tC vs civic si

[silentscreams85]

so im driving home from school this afternoon and i spot this black early 90s civic si hatch cruisin about 45. i speed up a little to get a better look. appeared stock. no fart can no flashy rims. just a bunch of stickers on the rear window and bumper. i glance at the interior: 3 gauge pods on the a-pillar, two tachs ??? lol and what appeared to be a "poor man's rollcage". It was some high school aged kid, looked like he just got his lisence and a similar lookin passengar. They both saw me taking a look, so he gave it a few revs and took off. i gave chase and we both met at the next light. traffic was on the light side, especially for 4:00pm. i was undecided if he was a ricer or not, so i decided a test was in order, the conversation is as follows:
me: hey whats the rollcage for?
him: cuz its fast...
me: oh really? you must have swapped in the new rb series engine huh?
him: yeah it's fully built with a turbo, thats what the gauges are for
me: damn that turbo must be running at what 25psi???
him: nah 40 psi
(bear in mind its a very long light)
me: wana run?
him: well youre a waste of gas, but ok

we both catch a red light a couple streets down. i seriously thought he would have got me off the line, those early si weigh like what 2100lbs or so? well i took him off the line and i took it up to 85 and shut it down. i had about 2 cars on him most of the time. when we met a couple lights down i had the biggest smile on my face...poor guy wouldnt even look over lol..

[97SLGT]

Nice kill! Must be fun racing in a tC. Did you get the SC?

[silentscreams85]

i wish >_< but mine is automatic. the s/c is only for 5spd.

[209 SRT]

so thats what the "TC" stands for......turbo charged.....nice kill on the 40psi hatchy.....damn bowl of rice....I dont know whats worse.....kids these days on drugs.....or on rice....

[CassiesMan]

I have no idea how many times I've killed a car with gauges just to find out he wasn't boosted, they are for shit like direction and temperature (air, like, outside). Good kill, way to put rice boy in his place.

[turtlecrxsi]

Damn disgrace to 4th gen civics everywhere. LOL... I can't determine if I eat more rice at Asian restaurants or in my wife's VW... haha.

Nice Kill!

[TatII]

nice kill, are you sure it wasn't his massive wheel spin that put ahead? i mean 40 psi on a FWD on street tires would be smoking hte tires to 5th gear lol.

anyways yeah kids these days are on drugs. who are they trying to fool? little 16 year old girls? my car has no guages visible from the outside.

[Chiquae07]

my car has stock gauges!!!!!!! does that count? im thinking of getting A/F ratio, oil temp, and transmission oil temp. but i think it'll be waste unless i buy like cams or something.

[silentscreams85]

my buddy from i and work were working on a list that includes all the reasons you would have gauges without running boost:
a gauge for the outside temperature
a gauge for how many watts your system has
a gauge for how many passengers are in your car
likewise, a gauge for how much extra weight the car is carrying
a gauge that counts how many other ricers are within a 100ft radius
a gauge that counts how many other gauges you have

please feel free to add any =)

[79Bandit]

i have gauges in my car, but there not visible to anyone but the driver, kind of off subject have you guys seen in the newer cars how if your driving you can see your speed limit that is reflected into the windshield? i think its the coolest shit my girlfriends moms buick? rendezvous has it i wonder if they make it aftermarket ....

[TatII]

yeah its called a "heads up display" or HUD for short. the 89-94 240sx coupes came with that stock and the newer models like mine didn't have it. i'm soo pist off!!!

[209 SRT]

vettes have that feature too...

[TheQuietThings]

go tC's!

actually, the SC is available for the automatic transmission.
I will have it in 9 months from now - along with the supporting mods. I/H/E/. [gotta pay off some college bills first].

[97SLGT]

A red tC tried to race me yesterday...

[silentscreams85]

Originally Posted by 97SLGT

A red tC tried to race me yesterday...

lol you should put the word "tried" in quotes hehe. did ya scare him away ??