shah alam?
i from shah alam never seen b4
whats ur DD now?
DD now is the ES (actual code is ET1), limited edition RX2.
Your target too high for your budget.
Try like mine, old EG/EK chassis, brand new monotube suspension & bushes. Having new bushes and monotube suspension makes all the difference in the world. Heck the only time you'll find monotubes are in BMWs and most continental cars that are made by bilstein, this is why you find those conti's very comfortable at any speed. It's all in the suspension and of course, the weight, with civic chassis, it's lightweight means low speed damping is quite poor, not due to the shocks, but due to the car's weight.
A friend that drove my car says it drives like a new car, and steering also quite tight. You can't get distracted driving it, you move the steering a bit, the car turns, you move too much, oversteer.
Of course, this is not something people are easily convinced to do, since the price of monotubes is 10K thereabouts, with the cheapest being the locally made ones like titan and GAB.
Mine is also midrange brand made by Omnipower. I wish I could buy ohlins/motons/tein/bilstein/etc, but those brands are 10K plus plus, quite close to the amount I spent on engine.
As for compression, I can tell you that no matter what people tell you, below 12static compression is the best option for longetivity, you don't get much knock, you also don't purge bubbles through the gasket like most 12+compression engines do. My friend's B18C is making 200hp, but he's also having air purged out through the gasket, requiring him to run an air seperator tank (bubble tank)
After rempit with my friend's K, I'm still in love with my B20B low end torque. It's just fun when you have 60-80hp at 2-3K rpm.
I'm using Titan adjustable coilovers... ride still sucks, even after adjustment.
I've no complaint on the steering feel, just the ride, handling and soundproofing sucks.....
all the cheap plastic interior rattling... FD feels much better.