Honda S2000 vs C5 Corvette
08-02-2009, 09:45 AM
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Honda S2000 vs C5 Corvette
http://www.supraforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=552317
Found this on the other forum I frequent. Right now the poll is at 30.71% for the Honda and 69.29% for the Chevy. Personally I figured it would be even more marginalyzed. Anywho, thought you guys might want to see how some of the import guys look at the our gen Corvettes
-Alex
Found this on the other forum I frequent. Right now the poll is at 30.71% for the Honda and 69.29% for the Chevy. Personally I figured it would be even more marginalyzed. Anywho, thought you guys might want to see how some of the import guys look at the our gen Corvettes
-Alex
08-02-2009, 09:59 AM
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Team Owner
Got a buddy with a turbo'ed S2K with 650+ rwhp and it will rip the skin off your face accelerating in any gear. He's running the stock bottom end with no issues and he pounds on it constantly - thing is built to survive a nuclear blast. It's miniscule inside though.
08-02-2009, 10:04 AM
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Melting Slicks
I looked at those when they first came out. Wanted one with a Veil Side kit on it. But those things are built on go kart frames and it's kinda hard to get 6'3" poeple in them.
08-02-2009, 10:18 AM
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08-02-2009, 10:24 AM
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-Alex
08-02-2009, 10:29 AM
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Alex, that doesn't compute. If that was true we would be seeing a lot of single turbo LS1 Vettes pushing 700 to 800 HP. I've read enough on these boards to know it ain't that easy and we're working with 8 cyliners and twice the displacement...
Nick
08-02-2009, 10:34 AM
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-Alex
08-02-2009, 10:39 AM
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Different types of engines bro. Actually it does very much compute. An S2000 can rev to the moon unlike an LS1. So it has more sustainable revs which in turn lets it continue to make power long after 6,000rpms safely. People generally don't put one turbo on a car that has two exhaust manifolds. Riddle me this, how come you see so many Supras with triple and even quadruple the horsepower going from two to one turbos? It's a pretty elementary way to look at it as "well this engine is bigger so that engine can't do it." Come on now.
-Alex
-Alex
I'm afraid I'm not up on the latest turbo technology. Never was really interested in turbo's so I don't have a lot of knowledge about them. Might have to spend some time and get edgamacated...
Nick
08-02-2009, 10:46 AM
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Wow, did you see one of those guy's signature????!??
1997 geo Metro DD
1998 Civic 2dr EX all the ricer mods aka weekend warior.
Ferrari F40 sold
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1998 Civic 2dr EX all the ricer mods aka weekend warior.
Ferrari F40 sold
Ferrari F50 sold
Ferrari Enzo sold
Saleen S7 sold
Bugatti Veyron sold
Koenigsegg CCX sold
Maserati MC12 sold
Pagani Zonda sold
Mercedes McLaren SLR sold
08-02-2009, 10:51 AM
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08-02-2009, 11:20 AM
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Burning Brakes
Not believing the 650 RWHP. Sorry.
08-02-2009, 11:48 AM
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Burning Brakes
