Finally I was beaten by an SI
Originally Posted by S2000man01
I didn't see anyone in this thread claiming that their 15.7 civic could beat or was faster than almost all the base RSX's or Si's out there. Now you're simply putting words into people's mouths. Get off your high horse.
Originally Posted by Redline04
I don't know what you run in your rsx, but lets just say I'm predicting times close to what a stock rsx would run
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Originally Posted by Rsxtc
LOL....some of you here are really funny. You seem to live in your own fantasy world, thinking that your civics with "weight reduction" are faster than almost all SI's & base rsx's out there. (when in actuality, comparing the fastest cars from each side shows that there's more than a 1 second difference between the two in the quarter mile.
Originally Posted by Redline04
I don't know what you run in your rsx, but lets just say I'm predicting times close to what a stock rsx would run
again, where did he ever say he thought he could "beat almost all the base RSX's and Si's out there"?? sounds to me like he said stock. oh yeah... stock, wow he even used that word.
as for him predicting he might get to rsx-s times, well he even said he's predicting it. i'm not sure what his mods are going to be, but depending on that, getting to the times of a stock rsx-s aren't unattainable.
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This we'll be my last trip to the track before I deploy in three weeks. I'll be gone till May. I may be crazy, but I don't want to leave the country without a 14sec slip. May be asking for too much, but at the worst I predict a low 15. Stock RSX-TypeS runs high14's to low 15's on average.
Unorthodox crank pulley
BFG G force TA DR's on 14" steelies (should be good for .2-.4 alone) I ran the 15.7 on stock dunlops spinning off the line and between gears.
Just ordered Revo SS 2 day shipped. Install Sat.
This we'll be my last trip to the track before I deploy in three weeks. I'll be gone till May. I may be crazy, but I don't want to leave the country without a 14sec slip. May be asking for too much, but at the worst I predict a low 15. Stock RSX-TypeS runs high14's to low 15's on average.
Again, judging from the general gist of the topic ("Finally I was beaten by an SI"), would it be wrong to assume that Redline04 expects to beat most SIs out there?
Here's another post for you to try to "defend".
Honestly, I think it;s ridiculous how people are giving props to this guy for gutting the interior, taking out the power steering, etc, running a mere 15.7....then getting pats on the back for it.
Might as well go the extra mile and do this:
Here's another post for you to try to "defend".
Originally Posted by Blainestang
I can't believe you are so hardcore about how he should have lost when it's totally a driver's race between the 2 cars.
Honestly, I think it;s ridiculous how people are giving props to this guy for gutting the interior, taking out the power steering, etc, running a mere 15.7....then getting pats on the back for it.
Might as well go the extra mile and do this:
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Rep Power: 0 Ok my rear may resemble that car but the front, the part where my wife and I ride looks perfectly normal from the drivers seat. I don't really care about luxury or comfort that much. It's a civic not a lexus. So I simply got rid of what I didn't need. This somewhat compensates for the lack of performance parts available for the D17. All together it was around a whopping 150lbs. So I gained a tenth or two. Worth it to me cause a good race could be decided by that margin. And as you can see from my sig the outside is normal.
I don't know why I bother arguing with you. Just do us a favor and please leave.
I don't know why I bother arguing with you. Just do us a favor and please leave.
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Originally Posted by Rsxtc
Honestly, I think it;s ridiculous how people are giving props to this guy for gutting the interior, taking out the power steering, etc, running a mere 15.7....then getting pats on the back for it.
dont worry, i'll be sure to say the same thing when someone takes an RSX to 14.0 yet it's just a "mere" 14 flat when I can run a 13.7.
get the hell of your high horse, and get the hell off this forum.
you're damn right we are gonna congratulate him for making his civic faster. this is a civic site, and he's modding his car just like anyone else who mods cars. who the f*ck are you to rag on him for that.
I think a lock on this thread should sum this up. Possibly a ban if this kid doesn't shape up? tsk tsk..pointless to even try to get my point across. Heh..wutever
haha...im tired of arguing with you guys about how it isn't a driver's race between the SI & 2k1. Go ahead and expect to beat SIs when you're running a best of 15.7. Go ahead and enjoy driving a car which sounds like an empty, rattling tin-can. The last time i checked, people actually bought civics BECAUSE they have rear seats and power steering.
Like i said before...this picture says it all
haha...im tired of arguing with you guys about how it isn't a driver's race between the SI & 2k1. Go ahead and expect to beat SIs when you're running a best of 15.7. Go ahead and enjoy driving a car which sounds like an empty, rattling tin-can. The last time i checked, people actually bought civics BECAUSE they have rear seats and power steering.
