2k2 Civic DX vs. 2k2 RSX
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2k2 Civic DX vs. 2k2 RSX
My friend and I decided to see who could win between a stock rsx automatic base model and my honda civic dx. (both 2k2's). Anyways we raced 4 times on a back road in the middle of no where. Every race went basically the same. ( oh ya mine is a 5 spd ) I would jump ahead on the start and then at the top of gears he would be riding near me then when I would catch 2nd or third I would pull again. After the quarter mile we were neck and neck. We are going to go race again sometime soon because I just got my 17" konig traffiks on. 
Just thought I would share my race story.
-Derek
Just thought I would share my race story. -Derek
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RSX base model..... and you pulling away all the time.....
even if it's a base model auto..... he should be pulling you...
this makes no sense... makin my head hurt....
Someone explain how this can happen
RSX base model..... and you pulling away all the time.....
even if it's a base model auto..... he should be pulling you...
this makes no sense... makin my head hurt....
Someone explain how this can happen
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Rep Power: 0 i dont see how this happened either...even if your car is a 5 speed..that thing will pull on you no matter what...when that ivtec kicks in..i actually race my friends base automatic rsx all the time..same results...(i have an auto too..) i beat him off the line and we're even for a while then he just pulls...so i can't really see this happening...maybe next time bring a video camera?
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i thought a base auto RSX was SLOWER than a 5spd 7th gen. Unless the RSX base auto is somehow FASTER than a 16 second flat 1/4 mile??
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Rep Power: 0 Pulling on him the whole time? Ummmm......I said I was pulled on him every time I would catch a gear. At the end of the race we were neck and neck he may have beaten me once by .1 or so but no more than that. I will try to bring a cam next time.
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i thought a base auto RSX was SLOWER than a 5spd 7th gen. Unless the RSX base auto is somehow FASTER than a 16 second flat 1/4 mile??
i thought a base auto RSX was SLOWER than a 5spd 7th gen. Unless the RSX base auto is somehow FASTER than a 16 second flat 1/4 mile??
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I really don`t see that happening. To beleive I have to see. RSX= more ponies,
and more torque plus i-Vtec VS Dx less ponies, less torque and non V-Tec
I really don`t see that happening. To beleive I have to see. RSX= more ponies,
and more torque plus i-Vtec VS Dx less ponies, less torque and non V-Tec
yeah i bet you s200 has lost its share haha.Anyways i did a three way race with a rsx type s and a base model and got wooped on.Really uncomparable. Oh yeah i have a Dx too
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Rep Power: 0 ive said it once and ill say it again, the base RSX is a turd and is even more so when mated to an automatic transmission.
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You will QUICKLY learn that the car with more torque and horsepower does not always win. They are just numbers in a multitude of things that affect acceleration.
You will QUICKLY learn that the car with more torque and horsepower does not always win. They are just numbers in a multitude of things that affect acceleration.
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Rep Power: 0 the base auto isn't really that fast, even with the "sportshift"...i think if the driver is good..a dx could beat a base auto rsx...not by alot though...my friend just got a blue types..and we want to see how much i lose by(just for fun)
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Rep Power: 399 Originally posted by Em2Guy
yeah i bet you s200 has lost its share haha.Anyways i did a three way race with a rsx type s and a base model and got wooped on.Really uncomparable. Oh yeah i have a Dx too
yeah i bet you s200 has lost its share haha.Anyways i did a three way race with a rsx type s and a base model and got wooped on.Really uncomparable. Oh yeah i have a Dx too
Then again, judging by your spelling and the atrocity of your grammar, one is not surprised at the incomprehensible post you've made.
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Rep Power: 399 oh yah. i remember that one. 
flat out pulled, even though my less horsepower and no vtec DX was racing a vtec, intake, more horsepower EX. lol
flat out pulled, even though my less horsepower and no vtec DX was racing a vtec, intake, more horsepower EX. lol 
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Originally posted by SLAMMED01CIV
That's just it. This just doesn't happen. A base model RSX will take out an EX Civic, nevermind a DX.
That's just it. This just doesn't happen. A base model RSX will take out an EX Civic, nevermind a DX.
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Rep Power: 0 Ok the race is going down tommarow night. He is bringing a digital camera and I am mounting a video camera.....someone care to give me a place that can hose these for free?
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Rep Power: 399 Originally posted by guamcivic2k1
is it still a drivers race if they both have i/h/e?
is it still a drivers race if they both have i/h/e?
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Rep Power: 0 imagine if you could tune your auto to shift like a 5 speed... ultimatley the auto would win.... never misses a shift an all you have to worry about it keeping the pedal down and watching the road for things flying at you... like poo
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No, that'd be the other way around. My S2000, though less horsepower and much less torque than some of the competition is STILL faster.
No, that'd be the other way around. My S2000, though less horsepower and much less torque than some of the competition is STILL faster.
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Rep Power: 399 Originally posted by SoNiCcIvIc
One example would be the BMW Z4.
One example would be the BMW Z4.
closest roadster would be the boxster S and S2000. vette/viper blows us away obviously.
