My CelicavsFriend Civic EX, DAMN!!!!! Options

[hs2g]

I just got back from racing my friend. He has a 98 civic EX and I was in a 97 celica convertable. I Launched at 4000RPM is that a good launch RPM? I would always get him off the line but then at the end of 2nd and 3rd he pulled on me and was about a fender ahead. Then it was like that throughout the race.

I'm piss now because I know my car could beat it. I have only been driving a manual for 2 months and he has been driving for maybe a year.

GOD VTEC CAUSED ME TOO LOOSE

I'm gonna take out the spare next time i race him. If that really matters

Any tips you guys have on me driving a little better is very appreciated.

This post has been edited by hs2g: Sep 15, 2004 - 9:53 PM

[Kwanza26]

I don't think it'll be as easy as everyone here thinks. The EX Civics redline at 7k with fuel cut at 7200 I believe. The Celica GT fuel cuts at 6400 or so... so essentially, the Civic can pull for almost a full 1000 rpms longer and maintain his max torque that much longer, while you can only maintain till the peak (at 4500 rpms) then it'll drop off BIG TIME (~40 ft lbs) to redline. That's where the numbers game gets tricky... and simple numbers alone doesn't mean anything as far as some Hondas are concerned...

Anyways... I've beaten my cousin's former 95 Civic EX coupe by about a fender back when I was still tuning. After we tuned his car up some more (turns out his timing was negative a tooth) he was able to put a fender on me... and more than likely, I was a lot faster than you are.

This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Sep 19, 2004 - 12:09 AM