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Originally Posted by koreth
funny, THIS post actually made me laugh out loud... Have you ever driven in a non-si? I gas it enough to make it shift at 3500 or so (got an automatic), and i'd say 90% of the time i am at least 5-6 car lengths ahead of everyone behind me and beside me (when i'm the first person at the light obviously). I think you, and a lot of other SI owners i'm starting to read, underestimate the R18.
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I have an EX and I'm not underestimating the R18... I just think it's boring. It's peppy and good on gas, and better than any other Civic engine made (B16A2 excluded) but that's more or less the extent of what I can say for it. For you, since you drive a slushbox it's different. Just press the pedal and away you go. Driving stick puts a different feel on the car and you find out how torqueless (typical Honda) the engine really is.
The K20's can't even be classified in the same group as a R18 so I really don't think SI owners are underestimating us... they already know the difference
. That being said, I also came from a Skyline and I ride bikes, so I the difference between fast and slow... and the R18 is not fast
