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kiddy-sean
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quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
hang on a xe corsa weighs considerbbly less and just hit 15s.

ek9s do the same with a heavier car and less bhp.

maybe its the driver a lot of people who have civics dont understand that the altho the ek9 can rev to 9k, changing at 8.2k is much better for the next gear.
plus there not strip cars there track cars.


less bhp? tit they is 185ps man
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Lol,

Honda Vtec FWD's are always slighty quicker 0-60 than most of their rivals... reasons being... Diff as standard, High revving (so can easily reach 60 in 2nd gear) lack of torque (which means they don't spin the wheels up when launching) and finally the gearbox is on the left of the engine (looking from the front of the car) and when they launch the engine tilts forward (as opposed to rearwards like vauxhalls) digging over the front wheels (as opposed to trying to lift the wheels off the ground, transmitting weight rearwards like vauxhalls)

Cappish?
Welsh Dan
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Its 5.7 for the EK9 N1, which is the even more stripped out version, and low 6 for the normal EK9. Don't forget, it only has the same amount of torque as most other 1.6s and so it isn't going to be amazing up the 1/4. A standard 265bhp RX7 can only just get 14.00. The XE Nova/Corsa will have more torque, as its a larger engine.

[Edited on 29-12-2006 by Welsh Dan]
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You got your figures from the net, which are incorrect and I bet you have NEVER driven one but just assume they are shit because your warped figures say they get to the 1/4 in 15 seconds which is a very quick time for a standard hatchback.
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with u know chaps!
1/4 times arnt just down to the car. theres alot of skill in it aswell
mayb thats y theere 1/4's are as you say,, slow
Welsh Dan
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I've driven one.
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was not aimed at you Dan
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and you know how good they are then Dan.
kiddy-sean
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Lol,

Honda Vtec FWD's are always slighty quicker 0-60 than most of their rivals... reasons being... Diff as standard, High revving (so can easily reach 60 in 2nd gear) lack of torque (which means they don't spin the wheels up when launching) and finally the gearbox is on the left of the engine (looking from the front of the car) and when they launch the engine tilts forward (as opposed to rearwards like vauxhalls) digging over the front wheels (as opposed to trying to lift the wheels off the ground, transmitting weight rearwards like vauxhalls)

Cappish?


man that shit is of da hook.

Any1 watch deal or no deal?
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This has got to be a piss take now.
Welsh Dan
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and you know how good they are then Dan.


They are rubbish

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Thats with a chinned 4-1 manifold and a Spoon N1 backbox.
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quote:
Originally posted by kiddy-sean
quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
hang on a xe corsa weighs considerbbly less and just hit 15s.

ek9s do the same with a heavier car and less bhp.

maybe its the driver a lot of people who have civics dont understand that the altho the ek9 can rev to 9k, changing at 8.2k is much better for the next gear.
plus there not strip cars there track cars.


less bhp? tit they is 185ps man


sorry i had let in my mind
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121 lb/ft on a 1.6 16v?

that's rubbish

(same as a 1.6 corsa, which would do a 1/4 mile in what? 18 seconds?)
slash
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ek9???
kiddy-sean
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fort they wud av ova 200 £'s of talk wiv vtec
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quote:
Originally posted by slash
ek9???


yeh man
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quote:
Originally posted by kiddy-sean
fort they wud av ova 200 £'s of talk wiv vtec

Welsh Dan
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Exactly Rob. Its no less torque than the majority of NA 1.6s as you've said, but compared to an most engines with equal power, it is far less torque.

But anyway. It has VTEC.

[Edited on 29-12-2006 by Welsh Dan]
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quote:
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It would destroy an XE corsa round a track, which is what matters.


I've driven an EG Civic with that Engine in and im not so sure it would have a Corsa XE (with decent suspension) round a track... From experience standard Civic handling is shocking! They have loads of potential but in standard trim its not great.

Again, I haven't driven the EK9 so don't know how much different... better? the handling is???

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quote:
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121 lb/ft on a 1.6 16v?

that's rubbish

(same as a 1.6 corsa, which would do a 1/4 mile in what? 18 seconds?)


got 70bhp mor n vtec innit.
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peak torque at 8357rpm PMSL
kiddy-sean
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peak torque at 8357rpm PMSL


they dnt rev that much. they rev 6750rpm
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The handling on it was easily one of the best i've driven, either FWD or RWD. Mine had Tanabe coilovers mind and slightly different size tyres compared to normal, so it wasn't completely standard.
Welsh Dan
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quote:
Originally posted by kiddy-sean
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
peak torque at 8357rpm PMSL


they dnt rev that much. they rev 6750rpm


It revved to 9k

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