i would have, but i think the 6th gen engine is more sensitive and less forgiving to being driven hard.. it's ok on street tires, but too much hesitation was going on with r-comp tires. that's the only reason why i switched to the civic.. at the end of the year, if i have enough points to win the regional title, i'll run the last event in sts with my friend's automatic 6th gen coupe i setup for him. let's see where i rank against will kalman and ken motonishi..