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Safe_Cracker
Key Veteran
Location: Chicago, IL

A Bundle Of fun!

I knew a guy that had one back when they first came out, I think Mid 90's and he had it turbo charged with an air shifter, extended trailing arm and a 1 lb bottle.The best time he did before almost crapping his pants was 7.56 1/4 mile and I believe the trapp speed was well over 200mph!All I remember that at Union grove when we had the AMC Nationals he did a show off run and had no shoot, NONE!That guy ate hay bails at the end!Anyways, i thought we were talking about cars here?Bikes don't count, LOL..
05-19-2003 Over year old.
 
 
JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

I've just resigned to the fact that a car is transportation, and a motorcycle is recreation. For the money, it is dang hard to beat what I've got. Certainly not the fastest anymore, but being in the top 5% isn't too shabby. How many 10 second street cars are really driveable and not doorslamming race cars? Most I've seen either have NOS or cubic dollars into real performance parts.

Thanks, John Cadwell
05-19-2003 Over year old.
 
 
TurboRacer
Senior Heliman
Location: CT

I was toying with the idea of a bike, then realized that my life expectancy would drop drasticaly. I'm talking 4, maybe 5 days.

Bottom line is if you like fast cars, no matter what it is that you build up, if it's fast, it gets my respect. That's how it should be for everyone. You got a 10 sec Nova? Sweet. I respect it just as much as I do a 10 second 4 banger.

I just wish I could still smoke my tires like I used to. I can only break all 4 loose for a split second. No smoke shows anymore




I needed new tires, so I donated the old ones to the tire smoke god.
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

You do have to pay extra for the self control accessory package. It seems to be worth it. Dressing your sportbike up as a tourer definately helps.

Thanks, John Cadwell
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
KC
Elite Veteran
Location: WA

turbocivic, get an NSX!, the ultimate civic.

my dreamride is the oscar meyer weenermobile, so I can pull up to all the Lincoln Navigators with spinner wheels to say "sup biotch, like my phat ride"
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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driftrider
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Location: Cedar Rapids, IA. (In my own little world)

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Dressing your sportbike up as a tourer definately helps.


Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not really in the market for a bike right now because I need to get through school first and helis eats up most of my excess funds (but it's better than drinking it away, I guess). I'd really like a fast sport bike, but the biggest problem I have with them is my height. I'm 6'3" tall and I find that I'm not very comfortable on the smallish sport bike frames. The CBR isn't too bad, but I wouldn't want to ride for more than 1/2 hour without a break to stretch. The Gixxers are very cramped for me, so even though my dream bike is the GSX-R 1000, I'd never buy one because I wouldn't enjoy riding it much. It would end up a garage queen. The solution? I've got my sights set on a BMW K1200RS. It's a sport-tourer with a big attitude. I rode one a while back at a dealer open house and instantly fell in love with it. It's big enough for me to ride for hours comfortably, but it's got big enough balls (to the tune of 130hp and TONS of torque) and handles well enough to give me my occasional speed fix. The problem is that this bike lists at $16,880! But it's worth every penny, IMO.

Mike
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
JCadwell
Key Veteran
Location: Richland WA/ Morro Bay, CA

I'm 6'4". I 'm solving my CBR900 dilemna with a Corbin seat shimmed up a little higher, a set of helibars, and a cruise control. Mine is a 99 (last of the 900s, before it was 929) so the ergos are still reasonable in comparison to the latest and greatest. I wouldn't fold myself onto a GSXR1000 for very long either. I can ride my CBR comfortably for about 150 miles, which incidentally is when I hit reserve. Fill up again, walk around for five minutes, and back at it for another 150. I ride in a one piece set of Teknics almost all the time, so I stick the jeans and shoes in the tankbag, and lean on them. All day long. Haven't done much past 300 miles in one day, but it isn't a problem.

