First Street Race

[pre98zetec]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

the 2.4L 150 HP Z24 can run high 15's stock. Combine that with really good low end torque and this car will take off really well off the line. The ecotec fan boys just wish they had z24s' thats why they alway say that it beats the z24. My z24 auto eats ecotecs like candy, manual and auto. Ecotec fanboys think that because they have 10 less crank HP that its a good engine, but it doesnt get its max Torque and HP untill a higher RPM band. ANd when your racing what RPM range do you spend most of the time in? low, as soon as you get to high RPMS you shift and the RPMS drop again. So many ecotec fanboys fail to realize this.

High 15's are not fast..

[jdmhotrod]

Originally Posted by sk8ter_in_ny

High 15's are not fast..

[fugiot]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

ANd when your racing what RPM range do you spend most of the time in? low, as soon as you get to high RPMS you shift and the RPMS drop again. So many ecotec fanboys fail to realize this.

Who races in low rpms? The only time you should EVER be in low rpms when you're trying to race(or win), would be the first time you sweep the tach in 1st gear. If your car drops into low rpms after every shift, get a new car.

[cndctrdj]

15 seconds is fast if your car came from the factory doing 18 seconds

[Cypher37]

I wasn't saying acuras werent powerful, but my friend to me he didnt know what kind of acura it was but he knew it had around 150hp. Also I don't know a lot about cars but would a 2.2L or 2.4L really beat 3.4L engine even though my cars probably heavier?

[-Josh-]

Who really cares, your talking about cars on the low end of the food chain. What do you people really expect, anything over 14.5 seconds in the 1/4 mile is not fast. If you think otherwise, go to a track on the weekends and watch those cars.

[cndctrdj]

my friend had a 3.0l acura that only had 150hp but the car did upwards of 150mph, took it forever but it got thier, it also didn't handle worth crap but i figured the whole displacement acura thing could throw a monkey wrench into the equation

[MR2lova]

First of all. I dont really consider that "street racing" if it was just a red light race. Second of all, get a better car.

[Cypher37]

Originally Posted by MR2lova

Second of all, get a better car.

Thanks for the great advice, you know I was going to get that Enzo at the used car lot, but I was short by about 1.99 Million. So unless your offering to give me money, I don't really have a choice. Anyways, I've just started to upgrade the sound system with some pioneer speakers/subs, amp and a new deck and I'm planning on getting a custom turbocharger from HP Performance, and a computer upgrade from Digital Horsepower.

[PWRDbyUNCLEbens]

Originally Posted by fugiot

140hp is a bit different when it's coming from an SR20 and sitting in a 2400lb SE-R...

With a limited slip diff
Most of these people with ecotechs think that the engine is a godsend , and they act like idiots. I do admit that when I drive my mothers alero with a 2.2 ecotec it does provide excitement.

[cndctrdj]

somebody wrote a note to me questioning my 150mph in an 89 acura legend v6 5 speed. ask anyone on the acura board how fast these cars go. they will tell you im right

[89IROC&RS]

so what is wrong with the ecotec? its actually quite an impressive little engine, and it seams like most people on here are forgetting, i have yet to see a stock I4 that can challenge my grossly underpowered 170hp 305cid V8 in my 3600lbs camaro. throw a turbo and an intercooler on that ecotec with a 5 speed, and i think yall'd have a newfound respect for it. that engine is being used in drag racing and now land speed racing in a modern belly tank racer. ecotec is basicly the domestic version of the V-Tec engine. both are in all honesty quite weak stock. it takes aftermarket tuning to make them wake up.

[carrrnuttt]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

i have yet to see a stock I4 that can challenge my grossly underpowered 170hp 305cid V8 in my 3600lbs camaro.

LMFAO

I'll race you in my stock I-4, FWD, 12-yr-old, POS car, bro...maybe, JUUST maybe, I might eke-out a win.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a former Beretta GTZ owner. The Ecotec will never match the innovation that the QUAD-4 H.O. (180-190HP stock) was.

[turbo2nr]

good kill
i raced and won a 02 grand am some months ago form stop light to stop light they are pretty quick
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[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

i have yet to see a stock I4 that can challenge my grossly underpowered 170hp 305cid V8 in my 3600lbs camaro.

I can think of several I4 cars that can straight up embarass your Fbody.

Chrysler Lebaron GTC
Dodge SRT-4
Dodge Omni GLH/GLH-S
Shelby Daytona
Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T/GSX
Mitsubishi EVO VII/VIII
Mitsubishi Starion
Nissan S13/S14 KA24DE
Nissan Sentra SE-R
Nissan Altima
Chevy Beretta GTZ
Honda Civic Si
Acura Integra GSR
Acura Integra Type-R
Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon
Ford Focus SVT
Ford Focus ZX3
BMW Mini Cooper-S

WRX - Not I4, but still a 4 Banger
RX-7 - Not I4, doesn't even have pistons.

The list goes on...

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

that engine is being used in drag racing and now land speed racing in a modern belly tank racer.

Yes, but those motors are far from stock... so let's not even open that can of worms. You don't see me going around saying that the motor in my Nova is the same thing as the motor in a NEXTEL Cup car do you? Sure, they're based off the same design, but far from being the same.

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

ecotec is basicly the domestic version of the V-Tec engine. both are in all honesty quite weak stock. it takes aftermarket tuning to make them wake up.

Every manufacture has it's version of Vtec. Honda's version just has more name recognition from a few movies, and it they make it seem like it's the end all technology.

Hell, your Camaro has a form of Variable valve timing. You've got hydraulic lifters... they don't give you full lift of the cam till you're at X,XXXrpm till the oil pressure inside builds. Variable valve timing, is nothing new. Honda just capitalized on a catchy name.