GS-T v. RSX type-S

So driving down road towards my house, and not too many ppl on it. Line up with an RSX Type-S. I've never really raced one, or dragged one for that matter, but people always had me under the impression that it was quite a bit faster than my car. So basically we take off the line, and both get a good launch, he pulls ahead in first gear, but by third im about half a car length and gaining on him, and by the start of fourth I'm 1 length ahead of him. It couldnt have been auto, so it must have been a crappy driver eh? Either way his car looked faster than mine :biggrin: .
(btw, I have a 98 GS-T w/ the T-25 set at 15psi & intake)

hmm i dunno much about imports but good race or kill. just curious but ever had ur car dynoed? 15psi is lots of boost.

woot! another reason for me to push 15 psi...

I hopped infront of one right away but I've got a GSX, but my clutch was acting up so I let him get closer, we ended with me about 3 cars ahead at about 140kmh.

Actually, if you had a good launch, you should have taken him. A GS-T is AWD turbo correct? Then it should have easily hoped in front of a FWD car.

no GST is FWD. good race...i like the eclipse more anyway

no GST is FWD.
Oh my bad, Yeah i think I remember only the GSX being AWD. If it was AWD, it would have given him a significant launch advantage.

ehhh, a full car length is a decent amount on an RSX type-S. Plus, I dont know what he had done to it. He pulled up to me when i was doin the speed limit, and then floored it past me with a confused look...asian guy. btw, I was thinking about getting an RSX Type-S rather than a DSM before, but went with the DSM, so in a way it backs up my decision.

your running 15 psi and you could hardly take out a RSX type S? anyways your car is a high 14 second car stock. a rsx type S is the same as you are with the same skill level. however your running more boost. so that should be no problem for you. and type S's only comes in 6 speed.

with 15psi one your gts this shouldnt have even been much of a race .... heck 13psi brings you into the low 14's with them cars i know because my friend has one and with 15psi you would be close to a 14 flat so a 14.0 campaired to a 14.9 hmm big difference there thats alot more then one car

something doesnt really add up , ether that or your the one whos the crappy driver no offence

Stock, the GS-T runs closer to 15 flat. I have seen a mid 14 second pass for a Type-S. Definitely with 15psi, the GS-T would have the advantage but the Type-S could have been modded. What is the stock boost on a GS-T?

with 15psi one your gts this shouldnt have even been much of a race .... heck 13psi brings you into the low 14's with them cars i know because my friend has one and with 15psi you would be close to a 14 flat so a 14.0 campaired to a 14.9 hmm big difference there thats alot more then one car

something doesnt really add up , ether that or your the one whos the crappy driver no offence

could be the driver (not a flame scopedgst), maybe he just needs more practice who knows. Just remember anything can happen on the street. sometimes a 14sec. car can beat a 12second car. :smokin:

I think that the RSX is overrated. Everyone thinks it's such a good car, but in reality, it's not that good at acceleration, I don't know about handling though.

nice race , i also taked out a rsx with the probe on 12.5psi, i had him off the line and we were even throught first, by 3rd i was a car and a 1/2 away, nice kill tho, get a 3' turbo back and you'll feel more power..
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I've always heard that those Type-S' pull pretty hard in 3rd gear. I've never raced an RSX myself, but from what I hear that race doesn't sound too far fetched.

btw, 15psi is awfully high to be running for daily driving. I would turn it down a little for the sake of your motor. :2cents:

Turbo RSX-S's arent to be taken lightly though.

Also 15psi for a stock turbo car isnt all THAT much. Im running 15psi all day on my MR2 turbo, all I have is an intake.

oooh no I dont run it on 15 always. It was friday and I was coming back from some guys house, and I had turned up the boost a little cause he wanted to feel what 15psi on a T-25 was (he owns a WRX). Daily driving I'll put it down to 12, sometimes 10 if I'm goin on a long trip or something. Sounded like the guy had a catback and intake and such. And no, I'm not a BAD driver, I just got my car a month ago anyways. I'm lining up with a good friends new RSX Type-S(stock) today or tomorrow, so I'll update you guys on how that goes...

cool make sure it's from a dig....after all that's all that really matters anyway.

