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<DIV>Its more like 3900 RPM Wayne. Ironically the RSX is about the same
RPM at that speed in 6th! And the RSX gets almost identical fuel mileage
as well (despite weighing about 300 more pounds and having 61 more
horsepower!).</DIV>
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<DIV>Parts for the B13 are still readily available for the 4 door, since its
STILL manufactured in Mexico as the Tsuru. Well at least basic
parts. That's a very basic car there now, kinda like the XE model was
here. 2 door specific parts are very difficult to find.</DIV>
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<DIV>Whats cool about the RSX is its basically a Civic underneath. I have
an 06 and have yet to have a single issue with it. I cannot say that for
my SE-R when it was new. I dont think the RSX is any more gutless at low
RPM than the SE-R is, but once the VTEC kicks in, it screams right up to the
8300 RPM fuel cutoff!</DIV>
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<DIV>If you read that article, it talks about the noise factor in the RSX.
Honda's in general seem to not be the greatest with noise, but the 05-06 RSX did
get some more sound insulation and were a little quieter. I also
just replaced the tires on mine with the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2's,
which are considerably quieter than the original Michelins and BFG GForce Sports
I had, not to mention have a lot more grip.</DIV>
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<DIV>The only downside to the RSX is they hold their value very well. Used
Type S's are still in the mid teens.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/13/2012 10:03:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wc701lists@bellsouth.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>On
3/13/2012 1:01 PM, jaretr1@aol.com wrote:<BR>> I always wished I had that
one extra gear on my SE-R to get the rpms<BR>> down for highway driving.
Then again I also wish my rsx had one more<BR>> gear for the same
reason.<BR><BR>Always annoyed by the 5th gear in the B13; was screaming at
> 3300 rpm <BR>at 80 mph. I thought about swapping in the 5th from a
G20 but IIRC the <BR>input shaft gears were one piece and could not be mixed
& matched.<BR><BR>Being a 20 year old econo box, Nissan seems to have
almost discontinued <BR>replacement parts for B13s. The RSX-S is so
freakin' similar in so many <BR>ways, it's well worth your consideration if
you're looking for "that <BR>feel". I liked mine better than the 3 E36
M3s I've driven, but then I <BR>only had limited seat time in them, vs a daily
driver.<BR><BR>This is a cool article, though I'd definitely go for 2005 or
2006 than <BR>the earlier
ones:<BR>http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/acura-rsx-type-s-page-6<BR><BR>-Wayne<BR><BR>+----------------------------------------------------------------------+<BR>The
mailing list home page is http://www.se-r-list.org/<BR>To modify your
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