I just raced with my friend's RSX type S the other night. He had an AEM CAI and 3 people in his car including him. I was completely stock 6speed. I had one other person and two subs in the car. The race was pretty close. We started at around 30mph. he pulled on me a little, but after i shifted into second gear, I started to pull on him. at about 70mph, I was ahead but not by much. His front bumper was next to my driver's door, like around the middle of my door. Is this the normal outcome pretty much for our 3.5L against those rsx type-s?

 

You should have pull on him by much more even though you're stock and he's not. Not sure if it had to due with your driving or not.

 

I drove my buddy's RSX Type S and though it doesn't have the raw power of my 2K2 Max, it has VERY impressive pull. With only about 130lb-ft torque, it feels pretty torquey for a Honda 4 cylinder. My friend ran a 15.04 with only an AEM CAI but with 17" OZ wheels (up from the stock 16" wheels).

Don't take them for granted; they're definite sleepers.

Peace.

 

You started at 30mph and then pulled after you hit 2nd?? If I floor it in 1st at 30 I'm bouncing the limiter in 1/2 a second, He must have hit it first for you not to pull at the top of 1st and thru second. Did he start in 1st also?

 

i have never driven a rsx-s, but i rode in a friends and they have a good pull, but i would think that i 2k2 6speed driven properly would walk it??

 

The RSX is in 1st gear until 40mph to answer your question. So he could have been in 1st.

F23A4 - Just to correct you the RSX-S has 146TQ not 130TQ

 

I walk RSX type S's all the time..

Ain't no honda gonna beat me stock unless its an NSX..



ED

 

i have 2k2 maxima, first gear takes me up to 40mph

 

I thought it was like 35 or so, I know 2nd takes you just past 60. 1st goes by real quick.

 

S2k would smoke u if the driver really wanted to.

 

Its a drivers race, already raced 2 S2000, and i pulled on them...

ED

 

If we put a turbo on our 3.5l, that will smoke a s2000 easy.

 

there is no turbo for our 3.5L....YET

I think the aftermarket for the Maximas is going to get bigger in a couple of years. The 5th gens will be more affordable then thus allowing teens to buy it. It just needs a little more marketing and we're set.

 

we can put together our own turbo. just a little testing and trying, and we can come up with a good combination, no?

 

I will tell you right now, its going to be hard to get a turbo into a 3.5L becuase the space in the engine bay is much tighter than when they use the VQ30DE motor.

And i strongly feel the 6 speed might now handle ti..

ED

 

there is actually a lot of room if you take away the factory intake piping. there is room to mount a intercooler in the front of the radiator. and what's there to handle for our 6 speed? 3.5L can't handle a tiny 8psi of boost?

 

My only concern, is that my 6 speed even after putting in Amsoil synthetic seems to not like abuse..

And everything about my car makes me more nervous driving it hard... It feels more like a hyundai sonata than than a maxima that i am used to (99 SE)..

In fact i feel more comfortable with my older and dead mazda protege than this beast..

Its like a nissan dealership explained to me, they stuffed an over powered engine in to a chassis tuned with softer suspension resulting in a car that will fall apart both physically and performance wise!

ED

 

so harsh on the 2k2. so your 99 felt better? handling-wise?

 

Only harsh because being that this is my first car i actually bought with my own money and being that i am 24 years old, i expected a lot more from a car that i pay $45K+ CDN.

YEah i used to drive my mom's old 99 SE maxima and it was far superior over any 5th gen. Although it is not as fast, the build quiality is 2nd to none..

Its like the 4th gens were the Lexuses and the 5th gens are more like Toyota Corollas..

Scan the board, and see the number of disappointed 2k2-2k3 owners.

You have 2k1 SE and you will realize after driving a 2k2 that the 2k1 had a much firmer suspension.

OVerally, i have to and I am FORCED to love my car as i ma locked in my payments, and i love the acceleration and the fact that it is an upper scale car in that segment (compared to accords and camrys) however i wil NEVER EVER BUY another nissan product again.

My next car after htis will be a BMW..

ED

 

I totally agree. The 4th gen had a much better build quality. Nissan was forced to cut corners on the 5th gen due to their financial status. It is still a nice car, but when you get in a new Accord (and I HATE Honda), it feels like a vault. The Max feels like...hmm, just not as solid

 

$45K CDN??? How did you manage to pay that much money?

I got my 2k2 6-spd, with Meridian package, for $36K CDN. I don't think even the GLE went any higher than $37K.

