Dodge SST Vs. 2000 Honda Civic EX

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

Not sure if this is the right section or not, but it's talking about a race, if not mods please remove.

My friends are having a race tomorrow night, on a small strip of highway with no cars at all (we live in a very rural area, please don't lecture me on the ethics of streetracing). Anyways, I'm lost as to what the outcome is going to be. There will be 2 races, 1 from a dig and 1 rolling about 30 mph. The two cars are a 1998 dodge ram sst, with the 5.9 V8, around 250 hp and 325 torque, and a 2000 honda civic EX 2 door coupe 5 speed. Now, this seems like a no brainer. I come from a car family, work on cars, and am in the process of building a jeep up. However, I just drove the civic ex today, and it's quick (fast, no. I'm not a ricer, I know fast, and this is quick at best). I rode in the ram yesterday, and it had torque for days, but I couldn't really get a good read on the speedometer. The civic is light, and revs to high hell; the dodge is heavier, but severly destroys the civc in engine. My question: what do you think the outcome of both races will be?

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[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

Also, the stats on the civic are:

2000 Honda Civic EX Coupe 8.4 16.7

a.k.a., not fast. If anybody has specs on the dodge, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

both standard?

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

No, the ram is an automatic (4 speed I'm assuming), and the civic ex is a standard (5 speed). My guess is that the civic will have it off the line, then the dodge will catch up and take over.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

depends how far they're racing.

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

About a quarter mile, maybe a little more.

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

i think that the porshe Gt would win but not by much. and the civic is a 4 banger.... so i dunno. tough to pick one or the other but start the civic then ram at the end, then Gt would jsut stomp them .

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

About a quarter mile, maybe a little more.

slicks? any mods? fat drivers? are they white? any weight issues? any reason this is on a caraudio forum?

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

slicks? any mods? fat drivers? are they white? any weight issues? any reason this is on a caraudio forum?

no slicks on either, not fat drivers or weight issues, they are white, and this is under the performance section, I didn't know where else to ask it and this is the only forum I frequent, it can be moved if necessary.

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

lol just bustin ur balls.... u never answered and mods? to either motor

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

dont be surprised if the dodge takes it off the line, assumin it connects...

Ive seen plenty of full sizes take cars off the lines, thats what the torque is for //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Now get up into the higher RPMs is where the civic will take the race

 

[spitfirees20 10+ year member]

No mods to either, but even though the sst has huge *** tires, the torque is too much and spins like nothing. It's going to be intiresting...

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Just because my Tahoe is so PIMP and still hauls *** even from a dig, I'm gonna say the Ram

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

pics of the cars NOW

 

[Bigrick31 10+ year member]

Not sure if this is the right section or not, but it's talking about a race, if not mods please remove.
My friends are having a race tomorrow night, on a small strip of highway with no cars at all (we live in a very rural area, please don't lecture me on the ethics of streetracing). Anyways, I'm lost as to what the outcome is going to be. There will be 2 races, 1 from a dig and 1 rolling about 30 mph. The two cars are a 1998 dodge ram sst, with the 5.9 V8, around 250 hp and 325 torque, and a 2000 honda civic EX 2 door coupe 5 speed. Now, this seems like a no brainer. I come from a car family, work on cars, and am in the process of building a jeep up. However, I just drove the civic ex today, and it's quick (fast, no. I'm not a ricer, I know fast, and this is quick at best). I rode in the ram yesterday, and it had torque for days, but I couldn't really get a good read on the speedometer. The civic is light, and revs to high hell; the dodge is heavier, but severly destroys the civc in engine. My question: what do you think the outcome of both races will be?

250hp from a 5.9L? if thats true dodge=teh sucks!