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Witch year is the best L98 C4 ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 179991" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>My advice would be to stop worrying about a civic SI, or any other car for that matter, "embarrassing" you. All it takes (in any car) is a driver who's a little bit better than you to be "faster" or "quicker" in a car that's actually<em><strong> slower</strong></em> than yours. There's a lot of import guys running around out there with stock appearances but absolutely ridiculous horsepower. I personally know of a couple Honda's running 400-500 hp around here and they're absolute monsters. No indication they can run 11-12's until you try to drop the hammer on one. It's the combination of light weight and "no foolin" HP that makes those little rice burners so dangerous.....</p><p></p><p>Get the best car you can for your money (ie: condition) and one that you personally like. One that makes you turn around to look at it as you walk away. There's always someone out there faster (and these days, it can be <em><strong>ANY</strong></em> car) so you just have to not worry about it. Get the car that makes you smile the most,regardless of if it's an L98 or LT1. An LT1 has more potential and it has more power out of the gate compared to an L98, but it can still get stomped by a "breathed on" import. Like I said: there's always someone faster.....</p><p></p><p>An L98 is an honest high 5 second 0-60 mph car, runs the 1/4 mile in the mid 13's and plays with supercars in the 150 mph range. That's not exactly slow, but in comparison to most modern vehicles, it's not fast either. You're buying a 30 year old sports car, you have to enjoy it for what it is and not how fast it is compared to anything else....mostly because it could be stomped to death by nearly any modern engine, whether it's an 8, 6 or 4 cylinder. Hell, a C4 would have a hard time with an Ecoboost 4 cyl mustang these days. If you really want to get into an "unzip and measure" contest, you have to make them fight on your terms and not theirs. That means you have to make the contest short and about acceleration in an L98. An L98 will fire stop light to stop light with just about the best of them. With a little work, they can even embarrass the mighty LS. More than a block or so though and you're going down in a ball of flames. The L98 is good from a dig and as long as it's a short run, it's an impressive sprinter. Give a modern engine enough room to swing though and it's all over any longer than about an 1/8th mile run.</p><p></p><p>Now, get a good condition C4 into a "fight" that involves cornering and that Civic Si will be not much more than a dot in the rear view mirror.</p><p></p><p>As in the Art of war: fight on their terms and it's over before you begin......if you are going to fight make them fight your fight, not theirs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 179991, member: 5304"] My advice would be to stop worrying about a civic SI, or any other car for that matter, "embarrassing" you. All it takes (in any car) is a driver who's a little bit better than you to be "faster" or "quicker" in a car that's actually[I][B] slower[/B][/I] than yours. There's a lot of import guys running around out there with stock appearances but absolutely ridiculous horsepower. I personally know of a couple Honda's running 400-500 hp around here and they're absolute monsters. No indication they can run 11-12's until you try to drop the hammer on one. It's the combination of light weight and "no foolin" HP that makes those little rice burners so dangerous..... Get the best car you can for your money (ie: condition) and one that you personally like. One that makes you turn around to look at it as you walk away. There's always someone out there faster (and these days, it can be [I][B]ANY[/B][/I] car) so you just have to not worry about it. Get the car that makes you smile the most,regardless of if it's an L98 or LT1. An LT1 has more potential and it has more power out of the gate compared to an L98, but it can still get stomped by a "breathed on" import. Like I said: there's always someone faster..... An L98 is an honest high 5 second 0-60 mph car, runs the 1/4 mile in the mid 13's and plays with supercars in the 150 mph range. That's not exactly slow, but in comparison to most modern vehicles, it's not fast either. You're buying a 30 year old sports car, you have to enjoy it for what it is and not how fast it is compared to anything else....mostly because it could be stomped to death by nearly any modern engine, whether it's an 8, 6 or 4 cylinder. Hell, a C4 would have a hard time with an Ecoboost 4 cyl mustang these days. If you really want to get into an "unzip and measure" contest, you have to make them fight on your terms and not theirs. That means you have to make the contest short and about acceleration in an L98. An L98 will fire stop light to stop light with just about the best of them. With a little work, they can even embarrass the mighty LS. More than a block or so though and you're going down in a ball of flames. The L98 is good from a dig and as long as it's a short run, it's an impressive sprinter. Give a modern engine enough room to swing though and it's all over any longer than about an 1/8th mile run. Now, get a good condition C4 into a "fight" that involves cornering and that Civic Si will be not much more than a dot in the rear view mirror. As in the Art of war: fight on their terms and it's over before you begin......if you are going to fight make them fight your fight, not theirs. [/QUOTE]
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