how will my accord do against a camry?
 

i know the new v-6 camrys are a bit faster to 60 mph, but how will my 2009 v-6 accord do say on the freeway goinn say 70 to 100mph with the camry? i feel with my higher revinn motor it would have no probs keeping up with them?

What year of camry?

A 2010 should beat the Accord by a bit. The Accord weighs about 150lbs more w/ only 3 more horsepower.

Get on that freeway and find yourself one and go at it...:)

^not safe!!!!

You have reached a real low point in your life when your trying to race a Toyota Camry.

my brother in law has a 2008 v-6 camry just wondering which is faster. i like the honda better he wants to race me after i get mine broke in.

Well look at the torque readings.

268/248 Camry
271/254 Accord

Seems dead even. Although I feel you might the edge because its a Honda engine and rev happy. More top end...but you have to be in the upper range of your RPMs to rake in those benefits, whereas the Toyota block chugs happily along at mid-range where you spend most of your driving. Race him with half-tank full of gas. or even better 1/4th tank. Or do some quick weight reduction.

Moppie, its legitimate though...our class is FAMILY sedans. Not performance sedans. At least he didn't say, what chances do I have against a M3.

so the toyotos have a lower rev limit then our v-6 accords? i know they dont have the cylinder cut out for better mpgs. mabye thats why they are quicker to 60mph? this is my 1st. v-6 motor, on my 1986 gt mustang gt i swaped the 327 gears in rear end to 410s , huge difference off the line. its a auto. tranny. mabye there different gears i can get somewhere? to help off line acreclation . thanks. sorry for the bad spelling, its fri. a few millers flowing tonite.

Peak power numbers and car weight don't really mean a hell of a lot in determining the out come of a race.

Whats important is how the power is delivered.
That is down to the shape of the power and torque curves, and the gear ratios.

The only way to really find out is to get your grand parents out of the camry, and race both cars to see who wins. For the sake of safety and common sense I would suggest doing it at a proper track, where you can be timed and make multiple runs.

Assuming both drivers know what they are doing, the car with the best power delivery will win. But I imagine it would be reasonbly close.



It's still sad when your talking about racing a camry. The slowest, ugliest, fatest car ever made. Designed for people who don't like cars and driving by people who don't like cars and driving. They are nothing more than an oversized personal transport capsual for your grandparents and accountants.

the v-6 camry is about the fastest sedan goinn now, i bought the accord for the better interior, drove both cars, the accord felt faster off line till i got to 40 then the camry felt stronger, seemed to pull faster, talked to dealer today for a rear gear swap, no problems he says, they say a lott of people do this. it might hurt mpgs about 2 mpgs though. but lotts better 0 to 60mph. 5.5 compared to our 6.3 for stock.stock camry dose 60 in 6.1 sec.

Good luck with that "rear gear" swap.

i know its gonna cost like 2,500 bucks. but i didnt get their 2000 dollar nav. stuff. this will be more worth it to me. keep your guys honda braginn rights back. we cant let no camrys beat up on us can we? every one of my past new cars werent stock very long.

Well when they do those rear gears, get them to throw in a full locker and rebush the panhard rod as well. Don't want things getting lose down there.
If you have traction issues after the work, a set of cragers with some good rubber will help.

1 step at a time MOPPIE, i just bought this thing. it took me 20 years on the gt mustang, 5 years on the powerstroke to make them the way i like. i just joined this fourm, give me a few months to get this accord moving right.

The only way to really find out is to get your grand parents out of the camry, and race both cars to see who wins. For the sake of safety and common sense I would suggest doing it at a proper track, where you can be timed and make multiple runs.
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they should be close, though i'm not sure how the gearing compares.

So you're going to put in shorter ratio gearing in the non-existent rear diff? Where are you getting said gear from and where did this $2,500 figure come from?

It would be cheaper to just swap in a Type-S 6spd tranny from an Acura CL-S or similar. If you want to save gas, spend a little more money and change out the CL-S 6th gear with the Accords, but I bet the ratios are pretty close as it is.

I smell a lot of BS in this thread... and all just to beat a damn Camry? If you're goal is to beat another car, why not pick something a little out of the Accord's league instead of some family sedan showdown?

I'm not seeing the logic anywhere in here...

PS - You could also safely inject a 75 or 100 shot of wet/dry nitrous for $1000

I didn't know the word safe and N20 could go together...

I smell the same thing here also..sounds like it's wannabe time..

It's just an oxidizer, it's a lot safer than more people think.

Smell it?
This thread is a steaming pile of the stuff!



It all comes down to how you use it.

It doesn't have the best reputation though, and if you get it wrong, its a really cool way to wreck a motor :)



Now excuse me, I have to change my rear gears so I can woop on my neighbors Daewoo.

I personally use a 75 wet shot in my accord with a lot of miles on it and its still fine to this day just dont be stupid with it