RSX-S or SE-R Spec V

Chamiltor · #1 05-13-2004, 01:39 AM

Sorry guys. I am a newbie with a lot of questions. I want to get a new car as a daily beater, but I want it to have some cojones. Is the RSX Type S worth the extra bling over a spec V?

nacho_nissan · #2 05-13-2004, 10:39 PM

in my opinion..no! for performance, the Spec-V is better and cheaper! you can also fit more peoploe in the car easier! the engine is reliable! but... the RSX does look better, that the only thing. other than that, the SE-R owns!

chris0276 · #3 05-13-2004, 11:00 PM

I agree with Nacho. The SE-R Spec V is more fuel efficient as well, due to the low end torque, and there's no need to rev up the engine as much. Sure the RSX-S has more horsepower but SE-R has plenty of torque to make up for it. 1/4 mile times and 0-60 times are very similar between the two cars. That's my opinion and it comes from experience as the proud owner of a Spec V.

sr20de4evr · #4 05-14-2004, 01:22 AM

The RSX is faster, more "refined", has MUCH more potential, and comes with a more reliable engine (compared to the earlier qr25's, the more recent ones haven't been out long enough to see).

The tradeoff is it's more expensive, you have to decide if these advantages make up for the price difference for yourself.

chris0276 · #5 05-14-2004, 08:36 AM

You could buy the Spec V and save yourself $5,000 and use that money to add mods to make it even faster than the RSX-S. You'll probably still have some money left over after that.

sr20de4evr · #6 05-14-2004, 01:59 PM

But an RSX with a hondata and cai will beat a spec with every bolt on available, in fact the only way to beat one with a spec would be to go FI or N2O, not even a fully bolted/cammed spec on slicks could keep up with one.

IRF305 · #7 05-14-2004, 05:04 PM

How fast is a RSX with the Hondata and CAI in the 1/4...Unforts my car(as im sure you know...

) doesnt gain much through bolt ons cause the motors pretty much maxed and its really made for a turbo set up but im under the impression the 2.5 responds better bolt ons...Ive got a video of a stock Spec V racing a RSX-S with an intake (so the video says) and the Sentra beats him one race and is neck to neck the next

sr20de4evr · #8 05-14-2004, 05:35 PM

An RSX-S with a hondata and CAI is in the very low 14's, like 14.1 to 14.2. Add a header or exhaust and it's in the 13's. The spec is lucky to get into the 14's at all with i/h/e, yes it's possible but very few people can actually do it, and do you know how hard it is to get a spec into the 13's? The 2.5 doesn't respond NEARLY as well as the RSX-S to bolt-ons.

nacho_nissan · #9 05-14-2004, 07:27 PM

i heard you need flywheel and shit to make the SE-R fast. of course i/h/e wont bring you down a number! ill still take the SE-R over the RSX. well maybe, if it has brembo brakes and shit

sr20de4evr · #10 05-14-2004, 07:35 PM

I'm not talking about i/h/e bringing you down a full second, I'm talking about i/h/e not even bringing you down less than a half a second. Most people hit about a 15.4 in a stock spec, do you know how many have hit 14's with just i/h/e? Very very few

fugiot · #11 05-15-2004, 06:12 AM

Every SE-R will benefit almost a full second from a simple clutch/flywheel combo. Get a hard-ass ACT clutch and a flywheel that weighs less than 9lbs and it'll run mid-14's no problem. It won't be too hard from there to hit low 14's.

nacho_nissan · #12 05-15-2004, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fugiot

Every SE-R will benefit almost a full second from a simple clutch/flywheel combo. Get a hard-ass ACT clutch and a flywheel that weighs less than 9lbs and it'll run mid-14's no problem. It won't be too hard from there to hit low 14's.

thats what i ment

ive heard that the spec looses alot of power on the journey to the wheels, and all this cause of the heavy flywheel. might want to try that out...

fry_ed · #13 05-17-2004, 08:55 PM

someone please link me to some proof of this mid-14s with flywheel crap....
i would get a spec over a type-s personally. It handles better and torque makes for more fun imo. stock, the spec gets a type-s off the line everytime then gets passed up at third gear.
rsx has more mod-potential, at least until an ECU comes out for the SER.
RSX: nice interior, good top end, good gearbox, hondata
Spec-v: torque, LSD

1quickSER · #14 05-20-2004, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nacho_nissan

i heard you need flywheel and shit to make the SE-R fast. of course i/h/e wont bring you down a number! ill still take the SE-R over the RSX. well maybe, if it has brembo brakes and shit

actually, a lot of specs are into the 14's w/ I/H/E. It depends on the altitude obviously. It's a very close call between the 2 nonetheless.

Marooka · #15 06-02-2004, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fry_ed

i would get a spec over a type-s personally. It handles better and torque makes for more fun imo. stock, the spec gets a type-s off the line everytime then gets passed up at third gear.
rsx has more mod-potential, at least until an ECU comes out for the SER.
RSX: nice interior, good top end, good gearbox, hondata
Spec-v: torque, LSD

AGREEEDDDD.. I was gonna say that about the ECU.. can't wait till they crack it!!

Oh, add one more to that list for the RSX: NO CENTER CONSOLE! SHEESH
you're paying $23,000 for a BASE model and don't even get a freakin center console... wow.. If you ask me, that's a BEAUTIFUL bang for the buck... HA!! Just my

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