side airbags would make that 11 pound difference right up,

 

TL-S 3538 lb - 00 TL 3483 = 55lbs and we do have side air bags

 

stripped cl-s6 FTMFW

 

thinking of a 99, also not really fair to compare a S to lousy P, really needs to be a P to another P

 

plus the power to weight ratio hehe

 

power does not help the turning though

 

^huh?

 

less weight does help the turning/cournering, but not additional power, especially with fwd, that will just make you plow striaght foward

 

thats y u upgrade the brakes, break later, then accelerate faster

 

a lighter car does not need as big of brakes anyways, so stock brakes with a good pad proably would work pretty well

 

but we are talking about the same car with +/- a few pounds. the miatas killed me on their auto x course. i was too heavy/big and over powered the course. but was hella fun

 

stock brakes for your stripped out cl, but yeah you will not be any good on an auto X course, too powerful, try going on a true race course with nice long striaght aways

 

miatas are small, so the salom (sp?) was really tight. thats what killed my time had to go 20mph when the mitas were going 40-50 like it was nothing. im gonna go to some bigger courses this year

 

so only a stiaght line then basically , normally they make a complete loop/circle

but yeah where your car will excel, will be the courses with the longer striaghts, so you can actually stretch it's legs out

 

their were u turns, curves, lane changes and what not. just like any auto x. i own them off the line and in the straight. about even on the curves and turns.

 

but you lost, and by you recent description, you shold've won

 

Figured I'd post the progress on my ride for good measure. I think the guys with the 6-SPD's need to worry the most. The AUTO engines are a pain to deal with wiring and ECU wise. I got lucky with my swap and might as well have stolen it for the price I paid. But if I sell my trans and shift cables I could get almost $1000 for it. Which is much more than I paid for the swap.

When I'm finished my build I'm buying a high quality alarm and using a home made theft deterrent system...

 

they took me in the salom. which killed my time by at least 8-12sec

 

should've just floored it and taken the time penetly for being on the wrong side of every other cone, and showed them your true available power

 

my rear end was letting loose and the whole time on the track my front tires were just peeling out whenever they got a chance. on nitrous i almost ran off the track. all season tires. first time me auto xing so it was a learning experience

 

are their mounts on the side of the engine? i'd imagine it'll rock a lot without em

 

Hahahahaha really? All those b18c5 civics are still 4 lug? They must be fake too. Just because the CL or TL is 5 lug doesn't mean the swap has to be.

 

This said it all. First time. With some experience better tires and a little setup suspension and PSI wise you will be able to run much faster.

If driven wrong yes, but there is no reason a FWD cant go around a corner as fast as a RWD, (especially with a LSD like the 6 speeds have). You have to learn to drive FWD a little different but once you learn you will be fast. My last auto x i was took down a 350z,2 3 series and a Lexus Is.

 

Yes

 

those can also be converted to 5-lug if owners wanted too, but also the largest the civic ever got from the factory for a B series motor was a 1.6 Liter, so a B16

so YES all those Civic's have had swaps

 

, i think he meant the front mount

 

if it has a nice rear mount setup it should be just fine without the front. ^^^^

ps. im trying to dig up the thread with the j32 prelude

 

BINGO!

 

lol yea I meant where our front and rear mounts are

 

my tl weighs 3373

edit

 

Thats a civic.

 

the headlights tell me it's a prelude

 

b16 is the only b series that came in civics except for the type R that had a b18.

 

well shit on me...

it looked like the right one on my phone..

headlights and front bumper shape are almost identical.

the search continues... i'll find it when i get to work

 

thats an EMI/ek front end... its a civic.... the prelude grill sits alot lower than that and the headlights are bigger. its a civic

 

Then you must not know your Hondas too well

Its an EM1 Civic. (99-00 Si).

 

it could be an EK

its definitely a civic though

 

the guy who put the j32 engine in the prelude also did this 4th gen.

im just having trouble finding the 5th gen.

 

True. I have seen vids of a black EK hatch with a V6 in it.

 

where can i go to get my car weighed and how much does it cost?