I was wondering if anyone has or has ever driven a stock 96-00 DX Coupe stick...i just wanted to know if it feel sluggish or underpowered. Does it have any kick due to it being a stick? Hows acceleration from a stop and is it like ridiculously slow when speeding up to higher miles per hour? Thankyou

 

and yes i searched

 

ummm its got like 106 hp at the crank..... what do you think? its no race car in stock form thats for sure.

 

yeah well i definitely figured that...but say u went from a 170+ hp dohc vtec engine to this 106 hp single cam motor? would it be horrible? i mean like can u have any fun with this thing? i would love to feel it to know exactly how it feels but dont got any dxs to try it on yet

 

It was pretty slow. It kicked pretty good on the highway though. Thats al changed now that iv gone FI. Turbos Kick ***

 

lol...so the acceleration off the line with a dx totally sucks even with a stick but its got decent speed and acceleration on the highway? like is it even possible to pass a car on the highway if it is also going somewhat fast?

 

DX's aren't THAT bad, the main hinderance is the tranny. Throw a Y8 tranny on there and you're much better off. Build a turbo setup, and you will love it even more.

 

whats wrong with the stock tranny? shitty shifting or something?

 

the tranny gear ratio is to long for a low power motor?? the DX motor just needs to breath better.. i seen DX hitting 16s with a basic bolt on.

TurboTagTeam about your signature... what about drifters>>?? (sorry to highjack)

 

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Wow, those DX's are flying now!

Y8 tranny + mini me swap should make it manageable. I went from a 200 hp turbo D16Z6 to a Y7 hatch. It's still fun if you put a Y8 tranny on it.

 

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Wow, those DX's are flying now!

Y8 tranny + mini me swap should make it manageable. I went from a 200 hp turbo D16Z6 to a Y7 hatch. It's still fun if you put a Y8 tranny on it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

same here 99 hatch with a 5th gen si tranny.

 

hmm...so any more input on the dx?

 

they're just slow... thats how honda made them

 

lol guess so..those idiots

 

I ran in the 15's with a DX coupe, best time was a 15.7@88mph

 

try going from 97 prelude to a 94 vx.

 

lol damn..same here kinda...goin from the car in my sig, an ej with a b16a/b17a1 motor, to a stock dx..haha gonna SUCK

 

ive got a y7 with a few y8 parts (heads, TB) I wonder how much I can snag a y8 tranny.

Especially one with low mileage to match my low mileage engine, (below 40K)

 

I had a CX y7 tranny with my turbo kit..I have never had such a long 3rd gear in any car! They are meant to run lower rpms for fuel mileage

 

It feels underpowered because it is. Swap that tranny and boost it.

 

i went from a 95 GSR runnin mid 14's with a few bolt ons to 92 SI hatch with dx motor so it felt slow, swaped tranny to y8(ex) and a custom turbo set-up and was back in the low 14's. turbo does kick ***

 

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agreed.. Or just boost it and keep the tranny for the tiny longer gears.

 

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agreed.. Or just boost it and keep the tranny for the tiny longer gears.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LONGER GEARS ARE NEVER BETTER FOR ACCELLERATION.

I can't stand that ****.

 

turbo that bitch... right now i'm at 5.5psi greddy kit on my EX and i run 0-60 in 6.8 seconds!! thats with my heavy *** friend in my car...we used a laptop and a software digital counter to measure...haha


Modified by l337hxr at 10:33 PM 3/10/2005

 

I'm driving a stock 97 dx right now. Because I just bought it last monh. It is crazy slow my roomates 92 maxima can kick the **** out of it. If it wasn't a five speed I would hate it. I am trying to find parts to do a mini me on it but i can't find a manual ex ecu or gauge cluster anywhere. I am enjoying th 35 mile per gallon though.