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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 05:34 PM
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That cybernation integra runs 10s and is street legal.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 06:05 PM
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Happy to offer my two cents, dx2gsr. Have fun at the track!

Just to clarify the "street legal" part, lots of people brag about having a "street legal" car that runs low ETs at the track. Most of the time these are fish stories; they stretch the truth. While it is technically possible to build a car that runs fast at the strip and might pass an inspection in some states, there's a lot that keeps it from being practical. You wanna run 10s? You will need slicks. Slicks aren't street-legal. Yes, you can swap tires, but now you're modding the car for each different use. You can do it, but it's not really practical. Do you really want to spend all that time converting from street to strip and back? Better to make it a trailer queen IMHO.
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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A 10-second Honda will have to be purpose built for racing. The best you can do with a car that is still reasonable to drive on the street is deep into the 12's, and that's with slicks mounted.

So far this is what we know:

- You've got a Civic DX.
- You want it to be "fast."
- You have a predilection towards superchargers for some unknown reason

That's pretty much it.

To make a good reccomendation on an actual real-world setup rather than just spout conjecture, we're going to need to know how much money you plan to spend and what sort of driveability concessions you're willing to make.
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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And yes there are street legal slicks... They do make D.O.T. approved treaded slicks for street use.
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by Zedron
And yes there are street legal slicks... They do make D.O.T. approved treaded slicks for street use.
Yes but:

A. I wouldn't use them on the street under anything but the most perfect conditions.

B. Big fat slicks on the wheels that turn the car means trouble on the street.

Not worth the risk, IMHO.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 09:49 AM
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Well of course you wouldnt use then if it were raining, and you dont actually need really fat ones.
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