Is 7th gen civic faster than 6th gen civics?
Is 7th gen civic faster than 6th gen civics? 
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Originally Posted by c kim
Are 01+ civics faster and handle better than 96-00 civics? EX wise I guess.
for handling 96-00 >> 01+, two reasons, 1. Double wish bone suspension and 2. about 250 lbs lighter.
As for speed, I'm going to say there is little differecne for stock wise.
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Originally Posted by z00mX
its faster stock to stock for sure...
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Rep Power: 401 The 7th gen civic is faster in every trim line than the 6th gen civic.
Except in the case of the Si. The 6th gen Si is faster than the 7th gen Si.
As for handling, I think that yes, the 6th gen civic generally does better in auto-x than the 7th gen. zzyzx could give you a definite answer on that though.
Except in the case of the Si. The 6th gen Si is faster than the 7th gen Si.
As for handling, I think that yes, the 6th gen civic generally does better in auto-x than the 7th gen. zzyzx could give you a definite answer on that though.
yea, id like to know to, cause my friend has a 99ex and i got a 03ex. Would be nice to know in a unbias opinion of which is truly better at what, just gotta wait for zzyzx to come in
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Originally Posted by ati9700pro
yea, id like to know to, cause my friend has a 99ex and i got a 03ex. Would be nice to know in a unbias opinion of which is truly better at what, just gotta wait for zzyzx to come in
7th gen got slightly bigger injectors but then again aftermarket turbos are made for 6th gen. For Instance, we want a greddy turbo kit but greddy only makes one for the 6th gen which sucks *****.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
Ya basically no company has developed any kind of turbo/sc for our engines. They think it's not worth the trouble.
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Rep Power: 813 Look how many members have turbo? And alot of others that aren't on these boards. Every car company is coming out with some sort of tuner addon car except honda. And those companies should know that civic is one of the most modded cars out there. They made turbos for the other models so why not ours? Maybe once the new models come out 
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Originally Posted by gearbox
...Every car company is coming out with some sort of tuner addon car except honda...They made turbos for the other models so why not ours?
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Rep Power: 306 They say rigidity has been increased in the 7thgen. Does that make a handling diff?
Why is the 7th gen EX faster than the 6th gen EX. They have the same HP. Do we loose less to the wheel? (stock vs stock) Does it have to do with gearing?
Why is the 7th gen EX faster than the 6th gen EX. They have the same HP. Do we loose less to the wheel? (stock vs stock) Does it have to do with gearing?
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Originally Posted by gearbox
I would say no because the car is old and has prolly lost hp over time (unless you're really good about maintenance.
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Originally Posted by S2000man01
The 7th gen civic is faster in every trim line than the 6th gen civic.
Except in the case of the Si. The 6th gen Si is faster than the 7th gen Si.
As for handling, I think that yes, the 6th gen civic generally does better in auto-x than the 7th gen. zzyzx could give you a definite answer on that though.
Except in the case of the Si. The 6th gen Si is faster than the 7th gen Si.
As for handling, I think that yes, the 6th gen civic generally does better in auto-x than the 7th gen. zzyzx could give you a definite answer on that though.
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Rep Power: 0 My friends have a 96 w/sri and 98 EX manual w/cai. I have a 01 civic manual LX. They are just slightly faster. Their drivers side window is like 1 or 2 feet ahead of mine until about 70 or 80. Not much of any difference at all. We are all good shifters as well. I have beaten Base RSX's in my basically stock LX. Id say its all up to the driver, and if 2 drivers of the same skill are driving, and the older EX is slightly modified, it would win by a couple hairs.
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Originally Posted by Jrfish007
My mechanic told me (so I don't know exactly how true it, but does kinda make since) that most Hondas as they get older, get some carbon dewposits on the heads, mostly if they are driven slow all the time and the carbon is not blow out. Anyway this small amount of carbon in the piston heads can actually raise compression a little and give you more power. He siad he has seen as much as 1/4 of an inch of deposite on the heads of some Hondas, then he shrugged and said, then soem young kid gets the car, revs it up and blows the head gasket because of the higher compression. Don't know how true it is, but makes a good story either way.
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Originally Posted by btuner
not true about the si, my dad has a 7th gen si and i have raced 3 6th gens with it and stayed dead even i mean not a inch diffrence with all but one which had i/h/e which pulled about a car on me
Porbably cause of the gearing.
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Originally Posted by S2000man01
you wont really gain more power from the carbon deposits. what it WILL do, however, is unseat the piston rings if enough of it builds up. carbon build up is bad in every sense of the meaning.
