A friend of mine wants to race his RSX-S against me. He just broke in his car a couple a months ago (punctured the hymen, i think). Do I even have a chance against this him? mine = 2k2 manual.

 

u'll destory him

 

hahaha, I'm in kind of the same position. My friend also has an RSX -S, but I'm the one that is pressuring him into a race. He is afraid and won't do it. Hopefully if I keep on him he'll step up to the challenge. If he doesn't accept pretty soon, my Max will be modded and then he'll get whooped even more.

 

my auto would destroy him so yes, you would definitly destroy him

 

HA cant believe u asked!!! u will make him look BAD!!!

 

I dont think you would "destroy" him, but PLEASE beat so those Civic suspension punks will learn some respect!

 

remember.. like most honda four bangers, the rsx-s has virtually no bottom end torque... so make sure u start from a stop, gun it and just dun look back.. besides... all his horsepower, like all vtecs, is in the high rpms (5500 - 7700).. and besides if he wants to keep his car longer than 3 years he wouldnt rev his engine that high

 

only if i am driving it do you have anything to worry about

 

nice...

i wonder how does the 2k and 2k1 max's do against them. if not...HEY...those with 2k and 2k1 max's, upgrade your headlights to 2k2 and buy some 2k2 tails!!! at least you guys can intimidate them.

 

2k and 2k1 5spd should have no trouble with them.. if driven well.. like Type R's and S2000's.. they require lots of redlining and a driver who has the ability to keep the car in power range (VTEC) so the favor is in the other hand

 

Are you trying to say that a Max could take an S2000? Now I've heard it all.

 

your VTEC engine must be clogging up your ears..

did you see my type that? read it again..

 

The S2000 and ITR may both require running high into the rpm band to acheive max HP, but what other cars on the market can boast low 6sec 0-60mph, upper14-low15 1/4 mile ETs and alternately pull 30mpg+ fuel economy!?!

As for your friend and his RSX Type S, your 2k2 Max should have no problem with him, maxkillz. (However, the soon to arrive Type R may change that tune. )

For the record, I HOPE the Altima/Maxima's sales skyrocket; this would force Honda to place motors like the TL's J32A into the Accord in order to compete. (Now I'm feeling Pavlovian: H22A 4cylinder and J32A V6 Accords! )

f23a4

 

you mean the underpowered US Spec CTR?

 

CTR as in Civic Type R? (for which there is no USDM model) I was referring to the new Integra Type R (a.k.a. RSX Type R)

f23a4

 

ok ok.. i mixed up the UK SPec CTR Clone aka the U Spec Civic SI ... to the best of my knowledge only the SI was coming out.. they didn't plan on bringing the RSX-R here.. "hearaled the fastest FWD car to date" according to honda

 

I just raced one I dunno if its type S or not but its manual, red with big rims.... well not really kind of its more like I peaced one with my 99 GLE auto. we take off normally then somewhere around 50km/h he punched it because we were side by side (him a little ahead)I was LMAO when I heard his bees buzzing (very annoying & sounds pretty bad) & he wasn't going anywhere... I was stuck in 2nd gear 3500rpm & he still couldn't pull, then @ like 65~70 he pulled like a car on me & I shut off @ 90km/h becuase I knew he was trying to get into my lane to enter the highway.

 

JDM Civic Type-R = USDM RSX Type-S. They even have the same engine

 

CTR is lighter..

 

that engine sure sounds like **** IMO, just a bunch of bees buzzing... or maybe it was the normal rsx engine that I heard

 

Um, duh. I'd rather have the 2K2 Maxima 6 speed trannywith a 6 second flat 0-60, low 14 second 1/4 mile times, stump-pulling torque, HIDs, heated seats, 4 real, usable doors with comfortable room for 5 adults, memory seats, etc.

Even if it "only" gets 28 MPG instead of 30.

 

that's what happens when you have a small little 4-banger turning over 7000rpm. If it sounded loud and obnoxious like bees then he might have had an intake or something...

 

what about 2k2 auto vs RSX type s from a stop?

 

dont be skurred, go get your self a kill

 

no it wasn't that loud I could barely hear it, I heard it because when we punched it @ 50km/h I was stuck in 2nd gear WOT @ 3600rpm & at that point my engine wasn't making much noise.

 

I'd never heard that quote before. Given that the RSX-S can topout at 145mph (which makes it one of the fastest FWD cars in current production) then a Type R model should (presumably) be even faster.

f234a

 

yup.. thats what they said..

 

The RSX Type-R is due stateside in either 2003 or 2004 I think.

 

dude i saw 4 evo's in Jamaica last weekend i also saw 5 r32 skylines.. but i was more impressed seeing the evo's

 

The new SI is a low 16s car.

Dude, put down the pipe. Lots of Honda cars use the K20. The RSX, RSX-S, USDM SI, JDM Integra, JDM ITR, and CTR.

The JDM CTR puts down 211 horsepower.

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/civic-r/grade-data/

 

that can still romp all over the road any day!

Enough said...given where this thread has gone, shouldn't it be moved to a Honda forum?

 

I could be out to lunch, but in a straigh-line acceleration contest from a stop, I would put my money on a 2k2 6-spd. Unless the driver of the S2000 did a "magazine launch" (rev engine to 5000-6000 rpm, drop clutch), the Max would get a pretty big lead on launch. The S2000 might start catching up once the cars hit 60, but I think the Max would have enough power to hold the lead.

From what I've read, the S2000 is a fabulous sports-car and the handling is amazing, but the only way to get 5.5 sec 0-60 and 14.7 1/4 mile is by revving the engine to the torque peak and side-stepping the clutch. Now, if I just dished out $55K CDN for my new Honda sports car, that's probably the last thing I would do but hey, that's me.

I think people who expect wicked 1/4 mile times out of the S2000 misunderstand the design intent of the car. This is a car bred for the racetrack, where it is possible to keep the engine in its sweetspot.

 

Well I hope you just race in a straight line. Take some turns and see how the big o'le maxima runs.

Two completely different cars.

 

The 2k2 Maxima has "stump-pulling" torque Now I've heard it all.

Dave

 

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http://www.honda.co.uk/menu/default....wSpecification

 

Well, with 246T in a 3224 lb. car, yes it is. Especially compared to a peaky (7500RPM) 152T in a 2809 lb. car, which is barely "twig-snapping". Remember, this was in reference to the ITR and S2000 comment.

 

RSX Type S i dont think is really any faster than the previous ITR. And ITRs with I/H/E run low-mid 14s, and we've seen 2k2 6spd Maximas running low-mid 14s stock, so looks like we have a winner.
I like the sound the VTEC 4bangers make, well with an intake anyway, they at least SOUND faster than us.

 

Eric is right-If you want the 2000 to be fast, you have to drive it like you stole it...One of the magazines (MT, I think) commented when it first came out that people expecting to have all of that HP driving in normal traffic will be quite disappointed....

 

i just took the trash out and on my way back to my room i looked out the window and i saw a new Celica. i thought to myself "what an ugly car. it kind of looks like an RSX" then that made me thing "Wes has an RSX-S. i want to race him when i get my new car. ill spank him" and 30 second later i sit down at my computer and read this thread. good timing.

 

i'd just like to add that to do a 6000 rpm launch takes time.. u'd have to start revving before the light turns green to get a launch the same time as a 6 speed max