5th Gen Vs New RSX

[ray_sir_6]

I was going south to drop off a rim to a customer this morning, and had a new blue RSX w/exhaust want to play. I was merging from an interchange and went to move over to the left when he had sped up to get in my blind-spot (luckily I have good lane change checks). I was just cruising around 70-80, and he was staying next to me, so when we hit a gap in traffic, I sped up to around 90, and he stayed right behind me. We caught back up with traffic, and had to slow to 60-70, and I waited for another gap in traffic to drop into 3d, gave a tap of the gas to let him know, and took off, he tried to keep up, but when I had 4-5 cars on him by 80 he let off, and I took advantage of the gap to hit 100 and then slow down to a reasonable 70 again. Well, he did the typical fly-by, so I fell in behind him. We again waited for a gap in traffic, and when he started to take off, I dropped down to 3d again (70 again) and was passing him when I shifted to 4th, and just ran away from him AGAIN. He took the next exit, and I slowed to 70 and continued to the drop.

PS...it was a NEW RSX, cause it didn't have the dimples in the bumpers from the lights.

[silver04rollas]

I think we are not supposed to talk about street racing. But, yeah RSXs are very slow. I slaughtered an RSX Coupe with two macho guys so badly that it was not even funny it with my 05 Corolla XRS

[turbo_GT]

ray, what kind of mods have you done to your car??sounds interesting since you beat a type s rsx...i don't know anyone that has the 5sfe engine into the 200hp level..unless boosted..

[Kwanza]

Originally Posted by turbo_GT

ray, what kind of mods have you done to your car??sounds interesting since you beat a type s rsx...i don't know anyone that has the 5sfe engine into the 200hp level..unless boosted..

he can't beat a Type S... That's laughable. A base RSX... that's a maybe. A modded n/a 5SFE Celica GT is what... at best a 15 second car... A typical base RSX can achieve that with an intake...

[sleepr]

are you sure he was racing you?, when a car passes me on the way i speed up and fallow him, so the ass hole im following gets the ticket and not me

[turbo_GT]

well...i kinda have a feeling that he can't..but hey..he said he has LOTS OF MODS...so im just asking him...give him a chance to tell us wha't he's done to it..anything is possible..maybe he's boosted..who knows??

Originally Posted by Kwanza

he can't beat a Type S... That's laughable. A base RSX... that's a maybe. A modded n/a 5SFE Celica GT is what... at best a 15 second car... A typical base RSX can achieve that with an intake...

[ray_sir_6]

First off, it wasn't a Type S, just a base RSX. Second, I am pushing 131whp/136tq, without nitrous, and 156whp/180tq with nitrous. I have raced a 2001 Celica GTS w/ intake, and we were dead even from a stop, and I pulled 2 cars on him from a roll. Yes, with nitrous.

[ray_sir_6]

Originally Posted by sleepr

are you sure he was racing you?, when a car passes me on the way i speed up and fallow him, so the ass hole im following gets the ticket and not me

Yes, I do that, too...call it "radar catcher". He wasn't doing that since he was next to me alot of the way, and when we raced, he was behind me the first one, and in front the second.

[Kwanza]

Originally Posted by ray_sir_6

First off, it wasn't a Type S, just a base RSX. Second, I am pushing 131whp/136tq, without nitrous, and 156whp/180tq with nitrous. I have raced a 2001 Celica GTS w/ intake, and we were dead even from a stop, and I pulled 2 cars on him from a roll. Yes, with nitrous.

Don't be offended man... some people just think posting racing stories... let alone 2 in a row... is pretty lame.

How bout you list your motor mods? I know of only a few people who have tried to squeeze power out of their 5SFE (n/a) and their numbers weren't all that for the money involved. I'm just curious...

[Pineapple]

You think the guy in the new car will floor it to race risking damage to the new engine?

[ray_sir_6]

Mods:

Engine: Unorthodox Racing Lightened Underdrive Pulley, Custom Crower Cams, Oversized Valves, Shimless buckets, port/polish, custom valve springs

Transmission: Fidanza Lightened Flywheel, Centerforce Dual-Friction Clutch

Ignition: MSD 6AL, Magnecore 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires, NGK Colder Plugs, Kamikaze Racing Distributor

Electronics: Apex'i S-AFC II

Exhaust: Custom 4-1 Racing Header (racing cat), 2 7/8" Pipe, Arospeed Muffler

Intake: Weapon-R Ram Air Intake, Zex Dry Nitrous Kit (55 shot)

Suspension: Koni Yellow Adjustable Struts/Shocks, Ground Control Coilovers, Whiteline Front and Rear Strut Bars, Whiteline 27mm Front Sway Bar, Whiteline 22mm Rear Sway Bar, Superflex Polyurethane Suspension Bushings, KBR Front and Rear Upper Strut/Shock Mounts, Specialty Products Front and Rear Camber Kits, Cusco Underbody Brace

Brakes: KVR Front and Rear Cross-Drilled Rotors, KVR Front Kevlar Pads, Goodridge Steel Braided Brake Lines

Wheels: 17X8" Enkei RPF-1 Rims (15.66lb ea), Falken Azenis 225/45 Tires

Misc/Other: TWM Performance Short Shifter, Autometer A/F Ratio Guage w/ Sensor, Pillar Pod, Battery Relocated to Trunk



131whp/136tq N/A

156whp/180tq Nitrous

[ray_sir_6]

Originally Posted by Pineapple

You think the guy in the new car will floor it to race risking damage to the new engine?

The guy had an exhaust on it already, plus rims and lowered.....plus warranty should cover the blown motor.

[turbo_GT]

hey man..good job with your car....post some pics sometime....

[Pineapple]

Originally Posted by ray_sir_6

The guy had an exhaust on it already, plus rims and lowered.....plus warranty should cover the blown motor.

A non-broken in engine doesn't have power.

[ray_sir_6]

Originally Posted by Pineapple

A non-broken in engine doesn't have power.

What about a engine with 180k+ miles on it? I guess that is at MAXIMUM output? So his engine "wasn't broken in" and mine would have been "way beyond it's prime", still sounds fair to me.