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I dont understand why people take the acura badges off and label it as a honda I know acura is under honda but generally arent acuras nicer than hondas

if you plan to autocross it, an ITR would be a great starting point, stock limited slip, its basically a factory race car. For daily driving they are a bit harsh, and loud because all of the sound deadening material was stripped for weight savings. I have seen 4 or 5 SVT's in my life, and only 2 real type R's. remove the badges and it would be a good sleeper, no way to tell what it is beside the 5 lug wheels.

Now, if you want a more civilized car, an integra GSR can be bought for cheaper and the extra money can be had for mods, forced induction, suspension, etc. once you have spent the same ammount of money on a GSR as you would the stock type-r, you'd have a faster car.

10 grand?

thats fishy, my B18 redlines at 6800

From edmunds.com, it was either max torque or HP fell at 8k rpm for a 1997 integra type-r.......... I think the CSVT is also a good starting point for an auto-x car. The type-r just doesn't have the torque I'd want if I was getting to chose what car I'm buying. Its torque just matches my zetec's torque.

buy it!!! I was quite surprised at the capabilities of my little honda motor and the b18 is a monster. I also believe you can make the crv-tec swap with that car, all you need is to find someone you dont like who has a crv and pull the motor out of it one night.