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Old May 28, 2004 | 05:06 PM
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C5 Vettes

While leaving work today I was able to witness an silver NSX and a red C5 Vette sitting at a light getting ready to hit the freeway. They were headed my way and I was right behind them so I was stoked for cars like that are rare in Utah. Both had there windows down and were talkin' and laughin' at God knows what. Next thing I know light turns green and both cars took off. Dayum those Vettes are fast! That thing didn't look to have stock exhaust so who knows what else it had, but I floored it to be able to watch from behind. Of course the NSX lost me quick, but the Vette lost us both quicker than hell. Don't know a ton about C5's, but it was cool to witness.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 05:30 PM
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Old May 28, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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ls1 is a beast
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Old May 28, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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ls1 is a beast
ain't they, my dad is ordering his new heads and cams next week, can't wait
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Old May 28, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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The run from 80-140 you can at least keep within 10 car lengths of that vette....
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Old May 28, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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A mod'd vette ownz....
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Old May 30, 2004 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by DarkSithCL
A mod'd vette ownz....
a vette ownz
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Old May 30, 2004 | 05:30 PM
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a z06 ownz at all
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Old May 30, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Originally posted by darrinb
ls1 is a beast


We need two more cylinders. Or at least some DOHC like the NSX.
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Old May 30, 2004 | 07:43 PM
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We need two more cylinders. Or at least some DOHC like the NSX.
i still wonder why acura didn't develop the j series engines to be DOHC.

that alone would improve performance by a great deal and it was proven to be effective on the gs-r.

oh well guess it's too late to see how it would have been until their new coupe comes out whenever that may be.
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Old May 30, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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i dont think dohc would benefit us that much, i dont know the exact details but i heard scalbert talk bout it once....
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Old May 31, 2004 | 12:07 AM
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Originally posted by darrinb
i dont think dohc would benefit us that much, i dont know the exact details but i heard scalbert talk bout it once....

Some Acura mechanic told me once that it just stepped the Type S's too close to the NSX in engine performance. They didn't want NSX ballers complaining that the CL and TL's were keeping up more than they should.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 05:18 AM
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Originally posted by Seattle Cl-S
Some Acura mechanic told me once that it just stepped the Type S's too close to the NSX in engine performance. They didn't want NSX ballers complaining that the CL and TL's were keeping up more than they should.

What a shame, NSX cry babies.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Originally posted by slyraskal
i still wonder why acura didn't develop the j series engines to be DOHC.
Why would they when the SOHC served its purpose very well. Our heads flow extremely well and make class leading power and decent torque; more torque than the NSX. Why add cost and complication.

A DOHC valvetrain is larger, weighs more and wouldn't nessesarily give more power. Plus it would have been harder to package under the hood. With that in mind it would have increased the cars costs without providing any benefits.
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