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So the car dealership just called me....

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RSX-S is actually a very fun car. I test drove one and enjoyed it quite a bit. It is much much better built than the mullet mobile you are looking for.
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: exdeath
'03 Cobra + Kenne Bell 2.4L blower ~ 700 RWHP

And why all the fuss about handling?

My experience shows that most of these ricers that are out showing off their 733t aZn rav3r rides always come up from behind to ride your ass, change lanes, barely pass you by 1 inch revving 9 grand then cut in front of you to signify their 'victory'

Or they will stop next to you at a light and start revving their fart cannons taking 5 minutes to get into 4th as they race down the street going the same speed as everyone else...

When was the last time you've been cut off while making a left turn, and when was the last time someone raced past you in a right hand turn at 165 mph? NEVER. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T HAPPEN!!

Bottom line: its ALL about straight line torque and taking off at the light, don't try to lie about it and whine about handling to justify your weak sub 200 HP plastic & super glue neon colored erector set cars.

BTW the Cobra is worlds apart from the regular POS mustangs and GTs and can handle as well if not better than the vette, arguably one of the better handling cars around, when properly tuned.
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And my experience shows that people like you wear white tanktops stained with mustard, have one hand combing their mullet, and the other beating their wife/cousin. :roll:

- M4H
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Yeah my shirt is white (albeit spotless) but my tie probably cost more than the PC you're using.
 
Originally posted by: exdeath
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: exdeath
'03 Cobra + Kenne Bell 2.4L blower ~ 700 RWHP

And why all the fuss about handling?

My experience shows that most of these ricers that are out showing off their 733t aZn rav3r rides always come up from behind to ride your ass, change lanes, barely pass you by 1 inch revving 9 grand then cut in front of you to signify their 'victory'

Or they will stop next to you at a light and start revving their fart cannons taking 5 minutes to get into 4th as they race down the street going the same speed as everyone else...

When was the last time you've been cut off while making a left turn, and when was the last time someone raced past you in a right hand turn at 165 mph? NEVER. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T HAPPEN!!

Bottom line: its ALL about straight line torque and taking off at the light, don't try to lie about it and whine about handling to justify your weak sub 200 HP plastic & super glue neon colored erector set cars.

BTW the Cobra is worlds apart from the regular POS mustangs and GTs and can handle as well if not better than the vette, arguably one of the better handling cars around, when properly tuned.
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And my experience shows that people like you wear white tanktops stained with mustard, have one hand combing their mullet, and the other beating their wife/cousin. :roll:

- M4H
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Yeah my shirt is white (albeit spotless) but my tie probably cost more than the PC you're using.
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You got fvcking ripped off then...
 
Originally posted by: acemcmac
I've been shopping around for one car, and one car only. Posted a thread about it the other day.

I want a WS6, 2002 Firebird Trans AM with RamAir and a 6-speed transmission.

I drove out to the dealership to take a look at one with the automatic the other day.... just to try to talk myself out of it....

anyhow, got a call about 5 minutes ago, went like this

"Hi, Acemcmac, this is scott from your local friendly chevrolet dealer. We just got an amazing trade and I thought of you as soon as it came in. It's really fast, just like you were asking.... it's a 6-speed Acura RSX Type S with 14k miles."
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I just sorta sat there stunned for a minute.

How do you get from a 5.7L 300-350hp something nasty american rear wheel drive monster to a FWD rice burning fart box that probably costs more anyway?!?!?!

grrr.... I can't imagine actually paying money for an FWD car at this time in my life....
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Have you tried ebay for the car you want?
 
Originally posted by: exdeath
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: exdeath
'03 Cobra + Kenne Bell 2.4L blower ~ 700 RWHP

And why all the fuss about handling?

My experience shows that most of these ricers that are out showing off their 733t aZn rav3r rides always come up from behind to ride your ass, change lanes, barely pass you by 1 inch revving 9 grand then cut in front of you to signify their 'victory'

Or they will stop next to you at a light and start revving their fart cannons taking 5 minutes to get into 4th as they race down the street going the same speed as everyone else...