Like i said before...this picture says it all
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Originally Posted by S2000man01
this right here says exactly your purpose on this site here. he's trying to get his car to run faster than stock. he's modding. and yet you wanna rag on him and us for him getting a 15.7 in a civic? mere 15.7.
dont worry, i'll be sure to say the same thing when someone takes an RSX to 14.0 yet it's just a "mere" 14 flat when I can run a 13.7.
get the hell of your high horse, and get the hell off this forum.
you're damn right we are gonna congratulate him for making his civic faster. this is a civic site, and he's modding his car just like anyone else who mods cars. who the f*ck are you to rag on him for that.
dont worry, i'll be sure to say the same thing when someone takes an RSX to 14.0 yet it's just a "mere" 14 flat when I can run a 13.7.
get the hell of your high horse, and get the hell off this forum.
you're damn right we are gonna congratulate him for making his civic faster. this is a civic site, and he's modding his car just like anyone else who mods cars. who the f*ck are you to rag on him for that.
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Rep Power: 0 [QUOTE=Rsxtc]tsk tsk..pointless to even try to get my point across. Heh..wutever
haha...im tired of arguing with you guys about how it isn't a driver's race between the SI & 2k1. Go ahead and expect to beat SIs when you're running a best of 15.7. Go ahead and enjoy driving a car which sounds like an empty, rattling tin-can. The last time i checked, people actually bought civics BECAUSE they have rear seats and power steering.
Like i said before...this picture says it all
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pictures says it all
hmm my car
I think it looks a little different
well I guess I'm not most people. I'm just a guy with a underpowered econobox, challenging my driving and modding skills by trying to make a slow car run respectable times and maybe beat a few bigger badder cars along the way
haha...im tired of arguing with you guys about how it isn't a driver's race between the SI & 2k1. Go ahead and expect to beat SIs when you're running a best of 15.7. Go ahead and enjoy driving a car which sounds like an empty, rattling tin-can. The last time i checked, people actually bought civics BECAUSE they have rear seats and power steering.
Like i said before...this picture says it all
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pictures says it all
hmm my car
I think it looks a little different
well I guess I'm not most people. I'm just a guy with a underpowered econobox, challenging my driving and modding skills by trying to make a slow car run respectable times and maybe beat a few bigger badder cars along the way
Last edited by Redline04; Dec 14, 2004 at 06:52 PM.
Don't have the physical slips, but the last time i ran at the track (last year), i pulled a 15.7 in my 5speed rsx. (And since you place such a high emphasis on weight, this was done with full interior and a full tank of gas)
My friend with a 5speed EX ran a best of 16.4. He has his back end of his car "gutted" just like you.
My friend with a 5speed EX ran a best of 16.4. He has his back end of his car "gutted" just like you.
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Rep Power: 0 OMYFIN GOD. YOu are a **** Stick! Your ragging me for running a 15.7 in a 100whp econobox with 200lbs weight reduction and you ran the same time with 30-40 more hp.
Go home. Or better yet come down here to shreveport so I can wax your *** at the strip and then send your *** packing.
I'm not even gonna waste my time with you any more.
Go home. Or better yet come down here to shreveport so I can wax your *** at the strip and then send your *** packing.
I'm not even gonna waste my time with you any more.
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Rep Power: 0 He is running the same time as you with a car that has about 60hp less from the factory. That right there shows that he has done really well with the modding process. And now that I know what your car runs, I'm not even going to waste my breath. Your car is slow as ***** so you have no right to flame someone. As stated before....."get off your high horse" 
Originally Posted by Redline04
New mods:
Unorthodox crank pulley
BFG G force TA DR's on 14" steelies (should be good for .2-.4 alone) I ran the 15.7 on stock dunlops spinning off the line and between gears.
Just ordered Revo SS 2 day shipped. Install Sat.
This we'll be my last trip to the track before I deploy in three weeks. I'll be gone till May. I may be crazy, but I don't want to leave the country without a 14sec slip. May be asking for too much, but at the worst I predict a low 15. Stock RSX-TypeS runs high14's to low 15's on average.
Unorthodox crank pulley
BFG G force TA DR's on 14" steelies (should be good for .2-.4 alone) I ran the 15.7 on stock dunlops spinning off the line and between gears.
Just ordered Revo SS 2 day shipped. Install Sat.
