Two of my friends have cars, one has an 07 Mazda 3speed sedan auto and the other has an 07 Civic Si manual.
Would an 07 2.4 SS be able to take these or what would be the outcome of a race ? Are they similar in HP and performance or are they way different?
I have done research and havent been able to turn up much.
Thanks.

 

Well, Your friend doesn't have a Mazdaspeed 3 Sedan...........no existo senor! Does he have a Mazdaspeed6 Sedan?

 

mazdaspeed 3 doesn't come in an auto. but the answer to both is no, you won't win.

 

you should beat the mazda 3 sedan but the civic si will dust you.

 

oops sorry i just meant the higher end Mazda 3, i was looking online and i forgot only the 5 door come in the speed right? ok damn, i was hoping i could keep up with the civic lol. would it hang in there at all or no competition?

 

As far as I'm aware of, a Si is slightly faster than a stock SS. You may have to have a few things like CAI and exhaust and you might be ok with the Si. The speed3/6 I think will beat you though. Don't quote me on that thought.

 

i have taken an si already. dont know exact year but same body style as the 06/07. then i again i wasnt stock either.

 

ok, well this kid probably cant shift worth anything, and his is all stock, and its probably the middle model.

 

hey have fun with it, mod your car a little and give it a shot. just dont go crazy street racing thats all. grant it we have all done at one time or another and some still do, just be careful thats all.

 

is your car auto or manual?

 

haha ya, and its not that i really want to street race them,but should they try a roll or straight up short drag i just wanted to know and to have backup to an argument
Thanks guys.

Auto.

but the auto 2.4 are slightly better than the manuals tho right ?

 

uh oh this could cause some differences lol

 

haha why?

 

haha i have no idea just thought maybe there would be some on here with different opinions

 

o ok , ive just hear that the 2.4's are slightly better auto than manual...

 

honestly i dont know, never drove or really played with an auto 2.4.

 

the ss stock will take out the si friend at work has a brand new one and i am a stock ss/sc beat him every time

 

no, manuals are better i wish i had a manual there much more fun. The Si will not smoke you trust me. Go from a roll and get at a good spot for your car, around 40mph. Then you should stick with him even though he will beat you. I have just a Intake performance wise and I stayed within a car of one.

 

the only thing with the manual is less HP loss at the torque converter. other than that it shifts faster than a human can. so its pretty much opion on and a couple of HP.

 

whoever said that is totally and completely wrong.

this is completely wrong an auto 2.4 will run 16's. a good driver in a base model with a manual tranny will beat a stock 2.4 ss. it's not opinion, look up track times. yea, it may shift faster, but the 4 speed really kills the car. there's more to acceleration than hp.

 

honestly if the kid can drive his si..he will pull on u...ive raced a few stock ones and pulled a few lenghts on them..my car is modded and tuned..mazda 3 u shud beat.goodluck...stock auto 2.4 will run 15-16s

 

civic si is not as quick as it sounds

speed3 on the other hand is quite powerful

 

They put down less whp.

Untuned they take 18 years and a day to shift.

The Auto is rated 'stronger'

 

Fully built drag cars(track only, sub 9 sec monsters) are all auto or clutchless 3 speed dog boxes. Autos do have an advantage while dragging come launch when they can torque launch.

 

Manual transmission cars do not have torque converters