[Kibwe Walker]

IMO the emissions hurt the 3s's that came to the US.

Remove that emissions block and you get closer to the cars stated numbers.

Probably going to get the flame again but whatever. I had all 3 different motors over the years DOHC, SOHC, and now DOHC TT.

The thing that the DOHC has over the SOHC is that extra 1k rpms in the power band. I would say that up to about 75 mph there is no real difference in performance between the SOHC and DOHC. Stretch your legs past that and the DOHC shows itself with a nice clean walk. Never forget the weight because a SL or RT model will usually carry more weight via options and drivetrain via rims and tires than the SOHC counterpart.

Modded there isn't much to gain out of the SOHC other than sound. The SOHC can sound very mean with a exhaust, intake and that resonator removed off the intake. DOHC modded is pretty quick for that matter. In my SL I had: K&N, full 3 inch fireman exhaust with flowmaster 4 series (evil sounding), aftermaket rims (lighter), lowered suspension, and aluminum FW, and crank pulley.

Best I ever got out of my SL was 9.2 @ 77 mph in the 1/8th. I even beat a 350z when they just came out with my SL. Once with me driving and the 2nd time with me driving the 350z. Yes I watched my SL walk ever so slight going up to 135 ish mph. That said it was pretty strong until 4th gear. If I lost a race in my SL it was usually going into 4th. This was the area where I lossed to a modified prelude, a civic with a H22 swap, a s2k, and a 01 mustang GT. The GT did the most damage against me.

Onward to the TT. Got my 93 completely stock and in that form it went 8.7 @ 81 mph at the very same track where my modified SL went 9.2 @ 77 mph. Talk about pissed completely stock in the middle of the summer heat it was already half a second and 4 mph faster in just the 1/8th (hint it only gets uglier the faster you go). You want to think its just the launch, nope there is a obvious power difference.