the stock psi on a gts is 8 or 9 i think and to pump it up to 15psi on a stock car is asking for serious trouble in the long run, also you wouldnt wanna turbo a rsx type S in stock forum because the compression is like 11:1 and wouldnt be able hold a decent amount of dependable boost out of a turbo set up that way but if someone takes the time to do it right i would imagine it would be something to watch out for, where i live stock gts run around a 15 flat though my friend uped his to 13psi and got a 14.2 compaired to his 14.9 in stock forum, all of the rsx type s 's around here seem to run high 14's i have seen one dip to 14.4 with full header back exhaust setup and CAI though

i dunno just supplying info

hmmm, well, i was getting 11-12psi stock on my GS-T(not gts, thats celica). Most ppl seem to get anywhere around 10-12psi on stock settings, not even close to 8-9. Turning it up to 15 wont do anything to the engine, its a little T-25 in there, so if anything the turbo will go out on you. I'm planning on putting in a 14B within the next 6-8 months or so, but first, supporting mods. T-25's can handle anything up to 16psi, but anywhere past 15 is pushing it in my opinion.

I wonder how that compares with other turbo cars. The VR4 is supposed to take 14.5psi stock, not hurting the engine. I think his could take 15 rather easily without hurting anything.

btw, 15psi is awfully high to be running for daily driving. I would turn it down a little for the sake of your motor. :2cents:

It's not that much boost if you live in the city of Bullshit on the corner of Trolling ave. , and Fast and the Furious blvd.

15 psi aint that high for a DSM, if you have the correct mods for it, thats a daily driven car.

oh yea, my cuzin has a 215hp (at the wheel) RSX, and they pull really quick after 3rd gear...i think one time we were alreay going 60 mph around 2nd gear, so the RSX Type-S are very fast on the long run unless that RSX gots turbo, than its gonna fly...

you people....uhh...

Ok they are high 14 second cars stock with good drivers. I/H/E and hondata they have been known to mid-high 13's with good drivers.

yes vtec cars have very good pull in 3rd gear.

you people....uhh...

Ok they are high 14 second cars stock with good drivers. I/H/E and hondata they have been known to mid-high 13's with good drivers.

yes vtec cars have very good pull in 3rd gear.


I know how you feel. I said the exact same thing a month or two ago when someone was talking about a race. Some people just don't understand.

for some reason i feel like people make the rsx-s seem like a very fast car.

for some reason i feel like people make the rsx-s seem like a very fast car.

because it can be.

because it can be.

Pretty easily

Oh, and PWRDbyUNCLEbens :confused: , 15psi on a DSM will not do anything to the motor, the turbo is the only one that might be affected, and on a T-25 15 near the higher range of what it can put out, but not near the limits of what it can do. And as I said before, I dont drive daily on 15, usually 12 or so daily. Also Considering within the next 6-8 months I'm gonna drop in a new one in. Agreed tho, I have seen turboed Type-S's, and they are amazing things to behold (saw one that beat an Evo in person), but have to have a decent amount of money put into them...
On a different note, I just did race my buddies white RSX Type-S today, but I hardly can even call that a win, but I suppose it was me by like 1/2 a car length, given that I had a rough launch. Anyhow, I still love Type-S's cause they are dead sexy, and the drive and quality is just awsome from Acura. Love the vtech.... :grinno:
peace...

sure almost any car can be made fast.

the K20A found in the type S is actually quit a good engine. i mean its definitly a quick car from the factory with pretty good top end. however i still don't believe they can run high 13's n/a of course there are plenty of people who claim that. so i'm standing in the middle of the fence. i'm on neither side.

I/H/E + Hondata tuning = 13s

Do you even have an aftermarket exhaust, and I'm guessing a boost controller? Intake and T-25 set-up is about as vague as it gets. Your post implies your running 15psi with the stock exhaust. I would have expected you to beat the kid by more then one car length with 15psi though.

oh the kid i was racing I had it set on 13, which is daily driving. I really only go to 15 occasionally, or when I am set up to line up with someone that can beat me. Otherwise I keep it near 12... Yea, MBC and stock exhaust, nothing special, but I'm a poor student...so things come slowly.

didnt some magazine do a test on an rsx-s? like they kept it n/a, with cams, i/h/e, and stuff, and got it to do 14 flat i believe, maybe high 13s i forgot.