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Jun 30, 2003

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hey this might sound kinda newbie but i was just curious about something. i dont really street race but sometimes you know there are just those people that **** you off that think they are faster than you and everything lol. anyways, i was just wondering how hard it really is on your engine when you race...like getting very close to redlining each gear when there is the fuel cutoff point. i dont do it often, but i was just curious how bad it hurts the engine each time :-/

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its fine for ur engine. thats why you have a redline. the engine and transmission can take more abuse than ur redline, but the redline is their so that you dont exceed the safety limits of the engine. the only thing it hurts is your mileage.

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alrighty good to know

thanks for the info...sometimes you gotta show people who is boss...although its pretty sad when i beat them with a civic thats almost stock lol

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lol what are you racing? bicycles?

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Remeber to stay close to VTEC turn-on point (if you have it). The engine is alot more fun then (around 4700-5200 RPM).

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LOL bicycles....well i dunno they may beat me :-P i dont have vtec...i only have a dx, but im getting a turbo later

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DX....dont race.....anyone lol

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who are you trying to race anyways? we'll probably be able to tell yo u if you'd win or not.

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well considering i can beat a viper its not always that easy.

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its kind of pointless to rev to redline anyway since max HP comes way before the redline. so by redlining, youre in effect not using the engine to its full potential.

as far as racing, if youre a good driver sometimes the opponents car doesnt really matter.

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have to agree....it depends...all in the launch...a DX ....well I can't really say mu

ch about their performance stock...maybe if you do some bolt ups it'll help increase your odds....lol

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its kind of pointless to rev to redline anyway since max HP comes way before the redline. so by redlining, youre in effect not using the engine to its full potential.

as far as racing, if youre a good driver sometimes the opponents car doesnt really matter.

Not necessarily true. The car maxes HP at 6100, it then tapers off a little, but considering when you shift gears it comes back down to about 4500 you're making less HP there than you are on the redline, but there isn't much pull up there. Then again... there's usually no reason to hold it all the way up there either. You might as well get back to somewhere in the rev range that has a bit of torque. On the track I usually shift at 6500, unless I have to short shift 1st (I'd rather not shift mid-corner).

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Looks like some people are pretty tough on the DX. Compared to the EX, it may have no VTEC and less max HP, but it also weighs less. Besides how many of the people here laughing at the DX drive the LX. The LX has the SAME engine AND most of the added weight. I'm not trying to start a DX versus EX war, but I wanted to set the record straight. The EX is a far nicer car with more luxury features. However that weight comes at a penalty towards performance.