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Originally Posted by 94PreludeJDM

Yeah they can definitely get up there, like everyone else said though, it's not gonna fly up to those speeds. As far as hating 4 bangers, to each his own, but I continue to ask why? Do you hate 4 bangers, or is it the stupid ricer stereotype that we Honda drivers get slapped on us? And I wouldn't hate a particular type of engine either, I'd hate the car it was in. And not all 4 bangers are slow...there is a replacement for displacement...it's called forced induction.

Couldn't have put it better myself. A 4 cylinder back in the 60s would be a joke. Back then, the only practical way to get power was to get a bigger engine. These days, this is just not the case. I drove a Neon SRT-4 the other day that had Mopar Stage-2 mods done to it from the factory. They're pretty fast to begin with, but this thing was just stupid fast. My girlfriend quickly began to regret riding with me as she rapidly began to feel motion sick...and she doesn't even get motion sickness. I used to own a 5th gen prelude. It wasn't an SH and it was an auto trans. It was pretty damn fast till you hit 4th gear at about 90-something. After that, it struggled. I don't think the auto would have gotten to 140 very quickly, but it might have been able to do it. I don't doubt for a second that a manual could do it. Dissing all 4-cylinder cars is just stupid these days...I'd put that SRT-4 I drove the other day up against just about anything you'd like...