2 pages of general ricering

ilike the Si

4/21/2009 12:18:22 AM

meh. I'd prefer gti/gli or cobalt SS. gimme some torque. The civic's huge windshield is a solar gain pain in the ass. A/c has got to be ON in that car. Probably a pretty good long distance car tho...

4/21/2009 3:20:07 AM

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"Unless you are street racing, going to the track, or merely prefer the challenge/fun of a high revving engine than what is the advantage? For city driving, using your car's power to make your own holes in traffic, or passing a wider power band albeit less total power is where its at. I'm not knocking those that prefer the SI or the high reving NA engines of many foreign marks; just trying to understand the negative tone perceived in the above quote. Is there a difference in efficiency? I may get a few laughs from this one but is there a correlation with fuel economy in a wide power band car versus one which may have a higher but narrower power band. "

I don't know where you got the "negative tone". It was a general statement.

The advantage is obvious. You produce more horsepower with a lighter power plant with less displacement. You end up with very little torque which also reduces weight in the transmission and differential. Seems pretty....obvious?

4/21/2009 7:46:15 AM

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"meh. I'd prefer gti/gli or cobalt SS. gimme some torque. The civic's huge windshield is a solar gain pain in the ass. A/c has got to be ON in that car. "

What the hell sort of babbling bullshit is this?

You don't want a Civic because you turn the AC on?!

4/21/2009 1:05:34 PM

AC robs like 15 horse pressures. That makes a slow car, with no torque mind you, even slower.



[Edited on April 21, 2009 at 1:12 PM. Reason : .]

4/21/2009 1:11:33 PM

Yes, I'm sure that drop in horsepower makes an impressive difference in day to day traffic.

4/21/2009 1:15:08 PM

fuck a cobalt ss. everytime i go to the track, 1 breaks everytime, most the time its transmissions shiting the bed.

4/21/2009 1:16:42 PM

its a fuckin economy car, what do you expect?

4/23/2009 11:06:51 PM