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Old Jul 17, 2002
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My Civic Ex Vs. Friends Sentra GXE

both cars are stock motor wise here's the factory spec rundown

2002 Civic Ex 5 speed
Motor: 1.7 liter SOHC
Horse Power: 127 hp @ 6300rpm
Torque: 114lb.ft @ 4800rpm
Curb Weight: 2,555 (not factoring driver and other passanger)

Sentra GXE Auto
Motor: 1.8 liter DOHC
Horse Power: 126 hp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque: 129 lb-ft of torque @ 2,400 rpm
Curb Weight: 2,627 (not factoring driver, no passanger)

Outcome: From first through second we were pretty much neck and neck. As soon as i hit third i started pullin on him. went up to 90 or so and threw on the flashers, beat him by about 2 or 3 car lengths. Gotta say it was a fun race, and now i really wanna race a manual to see if i can win. I was surprised how quick Sentras are, i guess its all that low end torque they got.

Just figured id post my first real kill.
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Old Jul 17, 2002
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Old Jul 17, 2002
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nice kill!!
i raced from friends sentra and beat him too, but dont know what model hes got
it was an auto too
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Old Jul 17, 2002
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every honda i've raced always catches up in 3rd gear. anyone know what would make 1st pull hard?[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/IMG]
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Old Jul 17, 2002
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Not bad for an auto. sentra gxe. Now Si vs SE-R...that's different.
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Old Jul 17, 2002
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Beware of the manual GXE's they can run low to mid 16 with a decently good driver, and with some mods like ihe you can have them to run mid to high 15's but stock for stock its drivers race unless he got an auto like you said...
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good race
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Beware of the manual GXE's they can run low to mid 16 with a decently good driver, and with some mods like ihe you can have them to run mid to high 15's[hr]
You might as well have said the same for the Civic. Mods or no mods, there have been people here who ran mid to high 15s. Overall, I think it's a good race.
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Old Jul 18, 2002
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Racing is all about the driver, u can have a 13 sec car get beat by a 16 sec car if the driver is no good.
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Good kill! I love throwin' the flashers on em . . . it's so embarassing to some people . . .
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