so one of my friends used to have a red del sol with a b18c5 engine swap (USDM Integra Type R motor) and would take on many many cars. A notable race was when he took a c4 from a dig. That was pretty cool because the guy was real nice and was amazed. He had a greddy cat back, greddy headers, and CAI. The vlsd is an awsome extra to the fwd b/c you can hook up to much better. So i would say go for the del sol. My girlfriend has one, d16 vtec, and is turboing hers soon. It wont be crazy fast but will be able to hang with some quicker cars. It's also a great looking car with crazy amounts of room inside, seriously. Its like some kind of space warp thingy b/c my roomate is 6' 3" and he fits comfortabley. Also if you just lower it and put some nice wheels, like mugen or old school volks, works, then it looks amazing.