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just wanted to know if anybody race a rsx?
The pre 2005 Type-5 had 200hp and with a good driver could break into the high 14s, the 2005 i believe have 210hp so i would imagine they are a high 14 second car with no problem now. A friend of mine had one and he would race my brother at the track. He had a 2003 RSX-type S with intake and a short throw shifter and he was breaking off 14.6s, but he is the best driver i have ever seen. My brother was running 13.9s in his 2002 wrx which had a chip and exhaust, but the 95 degree temp was not helping his time.RedLined said:An RSX Type S with a good driver should be able to pull off a low 15 in the quarter. They have good high end but like any honda they lack major torque and so their low end suffers. If my friend can beat one in his hyundai elantra with I/H/E and about 140 hp to the wheels, I'm pretty sure we can too.
That's the high-rpm Honda trick. Horsepower is just a measure of torque produced over the Rpm range. Make a small amount of torque for a long time, you get alot of horsepower. It's a good idea, particuarly from an accelleration stand point, they don't have as much wheel spin to worry about, and once the car is moving and the horses really come out there's no chance of spinnig. That said, running your engine, your BELT driven engine, to 8,000+ rpms thousands of times, has other consequences. I know 3 people with modded Honda/Acuras, and two of them have broken their timing belts racing and TORE UP the head and cams of their cars. It's hell on an engine to rev that high, regardless of the steps taken to buffer it.cvenom2122 said:the new Type S runs .2 slower than us 1/4 mile time and . 3 seconds slower 0 to 60So basicallly u miss a good shift hes winning
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I just cant stand how they have way less tq and still run like it is nothign those high revving motors are nasty!
I was gonna buy a used prelude SH but decided to wait for cobalt SS, then finally got redline![]()
cvenom2122 said:the new Type S runs .2 slower than us 1/4 mile time and . 3 seconds slower 0 to 60So basicallly u miss a good shift hes winning
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I just cant stand how they have way less tq and still run like it is nothign those high revving motors are nasty!
I was gonna buy a used prelude SH but decided to wait for cobalt SS, then finally got redline![]()