2006 type s downgrade
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Originally Posted by slvrteg
Ok, heres my logic on the new rating system. The Zo6 was originally under rated from the factory at 500 horses, much like the srt-4 was underrated. the new rating system exposed this since it was re rated at 505. If Honda originally rated the rsx at 210 hp. and it was re rated at 201 then that means they over rated their engine. Does anyone find any fault in my logic? Please help me out.
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Originally Posted by slvrteg
Ok, heres my logic on the new rating system. The Zo6 was originally under rated from the factory at 500 horses, much like the srt-4 was underrated. the new rating system exposed this since it was re rated at 505. If Honda originally rated the rsx at 210 hp. and it was re rated at 201 then that means they over rated their engine. Does anyone find any fault in my logic? Please help me out.
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Mazda is notorious for over rating their engines. The RX-8 and Miata come to mind. They offered cash as compensation for the screw up. Nissan offered cash when they over rated the sentra ser spec V. also. So what do you mean no one over or under rates??
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Originally Posted by slvrteg
Honda must have been inflating the numbers a bit to begin with.
you sound like that guy on clubrsx who continually posts "honda was caught lying out the ass"
go dyno an 05 and an 06 and see if there is any difference in hp, i bet it will be very slim since the engines are exactly the same.
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Originally Posted by slvrteg
Mazda is notorious for over rating their engines. The RX-8 and Miata come to mind. They offered cash as compensation for the screw up. Nissan offered cash when they over rated the sentra ser spec V. also. So what do you mean no one over or under rates??
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Originally Posted by slvrteg
Mazda is notorious for over rating their engines. The RX-8 and Miata come to mind. They offered cash as compensation for the screw up. Nissan offered cash when they over rated the sentra ser spec V. also. So what do you mean no one over or under rates??
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Originally Posted by kenton
What did Nissan rate the SE-R SpecV at anyways? Isn't it 180 before all this SAE retesting?
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