Lexus IS300... what a joke.
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Having a 15 sec civic means you are hella fast racer y0!
Having a 15 sec civic means you are hella fast racer y0!
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S2000 Pilot
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: 9000 RPMS
Originally posted by 94civicEX
The car is kind of like a luxury/sport sedan. I think the styling of the car is excellent, and now that it is a five speed, it's even that much more better. But, I was pretty dissapointed when I actually looked up the numbers.
The new five speed only mustered up a 0-60 time of 7.4 seconds when tested by Sport Compact Car. It also had a quarter mile time of 15.3 @ 90mph. Rated at 215hp @ 5800 and 218 lb-ft @ 3800, the 3.0L displacement obviously gives the torque advantage over any of our NA four bangers. Car also weighs 3,255 pounds.
Now, let's put it in comparison with the RSX Type-S. Car is rated from the factory at 200hp @ 7400 and 142 lb-ft @ 6800. With the K20A 2.0L i-VTEC motor nestled into a 2,767 lb chassis. When tested by car and driver, they got a 0-60 time of 6.1 seconds. Which is 1.3 seconds faster than the V6 Lexus
. I couldn't believe that, the quarter mile time of the RSX Type-S was 14.8 @ 95mph. Half a second faster .
I think that from the factory the IS300 is just a cruiser with a little pep and a lot of style. But, I'd think that the 2JZ-GE block would have A LOT of potential, but so does the K20.
I suppose that it's just a matter of preference, for ~$34,000 you get superb styling, good handling and performance, and the pussy factor (no other way to put it). For ~$23,000, you get a high-revving, decent handling sports car from Honda Motors Co
. Not to mention the RWD, FWD difference.
They all have good opportunity modification and are basically much different cars, hardly comparible to really any Honda, excpet for maybe the TSX or Euro-R? Just my 2¢.
The car is kind of like a luxury/sport sedan. I think the styling of the car is excellent, and now that it is a five speed, it's even that much more better. But, I was pretty dissapointed when I actually looked up the numbers.
The new five speed only mustered up a 0-60 time of 7.4 seconds when tested by Sport Compact Car. It also had a quarter mile time of 15.3 @ 90mph. Rated at 215hp @ 5800 and 218 lb-ft @ 3800, the 3.0L displacement obviously gives the torque advantage over any of our NA four bangers. Car also weighs 3,255 pounds.
Now, let's put it in comparison with the RSX Type-S. Car is rated from the factory at 200hp @ 7400 and 142 lb-ft @ 6800. With the K20A 2.0L i-VTEC motor nestled into a 2,767 lb chassis. When tested by car and driver, they got a 0-60 time of 6.1 seconds. Which is 1.3 seconds faster than the V6 Lexus
. I couldn't believe that, the quarter mile time of the RSX Type-S was 14.8 @ 95mph. Half a second faster . I think that from the factory the IS300 is just a cruiser with a little pep and a lot of style. But, I'd think that the 2JZ-GE block would have A LOT of potential, but so does the K20.
I suppose that it's just a matter of preference, for ~$34,000 you get superb styling, good handling and performance, and the pussy factor (no other way to put it). For ~$23,000, you get a high-revving, decent handling sports car from Honda Motors Co
. Not to mention the RWD, FWD difference.They all have good opportunity modification and are basically much different cars, hardly comparible to really any Honda, excpet for maybe the TSX or Euro-R? Just my 2¢.
2700 pounds v 3200 there ya go....
S2000 Pilot
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: 9000 RPMS
Originally posted by RB
its not rocket science chief. I'd end up buying the Phillips ballast with the ignitor integrated into it. A few guys I know have done it, its basically a plug and play opperation...and seeing as how the oem is a philips bulb, I just get an H4, and shave the housing to fit into my JDM h4h housings.
you are going so far off the point that its getting frustrating.
its not rocket science chief. I'd end up buying the Phillips ballast with the ignitor integrated into it. A few guys I know have done it, its basically a plug and play opperation...and seeing as how the oem is a philips bulb, I just get an H4, and shave the housing to fit into my JDM h4h housings.
you are going so far off the point that its getting frustrating.
haha i love how you continue to keep arguing even though you obviously don't know shit about what you're talking about.
Let me break it down for you...acura oem does not use a phillips ballast, nor does it use a phillips bulb. The bulb is osram 4300k H1 and no it's not just a plug and play. Except on the preludes you have to retrofit the bulb into the stock base to make it fit into the housing. So good luck finding a factory oem acura H4 bulb and you still don't know how to even get power to it even if you do, just don't call me to get the wiring diagram
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S2000 Pilot
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: 9000 RPMS
Originally posted by Kevin
jkan...
hate to break it to you buddy...
but the e36 m3s run high 13s..
the e46 m3s run in the mid 13s...
head 2 head drag racing...you probably lose...
jkan...
hate to break it to you buddy...
but the e36 m3s run high 13s..
the e46 m3s run in the mid 13s...
head 2 head drag racing...you probably lose...
The other ones are intake/exhaust/dinan chip and they run about the same times as me, hell thus night one of them was at the track with dinan i/e/chip and he was pulling 9.2's to my 9.0
The E46 is way faster than the E36, mid 13's sounds about right but i've seen plenty of people that can't even drive them to a 13 second timeslip.
Don't tell me you're another BMW nazi
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