How many of you guys have raced a 3.2 type s in your ITR?

The reason I ask is because a friend of mine came down from MA. this past weekend and he has a ITR with nothing but a cai and raced my friend down the street with a 3.2 type S(stock)...... They raced from a 40mph roll 3 times and the type S got him every time. On the second run the type S got him by almost 2 cars.
I thought these two cars stock vs stock were almost equal?

 

Type-S = No joke!

 

ITR should win, but it will be close. Again, maybe it was the driver. ive driven a CL type S and though it was torquey, it just didnt have the up top acceleration to keep up with an R. But like always, sometimes you get a lemon engine, and the other guy has a wednesday one.


[Modified by Rguy, 12:08 PM 7/10/2002]

 

I do not call that racing.......
your mum minivan can get a ITR like that.

get those two cars on the track! result will be obvious!

 

With the torque of the 3.2 type S, you better be in the right gear in the Type R or else you will have a hard time keeping up. Both cars have similar 0-60 time and 1/4 mile time but they don't get it the same way

 

type s will hang but the itr will beat it in top end once those 3.2's hit 4th gear acceleration starts slowing

 

I have two friends that raced his 3.2TL-S (6spd) and my other friends RSX-S (6spd)... and the TL-S was faster every time.

 

I've raced one, and only beat it by 1/2 a car length.
They're faster than they look...

 

I know in a1/4 mile the ITR would win but I was really surprised when I saw the way the type S was pulling away(slowly but pulling)

 

From a rolling start the CL/TL type S will get you all the time because of torque. From a stop it is pretty much dead even, he gets off the line faster, and you catch up when you're in the power band.

 

Nope, they are about even in the 1/4.

 

ditto and ditto

 

the type-S is easier to drive fast....the type-r requires a more seasoned driver to bring out full capabilities...

 

Damn.... I never knew about the 3.2 type S

 

I got beat by a Type-S on the Highway going from 60 to about 110 ~ 120.

I would imagine the torque and taller gears help out quite a bit on the highway.

 

I got a video here from ahwile back of an ITR vs. CL Type S.

I uploaded it to we-todd but then got an error at the end and it's not there
Anyone want to host it for me?


sack-who wonders if he can get his dad to race him in his CL-S

 

Anyone know what in BMWs line the CL Type S is supposed to compete against?
Curious to see what the 0-60 and 1/4 of the comperable BMW would be...

 

My dad has a CL-S Auto and that car is no joke. Up through most of fourth it is bad ***, once you hit fifth you know its there simply for gas mileage. Now the 6 speed manual with the extremely short gears I can only imagine how fast that is. Well,wait I can 0-60 in 5.8 secs.

 

330ci, and they are close, but the CL-S is faster if they have the same tranny, ie, both auto or both stick.

 

Yeah, I saw that video too and the results were the Type-S on top both times.

 

This was before or after your MODS?

It's sad that everything on the road has more than 200HP these days... doesn't Odessy have 240HP or something?

 

i have never race 3.2 type S,cuz ppl who i saw with that car don't want to race me.

i guess they are fast cuz it's 3.2 liter, only problem i guess it's the weight and usually when i have close match, i usually pull ahead in end of 2nd gear or 3rd gear... but just gotta be patient even u have a slower launch.

 

Somebody host my mpeg of ITR vs CL-S!!!!

 

Thats the new honda pilot...its a big SUV.....but they put the acura and honda v-6's in sandrails all the time...the put new fuel injection on em (not street legal) and they make about 350-450 hp.....holley makes the upgrades i believe.AND ITS NOT STREET LEGAL...


[Modified by Eyewitness, 2:11 PM 7/10/2002]

 

i heard the new CL's six-speed manual tranny does sub 6's form 0-60 and 14.6 1/4 stock. that is freaking impressive, i donno if the itr can hang with the new manual tranny's in a strait line race stock to stock.