Re: competition
I have played around with a buddies 2008 civic SI sedan (manual) at a few stop lights with my N/A and pulled away quite easily each time.
I have also done a few runs with a friends 2005 Honda S2000 which has a heavily modded exhaust. Surprisingly I kept up with him from a 2nd gear roll up to 80 MPH, but he took an early lead when beginning from a dig. I was surprised because those honda's tend to lack on the low-end where as that is the crossfire's strong suit.
By the way all these vehicles are manual trans including mine.