01 ex vs. 02 rsx (non type s)
#1
01 ex vs. 02 rsx (non type s)
I have a 2001 ex with exhaust and cold air intake..thats it. This past saturday i was driving down the road late at night and an rsx, not type s, came off a side road onto the road i was on. This road is about a half mile straight away, perfect for racing. I got up beside him and it he looked at me and i asked if he wanted to race, he said ok so i said to slow down to 20 then he counted from three and we went i dropped into first and we were dead even through 3rd and into 4th i pulled ahead at the end of third into fourth and his bumper dropped to my driver side door, and stayed there till we passed 100. He let off first then i did, i'm pretty sure he had a 5 speed because i heard the down shift when we started. It was a completely stock rsx they come with 160 hp. I dont know if he was a good driver or not But it was definitaly a good race. I am about to order a zex wet nitrous system in a couple of days so hopefully next time i have that close of a race i can get that pull away win to let em know whats up.
#11
you can manually downshift to first in the base RSX auto, it has the same tranmission as in the auto prelude (sportshift, like manual-auto but is still auto) except with 5 forward gears instead of 4
its an auto still, so it saps up a lot of power as it is being transferreed from flywheel to axles.
yo have a manual, so you should beat the rsx IF it was an auto. if not, the 5 speed plus 160HP would waste us.
its an auto still, so it saps up a lot of power as it is being transferreed from flywheel to axles.
yo have a manual, so you should beat the rsx IF it was an auto. if not, the 5 speed plus 160HP would waste us.
#13
nice kill. goes to show that driver skill counts for a lot.
how come you decided to launch from 20mph and not a standstill?
i think if it was from a stop, the rsx would have probably had you beat.
my car would never let me downshift to first goin 20mph/ 35kmh
how come you decided to launch from 20mph and not a standstill?
i think if it was from a stop, the rsx would have probably had you beat.
my car would never let me downshift to first goin 20mph/ 35kmh
#15
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From: Tampa, Florida, US
Rep Power: 0 how the hell can u guys not downshift to first at 20? Me and my friends always race form a 15-20 mph roll outside of school and I drop it into first. Along with the rest of the 7thgens around my area.....are you guys talking about automatics or something?
#17
I really doubt it was a 5spd. I've heard guys on this site bragging about beating Base RSX's with manual trannies, but if he's a decent driver you're owned, so he probably sucked at driving
#26
Sweetest Dude on 7th Gen
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From: naper, Illinois, US
Rep Power: 283 Hahah i cant, see past the 20 mph 1st thing, but on the other hand the base RSX is slow but still faster than our civic. With a good driver and I/E it may be possible to win till the end of 2nd gear
#28
Droppin it in 1st from 20 mph is tough because it does lock up sort of...but once u get it into 1st u just let up off the clutch about half way...nice n easy...theres really no need to downshift that hard though, we do have brakes..lol