Wow I can't believe how far this thread really went considering you didn't even race the guy. My opinion is the honda would win. Disagree? Take him on then. I'm speaking from experience - the experience of coming down highway 12 nearing 110mph trying to prevent a turbo civic with a wing from passing and suddenly hearing / realizing he's shifting into fifth gear waving goodbye and watching him avoid death by headon collision with a mac truck with complete confidence as I shrank back in the cabin of my MC utterly disgraced. I love our cars but it's 2014 guys deal with it. I fail to understand why anyone would 'hate' a ricer for drag racing a Honda when clearly it's talents would be better suited to cornering at the track or drifting. We've got a Honda CR-V outside about to turn 300,000 miles and when it does I'll post a screenshot to prove it. Why anyone would even want to race such a reliable brand and cause premature death to a car that can live to more than a quarter million miles with virtually no maintenance is beyond me. I would never envy someone stupid enough to be drag racing Hondas because if we both crashed at the same time I suspect I could get out of the Cutlass virtually unharmed and stand there watching the Honda driver leave on a stretcher... Sure the honda does good in crash tests but that's only because they don't launch the Honda into the wall full throttle like would be happening in a drag race. Even with a roll cage I doubt the flimsy panels of a civic can live up to the expectations of a bad crash compared to a g-body. I would go so far as to even bet a honda with a mild roll cage would still fare worse in a crash than a stock g-body with no cage... whats to envy? For all the lack of weight/momentum is the sacrifice of safety. A sacrifice I would never make!
This kid is a moron...
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I hope you've decided to leave your racing to the track from now on.
As has been pointed out ad infinitum you can't judge a book by its cover, and I like to see a sleeper blowing away challengers at a drag strip, but keep it on the track please. Remember you are sharing the roads with old farts like me who might not have fast reactions and are expecting other traffic to be driven in a sensible manner, and moms concerned about their kids party who just want to use the road to get about safely.
Not sure I agree about how a modern ricer may fare compared to a Gbody in a crash. I don't think there would be much left of a Gbody if it was driven full throttle into a wall either, I don't think many passenger cars would come out well in such an event.
Roger.
As has been pointed out ad infinitum you can't judge a book by its cover, and I like to see a sleeper blowing away challengers at a drag strip, but keep it on the track please. Remember you are sharing the roads with old farts like me who might not have fast reactions and are expecting other traffic to be driven in a sensible manner, and moms concerned about their kids party who just want to use the road to get about safely.
Not sure I agree about how a modern ricer may fare compared to a Gbody in a crash. I don't think there would be much left of a Gbody if it was driven full throttle into a wall either, I don't think many passenger cars would come out well in such an event.
Roger.
Yah, i used to have the same opinion as most..... and when my four eyed stang with gears, long tubes, and a small hit of spray got schooled by a rusty, beat up fart can equipped mid 90's civic hatch I quickly figured out that looks can be deceiving... a simple B18 swapped hatch that's been completely gutted can and will run a high 13 in full street trim....try that in an under geared, overweight under carbed Gbody and you will quickly learn that your never as quick as your sbc sound implies....he has 200hp at 2700#, your right around 325hp at 3400#.... betcha its closer then u think.
wow...I just read this thread from start to finish....and I have to agree that it really is pretty bad....and, Im also proud to say...that I wasn't responsible... 
Also, to the person who said that old stock SBO motors dont make the same power as Gbody sbo motors .... Id love to prove you wrong...
just so ya know....I also have an RSX type S and I love it. Its my DD rocket, handles like a cat on a carpet, gets 30+mpg.... and, until you drive one...hard to imagine the thrill you can get from them. I love the cutlass and its noise and its looks....but the Acura is so much more refined and sporty. Its like having a 220hp go cart with heat/ac and a stereo. I dont race it...but Im sure it would blow the doors off the old cutlass from a rolling start.
Also, to the person who said that old stock SBO motors dont make the same power as Gbody sbo motors .... Id love to prove you wrong...
just so ya know....I also have an RSX type S and I love it. Its my DD rocket, handles like a cat on a carpet, gets 30+mpg.... and, until you drive one...hard to imagine the thrill you can get from them. I love the cutlass and its noise and its looks....but the Acura is so much more refined and sporty. Its like having a 220hp go cart with heat/ac and a stereo. I dont race it...but Im sure it would blow the doors off the old cutlass from a rolling start.
I guess since honda owners "know" their car is faster than a G body the only reason they want to race a G body is due to them feeling inferior. I wonder why they are jealous of a slower 30 year old car. I don't even give them a glance. If my car is slower so be it but I got to enjoy a longer time in my car.
i haven't read this whole thread but i do know that a brand new Porsche carrera GT couldn't keep up with my 79 bu wagon. top end too and im running a 355/700r4 combo..3.42 rear..It was funny seeing the guys face as a station wagon toasted him.. He was nice enough to congratulate me at the next stoplight ..his face in sheer disbelief.
Check out the link for Honda quarter mile time. I'm not impressed. Best time is 13.9 for the Accord coupe. While respectable, its not hard to beat in a modded G body.
http://www.zeroto60times.com/Honda-Vtec ... Times.html
http://www.zeroto60times.com/Honda-Vtec ... Times.html
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