ok....what is a spoon engine?, raced a dude at rockingham last night... Options

[capncrakhed]

right....

rockingham last night...its a drag strip here in NC for $15 u can race anything

i raced some guy that had a "spoon" engine in his civic....now...what is a spoon engine??

and why did i stomp his a$$ after all his yappin....i got a 15.94 @ 94 mph....he got a 16.22 @ like 70 something

he was talking tons of stuff..."i'm gonna kill you man....hondas are the best....why did u bother with a toyota...you're dead" etc etc

[hioctane]

i think a spoon engine is an engine with turbo in it

[boibleu22]

hmm.. SPOON, i believe, is another big aftermarket supporter for honda's, kinda like MUGEN is. i think that if it were really a SPOON engine, it would have spanked u. but i dunno much in that area, someone correct me it im wrong.

-alex

[capncrakhed]

i got a really good hole-shot....and i heard him grind a gear as i was passing his a$$.....if it was a spoon/turbo/whatever or not....i shut his mouth tight after the race...as i drove off to get my pink slip and to rub it in his face he was screaming at some guys around him....he popped his hood and his engine was smoking--that might of been the cold weather...either way it was a great celi moment in my book

[boosted_K2]

yea sort of equivilent of our TRD, however spoon is much more supportive... hrmm... either the guy was the worst driver in the world, or he didnt have a spoon engine... i watched a spoon teg absolutly anhilate a MR2....

[FallenHero]

Spoon engines are regular honda engines with SPOON made upgrades.(pistons oil pan all that good stuff.) They have Mass power, and coss tons!!! If the dude really had one, he had between 7-12k to blow for about 30hp @ ehh, I would say 10,000rpm's. The rpm's is just a guess though. I would say he would know how to shift if he really had a spoon engine. (although spoon does sell engines in the US.)

[Guest_Matthew_*]

i doubt he had a spoon engine. fallenhero is right. they are just upgrades. and expensive and a waste of money. either way good job. I bet he was just talking sh*t. He didn't really have one. Should've been like " What's a spoon engine and what's it consist of?...that's right ya don't know do ya. Then you should've asked him why he only got to 70mph at 16 seconds. That's like a 14 second 0-60 time. That's shi**y. What a piece of crap.


Matt

[No0bOne]

They cost around 10k+ i believe...

[bonzaisushi]

all i know is that those suckers redline at 12k. but way to go glad u whomped him. Toyotas kick ass

[1_Winged_Angel]

QUOTE (capncrakhed @ Jan 30, 2003 - 8:06 PM)

i got a really good hole-shot....and i heard him grind a gear as i was passing his a$$.....if it was a spoon/turbo/whatever or not....i shut his mouth tight after the race...as i drove off to get my pink slip and to rub it in his face he was screaming at some guys around him....he popped his hood and his engine was smoking--that might of been the cold weather...either way it was a great celi moment in my book

racin for pinks. Just like in Grease. That is pretty B/A

[FallenHero]

Do yall agree that an engine that redlines at 12 is just stupid? how could you get any power at the speed?

[Mage]

well, the 4a-ge 20v doesn't get its power until high up in the rpm range... then again, it's not quite that powerful

[0Re0]

LOL

[94celicaguy]

yea, spoon is a japanese based company that is all for honda/acura. really expensive, but if you can afford it, and would actually wanna fix another honda up, like everyone else you see out, you can get the power.

[bonzaisushi]

um 12k is nice cuz u can get 6.5k launches and launch with all ur torqe or what not. the new ferrari F1 cars redline at 22k now that intense

[NiTTo]

Spoon makes complete engines also. They made a engine which kicks 250 hp on the wheels. So as the other guy said or the tranny from the guy was broke or he was just a nerd

[0Re0]

Probably he was just bluffing

[0Re0]

QUOTE (capncrakhed @ Jan 30, 2003 - 7:58 PM)

right.... rockingham last night...its a drag strip here in NC for $15 u can race anything i raced some guy that had a "spoon" engine in his civic....now...what is a spoon engine?? and why did i stomp his a$$ after all his yappin....i got a 15.94 @ 94 mph....he got a 16.22 @ like 70 something he was talking tons of stuff..."i'm gonna kill you man....hondas are the best....why did u bother with a toyota...you're dead" etc etc

[Tenchi]

Oh lord another TF&TF victim.

A Spoon engine is a Honda B series, F series, not sure about H series, that are tuned with Spoon internals. These engines are very expensive! They also require a rebuild after 10k miles or so. But thats the price you pay to have a high performance engine.

