To this point

So far, this is what I've got:

A 2006 Civic Si.
It got lots of awards, yada yada yada, it's fun to drive, yada yada yada. My take is: it's costing me a ton, let's screw it up.

This is not my car, but it looks just like it.

Five 17x8 +45mm Motegi Traklites, flat black.
Lightwieght, strong, cheap. Pick two. These are the first two. ZING!


Four Sumitomo HTR Z II's.
Quality, grippy, cheap. Pick two. These are not the first two. BEEeewwww. :(

Sumitomo's on Traklites. Mmmm - yummy

Why 5 rims and 4 tires? These aren't exactly in stock at the local NTW. Dent one and you are bumming rides for a month on backorder.

Also to arrive this week are:

Axxis ULT brake pads.
These come reccomended. Ceramic carbon high performance pads. Supposedly they don't fade when hot, but also are manageable when cold.

Honda HFP suspension.
There are already 4 or 5 3rd party suspension kits for the Si. Most of them are over $1k. Sure they are adjustable, and come in fancy colors, and are more likely to score you chicks than the plain black Honda stuff, but when it comes to reliability and compatibility I'll take OEM. I get the tighter ride without having to cough up another $600 in aftermarket camber products, and it will probably slip by the warranty harpies too. Less than $700 shipped.

Progress rear sway bar.
The Si understeers at limit. This is fine for 16 year olds looking to re-write the laws of physics, but at 31 years old it's time to start driving like a man and accept that misjudging a turn will cost 15-20 thousand dollars.

These parts combined with either make my car a cobbled-up undriveable mess, held together by hope and Loctite, or Satan's rail car, mysteriously held to the ground by unholy forces.