Hi,
Looking to rebuild a honda i got a choice between a 1996 lx or a 1994 dx which should i go with?? i'm dropping in a turbo/changing out the exhaust and transmission upgrade for starters. i was thinking or an engine swap but.... don't know much about the cars just yet.  any tips??  

1994 dx civic would be better for a beginner if you wanna do a swap a b16a wouldnt be bad after that a nice tune up exhaust and suspenssion would make it come along nicely  on a personal note be ready for people to talk *** about your civic not many people take kindly to the car but remember if you like it *** everyone else and if its all you can afford wait till you start smokin evo's  

There is no way a 1994 civic DX is going to smoke evo's til 10-15k has been invested under the hood. Only then will the car be able to make some power that could possibly match a stock evo, and even then, the FWD will give it poor traction in comparison to the AWD that the evo has.

If the man wants to be fast, forget doing up another civic unless hes got really deep pockets. Id personally rather start with a car that was meant for racing from the factory than trying to turn an economy car like a civic into a race car.  

i agree with the front wheel drive matter and yeah a 240sx and or an eclipse would be better but i have experience with honda's and i have smoked stoke evos with mine (on the highway(street racing is bad)) and the cars build total was around $8000 the whole point is in some places finding cars suitable for racing is hard sometimes especialy for your pocket so sometimes you work with what you can get your hands on and honda's are everywhere and cheap as *** i could go right now find me a decent 1990 hatch for a little less than $900 and it runs  

get the hatch, its more practical and lighter than coupe or 4dr... as for smokin evos it depends on ur goal.... u can make it formidably fast and have fun in it... if u wanna build a track car then ur in for a lotta spending, u drop a dohc and about a grand to make it the engine breathe and youll have a fun ride... if u kno how to drive then youll have a chance at flamin stock evos... ive left 08 si's confused and disgruntled on the West side hwy with my ek coupe, pick the box u like the most and work with it!  

TY for the info the DX it is. owe and i don't need to smoke evo's wit it. It's more or less a project than anything. would like to see what i can put into it. pritty much flip it and see what comes too.  I know honda's are hard to tame but i've always liked them.  

Your not gonna smoke evo's without a lot of modifications. Evos come stock with 550cc injectors, whats a civic got like 240cc? You wont be able to come close to a stock evo without dropping in 550's urself, and the evo owner coulda spent the same and gotten 800cc injectors for his fuel rail.
Granted civics are lighter which is the one key feature that makes them good for racing, but so much stuff will need upgraded before youll put down a decent quartermile time.

Personally, I started off with a car that already could smoke an evo from the factory, comes with 540cc injectors stock and will allow 800cc injectors to drop in the stock fuel rail, that runs 13.3 stock before dropping a dime into it (civic si's run like 15.7) It ran 12.8@108 with less than $500 in mods, and With a few thousand in mods, Ill get it into the 11's and only then I wont be able to go any faster cause I dont have the track safety equipment.  

Yeah i feel you on that one. But like i said it's gonna be my first tuner build so i'm gonna start out alittle cheaper but with Heavy work. I want to be able to try drastic changes with little headache, and pocket problems if the change doesn't work.

But the other car does sound very fast. What car is it that you are talking about? as you failed to mention it.  

Mister scrot there drives an MR2 turbo, but im not sure about the yr, and i think but not sure about he has the 3rd gen 3s-gte swap.

The Mr2's are extremely nice cars, and handle extremely well but i would not reccomend them for a new driver. Being mid engine cars, they are prone a thing called snap oversteer where the slightest mistake leads to a spinout. Saying that, they dont take well to slick or snowy roads at all. That and with the engine in back, makes working on it that much more difficult (from what i can fathom, havent had mine long enough to require anything more than a fluid change).  

I figured i'd put in a h22 swap you think that would be a good fit the out put is pritty good