When was the last time you've been cut off while making a left turn, and when was the last time someone raced past you in a right hand turn at 165 mph? NEVER. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T HAPPEN!!

Bottom line: its ALL about straight line torque and taking off at the light, don't try to lie about it and whine about handling to justify your weak sub 200 HP plastic & super glue neon colored erector set cars.

BTW the Cobra is worlds apart from the regular POS mustangs and GTs and can handle as well if not better than the vette, arguably one of the better handling cars around, when properly tuned.
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And my experience shows that people like you wear white tanktops stained with mustard, have one hand combing their mullet, and the other beating their wife/cousin. :roll:

- M4H
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Yeah my shirt is white (albeit spotless) but my tie probably cost more than the PC you're using.
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A dead squirrel with a knot in the tail is not a tie, Joe Dirt.

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: exdeath
My experience shows that most of these ricers that are out showing off their 733t aZn rav3r rides always come up from behind to ride your ass, change lanes, barely pass you by 1 inch revving 9 grand then cut in front of you to signify their 'victory', while on a straight road.
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true but I don't think ricers were considered...camaro/mustang and firebird/along with trucks do this same stuff.

Or they will stop next to you at a light and start revving their fart cannons taking 5 minutes to get into 4th as they race down the street going the same speed as everyone else... while on a straight road..
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if you were still with them 5 minutes later ?!?

When was the last time you've been cut off while making a left turn, and when was the last time someone raced past you in a right hand turn at 165 mph? NEVER. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T HAPPEN!!
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165mph no...but you must not drive much (perhaps buying that expensive tie :roll😉 if you totally ignore on and off ramps, autox, and just pushing it into corners solo.

Bottom line: its ALL about straight line torque and taking off at the light, don't try to lie about it and whine about handling to justify your weak sub 200 HP plastic & super glue neon colored erector set cars.

BTW the Cobra is worlds apart from the regular POS mustangs and GTs and can handle as well if not better than the vette, arguably one of the better handling cars around, when properly tuned.
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so what are you driving? 1) if you are talking straight line is the only thing, then the last thing you'd want is a IRS cobra, you'd pick a live axle one...and then if you didn't it's not going to be as good as anything but a stock vette and I am willing you'd give up a lot of ride quality to do so.
 
If you're willing to just trim the mullet a bit, you can get $5500 off an '04 GTO these days. $33k MSRP -> $27.5k
 
disclaimer: i've always liked japanese cars.

but that said, i think u should take the rsx for a testdrive and think abt it rationally. this isnt abt japan vs usa, rwd vs fwd, low end power vs high end power. ultimately, u want a car that u can go and have a nice drive. u can only find ur answer on the road, not in AT.
 
Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: JDub02
As they said on top gear ... a Honda may be nice, but in the end, you still have a Honda. 😛
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And what do you think would they say about a a Pontiac Trans Am?
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ya and they spew sh!t all the fvcking time (corvette for example)
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Vic
...I owned an Integra GSR (the RSX is just the Integra refreshed and renamed) for 5 years. I grew to hate that torqueless cramped overrated POS...
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that's sort of like saying yeah I owned a 82 Mustang, the 2005 is the same thing.

:roll:

still I think my 92 GS-R was one of the best integras...ITR aside, and I have no experience with the RSX. I didn't care for the lack of torque yes, however, 0-60 and 1/4 mile I was very close to many stock Mustang GT's of the time and the camaro/firebird guys. Not saying any of them could drive well, but light to light we were neck and neck.
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My GSR was a 3rd gen '98, not a 2nd gen '92. The new RSX is 4th gen. Despite the different names in the US, abroad they are all known as the Honda IL.

