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04-01-2008, 12:28 PM
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Which Novak ESC do you use Luke?!
Which Novak ESC do you use Luke?!
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if i didnt have my nice novak one
if i didnt have my nice novak one
erm... the orange one
the XRS sport reversibly, i bought it because it is see-through and has nice wires
04-01-2008, 12:31 PM
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i reckon that secretly, all of the people who 'slag off' 'ricers' actually drive them
i want a honda civic with sports exhaust, turbo, nice rims, induction kit, dump valve etc when i am older
i want a honda civic with sports exhaust, turbo, nice rims, induction kit, dump valve etc when i am older
04-01-2008, 12:35 PM
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I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
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ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer
I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
So those things define a ricer for me. Hondas make zero power and even less torque in stock trim so anyone who buys one and tries to racce it just doesn't know their stuff in my opinion.
04-01-2008, 12:50 PM
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LOL, yeah, drag racing?! No... ha!
The S2000s do well on road course, however... same w/ a real Type-R... (my college buddy got a real Type-R when we got out of college..)
The S2000s do well on road course, however... same w/ a real Type-R... (my college buddy got a real Type-R when we got out of college..)
04-01-2008, 12:51 PM
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I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
04-01-2008, 12:56 PM
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I would love to race a proper Civic on the track. I dislike fart cannons, giant spoilers, most body kits, half butt paint jobs, big rims, obnoxiously loud subwoofers (not to be mistaken with a nice sound system), fake fog lamps, Honda Type-R emblems (red honda H symbol), heck I saw an Altima Se Type R the other day! Didn't even know they made those!
So those things define a ricer for me. Hondas make zero power and even less torque in stock trim so anyone who buys one and tries to racce it just doesn't know their stuff in my opinion.
ORIGINAL: Lunchboxer
I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
I think we need to define the term "ricers" better..
To me, I thought it is for those cars that has really dumb modification..
A nicely done Civic w/ turbo / etc. (actually packing the power), I wouldn't say that's a racer!!
But if you just put a giant spoiler on the back of a front wheel drive car.... you might be driving a ricer!
So those things define a ricer for me. Hondas make zero power and even less torque in stock trim so anyone who buys one and tries to racce it just doesn't know their stuff in my opinion.
04-01-2008, 12:58 PM
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04-01-2008, 12:58 PM
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We did get the Integra Type-R in its last run... !! That's the one my friend got..
Honda now has the S2000CR...
At least the GT-R is coming to US for real this time!!
Honda now has the S2000CR...
At least the GT-R is coming to US for real this time!!
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We did get the Integra Type-R in its last run... !! That's the one my friend got..
Honda now has the S2000CR...
At least the GT-R is coming to US for real this time!!
We did get the Integra Type-R in its last run... !! That's the one my friend got..
Honda now has the S2000CR...
At least the GT-R is coming to US for real this time!!
04-01-2008, 01:12 PM
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There's no magic formula.. it takes gas to make horsepower...
If you want 300hps, you probably need to burn a certain amount of gas per mile.. if you want 200hps, you burn this much.. etc.
Doesn't matter if it is foreign, domestic, high revving, low end torque, etc. (of course, I am speaking in general terms.. assuming cars weight similarly, as well as the gearing, etc.)
If you want 300hps, you probably need to burn a certain amount of gas per mile.. if you want 200hps, you burn this much.. etc.
Doesn't matter if it is foreign, domestic, high revving, low end torque, etc. (of course, I am speaking in general terms.. assuming cars weight similarly, as well as the gearing, etc.)
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There's no magic formula.. it takes gas to make horsepower...
If you want 300hps, you probably need to burn a certain amount of gas per mile.. if you want 200hps, you burn this much.. etc.
Doesn't matter if it is foreign, domestic, high revving, low end torque, etc. (of course, I am speaking in general terms.. assuming cars weight similarly, as well as the gearing, etc.)
There's no magic formula.. it takes gas to make horsepower...
If you want 300hps, you probably need to burn a certain amount of gas per mile.. if you want 200hps, you burn this much.. etc.
Doesn't matter if it is foreign, domestic, high revving, low end torque, etc. (of course, I am speaking in general terms.. assuming cars weight similarly, as well as the gearing, etc.)
04-01-2008, 01:34 PM
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The efficiency that you gain on using better gas (running higher compression) isn't that much...
Say, S2000, if it gets 26mpg.. (I don't know it off my head), makes 240hps or so..
Compare that to a V6 that has similar performance.. it is probably not gonna be far off....
S2000 doesn't really lack power.. it lacks torque... ha! But it is not too weak, actually.. at 230-240hps...
