RX-7s can be tuned VERY easily to go VERY fast. I'd not mess with that unless you've got a well tuned ride. It might have been the RX-7 owner's idea for the race in the first place; and he used the Accord owner as bait.

Yes, Rice-look and rice-speed are two different things. Sometimes, they co-exist on the same car! In such circumstances as yours, you've gotta know what he has under the hood ahead of time. It's only fair. Otherwise, it's just a pissing contest: "I can beat you!" "No, I can beat YOU!" "Well whatcya got under there?" "I'm not telling." "Well neither am I."

I got into it with a well tuned Prelude over the weekend. My car was running right, super boosting out to 22 psi (for the time being, anyway). This was at speed, on an open road in the middle of nowhere. From 55 - 125, I beat him pretty easily, but he had some serious speed on that thing. He ran it at the drag races we were both driving to, and his best time of the day was a 14.7 (I had posted he ran a 14.9 earlier, which was his best time that I saw him do. he did the 14.9 after I left, and my brother told me he ran that last time)

Be careful

Mike

• get this!, Quinn S. Kurz, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 02:28:01
  • I'm around hondas and acuras all day, this is what you do..., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 07:59:19
    • Also, what year Accord., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:46:56
      • Nevermind, I'm tired AND blind, JEEEZZZZ, I'm gonna stop posting., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:50:33
  • "sandbag" it, pretend your car is slow., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 07:52:43
  • Original Honda's H22A has 200PS at low 15s 1/4 time., Bruce, Fri, 27 Jul 2001 00:04:48
    • Quinn was talking about accords, not preludes, accords have H23's, JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 07:51:56
      • I was talking about the brand new Accord models, 2.3 liter and..., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:04:41
        • crap, I meant F23, not H23 for new accord models., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:18:20
          • New Accord Engines, F23 and J30 for 2.3 liter and 3.0 liter...., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:49:41
          • Now I'm just babbling, sorry I'm tired, just got back from races., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:21:45
        • Actually, FORGET everything I said, I misread everything., JH, Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:09:15
  • Do it a different way..., Jeff Cunningham, Thu, 26 Jul 2001 07:50:58
  • Let me give you guys so more details, Quinn S Kurz, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:48:22
    • look under the hood. If you can. n/m, Ckpaden, Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:46:00
    • So if he wins, you give him the title to your Saab, and if -->, Hans, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:33:51
    • Are you sure you want to own such a pile?! : ), WASSAAB, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:57:07
  • You'll prolly need to be certified first to gain access to the, Talladega900, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:52:03
    • The RX_7 will spank you both..., Jay S, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:29:25
    • Damn straight about the RX-7 (long), WASSAAB, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:27:26 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Okay first..., Chad, Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:46:30

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