highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2
 

highway stability?
arent they on the same chassis--just different body?

my friend was telling me that the EK/EG, especially the EG, is totally not stable on the highway at 75-80 as the dc2 is.

BTW< unsafely, is it possible for a ek/eg hybrid to reach ~140 like the itrs and gsrs can...
???

MODS, please dont delete this post or the other in the ek/ek forum--im trying to get answers from both sides.

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (comptechgsr)
 

They are the same basic design with mouning points about the same, but aerodynamically, they are different.

Your friend is full of poopy. Stock, my EH2 reached 100mph safely. Since I've gone to the dark side of hybrid and forced induction, we've reached 130mph on the back stretch of VIR with THE WINDOWS DOWN with no difficulty.

Yes.

What the DC2 has that the EH2's lack, to some extent, is downforce on the rear wheels. Most high speed drivers (including me) solve this by installing a rear "duckbill". This isn't so much a safety issue, but a cornering issue. If the rear wheels step out at 80, it's still controllable, but you lose speed.

This is my $0.02

Shawn

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (shawnhayes)
 

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Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (comptechgsr)
 

i can do 130. easyly in my d16z6

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (comptechgsr)
 

i've hit 150 in the sol. i would't say i felt "safe".. i felt more safe in a convertible ferarri f355 doin 145.. but it got me there. http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/h-emblem4.gif http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (comptechgsr)
 

a GSR on average is 500 lbs heaver than a hatch...THATS what makes the GSR feel more solid at high speeds.

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (dan_knee)
 

I hit 130+ mph in my car, i also did not feel "safe" especially on the shitty ass tires I have.

Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (VTEC CX)
 

do 130mph in 4th gear almost daily with my b18b CX http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmile.gif it gets there pretty quick too. surprises a lot of people http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emsmilep.gif