Originally posted by Fly Rice
Ok, first off i love my prelude and the power is fine for me (16 yrs old). the RX-8 im not a fan off, they have already recalled the engine on it and it is the 8 rotary engine made( RX= rotary xperimental.) and don't tell me u can't get torque outta hondas... ive seen BUILT drag civics runnings 8's in 1/4.
i will explain a concept:
you could take almost any engine, spend X amount of money on building it, and get Y amount of output.
for instance, VW's 2.slow engine. 2.0 Liter, SOHC, 115 bhp, literal piece of turd. throw on a turbo setup, rebuild internals, good engine management, 21 psi, and you're running 10 second 1/4 miles.
another example: d16 engine. turbo setup. enough 10's of thousands of dollars and it's putting out 400 hp.
the point is, all of these cars can be fast. do you have the money to make them fast? are you willing to spend it? that's all it is. some engines are easier to build than others, and other chassis are better than others, but in the end how deep are your pockets?