last night we were racing from a dead stop to third gear and it was me in my 05 vp with a 100 pound sub box in the trunk and a stock engine versus a red 02 rsx (non s) with intake and a 40 pound sub and the first run i spun tires in the beginning and lost by half a car length so we lined up again and i got a little better launch, still spinning my small *** tires, but once i shifted into second i just walked on him its weird. I thought for sure i had no chance...

Nice kill... Auto's? 5 spd's?

both 5 speeds... it was a really interesting race. so damn close
alot of it was driver skill and im not the best driver either

Awsome,
Normally RSX's take our vics pretty easy...

yeah maybe the type s'
this one could have been lacking because of its 18" rims but thats no excuse for a rsx with a weight and hp advantage. definitely the most surprising kill for me

you guys try switching cars and see if you got the same result? You might just be a better driver then him...

Even the base has a better to hp to weight ratio and has more performance gearing. The VP is geared to get more economy.

I bet if you guys switched cars, you would beat him by a couple car lengths.

yeah, I think in this case you might be the better driver. even auto RSX should win against a stock 5 speed D17A1.

yeah, especially in such a short race (1st-2nd-3rd Gear) its probably all in the launch even though it seemed like i was spinning tires alot more than him. My stock tires are like 175/65/14

175?? whoa, thats pretty small! no offense, but 1-2-3 in a RSX and Civic is a pretty long race IMO. From my experience, going from the start of 3rd gear (shifted at redline 2nd gear) to the top of 3rd took an eternity.

^ I agree... don't you really only use 3 gears in the 1/4?

depends on the vehicle. if your quick you should make it into 4th. i had to hit 4th in my s10. but it was usually right around the finish line. but of course that is a 3200lb truck with me in it making less than 100whp with a manual tranny with 3:73 gears. now if you used 4:10 gearing you would definately be in 4th. so it all depends on the gearing

Still don't believe the kill.

off topic but, I'm surprised there arent more replies. I posted a thread a while back asking if I had a chance against a bud's 05 RSX auto fully loaded against my 5 speed LX with some mods.... of course, 95% of the folks said I had pretty much no chance. WHat gives?!

idk man, 40whp is alot of difference sub boxes aside...

yeah its a very surprising kill thats why i posted it up. if you dont believe me then fine but i wouldnt make this up just to be "fast" because i damn well know that my car is slow. its a very weird race though because it was close, not even 1/2 a car length but i won by the same amount every time. I'm thinking driver skill, but i was spinning tires alot more than the rsx, according to the spectators, so what gives? Oh yeah and the race wasnt to the top of 3rd, it was till a certain distance which usually ended up being in 3rd for 2-3 seconds.

trade cars and see what happens

well come run me with my dc5.. i'm not sure who will win .. yet

yours is a type S....40crank hp difference, and u have a few more mods
id hope you win haha

^^ did you say 40hp difference from your car in his dc5? hrm...

not calling BS, in a race anything can happen..... as you stated, youre the better driver.

Yeah you won because your a better driver. When i had every bolt on possible i beat a base rsx but it was like by a fender. Its not impossible but hard especially stock

no the difference between a Type S and a Non-Type-S is roughly 40hp

i also did neck n neck with my friend's rsx base auto from 1-2-3 gear...
for the most of the time it was bumper distance...
although i had 215-45/17 and he had stock wheels...
in 1-2 gear i was ahead by a bumper.....in 3 gear i was behind....Perfect shift...
we both have heavy subs 2 people in each car....
my wheel alone is 23 lbs not including tires....

off topic: Devani, youre member 350?! Thats incredible!

auto is a different story Devani...he probably had a horrible launch and he looses a few more ponies than u in the tranny.

member 350...yeah i miss the first 7thgen meetings...all 2001 vics...
i still have my car....

RSX auto is very slow even at WOT i've beeen riding with him for so many years.....and idk about 5 speed RSX never had chance....
pics are in member ride...i have ghetto intake and exhaust...

base rsx's are slow just like our damn civics...lol i raced my friends base model wit my civic and we were side by side all the way until 4th gears when he started pulling away.. now with a S he can drive regular and still beat you..lol

unlike our civics, the pricetag is alot bigger haha. i still think its funny that a sporty coupe is barely faster than a economy driver