I have this ongoing vendetta with a this souped up old looking Honda Accord in Ottawa. It's a white one and everytime the guy sees me on the 417, he cuts right in front of me and tries to get a race out of me... Sometimes I bite and yes I'll admit, it does bug me that he can beat me but in my eyes he's a F***ING moron.... He even tries it in heavy traffic... I have no problems throwing down when there's no one on the road but when it's dense I just let him go... At this rate I'll be reading about him in the paper under DEATHS. Either way he is still driving an old Honda Accord and not an Audi

 

what do you want ?

when you are giving your car a little kick in the ***, like spirited driving or racing pos cars, keep the rpm's above 3k

and shift right after 5k (thats where cars hits peak power, and before the turbo becomes inneficent)

as far as launches... do not go above 3-4 k on stock clutch.. you will do nothing more then make is slip and decrease its life
as far as chips... you have a b6, so i would probably go apr 1+

 

our cars are slugs stock, you jsut have to understand that. and basically no mtter what you wont be able to do anything nder 3k rpm. the turbo and VVT hit at about 3k. if your trying to race someone, you shouldnt be below 3k anyway

 

That's why I wish I had the 1.9 TDI engine. Launch at idle and you can smack down a 997 for the first 10 feet!

 

hah, thad be sick. those engines are soo damn durable. they can take a fu<kin beating before dieing

 

well, a 1.8T stock is about as slow as you can get. im not surprised the sh it box pulled away from you. Get used to it, or get a chip and dv, and be a little quicker. Even with a chip, 200ish hp these days is laughable compared to most new stock cars.

 

Seriously, laughable indeed. New accord, 270hp. New Altima, 270hp. New model Eclipse (oh god its ugly), 260hp. Civic Si, 200 hp.

New cars are putting out nice numbers. Granted, they still suck.

Go audi.

 

I would take my quick audi that handles like all hell whilest keeping the people in the car super comfy over a fast crappy honda any day. Race in the twisties, then see how bummed you are(assuming you have quattro).

 

By 'handles as all hell' you mean 'understeers almost as badly as a Scion tC' right?

 

You can honestly make a Civic turn 12s for less than 2 grand if you shop around and piece a turbo system together. I have ridden in one that runs 12.7, and its boost setup is very basic - manual boost controller, exhaust manifold with basic T3 turbo, piping crush-bent at home using an ebay-purchased pipe bender, cheap FMIC, BOV, and intake cone from eBay, and an S-AFC for fuel enrichment. Ghetto as hell, but it ran very quick, and there was something like $1700 in all the parts. Try that with an Audi. That figure might get one of us the exhaust manifold.