Actually, the LSD is quite a big difference compared to the same car without it.

 

In a stock civic/rsx?

 

The fwd driving method is a way of getting the car to rotate in absense of the ability to lower the traction of the rear tires wanting to go straight by feeding in power. It works on a fwd car because you get the car to rotate into the turn, then once you hit the apex, feeding power to the front wheels gives you understeer which helps you track out to the outside of the turn.

All you'll get from using the trail-brake and yank the wheel method on a rwd car is out of control. Essentially what happens is the car hangs its tail out, but it's not a controllable slide where you can countersteer and power out of it, because you hadn't broken the rears loose with power in the beginning of the slide. From this point one of two things will happen. You keep driving the rwd car like it's fwd, and when you get back on the gas you end up pointing the way you started. Or you try and countersteer once you feel the car hanging its tail out and you get a couple more tail wags and eventually the car settles back down.

The proper way to set yourself into a drift in a rwd car is to go into the turn like normal, but overpower the rear tires till they break loose and the back end swings wide, counter steer, and adjust your angle by changing up the amount of rear wheelspin with the throttle.

 

man i wish my parents paid my car insurance....i'd me in a used Sti as we speak....

 

I hear a lot of people saying type-s. Personally i would go with the Si. What are your reasons for picking the type s? To quote gs r "rsx type s for sure". Isnt it a close choice.....price-wise and power-wise?

 

The RSX-S and Civic Si have the same engine and transmission, the difference is the Si has a limited-slip diff and the RSX-S doeds not.

 

the Si is....ugly?

 

the RSX-S is a slick looking car, inside and out. like i said, from that list, it's all-around the best choice. for looks, price, and performance.. and man, that shifter/clutch is wonderfully intuitive.

 

the civic is cheaper too and i really like the way it looks

 

i COMPLETELY disagree with you. h:

I would also have to say the Si is a good looking car inside and out. You just kind of get a really happy feeling when you sit in that thing. I like the idea of the steering wheel telescope thingy.(sorry i dont know the correct term for it)