Originally posted by: Boot Weasel
Neon SRT-4 > Acura RSX Type-S.
Trans Am with 6-speed and LS1 >>>>>> Neon SRT-4

The Neon SRT-4 is much faster and better handling than the Acura, albeit being turbocharged so it won't last as long, but like acemcmac said, he's actually looking for a car that can move, and not just pick up 16-year-olds. Thus, the T/A is easily the best option out of the three.
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You are no longer allowed to have opinions about cars on this board if you think that turbo/supercharged engines don't "last as long" simply because of what they are. That's a complete myth and total BS. What causes turbo engines to die early is bad maintenance and poor tuning. Properly maintained and tuned however, they will last as long as any other engine.
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A turbocharged engine's components have been proven time and time again to not last as long as a naturally aspirated engine because of the additional stress being put on it. Kid, I've forgotten more about cars than you'll ever know.
 
Originally posted by: Boot Weasel

A turbocharged engine's components have been proven time and time again to not last as long as a naturally aspirated engine because of the additional stress being put on it.
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nice big broad brush strokes you paint with. Something with 4psi of boost and proper tuning I'd imagine to get extremely close to a NA engine, maybe more since the driver should be using less rpm's to get the same power feel.

Kid, I've forgotten more about cars than you'll ever know.
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like your 74 vega seems to have an exhaust leak
 
I have a Probe GT with the KLZE and a Super Charger FWD and its great I also have a 1998 Camaro z28 LS1 1le (Camaro with the LS1 and Vette suspension) I love my Camaro. Esp since I put a lighter flywheel, clutch SLP Exhaust and my Stroker kit in it (Dyno's at 476HP) Yes its got power just like my Super charged Probe GT. Both are fast and fun but if i had to choose I like my Rear wheel V-8 more. My family owns crane motorsports they race open wheel, we have always been pref non 4/6cyc models. SO I can understand. Just because its not what you like don't rag on him or try and tell him the RSX is better. I personally like both types but I know when it comes down to it rear wheel torque can be much more fun to play with then light high rev of my SC'd v6 KLZE Probe.
 
I don't know why a lot of you people are even trying to compare a ws6 T/A to a friggin Integra, Honda, Neon, or any other "scooter." Sure, a lot of those cars are fun to drive, and I'm not knocking them.... I used to own a '92 Laser 2.0 turbo AWD, and that was probably my favorite car to drive out of all I've had. But there is nothing like the sound, torque, and feeling of pure power under your foot that a big American V8 offers. It's apples and oranges, no comparison. And another thing, take those STOOPID, OBNOXIOUS tailpipes and mufflers off of your Cavaliers and Probes and Civics..... they look like crap and sound even worse.
 
Originally posted by: sodcha0s
And another thing, take those STOOPID, OBNOXIOUS tailpipes and mufflers off of your Cavaliers and Probes and Civics and Eclipses/Lasers/Talons..... they look like crap and sound even worse.
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fixed.

 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
but you still won't win ultimate handling races....
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Where do these "ultimate handling races" take place? Doesn't matter, the T/A will be so far ahead of a Honda by the time it gets to a turn that it can afford to go around it a little slower.

Why is everyone ragging the F-bodies for handling? They might not out-handle a Corvette, (nor should they), but their handling doesn't suck at all.

They have very good handling, plus awesome straightline performance. Really, in just daily driving, you can use the huge difference in power much more often than a slight edge (if there really is one) in handling.

The whole point of the OP was, he was looking for a musclecar, not just anything that looks sporty with a 6-speed.
 
Originally posted by: maziwanka
Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: JDub02
As they said on top gear ... a Honda may be nice, but in the end, you still have a Honda. 😛
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And what do you think would they say about a a Pontiac Trans Am?
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ya and they spew sh!t all the fvcking time (corvette for example)
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Cause they have no knowledge of nearly all the cars in existance. Take the blinkers off.

To the Four-pot haters I say WRX STi with PPP. 300/300, and it handles.
 
Screw an RXS..or any import peice of sh!t !..Go for the WS6🙂..The damn LS1 is a beast and its turns into a monster with the basic mods ...(exhaust, gears ect..)..For another bonus is the Tremec, great tranny🙂

The only weak spot on the Trans Am / SS is the rearend (10 bolt), but you can get a built for a good price...

I'm, myself, is all about mustangs...but when it comes to something that sounds like a weedeater and has no balls what so ever, I'll take any American muscle🙂

I mean come-on, your lugnuts need more torque then the RSX makes😀
 
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