Thanks, John Cadwell
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Christian
Senior Heliman
Location: Boston, MA

05-20-2003 Over year old.
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turbocivic4
Senior Heliman
Location: Hawaii Maui

ok

Letss see this honda non-believers, just to think my uncle a old time potorguese mechanic builds power v8 drag cars and used to laugh at me.
I guess his jaw slackened when i ran 13.84 in the quarter with a sohc vtec(600$$)turbokit(1480$$$)fuel mods(650)etc(600), friend runs low 11's honda. Yes i smoke brand new mustang g2 special edition what ever , even on the top end 140+mph. Say what u will but hondas already has broken into the 8 second time slips. We have all timeslips on paper for non believers. Some of our hondas are smokin a lot of modified v8's at the track, not to mention were able to drive home and cruise with beautiful gas mileage all over and have it as a recreation helicopter transportation vehice
Just to think a little puny lawnmower 1600 cc engine is smoking a heck of a lot of stock lightly moded v8's out there. Just watch the import drags on sunday sometimes and youll see imports are becoming fast ass cars goin in 7 seconds and ****. I dont have the money to fuel a big v8 or do i want to cruise around making earthquakes and thunder wakin up the neighborhood and pumping gas all day. My honda is silent, cheap running and will be in the 12's as soon as my gsr upgrades is done and if you dont believe me i have all my timeslips to back up everything i say as well as reciepts!!
For me I luv Honda ever since ever and will back up Honda 110%
BTW My nitro heli gives me just as much joy as driving my car!!!
We all have our hobbies lets just not put each others down cause of all the posers out there!!
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
turbocivic4
Senior Heliman
Location: Hawaii Maui

heh

I cant afford 28,000 cars period so i spend 5 grand and smoke a heck of a lot non-believers. I will be making anywhere from 275-325 whp with my mods that my uncle will build for me. guarantee 11 seconds with 6 grand all depending on weight and tracktion
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
eddie13231
Senior Heliman
Location: Kansas City

Wtf is all this bs I am hearing about honda engines suck? Do you know what the hell you are talking about? What about a h22a type s v-tec engine (4 banger) that drops about 238 hp STOCK. I agree with the other people. I get 32 MPG and my friend with a firebird w/ a LT1 gets about, oh I'd say 9-12! He refuels twice a week, I do it once every 2 weeks.
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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irq
Key Veteran
Location: San Diego, CA

I drive a '99 GSR and have to say that I am in complete love with it, so much so that I have no plans to modify it.
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
rover
Senior Heliman
Location: Brandon,FL

Driftrider,
I also have a problem with my size on sport bikes, i am 6'2 and there is only 2 600 cc bikes that i fit on and i am picking one of them up on saturday. The F4i and The R6 are the only bikes in the class i can fit on, you should try those out.

There is a point at which the hondas will not be able to go any faster, or any other front wheel drive car for that matter. By design FWD cars are not made to race because one of the most important concepts in drag racing does not occur on a FWD car, weight transfer. You may pump them up but they still will not be as fast.

Turboracer,
The best bang for the buck is still the fox body mustang, for you guys that dont know what that is it is 79'-93 mustangs. I saw a 1990 lx forsale the other day with the 5.0HO for 3000 dollars. that is bang for the buck.

Rover
Mechanical Engineer
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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TurboRacer
Senior Heliman
Location: CT

I guess so Rover.. But I hate Mustangs, so, for me it would be better to buy and poop all over it..

I'll stick with my fire breathing Talon for now.
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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Maxx
Key Veteran
Location: Shreveport Louisana

Only 400HP and 400#/ft of torque at the rear wheels in my two old Chevy's...no hairdryers or Giggle gas needed.
And the drive train has stayed together for 4+ years.
Lots of punks with stickers,strips and Fart pipes have tried (one even popped his rubber band about two weeks ago about two car lengths behind me) but none have gotten around me yet! Sometimes I even turn the A/C off and roll down the windows.

It' ain't your Momma's Honda...wait...yes it is!

And while on the subject of Rice powered Jap Crap, why can't the Itchy-Bitchy car companys make a seat back that doesn't break? Every ricer in town seems to have to prop him/herself up on one arm to drive 'cause the seat back is layin' down!
Heck, if my seat was in that shape I'd go get another one that worked! It's not like the massive torque of these motors can push you back in the seat so I think it's simply a mfg. defect!

