3sgte in an ST vs RSX Type - S Stock Options

[MonsterBOX]

im about to do the long ass installation of the 2g 3sgte into my 1997 ST with a boost controller looking to do about 13psi...everyone is dissin my car now and when I get the engine in a few months I wanna run it up against a new Acura RSX Type - S...i think they do 210 at the crank? anyways ive driven it, so far the RSX seems faster than RWD Silvia SR20DET!.....just woundering if anyone knew how a front wheel drive 3sgte at 13psi would match up to a stock RSX type S before i put down alot of money on a bet...ive never driven a 3sgte so this if anyone who has one has done alot of racing please give me some feedback on how this thing matches up to the world of racing

This post has been edited by MonsterBOX: Apr 12, 2005 - 8:54 PM

[Kwanza26]

I wouldn't be too general about what car can beat what. It would be arrogant to guess based on just that. An RSX type S can break into the 14's with bolt-ons... a 3SGTE celica with increased boost and a good driver will tip-toe 14-13... but I've yet to see a 3SGTE FWD celica run consistant 13's... while on the other hand, our shop has built several 13 second n/a 4 cylinder Hondas (4 different cars, 3 different engines, working on engine #4)... so I'm not gonna just say outright what will happen. I will say, with boost, it's a lot easier to make a lot of power, but it's more difficult to utilize it. You should really go to a drag strip and learn that for yourself lagos... ;] I've never driven a 3SGTE swapped FWD celica (have driven alltracs), but I've driven SRT-4 Neons, all sorts of turbo'ed Hondas (you name it, I've probably driven it), Eclipse GS-T's... and they all act very similar as far as traction from a stop is concerned. From a roll... boost owns all...

To close... it's always a driver's race when cars are this close. As easy as it may be for a turbo FWD car to run low 14's... it's just as easy for them to run high 15's all night long simply because of the driver. RSX's should NOT be under estimated... cause they are wicked fast. The K20A/2/Z1's are by far the best n/a 4 bangers out there... even better than the S2000's F20/22C.

As for the SR20 240... a stock SR20DET, regardless of version... will be lucky to break out of 15's with a stock engine (except for maybe the late S15 ones). They're not that fast in stock trim because the stock turbo is not that big or efficient. They're good for quick spool, but they suffer for making big power.

This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Apr 12, 2005 - 11:36 PM