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Old 06-27-2011, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rockstar21
and I'll still kick a sonatas dick in the dirt with my 8 year old accord
As in beat the 2.0T Turbo in acceleration?

How fast is your Accord?

I ran my '03 TL Type-S with a whole bunch of mods against a brand new Sonata Turbo (like 10 miles on the odometer new). We were door to door all the way up to 100+ when we shut down. My TL ran 14.4 in the quarter trapping at 99 mph with a 2.1 60' time on a warm Alabama evening.
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Originally Posted by mg_tl
ohh and .. only the IS350 awd and the IS F are fast.. the is250 300 and even the 350 fwd is too slow in my opinion... these cars are priced at what and go how slow???? lmao.. end of story
Um... since no one said anything about this yet. Please allow me:

what? end of what story?

1: IS250, IS300, IS350 were/are NEVER FWD.
2: What makes IS350 AWD so much faster then IS350 RWD? or FWD in your term.
3: IS350 whatever Wheel Driver is slow? if you consider G37/335 slow then yes it is slow because they are all in the same performance category.
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
As in beat the 2.0T Turbo in acceleration?

How fast is your Accord?

I ran my '03 TL Type-S with a whole bunch of mods against a brand new Sonata Turbo (like 10 miles on the odometer new). We were door to door all the way up to 100+ when we shut down. My TL ran 14.4 in the quarter trapping at 99 mph with a 2.1 60' time on a warm Alabama evening.
you know the Sonata is gonna win after 100
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Old 06-27-2011, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
you know the Sonata is gonna win after 100
LOL, truth be told, the 4th gear in the 2G TL is definitely not geared for acceleration. Hence the reason I shut it down... otherwise my buddy would have run away from me.
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
As in beat the 2.0T Turbo in acceleration?

How fast is your Accord?

I ran my '03 TL Type-S with a whole bunch of mods against a brand new Sonata Turbo (like 10 miles on the odometer new). We were door to door all the way up to 100+ when we shut down. My TL ran 14.4 in the quarter trapping at 99 mph with a 2.1 60' time on a warm Alabama evening.
If he has an 2003 Accord V6 6MT, in stock form, it's possible to beat the 2.0T Turbo.

Accord V6 6MT 2003:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.9 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 15.2 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 31.1 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.3 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.5 sec @ 98 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 135 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 181 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.82 g
C/D-observed: 23 mpg
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._v-6-road_test

Sonata 2.0T:
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 15.1 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.7 sec
Standing Ľ-mile: 14.7 sec @ 99 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 153 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 180 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.79 g
C/D observed: 24 mpg
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...take_road_test

It will be really close though in stock form. And if his Accord is modded....then it will take the Sonata with ease.
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
As in beat the 2.0T Turbo in acceleration?

How fast is your Accord?

I ran my '03 TL Type-S with a whole bunch of mods against a brand new Sonata Turbo (like 10 miles on the odometer new). We were door to door all the way up to 100+ when we shut down. My TL ran 14.4 in the quarter trapping at 99 mph with a 2.1 60' time on a warm Alabama evening.
That's about right, the Sonata can also trap at 99mph.
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Originally Posted by csmeance
That's apples to oranges, that's a Tubocharged 4 cylinder vs. a Naturally aspirated v6.
No it's not apples to oranges. My point is 100% valid. 4-cyl. turbo can certainly be compared to V6, want it or not. And they will.

Hyundai could have used their V6 276HP found in the Santa Fe.... it already gets a great 20mpg city in AWD. The same engine in the lighter Sonata platform + the addition of direct injection would allow it to be at least the equal or better compared to the 2.0T.
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DI = carbon build up = loss of power.
ms3's anyone?
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^if/when Honda harnesses the true potential of the technology, it'll likely spread to the rest of their lineup. You know, like the 6-speed automatic.

and WOW, the person who bumped this has it so wrong on so many different levels.

Originally Posted by mg_tl
okay i may not know everything about fuel economy, but what im certain of is:
a small v6 compared to a big I4 is a joke..
everyone knows that a small block v6 2.7L will out preform and have better fuel economy then big block I4 2.5L...
This is proven every day yet... ppl never smarten up.

doesnt matter what tranny, 4 spd 5 or 6...
if you look at an old rx6 mazda and a new vw city golf.. whos got the better numbers ?? haha
but anyways,

now on the matter of FI to DI .. its simple.. although DI technology and actual use in vehicles has been around for years. Its just not perfect yet. where as FI has no draw backs. Yes DI is said to save on fuel and increase power..but currently these engines are known to require a large increase in maintenance expense...
Originally Posted by mg_tl
ohh and .. only the IS350 awd and the IS F are fast.. the is250 300 and even the 350 fwd is too slow in my opinion... these cars are priced at what and go how slow???? lmao.. end of story
^ there are just so many things wrong going on in those two posts that I'm at a loss for words.
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Originally Posted by Costco
^if/when Honda harnesses the true potential of the technology, it'll likely spread to the rest of their lineup. You know, like the 6-speed automatic.

and WOW, the person who bumped this has it so wrong on so many different levels.





