Okay, My Mom has a RSX and I drove into work today, what is this thing? GSR,LS, B18, VTEC? Trying to get familiar with the rice codes so I can figure out what the hell you guys are saying sometimes.

Is it the base model or the Type S? If it's an auto then it's a base. The S only comes with a 6 speed. The motors are both 2.0 DOHC i-VTEC aluminum fours. Both use the new K series engine. The base makes 160 hp and revs till about 6800. The S makes 200 hp and revs till 8000 rpm.

-Ben

It is the base with the automatic, but it has a manual shift feature similiar to BMW's steptronic. The power on it is very lame, it has a 6,800 redline but it took me two phone calls and a big gulp to get it there. The power just fades after about 3,500 RPM and then it just moves the needle up higher. Is this thing even a VTEC type motor? Iv'e heard that you can feel those when it kicks in, not on this though.

Yeah, sadly the motor in the base RSX's and new Si hatch are pretty lame. The numbers suggest something better, but the performance isn't there. I think the Si ran like a 16 flat stock, kind of sad when the last Si ran solid 15's with less torque. Yes it's VTEC, but the new i-VTEC seems to blend it in a little better so it doesn't feel quite like a punch that the older B series mills had.

Take an RSX Type-S for a spin, completely different car. I drove a new Si and the Type-S, talk about night and day. The Type-S runs high 14’s stock, so it isn’t too shabby.

-Ben

man i wanna drive a civic with a B series motor so bad! i wann feel that ! hehe oh well, guess ill be stickin with my D series (and i CAN feel my VTEC kick in )

I heared nothing but good things on the newest Si's , were u sayin teh type-s RSX was great and the Si hatch wasnt that good?

Yup. New Si is beans. I guess they could go all right, but the first thing I’d do is swap in an RSX Type-S mill...

-Ben

gotta feel that from vroom to vroooooom :P

your d series don't have vtec fool.

jason

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Uh, yeah it does fool. D16Y8 SOHC VTEC. Bitch!

-Ben

if i didnt have VTEC i would swap for a B series

would have been sweeter if you said "Beeyatch" or "Beeotch"

Yeah, but I still think you should swap for a B series. Hell, get a non-VTEC B18B Integra motor and then turbo it. That would be cheaper than a DOHC VTEC mill and would make some sweet power with a turbo.

-Ben

beeotch, you better have three vtecs.

jason

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Yeah, but I still think you should swap for a B series. Hell, get a non-VTEC B18B Integra motor and then turbo it. That would be cheaper than a DOHC VTEC mill and would make some sweet power with a turbo.

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