Say, S2000, if it gets 26mpg.. (I don't know it off my head), makes 240hps or so..
Compare that to a V6 that has similar performance.. it is probably not gonna be far off....
S2000 doesn't really lack power.. it lacks torque... ha! But it is not too weak, actually.. at 230-240hps...
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The efficiency that you gain on using better gas (running higher compression) isn't that much...
Say, S2000, if it gets 26mpg.. (I don't know it off my head), makes 240hps or so..
Compare that to a V6 that has similar performance.. it is probably not gonna be far off....
S2000 doesn't really lack power.. it lacks torque... ha! But it is not too weak, actually.. at 230-240hps...
The efficiency that you gain on using better gas (running higher compression) isn't that much...
Say, S2000, if it gets 26mpg.. (I don't know it off my head), makes 240hps or so..
Compare that to a V6 that has similar performance.. it is probably not gonna be far off....
S2000 doesn't really lack power.. it lacks torque... ha! But it is not too weak, actually.. at 230-240hps...
04-01-2008, 01:47 PM
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But correct that the newer technology certainly would make things more efficient... the S2000 engine has been around unchanged for ages.. !! No doubt there's newer and better setup now..
Honda now has those cylinder de-activation on all the V6 Accords... (so when under small load, it only fires up 3 or 4 cylinders instead of all 6)
I like that better than hybrid.. ha!
Honda now has those cylinder de-activation on all the V6 Accords... (so when under small load, it only fires up 3 or 4 cylinders instead of all 6)
I like that better than hybrid.. ha!
04-01-2008, 01:51 PM
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Yeah... I am sure gearing come to play as well...
But I hear what you say.. like an Accord V6 can get 29-30mpg..
I wonder, though, how much horsepower is being produced at the speed which those mpg are obtained..
Like, say, if the engine was only spinning at 2200rpm at 65mph.. and say, it makes 70hps..
vs. the Civic Si.. at 65mph, it is doing 4,000rpm, and is probably making 85hps..
(all the #s above, I just made up.. just for duscission purpose..)
ORIGINAL: AutoXMan
I was talking about the Civic. A 4 banger at 197 HP that only peaks wayyyy high in the redline and 138 torque. It requires mid grade gas and only gets 26 mpg. I bet if I looked I can find heavier cars with more power and same fuel economy.
I was talking about the Civic. A 4 banger at 197 HP that only peaks wayyyy high in the redline and 138 torque. It requires mid grade gas and only gets 26 mpg. I bet if I looked I can find heavier cars with more power and same fuel economy.
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Yeah... I am sure gearing come to play as well...
But I hear what you say.. like an Accord V6 can get 29-30mpg..
I wonder, though, how much horsepower is being produced at the speed which those mpg are obtained..
Like, say, if the engine was only spinning at 2200rpm at 65mph.. and say, it makes 70hps..
vs. the Civic Si.. at 65mph, it is doing 4,000rpm, and is probably making 85hps..
(all the #s above, I just made up.. just for duscission purpose..)
Yeah... I am sure gearing come to play as well...
But I hear what you say.. like an Accord V6 can get 29-30mpg..
I wonder, though, how much horsepower is being produced at the speed which those mpg are obtained..
Like, say, if the engine was only spinning at 2200rpm at 65mph.. and say, it makes 70hps..
vs. the Civic Si.. at 65mph, it is doing 4,000rpm, and is probably making 85hps..
(all the #s above, I just made up.. just for duscission purpose..)
Time for me to look for a used Mamba system!
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Ugg... The F-150 needs better shocks [:@]
Springs are too weak because it sags as soon as the wheels are turned and I have it set at the stock pre-load [&o]
Springs are too weak because it sags as soon as the wheels are turned and I have it set at the stock pre-load [&o]
04-01-2008, 01:57 PM
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Agree.. Civic isn't what it used to be... ha!! But Honda builds great engine and probably the best shifting gearbox... so those are hard to express in just #s...
Next time, try the shifter on the S2000.. it simply has one of the best (if not the best) action in all manual tranny!
Next time, try the shifter on the S2000.. it simply has one of the best (if not the best) action in all manual tranny!
04-01-2008, 01:58 PM
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Let's see some pics!!
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Ugg... The F-150 needs better shocks [:@]
Springs are too weak because it sags as soon as the wheels are turned and I have it set at the stock pre-load [&o]
Ugg... The F-150 needs better shocks [:@]
Springs are too weak because it sags as soon as the wheels are turned and I have it set at the stock pre-load [&o]