My bro's 92 Civic (pics of it)

[bornl33t]

Originally posted by irbodden




It has nothing to do if his parents are rich or not. Some people think spending large quanities of money to make a car LOOK fast is pretty lame.

that may be, BUT you guys are all breaking rule #1 YOu don't dis someone elses ride. It's bad Karma. I was merly trying to see the good about the car

[irbodden]

Originally posted by Cha0tic
can i just ask what kind of cars you guys own?

i own a mazda6s, which is by NO means a racing car lol. its a family sedan, and it runs high 14's, bone stock.

im getting hold of an old miata late this summer to start turning into an auto cross car. should be nice.

Try to find an old Porsche 914 for autocross, they can be had dirt cheap and are killer on the track

[SatansGun]

Originally posted by ForgedSpeed



You are comparing 30 thousand dollars mustang gts, z28s, 40,000 dollar corvettes to cars that cost 20k tops. Mustang gt runs a 14.0 flat. Z-28 is good for 13.2. Corvettes are good for high 12s. Try comparing them to some 30k 4 bangers - the Sti and Evo. Both cars are AWD, good for low LOW 13s, possibly high 12s. The Evo is one of THE best braking and handling cars out. Also, since they are both turbocharged and - in the case of the evo - a proven powerplant - add a 30 dollar boost controller and your good for some even lower numbers.

EDIT: Turbo rotarys are horribly unreliable - r. Rotarys are very very hard to get worked on (need a SPECIFIC rotarty mechanic)
:)

Mustang gts or 24k-27k cobras are about 35k

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by Cha0tic
can i just ask what kind of cars you guys own?

i own a mazda6s, which is by NO means a racing car lol. its a family sedan, and it runs high 14's, bone stock.

im getting hold of an old miata late this summer to start turning into an auto cross car. should be nice.

Like I said I drive a Honda Del Sol [slow]. Its a '94 DOHC VTEC Del Sol to be exact. Not exactly fast and the bottom has some problems, its my second car and its just fun to mess around in. Chicks dig it, and anyone who's ridden in it, loves it.

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by Zumina


Allow me to clarify, I would like to see that statement endorsed by a reputable magazine or professional, not some punk kid conjuring up a line of crap.

Okay, I guess I'm some 'punk kid'. ****nut. Go to SHO [www.superhonda.com],hondaswap [www.hondaswap.com], or hondatech and ask around.

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by SatansGun


Mustang gts or 24k-27k cobras are about 35k

SVT Cobra = 38k...and thats all that matters

[ForgedSpeed]

Originally posted by MicrOMag


who wants a SOHC kit... I don't really see the point of turboing a SOHC engine. Swap a DOHC in then turbo, much more potential.

Like I said the B series is the most popular engine to date, the K series is growing and they're starting to make more kits but its no where near as popular as the B series. For this day in time unless you're rolling in it [in which case you probably wouldn't be driving a honda anyway] get a B or H series engine and go from there. There's so many kits and upgrades for the b18c engine that its ridiculous


...and if you took it to the track you'd be suprised at the numbers, i hate to break it to you.

Swapped, bolted up b16s put down around 140-150hp to the ground. SOHC are good motors, and although a b series, or any DOHC will have more potential...However, spend 5k on a SOHC, and 5k on a b16(without swap....1.5k itself)...the sohc will be faster...


Btw, the mazda6s is awesome...i love that car...and awesome car for under 24k.

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

Well, it looks like he is just makeing a show car. Something that looks good and is tasteful. I will respect a car like that. How ever I want respect the owner of the car if he thinks it can go fast.

[giblit]

i hate show cars... i went to a car show and there a couple acuras and i looked at the spadomitor and a lot of them didnt even have 100 miles on them... personally i like to cars that are drivin, it just doest intrest me, i have a lot more respect for import drag racers then show cars.

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by ForgedSpeed


Swapped, bolted up b16s put down around 140-150hp to the ground. SOHC are good motors, and although a b series, or any DOHC will have more potential...However, spend 5k on a SOHC, and 5k on a b16(without swap....1.5k itself)...the sohc will be faster...


Btw, the mazda6s is awesome...i love that car...and awesome car for under 24k.

The 6 is now an awesome car...before it wasn't very good.


...and I disagree with the DOHC, SOHC thing. One has so much more potential that you can't even compare the two.

[SIGSays]

hey man i think the dohc would be faster...

and the 6 was never a good car.. never will be

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by SIGSays
hey man i think the dohc would be faster...

and the 6 was never a good car.. never will be

Nono...he's right, depending on what mods you do any given car can be faster than another. The DOHC has more potential but it may cost you money in the end if you have to first swap to the DOHC from a SOHC engine.


...and the 6 is a *very* good car now. They ran it in Car and Driver and many other car mags and the specs on the thing, especially for being a 4 dr sedan are pretty sick. Its handling is really nice along with pretty damn good acceleration stock. They're selling a lot now for this reason.

[Cha0tic]

Originally posted by SIGSays
hey man i think the dohc would be faster...

and the 6 was never a good car.. never will be

SIGsays, have you ever driven the mazda6? i would guess not. it is very fun to drive. handles like a miata, with 4 doors. the duratec v6 is a nice engine, and i have no complaints. what kind of car do you drive? maybe you should stop dissing other peoples rides...

[FeelTheRT]

some u guys are wack... S2000s are very impressive cars. Being a 4 cyl engine, with a displacment of only 2.0L (size of a soda bottle), and naturally aspired (no forced induction such as turbo) and producing 240HP @ ~8k RPM (last VTEC engagment) is insane. It has the most horsepower (120HP) per liter out of any car which blew away Ferrari's 355 record at ~110HP per liter. Thanx to Japanese engineering and Honda's VTEC technology which made this possible.

[MicrOMag]

Originally posted by FeelTheRT
some u guys are wack... S2000s are very impressive cars. Being a 4 cyl engine, with a displacment of only 2.0L (size of a soda bottle), and naturally aspired (no forced induction such as turbo) and producing 240HP @ ~8k RPM (last VTEC engagment) is insane. It has the most horsepower (120HP) per liter out of any car which blew away Ferrari's 355 record at ~110HP per liter. Thanx to Japanese engineering and Honda's VTEC technology which made this possible.

HP means ****, it doesn't have much torque...it has 90 torque power less than HP...thats pretty bad

the JDM engine has way more HP and torque...i respect that car a lot more, but the USDM s2000 isn't that wonderful.