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03-21-2007, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Molly House
I am terribly sorry to revive this long-dead thread but i can't let a comment like that go unpunished MUCH LESS encouraged.
Comparing a Civic to an STi is a BIG stretch but comapred to an 8?! You must be our of your freaking mind. pretty much no matter what you do (within reason) to a civic it will STILL be a souped up grocery getter. People who drive 8's don't do so for drag performance, that's for mustang drivers (read: idiots). It would be retarded. The whole design of the 8 is for balance and handling. Put your magical made up civic against a stock 8 on a auto-x track (or any non-oval, non straight track for that matter) and it's not even a question that your FWD **** box with a rocket strapped to it would be humiliated. (more so then just being seen in a monstrosity like that anyway) and the same goes with the AWD STi or even a WRX, I'd be willing to wager. take all the dyno numbers and keep them by your pillow to help you sleep at night, but Power is NOTHING without control. FWD is for those who don't know any better (or people payed to hype fwd cars by company's/sponsors)
By all means, you want to drive a civic, drive a civic more power to you, but don't try to compare a barley drivable FWD ECONOMY CAR with the turning ability of my wheelchair bound grandmother, to a RWD 50/50 well engineered out of the box race car for under 25k.
And on this board of all places.....
i would GLADLY drag race your made up civic and lose every time, then have to suffer through actually having to drive it.
after my 8 you couldn't pay me to drive an fwd.
and on a side note search youtube for the TopGear review of the RX-8. These guys drive top dollar sport and exotic cars. The host clearly states it is the "Best handling car he has EVER driven" and then it goes on to tie the track time of an M3 (with over 100 MORE torque AND HP then it self)
I'm sorry to go off like this but some one had to.
civic indeed......
end rant.
Comparing a Civic to an STi is a BIG stretch but comapred to an 8?! You must be our of your freaking mind. pretty much no matter what you do (within reason) to a civic it will STILL be a souped up grocery getter. People who drive 8's don't do so for drag performance, that's for mustang drivers (read: idiots). It would be retarded. The whole design of the 8 is for balance and handling. Put your magical made up civic against a stock 8 on a auto-x track (or any non-oval, non straight track for that matter) and it's not even a question that your FWD **** box with a rocket strapped to it would be humiliated. (more so then just being seen in a monstrosity like that anyway) and the same goes with the AWD STi or even a WRX, I'd be willing to wager. take all the dyno numbers and keep them by your pillow to help you sleep at night, but Power is NOTHING without control. FWD is for those who don't know any better (or people payed to hype fwd cars by company's/sponsors)
By all means, you want to drive a civic, drive a civic more power to you, but don't try to compare a barley drivable FWD ECONOMY CAR with the turning ability of my wheelchair bound grandmother, to a RWD 50/50 well engineered out of the box race car for under 25k.
And on this board of all places.....
i would GLADLY drag race your made up civic and lose every time, then have to suffer through actually having to drive it.
after my 8 you couldn't pay me to drive an fwd.
and on a side note search youtube for the TopGear review of the RX-8. These guys drive top dollar sport and exotic cars. The host clearly states it is the "Best handling car he has EVER driven" and then it goes on to tie the track time of an M3 (with over 100 MORE torque AND HP then it self)
I'm sorry to go off like this but some one had to.
civic indeed......
end rant.
03-28-2007, 08:34 PM
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Secret Weapon Intake is junk
I bought one when they came out for my 04 RX-8 and it cost me a tow trip to the local mazda dealership. It drains power, sounds like ****, and ultimately screws **** up. Dont buy it just cuz its 199.00 at JCwhitney
03-29-2007, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Molly House
I am terribly sorry to revive this long-dead thread but i can't let a comment like that go unpunished MUCH LESS encouraged.
Comparing a Civic to an STi is a BIG stretch but comapred to an 8?! You must be our of your freaking mind. pretty much no matter what you do (within reason) to a civic it will STILL be a souped up grocery getter. People who drive 8's don't do so for drag performance, that's for mustang drivers (read: idiots). It would be retarded. The whole design of the 8 is for balance and handling. Put your magical made up civic against a stock 8 on a auto-x track (or any non-oval, non straight track for that matter) and it's not even a question that your FWD **** box with a rocket strapped to it would be humiliated. (more so then just being seen in a monstrosity like that anyway) and the same goes with the AWD STi or even a WRX, I'd be willing to wager. take all the dyno numbers and keep them by your pillow to help you sleep at night, but Power is NOTHING without control. FWD is for those who don't know any better (or people payed to hype fwd cars by company's/sponsors)
(snip)
And on this board of all places.....
Comparing a Civic to an STi is a BIG stretch but comapred to an 8?! You must be our of your freaking mind. pretty much no matter what you do (within reason) to a civic it will STILL be a souped up grocery getter. People who drive 8's don't do so for drag performance, that's for mustang drivers (read: idiots). It would be retarded. The whole design of the 8 is for balance and handling. Put your magical made up civic against a stock 8 on a auto-x track (or any non-oval, non straight track for that matter) and it's not even a question that your FWD **** box with a rocket strapped to it would be humiliated. (more so then just being seen in a monstrosity like that anyway) and the same goes with the AWD STi or even a WRX, I'd be willing to wager. take all the dyno numbers and keep them by your pillow to help you sleep at night, but Power is NOTHING without control. FWD is for those who don't know any better (or people payed to hype fwd cars by company's/sponsors)
(snip)
And on this board of all places.....
He never "compared" a Civic to an STi and there is indeed a disproportionate amount of Honda bashing going around here. There are some well setup Civics that would surprise you. As far a FWD, yes RWD is superior..no one is trying to say otherwise. Take a look at some race results with different classes (scca, time attack etc.) those modified FWDs post some impressive times IMO and there are many that would smoke a stock RX-8 on a track. Sure I own an RX-8 but I'm a car enthusist with respect for many makes and models.
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