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#952 of 1033 Re: rattletrap [slowpedaler] by eldaino Jun 14, 2007 (8:51 am)
Replying to: slowpedaler (Jun 13, 2007 11:14 pm) a haa haa haa!   this is rich!   the prius has got to be one of the lousiest handling vehicles on the planet! dunno about the squeaks, but to call the steering weird? do you really drive a prius? no feedback WHATSOEVER from the road. the most artificial feeling eltromechanical steering setup i have EVER driven.   handles better on a mountain road....man that made my day! Replies to this message: slowpedaler (Jun 14, 2007 2:32 pm) eldaino (Jun 21, 2007 6:20 am)
#953 of 1033 Re: rattletrap [eldaino] by slowpedaler Jun 14, 2007 (2:32 pm)
Replying to: eldaino (Jun 14, 2007 8:51 am) Clearly a difference of opinion, eh? My idea of good steering is probably not a majority opinion. I shuffle steer, that is, I always have my hands in the bottom half of the steering wheel, feeding to the left hand or the right. I never cross my hands over. I prefer the light steering of my Prius for my style of driving, which others may consider uncommunicative. I'm sure I'm also biased from all my years of driving Toyota Tercels and an Echo, all cars with light steering and small wheels. I got quite good at passing bigger/faster cars on tight roads with these things, and in comparison, the Civic actually feels big and unwieldy to me. My bigger complaint with the Civic's steering isn't that it is heavier, though. I feel it has an unpredictable change in ratio through a constant-radius corner. These are minor nits, though. The car handles well enough, and is great fun. My main issue with it is it rattles as bad as my old Echo! Replies to this message: eldaino (Jun 21, 2007 6:20 am)
#954 of 1033 Re: rattletrap [slowpedaler] by eldaino Jun 21, 2007 (6:20 am)
Replying to: slowpedaler (Jun 14, 2007 2:32 pm) still very weird; if thats how you drive, than the prius must be murder; it has this huge empty lack of feedback and is totally numb on center, i'm suprised that they way you hold it is actually telling you anything about the road.   the civics wheel is tiny and the steering is light and straightforward; this suits your prefrence much more than a prius would.
#955 of 1033 Re: Subaru WRX STi by themistocles Jul 11, 2007 (4:47 am)
Replying to: fasterthanyou (Sep 28, 2006 2:29 pm) My friend has a 2006 Sti, Engine already blew. now saving up 5.5k for new engine. I do love the car though
#956 of 1033 Re: Motor Oil for Hard Driving - Agip vs Castrol vs Mobil 1 [bsherwood] by themistocles Jul 22, 2007 (12:35 pm)
Replying to: bsherwood (Jun 13, 2007 12:55 pm) hey, did you use 10w30 or 5w30 amsoil in your car? hows it work at 6-8,000 rpms? thanks you
#957 of 1033 Re: turbos on new si's? [bsherwood] by themistocles Jul 22, 2007 (6:33 pm)
Replying to: bsherwood (Jun 13, 2007 12:57 pm) about those turbos for the Si, id wait a little bit longer to put one in, im sure more will come out. But, if you go to youtube and type 2007 civic si turbo, or something along those lines, many people have done it. Some good races on it too. Si racing a m3 on the street for a loong time, pretty much neck and neck everytime, sometimes Si barely comes out in front, sometimes m3 barely comes out in front. Quite cool. Replies to this message: eldaino (Jul 23, 2007 9:20 am)
#958 of 1033 Re: turbos on new si's? [themistocles] by eldaino Jul 23, 2007 (9:20 am)
Replying to: themistocles (Jul 22, 2007 6:33 pm) there should be plenty of turbo kits for the new si, since the k20 has been around for awhile, even if its tuned slightly different for the 06+ si's.   They may need some re-working to fit the engine bay though!
#960 of 1033 Rev Limiter by error438 Aug 01, 2007 (5:57 pm)
I have a normal 140 HP civic with a MT. Sometimes I miss a gear while I'm gunning it so it's just in neutral.(I'm still learning) Will it damage the engine to be flooring it in neutral ar does the rev limiter save me? Also I was wondering if anyone would suggest summer tires over the stock all season M+S tires. Replies to this message: kork13 (Aug 02, 2007 11:50 am)
#961 of 1033 Re: Rev Limiter [error438] by kork13 Aug 02, 2007 (11:50 am)
Replying to: error438 (Aug 01, 2007 5:57 pm) error, the rev limiter is there for that exact reason. It shouldn't let you take the revs to the level that you'll actually do any real damage to your engine. At the same time, though it's there to keep you from accidentally causing damage, it's best not to tempt fate... personally, i'd recommend getting a bit more confident on the MT before really trying to floor it from a stop. However, in short response to your question, No, you should be okay. Just don't do it too often.   As for the tires, it depends on how you drive, and where you're at. It sounds like you drive for some performance, so the summer tires would give you a bit more bite in your accelerations. Where do you live? If it's somewhere that you can reasonably expect to get snow/ice (and have it stick around for at least a couple days), it might be good to have the all-seasons. If that's not much of a factor for you, then there's no real issue with getting the summer tires. Another option, if you get the summers and you do have a snowy winter, you can get a set of all-season or winter tires in addition to the summer tires, then just swap them out when the weather turns white. I live on the Rampart Range in Colorado, so I sided for just getting the all-season tires. I still get really nice performance out of them in my Si. It's really just a balance of what you think is reasonable and what you want.

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