Now this kid:

A) thought his engine was a Spoon engine because he had a "Spoon Sports" sticker on his valve cover...
B) is a dumbass ricer...
C) watched TF&TF too many times...
D) is a dumbass ricer...
E) all of the above

[Mynzeyes]

QUOTE (FallenHero @ Jan 30, 2003 - 11:19 PM)

Do yall agree that an engine that redlines at 12 is just stupid? how could you get any power at the speed?

it all depends on the type of engine. the s2000 redlines at right around 11k if i am not mistaken. most honda engines go up to at least 8k rpms. just about every street bike out there goes to 12k or better. it's all about the engine. and no it's not stupid, it's GREAT. if an engine can produce power at such RPMs, it's going to be quick...
-John-

[rlan214]

spoon

[rlan214]

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[Tenchi]

QUOTE (Mynzeyes @ Jan 31, 2003 - 9:03 AM)

QUOTE (FallenHero @ Jan 30, 2003 - 11:19 PM) Do yall agree that an engine that redlines at 12 is just stupid?  how could you get any power at the speed? it all depends on the type of engine. the s2000 redlines at right around 11k if i am not mistaken. most honda engines go up to at least 8k rpms. just about every street bike out there goes to 12k or better. it's all about the engine. and no it's not stupid, it's GREAT. if an engine can produce power at such RPMs, it's going to be quick... -John-

The S2K redlines at 9K.

Having a higher redline is only stupid when you have stock internals that were not made to go that high. You will not get any power out of it. Now if you upgrade your cams, cam gears, valves, ECU, ect.. you will get more power at higher rpms.

I agree with Mynzeyes. It is great to take the Si to 8K once in a while.

[capncrakhed]

AAAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!!

ok....i just got back from Rockingham....the same guy was there with his "spoon" engine

1st thing i asked him: "hey, never heard of a spoon engine...wat is that?"

his response: "its like..its kinda like...like...like a bolt on turbo...i think i have around 200 hp now"

2nd thing i asked him: "200 horse huh? welp...my car is basically stock with 135 hp...why did i womp you the other day?"

his response:"i got a bad start man...and i think the guy that installed my turbo screwed it up"


now...as i was walking away (laughing all the way) i saw the 5...yes 5!!! vinyl SPOON stickers...one of them said "SPOON ZOOM" i couldn't stop laughing...didnt race my celi tonight, saw my friend and his mistsubishi 3000gt vr4 rip up a mustang cobra...

just thought you guys would get a kick out of this "spoon" fool

[FallenHero]

What's worse is the APC group. These people get APC floor mats, or a radiator cap or something, and then feel they should COVER their car or truck with APC stickers.

[hiflytsi]

Wanna talk redline for a j-spec car, the jap. rx-8 reds at 11k, while they cut it back here, and TRD=MUGEN as TOM'S=SPOON.






...I think...


if I am wrong, you all have my permission to make me feel like a complete retard. Thank you.

[FallenHero]

that's close enough. Where is a good web page to find Tom's parts?

[boosted_K2]

im gunna put green and red vynal all over my car and put TOM's and castrol stickers all over it... INTIMIDATION! no one will want to race me.

[snadman]

Actually, Spoon and Honda are on a relationship like Shelby and Ford were. When Shelby designed the Cobra version of the mustang, most people called it the Shelby Mustang, just like when a car has a Spoon engine, it is called a Spoon blah blah car.

Like the Honda S2000, which has a copartner not many people know about called the Spoon S2000. It's hella faster, and i'm not sure what mods are made to the car, or if it even hosts the same engine has the regular S2000, but it's hella fast.

[Tenchi]

QUOTE (capncrakhed @ Jan 31, 2003 - 10:34 PM)

AAAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!! ok....i just got back from Rockingham....the same guy was there with his "spoon" engine 1st thing i asked him: "hey, never heard of a spoon engine...wat is that?" his response: "its like..its kinda like...like...like a bolt on turbo...i think i have around 200 hp now" 2nd thing i asked him: "200 horse huh? welp...my car is basically stock with 135 hp...why did i womp you the other day?" his response:"i got a bad start man...and i think the guy that installed my turbo screwed it up" now...as i was walking away (laughing all the way) i saw the 5...yes 5!!! vinyl SPOON stickers...one of them said "SPOON ZOOM" i couldn't stop laughing...didnt race my celi tonight, saw my friend and his mistsubishi 3000gt vr4 rip up a mustang cobra... just thought you guys would get a kick out of this "spoon" fool

Like a turbo huh?

Yep, definately a TF&TF victim. That's hilarious man. I wish you would have taken pictures of his car and engine.