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Old 03-22-2017, 06:20 PM   #28 (permalink)
Daschicken
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Cibbie - '88 Honda CBR 250R
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90 day: 48.49 mpg (US)

Rarity - '06 Honda Accord EX V6
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90 day: 29.88 mpg (US)

Baby viff - '86 Honda VFR 400R
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90 day: 42.15 mpg (US)

Latios - '08 Suzuki SV650SF
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90 day: 64.56 mpg (US)

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I agree that the TSX isn't worth the extra expense over the Accord. In fact, the TSX is called the Euro Accord abroad. You're getting better fuel economy on regular, and have better power and torque. Your 0-60 time is about 1 second faster too, if 6 seconds is really how quick the car can go.
I have seen times from 5.7-5.9 seconds quoted. With the right tires I believe it. My LRR tires at 50 PSI? Nope. Way too much wheelspin.


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1. Turning radius of a bus
I promise mine is worse.

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2. Needs more sound deadening
Road noise doesn't bother me much, but I don't think my accord needs more sound deadening, except maybe in the wheel wells. I may actually end up putting some insulation in there.

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3. 6th gear is pointless for both racing and fuel economy (needs to be taller).
You have something like a 4.7 final drive, my 4 cylinder accord had a 4.3 something. I believe the final drives are interchangeable, that would be worth looking into. Top gear ratios are the same between both transmissions.

The TSX is still on my short-list, if I end up having enough money/garage space to actually collect a bunch of cars, I will get one.
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