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Re: I got beat by a civic today :( Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:31:34 In Reply to: I got beat by a civic today :(, Maketo Moore, Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:40:36 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Seeing as small Hondas and Toyotas are the most popular tuner cars these days, you have no idea what was under the hood of that car. It's not hard to find super and/or turbo-charged, bored-out motors producing 300 hp under the hood of that little H-badged cars. Yes, some folks go for the wide tires, fender flares, and ground effects. But take a look at any of the Honda Tuner magazines and you'll see plenty of folks that go for sublte and overpowered. If you'd been blown off the line by a Corvette, you wouldn't have wondered why. But there are Hondas out there making as much power.
And yes, there is a SI version of the Civic in some years that makes near 200 hp. So between the tuner community and a few examples of factory high-powered rides, yes, it could happen.
If you want more power, make sure you're looking for more power because you like the feel of it. If you're looking not to be beaten at a light, that's a losing battle. Not when there are folks putting $20K into supercharged bored and balanced race engines for street use.
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