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my friend has a 98 LS integra (automatic) and i have a 01 honda civic ex (manual). We were just sitting talking, and i asked him if his car was quick. Then he was like "wanna go do a couple runs" and i was like "in your car", and he was like "both cars", than i was like.."oO alright"...soo then coming out of the intersection we lined up at a roll and gunned it and i was pulling ahead then when i switched to third he ws slightly catching up bt i stil kept on pullin..then we calmed down i exited then went back on the onramp..i turned into the onramp slowly waiting for him to finish the turn then gunned it..he was probably about 3-4 cars behind me.. then i slowed down then we lined up going about 20 than i would pull away... i wanted to get him from a stoplight bt none of the lights turned red....

made me feel good.
the end.

 
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yeah I used to beat my friend's car all the time too in his LS automatic...his was stock and I think mine was stock also or I had I/E...either way, he lost

 
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i still rather take an 98 integ ls over civic ex. only if its manual though..

but nice kills

 
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Damn straight
LS/VTEC BABY

 
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if it was a stick, you'd be toast!!!

 
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i have aa 2000 ls 5 speed and i raced my civic against it with my wife driving it. i pulled up till 4th gear, but the integra has so much power at the higher rpms that she past me like it was nothing.

 
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actually no, one of my friends has a 97 manual LS integra and he can drive decent. Our cars are about the same its a drivers race.

 
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yes, i owned a LS integra automatic b4....and i can tell...my 03 lx civic manual can beat it.

AUTOMATIC JUST EFFING SUX!!!!

 
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that may be true but what engine is those integras. mine has a b18, so that makes a difference

 
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we're talking the LS integra 140 HP

 
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top end.. LS > civic.

 
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yes the ls w/ 140 hp

 
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yup top end ate us..... I raced my friend with ls integra i/h/e (manual) 03 civic ex(manual) only intake.. i take him 1st 2rd 3rd then 4 gears come that thing just pulling on me like i not even moving hahah.....

Why our car don't have top end we have vtec? I take some of my friends 1st 2rd 3rd they started pulling on me.

 
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i know i hate it. i can pull hard up til 4th gear and then it just passes me. we can pull on a lot of cars but we have no top end and thats what sucks. i love my car but i hate its top end.

 
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its not "power VTEC" its "economy VTEC" there is no higher lift cam, only a cam for more fuel efficiency at higher RPMs. The ONLY hondas in the US w/ "power VTEC" are the RSX-S, S2000, NSX, (I think) Accord V6 and TL. All others are for economy

 
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Yeah we should be able to hang with other hondas on the low end cuse hondas don't make that much tourqe so top end kills us

 
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So basically every other Honda Product besides the civic. Lame.

 
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the lx or VTi as we call it here in the philippines has this 3 stage vtec... I do think we have almost the same engine we only have it available in 1600 and not in 1700 like yours but the head piece I think is identical.

anyway, 3 stage vtec meaning the 1st stage is the fuel efficient stage where the car is almost running like 12 valves. (3 valves per cylinder) 1 valve is almost shut but opens up just a bit just to let the gas not stay there and get cooked.
2nd stage is the 2800-3000 rpm vtec. the car will run on 16 valves since the valve that's almost shut on the 1st stage will just assume the lob of the 2nd valve.
3rd stage is the 5000-5300 rpm vtec. as they claim it here that there is such a lobe maybe it's not designed to give that much power like the b series or the k series vtec but still I do think it still gives you an edge over normal non vtec cars...

 
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I've beat a few ls 5 speeds. It all comes down to the launch though. cause who ever is in front off the line always takes it.

 
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Yeah man, I beat my friends car ALL the time, he has a bmw 3series.

 
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not all the time... i pulled past another EX with me at a light stopped, when he was approaching. He had an exhaust and probably a CAI, well i'd hope, usually people with an exhaust have a CAI. So it's not always the first person off the line. There are some mods out there that give the EX more power in the top end. I guess you just have to know what you're doing.

It all boils down to the driver... watch 'Initial D'

 
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You smoked an LS...? Damn...the last time I ran my friends 97 LS Auto I got smoked by like a little more than a bumper. Just because its an auto doesnt mean its slower...

 
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their are various reasons why an automatic "can" be slower than a manual.