turboed acura RSX type S for $13k...think im crazy?

turboed acura RSX type S for $13k...think im crazy?

hey whats up guys, im not lying i know a guy who deals with cars from auctions, in other words, salvage titles. i asked him if he could find an RSX for me put a body kit on it, paint it orange, 10,000 dollars. he said that it was going to do it for me as a personal favor, because i am really good friends with his brother. i guess what im asking, is do you think this is a good idea, if you want i can give you his companies website, threw PM only...let me hear your thoughts or opinions. he could find just about any car out there. i remember he had a 350z that he rebuilt and sold for 20,000 dollars...this being when the 350's just started coming out

im sorry i should mention the extra 3k is out of my own pocket im going to buy a greddy turbo kit for it, and have a local car tuning place install it for me for 500 dollars

I didn't like the RSX's interrior The car rails around corners though. But has no low end torque to speak of.

really? o man i thought those seats just cradle you

dont buy a rsx, buy an rsx motor/tranny, stick that into any 92+ civic or 94+ integra, and you'll be doing 13's easily on a stock motor, turbo that motor inside one of those, who knows how fast you'll be, but there's a video of a k20 eg hatch, STOCK MOTOR, smokin a evo8 doin 22 psi

turbo RSX... as seen at the dragstrip. 12.9 @ 7psi

I like the rsx, in fact I'm thinking about buying one. I'd say go for it.

Swapping engines is a hassle and I like the body style of the rsx more than a civic or integra.

thats a deal get it.

Well just remeber that salvaged titles are hard to sell.

Get it and turbo, youll have fun.

im not planning on selling it, but thats not the only problem with dealing with a salvage title...also i have to clear it to make sure all the parts are from the original car none are stolen, (which takes a couple of months), get it registered in ny, get it inspected...alot of hassle but if everything goes right it should be worth it


on the same note i really do like the body style of the civic...swapping a k20 wouldnt be that hard

nutz to turbocharging. u need to build up the internals so u can rev up to 10k. F1 style yO!!!!

seriously, i think a high revving car would be fun.

haha that would be cool pricey?

i think u could do it for 3k.

If you're going to go through the trouble of swapping engines then go with the k20a from the jdm rsx (integra type-r). That's what some of the people with rsx's are putting in their cars so could possibly be even better in a civic.

interesting, how would you get that past costoms, and also not sure, dont JDM motors use leaded fuel?

if you buy a salvage car and get sick of it, jump onto honda-tech.com and list it there, those kids LOOOOOOOOOOOVE salvage cars lol

swapping a k20 into any 1992+ civic and 1994+ integra is like screwing in a light bulb, hasport already makes mounting kits for them, so everything drops RIGHT in, pick up a k20 from www.hmotorsonline.com and a 92+ civic or 94+ integra, and you got a mad sleeper right there

k20 into a civic, low to mid 13's instantly, maybe even faster if you're a good driver
turbo the k20 inside those cars, who knows, maybe even 11's on a streetable civic with a lot more potential to go

plus the good thing about the k20, it's smaller than the B series motors, which means more space to work on

here's a comparison pic, both k20 civics are 99-00




compared to a stock b16a2 (civic si motor)