Talon ESI
Talon ESI
Well my home town best friend works with a guy who has a Talon ESI and for the past couple of months me and the guy have been going back and forth about who would win. He has I/H/E and a 5spd. So finally it is nice out and the roads are dry so I go home with every intention of racing him. He did not go over to my budies house last night so we all drove to his house today and woke him up. We went from a dig on a back road that has two lanes and I got bitch. I waited until I heard him launching to launch so I would not be accused of starting ahead. Well we both go equally crappy lauches on our winter tires but I got about 1/4 of a car. I maintained a 1/4 of a car until about 105 or so and then I pulled bad until about 125 when I shut down. We then turned around and headed back he took off agian and I followed him agian I maintained = distance until about 100 and then pulled him in quick. So I say it is a compleate draw in a 1/4 mile, but the civic pulls bad after 100. Also there has been some discussion about the top speed of a civic, well at 125 I was at around 6k in 5th, Vtec was on and the car was still pulling. So I say at around 135-140 I would have hit the rev limiter in 5th. However after realizing how compleatly stupid it was to go that fast I don't think I will test my theory out.
Last edited by bgoetz; Feb 6, 2005 at 10:01 PM.
you should take your car to the track and run a couple times and then post time slips. by your stories you seem to be a good driver so i want to see if its true. but until then i'll always have my doubt about your races.
Originally Posted by S2000man01
you'll hit a speed limiter at about 130-135
Originally Posted by HustleLikeM0FO
you should take your car to the track and run a couple times and then post time slips. by your stories you seem to be a good driver so i want to see if its true. but until then i'll always have my doubt about your races.
. What ever I do I have decided to stop racing on the streets so there will be no more kills posted by me. I have to much to lose 
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Originally Posted by bgoetz
I don't think that I have one becuase I swaped my tranny. I think with the auto it controls the max speed through the tranny some how because with the auto I hit a limiter at 110. With a manual I think it works different, but I have a 5spd with a auto ECU so I don't think I have a limiter if so I think that it would have kicked in at around 115 or so. Like I said earlier I am not going to test my theory.
you bought an auto civic and swapped it out with a manual tranny?
and no, it has nothing to do with your tranny. it's the ecu.
Originally Posted by S2000man01
swapped your tranny?
you bought an auto civic and swapped it out with a manual tranny?
and no, it has nothing to do with your tranny. it's the ecu.
you bought an auto civic and swapped it out with a manual tranny?
and no, it has nothing to do with your tranny. it's the ecu.
I paid $600 for the swap and did it all myself. The only other expense was $40 for a engine hoist plus some misc stuff and $80 for a Helms. I also put in a short shifter, clutch and flywheel That was a bit extra I really don't remember how much though.
Originally Posted by hotrodcivic2004
wow bgoetz ur as crazy as me! ive had my auto upto 113 in D3, i never get the room on the road to put it in D and let 4th gear engage. Impressive kill though
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