beat by a sentra se-r

i have a h22a accord 4th gen stock (just made the swap) and i went to race and got beat by this sentra 94 se-r 2 times.....i know im stock but i supossed to have more torque and horses but he beat me!!!!!!no he did not have turbo or nos!!!!because i ask him........so what you think?if i put a intake thats going to give like 5 or 10 hp but i dont think that is going to make a difference because he was beating me at launch....can you guys tell me at what revv should i launch????

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