Originally Posted by BB6Driver
No worries. Warding people away from ricer-lust is good. I've been there, fortunately, before I began spending money on modifying my car. I know I'm not driving a Corvette
(Or AM I?
)
Eh. Some people like show more than go. Go is always the more expensive route upfront, so a lot of people go for show because you're popular if your car merely looks the part.
I just want my car to handle and stop better than stock when I push it. Later, I've got a couple of cosmetic changes I'll make but the suspension stuff is more important to me, atm.
3rd generation Prelude Si's are nice cars
i agree with DsR in that strut bars are mostly cosmetic. but i think you've got a really good attitude and perspective on modding your car. If you're definitely set on getting strut bars, go ahead and do it.
i think what a lot of people don't realize when modding their car is that 90% of the stuff out there is crap. useless stuff to put in an online forum signature. i think suspension and brake mods are the most guilty of that, since in my opinion there are only really a few truly useful things out there:
coilovers/springs-shocks and tuning by damping or spring rates
sway bars
better tires
camber kits and getting as much negative camber as is possible
better brake pads
LSD's
lightweight smaller diameter wheels
weight lightening/redistribution
ss-lines
new brake fluid
bushings
and that's pretty much it. after that it's all driver
which is encouraging, because in the world of driving (at least at the amateur enthusiast level) it SHOULD be that way.
anyway, good luck. and you might wanna consider auto-x'ing because it's a lot of fun.