race Q

[spy54]

what are the chances of an '89 crx si beating a 2k civic ex? both stick but i will only have gotten the rex earlier that day. my worry is i am going to a party that night and know i will shit about racing so should i try my luck or back off

[mellowboy]

I guess a very good chance? Cause i raced some dude that has i/h/e and i lost to him by a bumper. I was surprised though by how much i lost to him. I thought he was gonna kill me but.....no?

[spy54]

hey never hurts this guy is bone stock and has rims, wow how cool, lol

[SiRedge]

I'd say to go for it! You're a lot lighter as well... let us know what happens!!

[sastanley]

Hmmm...you'll prolly do OK..if he has big fat rims they will slow him down...
I would not race him right away...anyone should understand that you don't want to race the car the day after you get it. you could drop large pieces of motor or something in the street...I would back off for a few weeks until you get used to the car and know its behavior and you are confident the car will still get you home after the race.

Incidentally...the FIRST thing I would do is change the oil and check out the spark plugs in your car (and do a compression check if you have the tools to do that.) Spark plugs can tell a lot about how the car has been treated (maintained, abused) and also how do you know when the last time the oil was changed? and then you are gonna rev it to the redline in a race the day after you buy it with xxxx miles on the oil?? I wouldn't dare!!! I love my car too much!! My $0.02

[91zc]

Originally posted by sastanley
Hmmm...you'll prolly do OK..if he has big fat rims they will slow him down...
I would not race him right away...anyone should understand that you don't want to race the car the day after you get it. you could drop large pieces of motor or something in the street...I would back off for a few weeks until you get used to the car and know its behavior and you are confident the car will still get you home after the race.

Incidentally...the FIRST thing I would do is change the oil and check out the spark plugs in your car (and do a compression check if you have the tools to do that.) Spark plugs can tell a lot about how the car has been treated (maintained, abused) and also how do you know when the last time the oil was changed? and then you are gonna rev it to the redline in a race the day after you buy it with xxxx miles on the oil?? I wouldn't dare!!! I love my car too much!! My $0.02

Amen to that brother.

Definitely don't want to beat on the car when you first get it.

[spy54]

yea i know and agree i am gonna change the oil and spark plugs after i get it, what should i look for in the spark plugs to see if tit has been beaten on?