Honda Civic Racing, Street Encounters and Competition RacingHonda Civic Racing happens on the street and on the track. There are different setups needed if you are using your Honda Civic for drifting, drag racing, or track racing. Share your stories of Honda Civic racing here.
I'm not taking sides, since I've seen some incredible times first-hand, but there are some things you need to clear up, Redline.
1- They (clubrsx posters) say that the timeslip you posted proving your 15.1 is from 2001, when your car is a 2004. Can you post the timeslip again, or link us to it to see this?
2- You WERE stock when you ran a 15.1 ? If not, what were your mods?
The clubRSX post says that you ran that time with 250lbs weight reduction and slicks. My personal concerns are,
1- 250lbs may not be enough to justify a near .7 drop in time. 500lbs maybe, but you're dealing with a >100 wheel torque car. D-series motors just don't have much pull. V8's can get away with being heavy.
2- 90 MPH is a little low for a car that has to depend on high end to get it through the 1/4. That sounds more like a WRX time and mph. Low 60' and E.T., but low MPH for the time. Honda cars are usually trap in the mid 90's to hit 15.0.
3- Any 2.0 60' from ANY FWD vehicle, slicks or not, is insane. That implies a lot of torque to pull you off the line, as well as a lot of grip. FWD 4-cylinders have neither. What size slicks were you running?
It's not "impossible," just very "improbable."
i drag race every year, infact i am forced to because of my sponsers...
and i would like to add a few things
about numbre 1. is linked to number 2 quite a bit. but to use general numbers 250 isnt going to get you .7 its impossible
number 2. is the biggest crock of crap i have ever heard. he obvuiously has no idea what hes talking about. 90mph for a low 15's is right on target... a wrx with 90mph traps would have a lower 1/4 mile time.. i did 14.5@93, 14.8@96 ( spun...) 13.6@102 and 13.66@104....
and a 2.0 60 foot time with out slicks is im possible... i know for a fact you had to have slicks. you dont need torque for this, all you need is a decent let of slicks and reving the motor and floating the gas . i have an lsd tranny and decent tires, and with nitrous netted a very low 2.1 so there is no way a n/a 1.7 beat me with out even an lsd....
but a 15.1 is possible... with wind behind you, a track with low elavation, slicks, tons of mods and an angel pushing you...
if you did that all motor, you still can do anything but fi and nitrous. so thats very possible. at 2300lbs, im guessing it would require slicks and about 160hp and 110torque... so thats very duable.... good job by the way...
His car is lighter than 2300 pounds its 2182 (2 432 - 250)pounds or even lighter and he has bolt ons and 14s on the front. On a light car to begin with, weight reduction can affect accleration from 0-60 more significantly more than a heavy car. Check his 60ft he's not exaclty your average driver.
^^wrong...thats where everyone goes to sit on the side of the road all night doing nothing until the cops come and make you all leave and thats not a 1/4 mile drag strip. lol
well, it would take more than a good racer to do 2.0xx times in a fwd d17...
it would require some tricked out tires, such as drags or something. And 2,183 or whatever plus person, is bout 2,300... and it would take full bolt ons and WAY MORE THAN 250lbs to get 15.1's. its possible, such as he did it. but hes not telling you what he used for a reason.
See my Sig... that was with 75 shot...below 900psi and with Two 12" enclosed, spare tire/tools/jack and a queen air mattress .....I know!!!! I wasn't thinking about going because it was gonna take me a while to clean the trunk but my friends pulled me to do it with all that stuff!!!! I might go next week with my trunk clean!
.....I know!!!! I wasn't thinking about going because it was gonna take me a while to clean the trunk but my friends pulled me to do it with all that stuff!!!! I might go next week with my trunk clean! 
