 AM

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.

Miataracer · 11-05-2003, 01:17 AM

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

Ricochet · 11-05-2003, 11:11 AM

Whatever you do to the Civic, doing the same to the CRX would make it faster.

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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?

mtdxx · 11-05-2003, 01:22 PM

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

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

kicker1_solo · 11-05-2003, 09:42 PM

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....

Thepeug · 11-06-2003, 12:00 PM

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

Ricochet · 11-06-2003, 01:33 PM

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

Thepeug · 11-06-2003, 01:38 PM

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

BLU CIVIC · 11-06-2003, 01:44 PM

all depends on ur area

Ricochet · 11-06-2003, 01:49 PM

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.

Thepeug · 11-06-2003, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

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.

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.

Ricochet · 11-06-2003, 04:00 PM

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.

BLU CIVIC · 11-06-2003, 04:21 PM

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

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