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OK, next skill-testing question: how many mounted wheels and tires can you fit in the back of a GS Civic while still being able to see out the back? Does that number differ between the sedan and the coupe? The sedan is the rational choice, but I hate the way it looks, so I’m pretty intent on...

My previous autocross car was destroyed in a fire (!!!), so I’m planning to build a GS Civic in a hurry before Nats. Couple of questions I’m hoping you all can answer — apologies if they’ve already been covered in the previous 70 pages and I missed them. 1. One of the things that makes the...

Because, as Josh pointed out, this is the thread for Street, which is the class which allows the least number of mods. Looking at your original post again -- you're also not allowed to run rotors that are substantively different (weight, material, size) than the stock ones. You're focusing on...

Also, stainless brake lines are only legal for model years up to 1991 per 13.6.B:

I get about half the number of runs out of the Yokohamas as I do out of the Bridgestones, so only switch if you want your tires to last two events while not going any faster.

Since exhausts are free from the cat back as long as they exit in a stock location, I’m 97% sure that the response you’ll get is that you’re free to wrap to your heart’s content as long as it’s behind the catalytic converter.

Will he be in a Type R, or something else? Edit: I'm told he's in a Type R.

Yes*, yes, and yes, respectively. :) * Technically, we *ran* like that, as both of us jumped ship to big-power RWD cars this year. :p

I left-foot brake. I thought I had to actually overlap inputs to cause the problem, not just do them in close proximity, but I didn't confirm with data or anything. The specific symptom I experienced was hesitation at corner exit -- I'd push the gas, and nothing would happen, then the car would...

I struggled with this for a while until I realized that I was sometimes overlapping throttle and brake inputs, which causes the car to kill the throttle for a half-second or so. Once I started making a conscious effort to not overlap, the problem went away. Not saying this is definitely what’s...

That happened on Apex Carver's car a few times, but it wasn't an every-event occurrence. The SEB is required to publish class change proposals for member comment before they take effect. They haven't published anything about the Type R, and it's too late to publish any new changes that would...

I'm not sure I understand the question, but even if you do the pedal dance, the car will still kill the throttle if you overlap gas and brake.

I'm not claiming it's better -- I didn't back-to-back the two modes. Having said that, per the post on the previous page a long press leaves some "assists" active. I've personally yet to encounter an electronic assist that didn't slow down a competent driver, so the question becomes "does the...

I never back-to-backed them in Apex Carver's car, but I've wondered this as well. A bunch of you have commented at various times about how loose the Type R is, and have even run smaller-than-Karcepts bars as a result. Conversely, Apex Carver's car, which had a pretty typical alignment, a...

DON'T go to Canadian Tire for any performance parts. (For the Americans -- it's a generic low-end auto parts store like O'Reilly or some such.) Out of morbid curiosity, I went to the Canadian Tire website, and they don't have any suspension parts for the Si listed. But that's moot anyway, as...

LOL...

Is there a story behind this nickname?

Keep in mind that different drivers have different balance preferences. I present to you, the Official CivicX Guide to its Participants' Handling Assessments (TM), based on the people I've codriven with: When @Apex Carver thinks a car is Pushy Neutral Loose...

A lot of rear pressure -- I don't recall exactly, but in the range of 40 psi (or a bit more?). We ran a lot less at Nats.

@destoups Is that how you'd describe your experience as well? I've only had two events / four days in an Si, but I didn't notice any electronic interference like your describing. (Conversely, like you, I found the Focus RS infuriating because it was making constant ham-handed adjustments.) I've...