del slows???
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by 02_Blazin
well i have a friend with a gsr motor in it. its pretty quick and its "different" than having a civic or integra.
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by 94Sieg
damn right...its just a civic/integra with a different body and all the same parts..
since i owned one i feel i can chime in...i had a 94 si with only mods being coilovers and a cai...I think its the most fun ive ever had with a vechicle.Taking the top off on warm days/nights is great.Also as for being called a "girls" car i dunno about that but girls like to ride in them!
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by SpoolnSRT4
Reason being so much weight for such a little car they could have made them lighter but do to saftey concerns with the Targa top they didn't.....Also people think they are girls cars why I don't know nor care just my 2 cents
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Re: del slows???
Does anyone know how much the del sols weigh stock?
Everything I've seen lists the curb weight around 2300lbs (for the base/Si models), which I'm pretty sure is lighter than all of the newer Civics and most of the 92-95's (besides the hatchbacks).
Everything I've seen lists the curb weight around 2300lbs (for the base/Si models), which I'm pretty sure is lighter than all of the newer Civics and most of the 92-95's (besides the hatchbacks).
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by 95siguy
Does anyone know how much the del sols weigh stock?
Everything I've seen lists the curb weight around 2300lbs (for the base/Si models), which I'm pretty sure is lighter than all of the newer Civics and most of the 92-95's (besides the hatchbacks).
Everything I've seen lists the curb weight around 2300lbs (for the base/Si models), which I'm pretty sure is lighter than all of the newer Civics and most of the 92-95's (besides the hatchbacks).
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by Fabrik8
I had a vtec del sol, Kyle has it now. They aren't heavy because of safety reasons, they are heavier because they need a lot of extra middle chassis reinforcement because they have no roof. Cars with roofs like the hatchback use the roof and the glass for chassis stiffness. There's a reason why del sols feel more nervous and flexy with the roof off. If they made it a T top instead of a full removeable targa then it could have been made a lot lighter, that one middle support does wonders for rigidity. I always wanted to bond the roof in place and get rid of all the top seals, I'd rather have a stiff car than a convertible.. It's too bad it can't be welded shut, the roof is aluminum and the rest of the body is steel..
are you in Va or out west still?
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Re: del slows???
Originally Posted by WezieBme
the s/ si models weigh roughly about 2450 and the vtec delsol weighs 2522.... which oputs them right around the same weight as the 92-95 civics minus hb's.
I am going to get mine weighed soon just since I have been wondering about this.
I've heard they weight somewhere around 2408?
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Re: del slows???
Out west for good, at least for a few years until I get my undergrad and masters. We're prepping a RS200 for Pikes Peak this year, and I'm getting a development job for an ECU manufacturer in the next few weeks (using the RS200 for a devel mule).. I wish I could have kep the sol, it's such a fun car to drive around town every day..