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> This is such a sweeping statement that it is pretty hard to respond
> to. I dont know which Hondas or domestics you have driven. But even > taking it at face value, so what? I dont think you will find many > Honda fans who think that taking the engine to high rpms is a burden. > If it bothers you, don't buy one. ffrom my experiance honda customers are not any brighter. they treat their cars like refrigerators like every one else. just give it some thought as to what happens when you rev an engine higher than what would be considered normal mr satyr. you draw more air and fuel and work the engine harder and create more friction. all of that is an impediment to being more effeciant. what is the point of a smaller displacement engine if it has to move as much air as a larger displacement engine to make up for what it lacks. i think that was the point being made. > >Since there isnt a 4valve per cylinder engine > > There isn't? no and thats probably a good thing when it comes to repairs, if those engines ever need it. > I don't think that it is Honda's fault that Chevy is still selling 10+ > year old engine technology, but OK... no but from my experiance gms techs got it good. no timing belts to replace, no pulling off a bunch of other belts just to replace a silly timing belt. gm was using coil packs in the 80s. honda kept running caps and rotors for ever. those damn timing chains in gm v motors last for ever. i dont know how many jumped timing belts i have delt with. gm has kept it simple and still keeps their old technology efficient. since its old tech parts have to be easy to find instead of waiting for parts to arive in the shop from who knows > So it kicks ass by producing 20% less hp and 10% less torque? i think he ment it kicks ass because it is not impeded by cumbersome technology that i deal with all to much. > > "but" 12 less valves and 3 less cams and 3 feet > >less of timing chain... Not to mention no VVT to deal with. > > What is involved in "dealing with" VVT (and lift BTW)? There is no > extra maintenance and the system has essentially perfect reliability - > never heard of a failure. hell yeah that vvt has alerted many honda drivers that there was something wrong. if they did not bring their cars in on those check engine lights they would lock those engines up. that vvt solenoid needs oil to work. without it there would be no warning to low oil levels because the oil pressure sending unit will be happy with way less than a quart of oil in the system. give it up for vvt. now if only those pesky pcvs would stop failing and sucking oil out of the crank case it wouldnt be as much of a problem. although the vvt does make itmore crowded in there. > I don't have a torque curve for the 3.5, but here is an independent > measurement (taken through the wheels) for the Honda 3.0. > http://sohc.vtec.net/article_files/1...ord6mtdyno.jpg > Note that the engine produces 185 - 195 ft*lb (ie, at least 95% of > peak torque) at any rpm between 1900 and 6100. Torque at 1500 rpm is > about 90% of peak. When you figure in a 10% loss through the drive > train, the lower end of the torque curve is just about identical to > the GM motors you posted at the bottom end (despite 14% less > displacement.) At the top end, the Honda is still producing 90% of > peak torque at 6400 - 600 rpm past the GM redline. The result is 60 > to 70 additional hp but you don't *have* to use if you just want to > equal the GM's performance. yeah give it up for engine wear and more suck and blow. if it wasnt for vvt honda engines would still be dogs. whats funny is gm has their ls1 which makes monster power but gets over 30mpg. strange is it not? and its amazingly easy to change the plugs on them from what ifound with one rare experience i got to workon 1. the more i see of gm things the more i think displacement and less moving parts is the way to go. i guess thats why honda engines keep getting bigger. i once read where a 2000 something firebird in 6th gear doing 65mph on the highway would pull itself upto 80mph without touching the gas pedal do to so much engine torque. i do not know of any hondas thta are able to do that. |
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> GM said recently that after one year, they are very > pleased with the deal. Oh yes bean counters love non-union labor. > It has contributed to increase dramatically the VUE > sales. Where the hell did you pull this from? I'd really like to know and have the break down on which % have ecotecs and which % have the 3.5. Where I work probably 2% of the Vue's we get in for scheduled service have the 3.5's. The majority have been Ecotecs with the 3.0 close behind that. Thank god for those Ecotecs to. Nothings worse than those damn 60deg V engine. Compacted motors like those arent designed for human hands. |
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:20:28 GMT, Blah blah > wrote:
>In article >, says... >> In article >, >> (satyr) wrote: >> >> > I think they still are. Can't say I ever had a problem with them and >> > they seem to work pretty good at 8K rpm. What more could you want? > >Same power at 4k instead of being wasted at 8k. Duh We were talking about the effectiveness of ignition caps and rotors. They don't produce any power. Try to pay attention. >> How about not having to replace a cap and rotor every now and then. >> Geez, even *GM* figured out DIS in the 80's. Caps and rotors suck. >> They wear out, they're moisture sensitive, and they need to be replaced >> every now and then. 225,000 miles later, my Saturn STILL has it's >> origional coils and module.... > >And chain to no doubt. I think there is some doubts about that. Google this group for timing chain failure. >> > And if I didn't put gas in the tank, it wouldn't move at all. What is >> > your point? >> >> Hondas are dogs? I think that's it. Hey, go to the local 1/4 and see >> who's running fast. It's not the Civics and Accords. > All good points Philip but I'm afraid they fall on deaf ears with >satyr. I looked this guy up in google groups and I didnt see anything >useful that he has contributed to the group what so ever. In your opinion. > I added him to >the same filter misterfact is on some time back. He's actually worse >than misterfact because not only will he ignore every point made in a >post but he will flat out molest and manipulate every word you wrote to >meet his personal agenda which is to fill his ego. LOL. Philip is the one who snipped the relevant parts out of the post so that you didn't even understand what I was saying (see cap and rotor comment above.) As for distortion, how about his comment about VTEC being troublesome but when called on it he mumbles something about it not working if there is low oil pressure. And it is clear from my comment that my engine didn't just last 125K, it is still going strong despite the severe use I give it. I realize that most engines can last longer than 125K these days, but most aren't driven as hard as I do mine and it could still easily go 225K. > To really understand >his twisted level of thinking and reasoning you would have to hit >yourself in the head way to many times... There is a word for his kind, >its called "troll". If you stop fanning his flames he'll freeze and >disappear. Of course you didn't even follow your own advice. I am not a troll by my definition anyway. A troll posts intentionally inflammatory rhetoric (not heartfelt beliefs) usually to multiple, adversarial newsgroups and then never responds to any of it. Maybe your definition is anyone who dares to disagree with you. Of course, you aren't even reading this because you plonked me, right? |
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:58:45 -0400, Philip Nasadowski
> wrote: >In article >, > (satyr) wrote: > >> I think they still are. Can't say I ever had a problem with them and >> they seem to work pretty good at 8K rpm. What more could you want? > >How about not having to replace a cap and rotor every now and then. >Geez, even *GM* figured out DIS in the 80's. Caps and rotors suck. >They wear out, they're moisture sensitive, and they need to be replaced >every now and then. 225,000 miles later, my Saturn STILL has it's >origional coils and module.... Yeah, replacing the cap and rotor every 60K is a real burden. Of course, Honda ignition wires seem to last about 3X longer than Saturn so that's a plus. And I hear you have to change the oil every 3K in a Saturn. At least if you don't want to put a new timing chain on it. But hey, we can go piece by piece or we can just see what the Consumer Reports survey says about engine reliability. Oh look, Civic (or any other Honda) engines are much more reliable than Saturn (S series) engines. >> I am not entirely sure what you are saying here but I am a regular >> reader of the Honda boards and I can't recall ever seeing a complaint >> about a VTEC problem. Not too many complaints about oil consumption >> either - unlike the Saturn group. > >Other than VTEC being a ****ty way to do variable timing? IMHO, the >ONLY reason Honda even retains that ass backward setup is because of the >marketing value it has... This is pure BS. VTEC engines are at the very top in terms of specific output in production atmo engines. They are at the top in reliability. (You can't give an example of even a single VTEC failure). They are fuel efficient in relation to the power they produce. But the valve control system is "****ty" and "ass backward." >> Engine longevity is one of the things people rave about in the Honda >> group. Maybe they don't hit the rev limiter as often as I do, but >> mine is still going strong after 10 years and 125K. > >Oh wow!!!! Your magic Honda motor lasted 125k? I can't think of a car >engine today that doesn't last at least that long. Saturn S series. Especially if you don't change the oil every 3K. As for my car, sorry I don't have 225K on it, but it doesn't see many highway miles. Mostly high speed and crawling urban commuting. > >> And if I didn't put gas in the tank, it wouldn't move at all. What is >> your point? > >Hondas are dogs? I think that's it. Hey, go to the local 1/4 and see >who's running fast. It's not the Civics and Accords. What are you comparing? Modified cars - no relevance to 99+% of owners including myself. Stock Corvette vs. Accord? Well, I would hope the Corvette is faster. If you compare apples with apples or stock Accord vs. Grand Prix like I was comparing before... Here are test results from Car and Driver: Eng. 0-60 1/4 mile top speed Accord EX Coupe 3.0 V6 5.9 14.5 135 Grand Prix GT2 3.8 V6 8.1 16.2 109 Hey, what happened to all the torque from that 3.8? The marketing department must have really worked on that Accord V6. > >> What's an Is1? > >Corvette motor. Still pushrod, still 2 valve per cylinder, still >competitive. IIRC, about 350 - 400hp depending on year. Note that's >far above any Honda street car motor, yet the mileage is STILL quite >comperable. Wake me up when a production Honda turns it's numbers and >gets it's mileage. Hell, wake me up if/when honda finally bothers to >make a V8. Even *toyota* makes one now... Gee, Honda may make one in the future or they may not. It doesn't concern me because I am not likely to buy any vehicle which would use one. I bet |
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Philip Nasadowski wrote: > Hell, wake me up if/when honda finally bothers to > make a V8. Even *toyota* makes one now... Bringggg....Bringgggggg http://www.cartracingupdate.com/Cars/honda.htm Ed |
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162 cubic inches, 300 lbs torque and 800 hp - wonder how many R's before it
starts to go? "C. E. White" > wrote in message ... > > > Philip Nasadowski wrote: > > > Hell, wake me up if/when honda finally bothers to > > make a V8. Even *toyota* makes one now... > > Bringggg....Bringgggggg > > > http://www.cartracingupdate.com/Cars/honda.htm > > > Ed |
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In article <C7tCc.13015$WI2.97@lakeread05>,
says... > 162 cubic inches, 300 lbs torque and 800 hp - wonder how many R's before it > starts to go? You forgot to mention it has a turbo so... Its not making s*** for torque or hp compaired to a sbc with a turbo. Fairly gutless motor which only confirms the saying "no replacement for displacement." > "C. E. White" > wrote in message > ... > > > > > > Philip Nasadowski wrote: > > > > > Hell, wake me up if/when honda finally bothers to > > > make a V8. Even *toyota* makes one now... > > > > Bringggg....Bringgggggg > > > > > > http://www.cartracingupdate.com/Cars/honda.htm > > > > > > Ed > > > |
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