[oldeguy]

NOS2Go4Me,Jun 13 2007, 07:47 AM Wrote:Yeah... 2.3L Duratecs are easily 130WHP stock. I, too have a hard time believing a stock Civic Si has 188WHP off the floor. Stickshift 2.0L Duratecs are 112-115WHP stock as a point of interest.

Besides, if it's a daily driver for someone who isn't a real sport compact enthusiast (and no, mid-life crisis doesn't count), I would figure usable torque would be a little more important than high-revving gerbil madness. Just had to throw that in there.
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In my humble personal opinion, usable torque is more important. i once rented a 2001 Civic sedan, I was looking at buying one. While trying to get onto the 401, I put my foot to the floor and got a lot of noise and not much go for a bit. Turned me off of buying. it's the same with Honda now, so what if it can rev to 8000 rpm, theoretically, we have to go the speed limit.