vanman
06-16-2005, 04:35 PM
My 87 Turbo couldnt kill my '79 Volvo at the moment, so i thought I would share a good kill story I had earlier this week in my parents RSX Type-S. I am sure there are some honda haters around, and I admit I used to be one, but this is one badass car. This car actually feels like it was designed to be something sporty, which is more then I can say for any civic I have ever driven. Nice thick, small diameter steering wheel, pedals perfectly placed for heel and toeing, and probably the best feeling shifter i have ever used. The clutch take up was way too light and had no feel when it was new, but with 40k on it, it feels great now. Oh, and not to mention the best NA four this side of a S2000. The car pulls easily from 2k all the way to 8100, with a nice boost at 5800.
Anyway, I pulled up to a light and a BMW 330ci pulled up next to me, I didnt know it was a 330 at the . I have my buddy next to me and I am trying to play it cool, my parents car and everything, but my buddy is telling me that this guy keeps looking at me, smiling. So, I get ready with and keep the revs up around 2k, nothing to crazy, the light turns green and I didnt do an all out crazy launch, because I wasnt sure the guy was going to race me anyway, and I didnt want to look like an idiot. The guy ROMPS on it, spins his tires a little, and gets a pretty good launch actually, except that his reaction time was a little off. I get a little sqeak from the tires, not a perfect launch, ended up being just enough to keep the revs up, and he starts pulling me until I hit around 6k, where the big cam comes in, and I just leave him. Shift to second (RSX has a tall first gear, 45mph at 8100rpm), and keep walking on him, shift to third and shut it down, I obviously won and we are in freakin 25 zone, and He blast by like he is a badass. Thats when I saw that it was a 330, and I had thought it was a 328 at best. It was defineltly a manual to, as he chirped second. I plan on stealing that car from my parents sometime in the future!
Anyway, I pulled up to a light and a BMW 330ci pulled up next to me, I didnt know it was a 330 at the . I have my buddy next to me and I am trying to play it cool, my parents car and everything, but my buddy is telling me that this guy keeps looking at me, smiling. So, I get ready with and keep the revs up around 2k, nothing to crazy, the light turns green and I didnt do an all out crazy launch, because I wasnt sure the guy was going to race me anyway, and I didnt want to look like an idiot. The guy ROMPS on it, spins his tires a little, and gets a pretty good launch actually, except that his reaction time was a little off. I get a little sqeak from the tires, not a perfect launch, ended up being just enough to keep the revs up, and he starts pulling me until I hit around 6k, where the big cam comes in, and I just leave him. Shift to second (RSX has a tall first gear, 45mph at 8100rpm), and keep walking on him, shift to third and shut it down, I obviously won and we are in freakin 25 zone, and He blast by like he is a badass. Thats when I saw that it was a 330, and I had thought it was a 328 at best. It was defineltly a manual to, as he chirped second. I plan on stealing that car from my parents sometime in the future!