 

I agree with you totally, the 95-99 and 00 and 01 are much firmer in the SE trim and handle much better and donot have near as much nose dive and body roll as the 02/03 Se's.

 

Race one from a 70 to 80 roll and you will be seeing its tailights.

 

I hope the maxima never gets to be a trendy teenage car. That would suck....be just like civics

 

VTEC's never wanna race from a stop. I wonder why that is?

 

nope i disagree and have had planty of races to prove it not even in this maxima! the s2000s are over rated and are not fast. if u find a professional driver he might give u a good run but if not the race is in the bag!

will

 

Come on Steve you know that a S2000 has to do a 6000RPM drop to run at its best.

 

I'm sorry but a S2000 will beat your *** if he launches hard and will own you on the highway as well. Look at the times those guys are running 13.9-14.4 stock. I haven't seen any bone stock 6sp Maxima break into the 13s. Try running a S2000 with a good driver from a stop or a 60-125 roll, they will pull on you.The S2000 isn't fastest car on the road but it sure aint the slowest either.

 

find someone in my area that can accually drive one and we will have to see but from experience i have ran 3 s2000s and have gotten the same results.... s2000 in the rear view until someone comes around to show me otherwise my opinion remians the same!

will

 

no offense but can u shift? rsx-s's wouldnt stand a chance against a 6 speed max esp with 4 peeps including the driver in his car and 2 including u in ur car. doesnt sound right to me.

will

 

First off, the S2000 is a quick car...

But you can judge by the fact that i raced a few and i noticed when we are both in gear, i can pull.. That honda motor is not as powerful as it seems..

Bud, have you seen a 2k2 on the highway?? Sure off the line, maximas suck @ss becuase of its FWD config, but on a roll, its pretty tight with a max usually in teh lead (depending if you can shift eh POS 6speed)..

I am guessing this thread will turn out to be war so i am going to pick on people my own size..

NAMELLY 2001 CL-S's LOL..

 

Damn, so if the 2002 is such a bad car and it feels so unrefined, what does an 02 altima feel like?

 

WHOOPS..

45K i meant $43 K

43000 for

2002 Maxima SE 6speed HLSD with leather package
rust protection and under coating
6 years 160/000 ASP coverage including road side assistance
and all taxes and freight..

ED

 

A 6sp Max can't pull on a 6sp CL-S on the highway. You are crazy if you actually think you will pull on a S2000 on the highway.. Look at what S2000s trap at! For you to say that on the highway you have a better chance against a S2000 is simply foolish. Your best bet is to try one from a stop, due to torque.

 

What kind of attitude is that? Have YOU EVER EVER ACTUALLY raced with a RSX type-S???? And read my thread carefully, I said he got 3 peeps in his car including him, who is the driver! And I also said I got 2 peeps in my car including me AND a 70lbs SYSTEM in the trunk! Why dont u tell us YOUR race results with the RSX type-S you RACED?!?!

 

What kind of attitude is that? Have YOU EVER EVER ACTUALLY raced with a RSX type-S???? And read my thread carefully, I said he got 3 peeps in his car including him, who is the driver! And I also said I got 2 peeps in my car including me AND a 70lbs SYSTEM in the trunk! Why dont u tell us YOUR race results with the RSX type-S you RACED?!?!And in addition, we started at 30mph, which is probably where his VTEC kicks in and he is probably shifting from VTEC to VTEC with his 7000+rpm redline.

 

I have a 2k2 auto, I beat RSX-S no problem. You had better practice your shifting.

 

well buddy dont hate me bc u cant drive! i accually have raced a RSX-s and the results were little rsx-s in the rear view. u need to learn how to drive buddy! sorry i mis-quoted by 1 person in his car i was posting without reading over the thread again. i had the story in my mind of what u said and accidently added 1 extra person. ur giving a moderately fast car too much credit! u cant drive so dont get mad at me! in addition did i mention that u have said some of the stupidest **** i have ever seen posted on the org before? skyline engine in a maxima that sounds like a great plan let me know how it goes when u get it finished. oh and a 10 sec maxima? need i go on? u have 59 posts dont come running in here acting like u run the show! i know my cars and know my limits and my limits exceed a rsx-s (lightly modded) so if u lose to one or if it even comes close ur giving the maxima community a bad name! PEACE!

will

 

Thats a ricer excuse......... A properly driven S2000 will beat a 2K2 six speed anywhere, sorry..... get over it..... fortunately ofr you though, few people drive those cars the way they need to be driven to go that fast, which is hard.....