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accord v6 vs 4
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Re: accord v6 vs 4 -
04-10-2007
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On Apr 9, 12:06 pm, isq... (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: v6 is coupled to an automatic in most configurations, how hard could it possibly be on tires? ~240hp vs. ~166hp - applied to which tires? yep, the front ones. |
extract those 240 hp with a slushbox.
Besides, the only speed where you can overpower the wheels
is the first one and you need a rowing implement for that
to apply whatever TORQUE the engine can muster
to the LSDless frontend. 240hp sheesh.
I'm not disputing that V6 is pulling harder and the car accelerates
faster, but for shaving rubber quickly wheelspeen helps (as does
ABSlessness of brakes. Not an option on Accord
anyway).
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~240hp vs. ~166hp - applied to which tires? yep, the front ones. Would you like fries with that? Gotta wonder how you will extract those 240 hp with a slushbox. Besides, the only speed where you can overpower the wheels is the first one and you need a rowing implement for that to apply whatever TORQUE the engine can muster to the LSDless frontend. 240hp sheesh. I'm not disputing that V6 is pulling harder and the car accelerates faster, but for shaving rubber quickly wheelspeen helps (as does ABSlessness of brakes. Not an option on Accord anyway). |
who is taking my car out of my garage at night everytime 60,000 miles
shows up on the odometer and wears out the tires? I need to get an
alarm on there and hopefully catch the little rascal.
now i know why my tires are wearing out. i knew it couldn't be from
spinning or locking them up.
bob z.
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On Apr 10, 1:05 am, isq... (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: ~240hp vs. ~166hp - applied to which tires? yep, the front ones. Would you like fries with that? Gotta wonder how you will extract those 240 hp with a slushbox. Besides, the only speed where you can overpower the wheels is the first one and you need a rowing implement for that to apply whatever TORQUE the engine can muster to the LSDless frontend. 240hp sheesh. I'm not disputing that V6 is pulling harder and the car accelerates faster, but for shaving rubber quickly wheelspeen helps (as does ABSlessness of brakes. Not an option on Accord anyway). who is taking my car out of my garage at night everytime 60,000 miles shows up on the odometer and wears out the tires? I need to get an alarm on there and hopefully catch the little rascal. now i know why my tires are wearing out. i knew it couldn't be from spinning or locking them up. Holy cow! You get 60k miles out of your tires? What kind of |
30k out of crapenza 92 and these tires suck big time.
I dire not to think how 60k tires perform.
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Holy cow! You get 60k miles out of your tires? What kind of crap do Accords come outfitted with? I could not get 30k out of crapenza 92 and these tires suck big time. I dire not to think how 60k tires perform. |
brands) that don't last as long as higher end tires.
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Holy cow! You get 60k miles out of your tires? What kind of crap do Accords come outfitted with? I could not get 30k out of crapenza 92 and these tires suck big time. I dire not to think how 60k tires perform. |
strictly a function of the speed differential between the pavement and
the tire. my previous posts were lame attempts, on my part, to prove
that the v6 accord /will/ wear out tires faster than a 4-cyl accord.
bob z.
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Holy cow! You get 60k miles out of your tires? What kind of crap do Accords come outfitted with? I could not get 30k out of crapenza 92 and these tires suck big time. I dire not to think how 60k tires perform. I got 100,000 out of a set of Bridgestones on an '80 Corolla. Needless to say, I even called Bridgestone to get another set, and of course they were discontinued! ("we need to sell tires!" the Factory Rep told me!) |
tread is still in near-new condition.
I have had tire-wear problems on past cars, but it was always suspension
related. On a properly aligned car with good ball joints and properly
balanced tires, they should always last at least as long as the warranty,
so long as you aren't beating up on them...
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w wrote: i want to buy an 07 accord. how hard is it to change v6 accord rear plugs ? |
big deal at all. It is a very nice engine. If doing it again though I
would probably just get the 4 cylinder for slightly better fuel economy
and less stress on the transmission. In recent years it seems like the
automatic transmission is a bigger Honda weak spot than are the engines.
John
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