Chris Red River Corvette Club 13:15@104mph (a/c off)
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
TurboRacer
Senior Heliman
Location: CT

Maxx, I hear ya about the ghey stickers, and the tards who put their seat back all the way.

13.15 @ 104?!!? That's not too fast for 400hp.

I got ~300hp on my 4G63 4 cylinder, and I run about one tenth slower. I'm heavier than your car too. You must not be the best shifter. It's ok, just practice.

Oh, and I only have one sticker on my car:



On that small side window - "got boost?"
Yep, 17psi of it! (20psi on 110 octane)

Not everyone who drives a 4 cyl turbo car is slow or a ricer. I hate hondas, I hate stickers, I hate big wings, I hate body kits, my car isn't lowered... It does have a big exhaust outlet, but that's because the market is very slim when it comes to exhaust. Plus it makes people think I'm just another ricer, when in fact, it's faster than 90% of the cars on the road.
05-20-2003 Over year old.
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driftrider
Veteran
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA. (In my own little world)

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I also have a problem with my size on sport bikes, i am 6'2 and there is only 2 600 cc bikes that i fit on and i am picking one of them up on saturday. The F4i and The R6 are the only bikes in the class i can fit on, you should try those out.


I have to agree with you about the Hondas being a more comfortable bike. I prefer a liter-class machine myself, but I've ridden a CBR600-F3 and it wasn't too bad. The CBR900's and even the newer 929 and 954RR's are fairly comfortable if I stretch before I ride. I've never ridden an R1 or R6, but they seem to be smaller than the CBR's. I might stop by the dealer and sit on one and see how it feels, as I really do like the Yamaha YZF-R1's style and appearance. My gripe is that I like the Gixxers (the GSX-R 1000 specifically) the best of all, but there is just no way in hell I cram myself onto one for more than a few minutes at a time.

Right now I'm thinking about saving for a used bike to commute with and ride around on the weekends, as I really can't afford a new one anytime soon...but I can dream!

Anyway, bask to the topic at hand...

I don't see why people insist on dumping a ton of money into a stinkin' Civic anyway. I agree with TurboRacer at least insomuch as I believe there are much better Jap cars out there to hot rod. The Eclipse is one, or an RX-7, a 3000GT Twin Turbo, Supra Twin Turbo (if you can find one), the new RX-8's, etc...

The Civic is nothing more than an glorified econobox to me.

Mike

Mike
05-20-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Safe_Cracker
Key Veteran
Location: Chicago, IL

Look Ma, No Jap Strapped Poop Shoots here!




Got Spray?
05-21-2003 Over year old.
 
 
turbocivic4
Senior Heliman
Location: Hawaii Maui

hmmm

Talk is cheap try racing me after my mods and see who has there face hanging. Say what you will but hondas are ruling import drags in the right class, its a fact just watch the import races and see whos in the top.
A honda that does 10 seconds might be ur mommas car but it will still smoke the **** out of ur domestic gas eater. BTW i have also a mustang that does 12's and i plan to sell it cause its a gass guzzling track only car. My uncle builds domestic engines for a living so i know, lot of people try to test me and all i can do is laugh. Sure u might beat me on the low end but on the top end u aint got a chance
05-21-2003 Over year old.
 
 
RappyTappy
Elite Veteran
Location: Las Vegas, NV

The WRX is not a track car tards...

I always hate seeing people try and make the WRX a fast track car and compare it to Mustangs, Vettes and the like. It is not and will never be a track car. It is a RALLY car knuckleheads. Get it right. I owned a 02' WRX and as fun as it was to go fast, it was WAY MORE fun to get in the dirt and get awesome all wheel drive handling.

If you're looking for serious speed and a modest budget nothing beats big blocks with displacement IMO. Plus, I think its much much much more exciting to have that engine just rumbling under the hood. If I want a high whining vehicle, I'll just get a motorcycle and really zing around.

Chris
Rex 500 A123 Power

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05-21-2003 Over year old.
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