Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2

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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 03:56 AM
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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...
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MODS, please dont delete this post or the other in the ek/ek forum--im trying to get answers from both sides.
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 04:02 AM
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highway stability?
arent they on the same chassis--just different body?
They are the same basic design with mouning points about the same, but aerodynamically, they are different.

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.
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.

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

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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 03:27 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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i can do 130. easyly in my d16z6
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 04:03 PM
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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.
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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Default 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.
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 05:05 PM
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I hit 130+ mph in my car, i also did not feel "safe" especially on the shitty *** tires I have.
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Old Jun 21, 2002 | 06:03 PM
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Default Re: highway stability, eg/ek vs. dc2 (VTEC CX)

do 130mph in 4th gear almost daily with my b18b CX it gets there pretty quick too. surprises a lot of people
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