Try grand turismo 5?

 

yup cause I can just pull that out of my a**
And would you really trust a video game?

 

Thats too funny, I was gonna suggest the same thing but thought I might get flamed for it!! They actually use that in alot of schools for suspension tuning comprehension lol
And yes you can trust it, its a simulator, not a video game....
And it would prob be cheaper to buy the system and game than track fees, tires, fuel ect....

 

^ i was kidding..

 

^ oh so your just gonna throw me under the bus like that? lmao Seriously my best friend went to school to be a tech for Mercedes and part of the suspension comprehension section was on GT5. He's less than a year from being a master tech for mercedes. I'm tellin you, it's a simulator....

 

haha my friend has the whole steering wheel with the pedals and stuff, its pretty fun with everything

 

Wow seriously..

 

Seriously.

 

this thread= EPIC FAIL LMAO

 

a stock 03 g35 auto with four people in it, and traction control on would still beat a civic si around a track. the newer civic Si drives like a minivan. not to mention a ton of understeer… even on a shorter track. if the driver of the G has the ability to enter turns properly the civic would have 0 chance.

 

I don't know anything about the SI. But, the G35 6MT has the sport suspension and it is pretty tight. Steering is dead on. Not tons of lean. It is, however, a pig in terms of weight. Still, I think it would do fairly well at most typical road coarse tracks.

And while this whole notion of car vs car is pure speculation, there are some things that are true:

1) The driver makes a world of difference. A good driver in a bad car will almost always beat a bad driver in a good car.

2) Brakes are probably more important than power on a road coarse. You can't enter a turn with speed unless you have good brakes (proper pads, rotors, lines and fluid). Bad brakes make you start slowing down way before the turn.

3) Tires matter.

Still, I suspect a stock 6MT in good shape would take the SI pretty easily. Even if the SI was faster through the corners, it still won't be faster coming out of the corner or in the straights.

But, the main reason I weighed in on this 'what-if' thread is to disagree with what the OP said about actually finding out. You are right that you would have little opportunity to actually race. However, you can go to a local track day event and for less than $300 get an hour or so of track time with an instructor. Take both cars and each of you drive both cars.

I've never done a track day event but would rather spend $300-$500 for a day at the track than waste money on any engine mods. (My problem is finding the time).

 

well i just watched a bmi video and 350z smoked and s2000 and the new civi's have the same engine

 

Someone has already done the work for you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml
350z@1.31.8
Civic@1.33.5

 

I feel like this question has been asked about as many times as the Integra girl has been posted.


As always this is a 2 part anwser.

Part 1. Drivers race,
Part 2. Do it, find out, and post results.

 

It is not a dumb question, but there are too many variables to be considered. For your case there's only one way to find out.....