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View Poll Results: WRX or RSX type S ???
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Old 02-07-2003, 07:47 PM   #61
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Rice

Im not a "Rice" fan in any shape or form but the rsx has a nice body style but with no torque and not getting peak power till 7400 thats a good way to blow your engine.

Im not just talking about my ass either I work for meineke and my next door neighbor has a shop next to me as well that is Bosco Lowe's Racing enterprise and I help there a lot as well and there its drag and NASCAR cars, well just bc he used to race in NASCAR.

But the wrx may not be as pretty, it will still turn some tail and with low end power and short gearing 0-60 it is untouchable to a rsx or any other "Rice" car except for maybe the NSX but thats another storyr.

My pick would have to be the wrx.
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Old 02-16-2003, 09:59 PM   #62
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Old 02-16-2003, 10:33 PM   #63
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Re: Rice

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Im not a "Rice" fan in any shape or form but the rsx has a nice body style but with no torque and not getting peak power till 7400 thats a good way to blow your engine.
how are either of these cars rice???? The RSX use's reinforced cylinder walls to withstand high cr. its all in lift technology. A long stroke allows the engine to produce more torque right? What most don't know is that there is a drawback to a long stroke, b/c the piston must travel a longer distance, there is a physical limit to how many RPM the engine can achieve. meanwhile the RSX with a large bore and short stroke will produce less overall torque, but will reach much higher revolutions per minute, and gain more horsepower utilizing less displacement.
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Old 02-20-2003, 05:58 PM   #64
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Old 02-21-2003, 02:29 AM   #65
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for the same price??? heres a little info for ya

RSX MSRP: 23,650
WRX MSRP: 23,995

i guess youre gonna get a turbo kit for $345?



looks is an opinion, i dont think the wrx looks great, but the rsx is ass ugly to me. that just depends on who u ask.

more mods? the subaru ej20 has been around for a number of years, $1000 will have u at 300+hp easily. the honda k20c is new, and the aftermarket is just developing, $1000 will barely gain u 20 hp. plus with the rsx's high compression, a turbo kit may not be such a good idea unless u fully build the block up, which means $$$. wrx on the other hand, 8.0:1, plenty of room to play.

you said it all. WRX all the way
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Old 02-23-2003, 10:33 AM   #66
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definately the wrx for performance. it will smoke the s*** out of the rsx. but the acura has a better looking style .
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Old 03-08-2003, 06:05 PM   #67
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I Iike honda/acura, but I would be stupid if i said RSX. I was totally dissapointed with the RSX's performance numbers. 200hp and my 125hp civic can take it in the straights. And I'm sure that I'd take it in the corners too, since I SCCA; thus my suspension isn't exactly stock.

On the other end of the poll, the WRX amazed me at how well it performed for nearly the same price?
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Old 03-17-2003, 08:32 AM   #68
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I prefer WRX and have plan to buy if everything goes well ...
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Re: Re: Rice

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how are either of these cars rice???? The RSX use's reinforced cylinder walls to withstand high cr. its all in lift technology. A long stroke allows the engine to produce more torque right? What most don't know is that there is a drawback to a long stroke, b/c the piston must travel a longer distance, there is a physical limit to how many RPM the engine can achieve. meanwhile the RSX with a large bore and short stroke will produce less overall torque, but will reach much higher revolutions per minute, and gain more horsepower utilizing less displacement.
Kinda OT, But how would you explain the SR series engine? It has a relatively high redline and it also puts out a large amount of torque (per engine displacement). I think it is possible to have the best of both worlds, it is emmisions that hampers...


I would probably take the RSX. It has a higher resell value.....
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Kinda OT, But how would you explain the SR series engine? It has a relatively high redline and it also puts out a large amount of torque (per engine displacement). I think it is possible to have the best of both worlds, it is emmisions that hampers...


I would probably take the RSX. It has a higher resell value.....
correct me if I'm wrong but don't all the sr's redline at like 6400? while the rsx is at 7900? Also the RSX internals do not have to be reworked when uping redline. No disrespect to nissan, most of there motor's operate using a higher redline as well, but nothing as extreme as honda in this case. I just don't see how thats a good comparison. No offense.
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the S13 SR20DET has a 7500 redline (as high as a prelude and GS-R)due to its head design. the rest of the later ones are around 7000 (still high for a turbo car)
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if i am not mistaken the sr20de has a 7300 or 7400 rpm redline. granted it isn't as high as the honda's but it is high nonetheless...


6400 (or around there) is usually our hp peak...

and to change the redline is an ecu upgrade (most if not all the time)...

we have pretty impressive engines.
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ok I did some research and I see that the SR's do have a high redline, but the S 13 would be produceing alot more hp if it was using the same standards as honda (with a turbo that size should be produceing a bit more), while lacking in torque (rather compensating). Still to a degree this motor and the rest of the SR's seem to operate under the same principal as honda.
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ok I did some research and I see that the SR's do have a high redline, but the S 13 would be produceing alot more hp if it was using the same standards as honda (with a turbo that size should be produceing a bit more), while lacking in torque (rather compensating). Still to a degree this motor and the rest of the SR's seem to operate under the same principal as honda.

Idea!! (MORE LIKE SACRILAGE): Take a ITR and put an SR20DET in it... put about 450 horses through it... see how long it takes for everyone to not want to mess with you...



how much does a b18 weigh?
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