Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Yeah, honda base 4cyls (comparing to say a zetec, ford's current base 4cyl I believe or atleast last year's, and base in contour)=not enough power. I'd take my engine in a car that weighs as much as a civic any day over a civic with stock engine. Even the civic Si doesn't have any balls, my engine has same torque as it, though it does have 30hp more. Friend of mine had one, it was nice once you hit ~5k rpm, but not very impressive until that point.
I totaly agree with what you said. I have been in a few Si's and they didnt have hardly any torque, unless it was revved to within an inch of its life. It may have the same torque as a Zetec, but its so far up in the powerband that it doesnt help when you take off from a traffic light. All things being equal, the Honda would play catch-up every time in a race, which a friend did one time against my mighty (?) Zetec.
Im a big fan of low-end torque, so therefore I dont like 90% of the Hondas out there. The tiny displacement motors they have will never be capeable of any so its a moot point.
The ricers putting on 3 inch exhausts and huge intakes just make it worse.
Last edited by CRZYDRVR; 03/07/04 10:32 PM.
