Besides being stealthy as hell, and having the under hood power to boot, what performance benefits would this 2000 Honda Civic DX with a B18 GSR engine, Type R 5-lug suspension, CL type S wheels (w/ brand new 205/40zr17 tires), grey Type R rims also included, Ground Control coilovers and tokico shocks, JDM Civic Type R front and rear chin spoilers, and rear top spoiler, CTR headlights (w/ city lights and CL type S HIDs), front and rear GSR black leather seats, '00 Si amber gauge cluster and climate controls have over your average B18 powered GS-R? Does it just boil down to weight? Rarity? Or balance? What makes this a better performer then the Integra GS-R?

 

its not that rare to have a b18c1 in an ek... i would think it just boils down to weight and suspension...

 

Being that I'm no located near a metropolitan area, it's rare for me. What if the same suspension components were fitted to a GS-R? Wouldn't handling be nearly the same? After adding the soft, leather GS-R seats, and the rest of the amenities how much lighter the car is compared to a GS-R?

 

I would think having the B18C in the EK would change the handling characterstics of it slightly because of the additional front end weight. The DC2 might handle better with similar suspension mods but it'll never be lighter.

 

From the previous owners mouth:

"Second of all, integra vs hatchback, go integra. I built a civic because it was cheaper brand new and i thought it would perform better. Bone stock a GSR may pull a 15.7 e.t. My hatchback (w/ GSR, stock airbox and stock civic exhaust) ran a 15.1 e.t. Thats pretty unimpressive. GSR handles way better and it is way more luxury."

 

i would go teg due to it's design was made for the b18. the fron weight was in the design.

 

That's what I'm thinking too. I just have a hankering for stealthy, gen. V, hybrid hatchbacks.

I think I'd be much happier with a low mileage, late model Integra GS-R (even if it is more common).

 

well, what matters more the look or the feel, you could have all the look w/ some of the feel, or all the feel w/ some look.

so many choices.