scurvydog

senario- 93 civic si vs. 2004 lx coupe (both stock)


were going up a pretty good incline, hit the gas pretty much the same time in third and he (lx) pulls away

i know i know no e racing but this isnt e racing it actually happened, i just want to know why?

si has 125 hp stock 111 lbs feet right?

2004 lx has 115 i believe and 117 lbs feet (or so he says) non vtec! and its heavier!

we have this bridge in our town that is exactly 1/4 mile and i do 90 in it, he says he does 87.

whats going on here?

go ahead and call me a noob or w/e but then if you could follow up with a rational reason why he would pull away and shatter the pride i have in my car, that would be great

Ricey McRicerton

Maybe he was higher in his RPM range, meaning he had more usable power on tap. Also your car HAD that much hp/tq when it rolled off the assembly line. 11 years of internal wear doesn't leave motors running like brand new.

numbnuts22715

yeah.. your car is older so its lost some power.. Im in the same boat, so now im gonna do an engine swap in the next few months

antiJDM

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricey McRicerton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Maybe he was higher in his RPM range, meaning he had more usable power on tap. Also your car HAD that much hp/tq when it rolled off the assembly line. 11 years of internal wear doesn't leave motors running like brand new.</TD></TR></TABLE>


what are you talkin about man, i thought that was just a break in period

Ricey McRicerton

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what are you talkin about man, i thought that was just a break in period </TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh snap! He's right! Your 11 year break in period is over now! Beat the hell out of it and race him agian.

scurvydog

ok so say its old, what about the "bridge" times? is my speedo off too?

someone haul this tub of **** out of my driveway

^ got ******* jewed i paid 2900 for it and i cant even beat a peice of **** heavy lx

antiJDM

ill haul it away for you

Ricey McRicerton

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by scurvydog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> ok so say its old, what about the "bridge" times? is my speedo off too?

someone haul this tub of **** out of my driveway

^ got ******* jewed i paid 2900 for it and i cant even beat a peice of **** heavy lx</TD></TR></TABLE>

Um, guy, let me explain something to you. You bought a CIVIC. Not a racecar. Not a semi racecar. You bought an 11 year old econobox. If you want to go fast in a straight line you didn't make such a great decision. If you wanted a reliable car with excellent gas mileage then your in the right vehicle.

scurvydog

what would you suggest for a fast car under 3k thats in good condition?

besides i was racing another "econobox" its not like im upset over losing to an evo or sti

Ricey McRicerton

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by scurvydog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what would you suggest for a fast car under 3k thats in good condition?

besides i was racing another "econobox" its not like im upset over losing to an evo or sti</TD></TR></TABLE>

1g DSM. Under 3k they can be FAST. Not nearly as reliable as a Civic though. For 3k you cant be fast, and reliable. If you want to be a race car driver you either need to get into kart racing (I do it and its quite fun, plus it's much easier to work on one of those than a real car) or get some deeper pockets.

EKB18BPR3

yay i got in before the mods locked this thread out!

Ricey McRicerton

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98B00STED &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yay i got in before the mods locked this thread out!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yay me too!