Isnt that rather poo for a quad cam v6 2litre mivec? Thought u would have expected more from it.
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Isnt that rather poo for a quad cam v6 2litre mivec? Thought u would have expected more from it.
147kw vs 142kw... (pretty sure i've seen the DC2 ITR been quoted as having 147kw too)
50kg difference in weight really affects high speed cornering...
but yeah tien... 147kw v6 = poo
147 kw from 2 lt's v6 is pretty good compared to hyundais tiburon 2.7lt v6(127kw) and eunos 30x 99kw 1.8lt v6.
seriously tho, FTO aint a bad car and its not because i own one. but I do think dc2rs are faster overall
thats cos the only other 'sportscar' that hyundai's made was the hyundai 'coupe'Quote:
Originally Posted by jonotan
(original). do hyundai's even manufacture/design their own engines?...
mitsubishi has the rally breed evolution ...
so when u look at it that way the FTO is a let down in the performance stakes...
Hey Kenshin, i think the FTO Spec you posted is not the FTO that i put down for the comparison! I'm actually comparing the latest and the last FTO (Post 97 version) GPvR Aero Series! It is a light weight version of the normal FTO that you posted and also has LSD and traction control.
By the way, i think my thread has become one of the most anticipated thread in the Integra Forum! haha!
i'd love to see how this thread goes in a mitsubishi forum...
"a let down in the peformance stakes"
a FF 1190kg 147kw.. thats hardly a let down for FWD. there arent many other cars like this especially during its realease 1994.
FTO GPX+ in manual are nice cars.
Actually, i post up the same thread in ftoaustralia.com, but there's not much response over there! It's much more alive over here!
R Type FTOs are very quick. I have competed in sprints at Winton with a guy with a stock FTO R type against my stock Integra DC2R we are neck and neck (we were both around 1:47’s-1:48’s).When we both went from road tyres to track tyres (otherwise stock) we were both very close (1:45’s). His driving has improved a bit and he has started modifying his car – he is now in the 1:42’s. My car has done a 1:43.9 (with a very good driver behind the wheel) so I have a bit further to go with my skills.
At the end of one of the Winton sprints they had a “muck up” session where the cars that are on the track go all out for 10 to 15 laps. I was out with the FTO – we were both on our road tyres and 2 car lengths apart. With both of us trying flat out there was no difference in braking, acceleration or cornering. We were so close and evenly matched it wasn’t funny.
Unless you have raced against a well driven FTO on a track you wouldn’t believe how well they go. Street “racing” is no comparison.
I guess that was unbias comment to considering you own a type R. Ok since you know how the both handle and the differences, in the end what car would you pick. Although you do own a Type R which kinda answers my question.
Well, I was after a car that handled well on a race track, that was new (warranty) and that was naturally aspirated (so that I wouldn't be tempted to up the boost and so that I could insure it). I also came out of a 91 CRX and the DC2 was a variation of the CRX chassis. My CRX was great on a track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sp3rMz
All of this steered me towards the DC2R.