This we'll be my last trip to the track before I deploy in three weeks. I'll be gone till May. I may be crazy, but I don't want to leave the country without a 14sec slip. May be asking for too much, but at the worst I predict a low 15. Stock RSX-TypeS runs high14's to low 15's on average.
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Rep Power: 0 no, stock 14" steelies. I ran the 17's one time in 80degree weather a while back. 16.2@87 If I remember correctly. 42psi in them so I was spinning quite a bit.
I'm gonna run em again this Sun before I put the DR's on just to see what I'll do.
I'm gonna run em again this Sun before I put the DR's on just to see what I'll do.
Originally Posted by Redline04
no, stock 14" steelies. I ran the 17's one time in 80degree weather a while back. 16.2@87 If I remember correctly. 42psi in them so I was spinning quite a bit.
I'm gonna run em again this Sun before I put the DR's on just to see what I'll do.
I'm gonna run em again this Sun before I put the DR's on just to see what I'll do.
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Originally Posted by bgoetz
I just took my 17s off because it is snowing here. I put 15" lx rims on my traction got alot worse. If I drop at 3k I light them up to the point that they smoke. At 3k with my 17s I got good launches at 3k
I normally launch at 4k but with these new tires I may try 5k and see how they hold up.
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Originally Posted by Redline04
yeah the stock tires suck. Like I said when iran the 15.7 I was spinning bad off the line and even between gears. That's why I expect to see big improvements from the BFG's.
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Rep Power: 0 The BFG's are a great tire. I think the ones that I'm thinking about are the BFG KDW. Great traction for both dry and wet surfaces. I've also heard good things about the KDWS's. Pretty much a good all season tire.
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Originally Posted by bgoetz
so so you think I would get better times from the stock 15s or the 17s with my paradas on them. I weighed both today just to see which weighed more and the stock weighed in at 41lbs while the 17s at 37lbs. I know that it has alot to do with the mass towards the outside, but wonder which one is faster??
It all depends on what size tire you are running on the 17's. Pretty much the overall wheel/tire diameter is what matters right up there with the overall weight.
Originally Posted by SLAMMED01CIV
It all depends on what size tire you are running on the 17's. Pretty much the overall wheel/tire diameter is what matters right up there with the overall weight.
. I can punch it from a role while cornering in 1st and leave a 1 wheel patch. Don't know how I though they were going to be better in the winter 
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Rep Power: 0 Well since the 17's are lighter than the 15's I'd say yes. Just make sure that the tire size that you throw on them makes them the same diameter as the 15's. This way the 17's will be making the same revolutions per minute as the 15's. With the 17's being lighter it will esentually make the 17's a faster rotating tire. Hope all this makes sense.
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this is ridiculous, dude you are married. you should keep your car in one piece for your wife's sake. and why would you take out your powersteering if your car is brand new???????wtf. i've never run into any 7th gen tht i didn't own. in fact a while ago on this board in another "i owned and SI" thread issued a challenge to an em2 in washington regardless of their mods. and nobody wants to race my ep. i don't see why especially seeing as how all of you are so confident in your cars. well along time ago when all i had was intake i raced vs my friend's EM2 with I/E and everything gutted from the front seats back. (i'm tlkaing everything:rear dash c-pillar panels...etc...)
well here's the vid
GUTEED EM2 intake/exhaust/SS vs EP with intake
well here's the vid
GUTEED EM2 intake/exhaust/SS vs EP with intake
Originally Posted by SLAMMED01CIV
Well since the 17's are lighter than the 15's I'd say yes. Just make sure that the tire size that you throw on them makes them the same diameter as the 15's. This way the 17's will be making the same revolutions per minute as the 15's. With the 17's being lighter it will esentually make the 17's a faster rotating tire. Hope all this makes sense.
I am 1 final and 1 paper (that I need to be working on) from being college educated. I hope I can keep up 
Originally Posted by akiboy7
this is ridiculous, dude you are married. you should keep your car in one piece for your wife's sake. and why would you take out your powersteering if your car is brand new???????wtf. i've never run into any 7th gen tht i didn't own. in fact a while ago on this board in another "i owned and SI" thread issued a challenge to an em2 in washington regardless of their mods. and nobody wants to race my ep. i don't see why especially seeing as how all of you are so confident in your cars. well along time ago when all i had was intake i raced vs my friend's EM2 with I/E and everything gutted from the front seats back. (i'm tlkaing everything:rear dash c-pillar panels...etc...)
well here's the vid
GUTEED EM2 intake/exhaust/SS vs EP with intake
well here's the vid
GUTEED EM2 intake/exhaust/SS vs EP with intake