^ there are just so many things wrong going on in those two posts that I'm at a loss for words.
Transmission and gear ratio play just as big role as the engine itself..
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Originally Posted by justnspace
DI = carbon build up = loss of power.
ms3's anyone?
Are you talking about Mazdaspeed3?

Visit Mazdaspeedforums.org and check out some threads there regarding multiple methods of cleaning/preventing carbon build up. It's pretty easy and cheap to do this thing.

Eat before you talk son.
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^i read your recent post about the catch can.
thats how i knew about the MS3's.

DI = carbon build up = performance loss
Just sayin.

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Old 06-28-2011, 11:54 AM
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Sorry, I'm just so hungry right now that I'm being extremely sensitive on everything.

Yes, our DISI engines get some crazy carbon build up, that's for sure!

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and honda is superior.
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VTEC = Win.
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VTEC = old
i-VTECH - win win win


i meant i-VTEC...
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Originally Posted by Rockstar21
and I'll still kick a sonatas dick in the dirt with my 8 year old accord

I would like to get a run in with the sonata turbo some time! It would be a great match-up with my mods I think!
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Honda has sometimes been slow adapting technology that other makers have had and fuel delivery is something I remember from the past. It took Honda until 1986 to make a fuel injected car when VW had this technology 10 years earlier. I would hope Honda will have DI sooner than 2020, but you never know.
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Originally Posted by LaCostaRacer
Honda has sometimes been slow adapting technology that other makers have had and fuel delivery is something I remember from the past. It took Honda until 1986 to make a fuel injected car when VW had this technology 10 years earlier. I would hope Honda will have DI sooner than 2020, but you never know.


I don't think people really mod or race Sonatas.... at least not that I've heard of, yet. But it's already got good power for a 4-cyl, even with F/I considered. Just comparing small bolt-ons and no tune, I can see a V6 6MT Accord hanging with a Sonata Turbo. Still, almost any F/I car can make decent power very cheap once you get a freer flowing exhaust, up the boost and get a tune.
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Originally Posted by LaCostaRacer
Honda has sometimes been slow adapting technology that other makers have had and fuel delivery is something I remember from the past. It took Honda until 1986 to make a fuel injected car when VW had this technology 10 years earlier. I would hope Honda will have DI sooner than 2020, but you never know.
I think Honda wanted to develop their own electronic FI system using atmos. pressure and RPM mapping approach vs. airflow sensor. My dad's 1971 VW Squareback had Bosch D-type electronic fuel injection and that was a awful system in term of reliability. D-type was so bad that VW went back to carbs on their water cooled motors for the Rabbit/Dasher.

When VW did go back to FI they used the Bosch mechanical K-type fuel injection in 1977. The Honda FI was slowly adopted, it took ~3 years until 1988 that all Honda in North American vehicles had fuel injection. By that time VW had gone back to electronic fuel injection with the Bosch Montronic system.

Honda's old fuel injectors looks very similar to the Bosch injectors, I know GM purchased and licensed the Bosch injectors but I don't know about Honda. I believe Kihei make Honda's injectors who also used to make their carbs.
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Also forgot to mention the 2nd generation fuel injection system that MB/Porsche/Audi/VW used was also problematic. Not as bad as D-type but K-type had issues with quality of gasoline causing deposits on the mechanical metering valves.

So in some ways it took the VW three attempts to get their fuel injection systems to a fairly reliable system. So perhaps Honda is using the same approach with DI and working a better solution?
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Just like they took their sweet time developing a fairly reliable 5-speed automatic? I kid.

If their 6ATs have issues too, it'll be sad and funny at the same time. Yeah, I have a dark sense of humor.
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From what I heard, Ford and Lexus solved the problems with DI carbon build-up in their engines. I don't know how Ford did it, but I heard Lexus cleans the valves by having a separate injector spray a small amount of fuel into the intake manifold.
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I don't think they have solved the issue. They have mitigated the problems.

Here's an example of the Ford Eco-Boost:

http://www.bgfueltest.com/?paged=2
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Several people are confusing DI with GDI. They are not the same. The first is low pressure injection into the intake manifold. The second is high pressure into the cylinder.

GDI has a reputation for producing more carbon and mixing gasoline with the oil.
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