| QUOTE (Liquid Oxygen @ Mar 21 2004, 05:22 PM) |
| Note: Yes I know even if you add all the engine mods to a Civic it is still not as fast as a v8 Mustang... |
Then obviously you haven't looked far enough into it then. I have seen a 650HP Civic (drag car) and I have also seen a Civic beat a top of the line Vette (drivers played a big part of that I admit)..
Still though, those are extreme cases, but just shows you that yes, if you dump enough $$$ it can be done.. not that I would ever even consider it.
I have a 2000 black Civic SI, only "engine" mod was just replaced the intake. I bought the car before F&F came out, and never had any desires before or since to make my car into a "rice" car. I bought it cuz I thought it looked good, had enough HP to get out of its way going up a hill, and that is really all I need. I used to have a 87 Mustang GT convertable, and yes, is was 10x faster in every respect compared to my civic, but the gas mileage (And here today, gas for Premium which is all I can use, is $2.59 per gallon!) Even the Civic, I only get 18mpg hiway, and commute 100 miles each day to work and back.. so about $70/wk just in gas for a Civic. Screw getting any car with more than 4 cyliders at this point... I could never afford the gas.
I do have all the electronics in my car though, In dash Pioneer DVD/LCD, Dreamcast, PSX, Xbox, XM Sat radio, DirecTV & Dishnetwork TV, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1000w mono Punch amp pushing 1 12" Punch speaker.. blah blah.. and a bunch of other lights/el string/etc. My car is for electronics, not racing, and quite frankly I am getting to that age (28) where I think it is incredibly stupid to even think about racing a civic, esecially on public streets like 99% of the kids do. I prolly get 2-3 people a day in so called "riced out" Honda's wanting to race me at stop lights.. so they rev up, take off, and I just wave.. what the hell do I have to prove to some punk kid who's only concern is beating you to the next light.. sheash..