Civic DX Manual or Prelude SI Auto??

i know a guy that has a 5-speed Civic DX with the usual i/h/e. i've got a lude SI, but it's auto yes i know all i've got on mine is exhaust for now. he's itching to race me...what do u guys think the outcome might be??

I'm edging more on the lude's side.

A civic dx puts out roughly 120 hp
yours has ~160 I believe.

This is the stats


lude

0-60 - 7.8
1/4 sec - 15.9

dx

0-60 - 8.5
1/4 sec - 16.7

even though this is stock states, his i/h/e won't give it that much of a boost IMO. So I say give it a run! If you won't win it should be damn close! Best o luck!

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Well, I'd just race him to find out, but I'd put my money on you

i've got $10 on honda gurl

yeah I got your back....I got my money on the lude....

[slowEJ6]

my money is on the DX! :P
yes it is, sorry :o

My money is on the Prelude SI

even though its Prelude SI is auto you'll still be able to take him off the line.

thanks for all the support except for u hybrid3do0rcx haha..just joking. it's all good, i'm kinda putting my money on him too. maybe i'm just pecimistic. i guess we'll just find out on sunday

mtbiker: i got an auto cause it was either that or an auto accord. the lude was faster. my dad owns a used car lot, so i just buy my cars from him, it was all he had at the time. but trust me as soon as he brings a good car that's 5speed, i'm gettin it!!

[slowEJ6]

cant wait to get the outcome of this, just be careful when you race him. noone needs to get hurt. and even though my money is on the civic, good luck

[ebpda9]

Originally posted by juvenile
I'm edging more on the lude's side.

A civic dx puts out roughly 120 hp
yours has ~160 I believe.

This is the stats


lude

0-60 - 7.8
1/4 sec - 15.9

dx

0-60 - 8.5
1/4 sec - 16.7

even though this is stock states, his i/h/e won't give it that much of a boost IMO. So I say give it a run! If you won't win it should be damn close! Best o luck!

yeah but the lude is as heavy as an accord like 2800 lbs while the civic is only like 2000 lbs.

Unless the guy has a swap you will win. Your car has 160 hp vs. his DX that has 106. I/H/E isn't going to add a whole lot on that engine. He will probably get you off the line, but you will pass him in 3rd.

[slowEJ6]

agreed, you probably will take him by top of 3rd.....3rd in a civic is no fun. unless of course he gets a serious jump on you.

just cuz he has an EX doesnt mean anything. ask Bret. he has a 98 civic HX with just a couple bolt ons and he ran a 15.7. 15.7!!! thats faster than prelude si so.....the chance is there for him to win. cant say just because he has less power hes likely to lose, theres no logic to that really.

There is always an exception to the rule. There are guys on the prelude board that run 14.8@90 with an Si prelde I/E. But on a whole the DX will usually lose because it is seriously underpowered even more so than an HX. If it were an EX I would say she would probably lose. Driver does have a lot to do with it, but with an auto she has less of a chance of messing up a shift. I think it will be a very close race but in the end I think she can take it. My usual response to this would be race him and tell us about it.

[slowEJ6]

Originally posted by 97lude
My usual response to this would be race him and tell us about it.

exactly, best answer is an exact one that has been proven.

just wanted to let u all know that i guess we'll never find out who would win. i never heard from the guy again, and i sure haven't seen him around... maybe he chickened out, i dunno

aww. thats too bad.. i was looking forward to the verdict.

[slowEJ6]

what a wuss!! he got so skirred that he dropped off the planet