CustomXSpunjah

it could also be the track. Some tracks have absolutely horrible grip with street tires... im not trying to put blame on the track but seriously-sometimes it is the tracks fault.

04_CIVIC_HFP

yea i guess you are right. I can own my friends 240 by like 4 cars, but at the track, we tied for some odd reason.

03hce

Can you launch in an auto? If so, how?

Last summer I took my car for the first time... 18.3/18.1 @ ? was horrible... only got a couple of runs but my reaction times were horrible... 1.4 and .8 the second time. Gotta get used to the lights. Anyways I did want to take my car to the track one last time before I convert to 6sp. I have to change my wheels too... ran on 17's and had my subs/amp in my trunk.

spoonJDMlX

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2 ways to launch auto

1- put it in N and rev it up to like 4000rpm then drop it in D......i might want to let you know that that will kill your tranny


2- hold on break and gas it.....mine goes up to 3000rpm when holding the break. duno how others are but mine is stock.

turboengnr

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My wifes civic used to go to about 1800-2000 RPM. With the turbo i put on there, she would be making 7 psi of boost right there. And she could launch the **** outta that car. She would kick my *** off the line, but i would pass her shortly thereafter.

skoot

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I have stock 01LX auto...I raced (carbonfly) 02EX manual with aem intake and tanabe exhaust in the 1/8th mile track

He only beat me by like .6 seconds which was like quarter panel length

We ran like 3 times..same thing. His slips are posed in his member ride pics

Wait I was wrong his time was 11.01 and mine was like 11.4. This was like 2 years ago before he had vtch controller and his new fipkn...but still not worth the money

dukes2006

Just went to the track last weekend with my 2005 civic lx 4 door manual with exhaust and ran twice launching around 3500 both times.
1st run ;
R/T - .176
60' - 2.578
330 - 7.168
1/8 - 10.948
MPH - 64.87
1000 - 14.221
1/4 - 16.987
MPH - 81.02

2nd run:
R/T - .152
60' - 2.492
330 - 7.090
1/8 - 10.865
MPH - 65.07
1000 - 14.137
1/4 - 16.898
MPH - 81.64

Thats not bad for first time at track right??

tougEMII

i dont think thats so bad. if u launched at 3500 especially. i usually take it a bit higher..good stufff

dukes2006

yeah on the street ive tried launching higher and i end up spinning too much but like i said that on the street so next sunday ill try launching at higher rpms at the track and see what happens

tougEMII

well yeah spin spin spin but theres also throttle control...its much better then bogging down...but track and street pretty different..gl on that

CustomXSpunjah

u can still launch high on the track and spin the wheels but if your track is good, you will only spin for a second max and then grip and roar like mad. good luck with that your times are impressive

modoman

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wow i had no clue my car has the potential to hit 15's! that's almost awesome!

tougEMII

dammit i jus went to the track today...lacr in palmdale jus to check out how my car runs...i have the slips if anyone wants to see..

djmota

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don't keep it a secret... post em up!

tougEMII

ok well this was at lacr and my cars totally stock with maybe the benefit of some pretty decent tires. *ziex 502 205/50/15*

rt - .163
60' - 2.577
330 - 7.262
1/8 - 11.168
1000 - 14.464
1/4 - 17.419
MPH - 78.937

that was my 2nd run...i only ran twice cuz i got there late and there was a **** load of cars amazingly on a wed. the first timeslip i lost but i ran a crappy 17.6
im pretty sure if i made some adjustments with my launch id get lower times...plus i forgot i had my friend in my car plus a good 50 pounds of worthless stuff..*got lazy and was last minute going to the track*

djmota

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all things considered (wieght stock and elevation at lacr) thats about right. but you could probably knock close to .5 seconds off your time if you kick your friend out of the car, show up with less than 1/4 tank of gas and practiced your launch. You just have to find the right combination of launch technique, rpm, and tire pressure that works best for your car.

tougEMII

yeah im pretty sure i cud maybe hit taht 16 secs...i only got 2 runs in dammit....the 2nd run was with an ok launch but i believe i cud do better...my **** grabbed to fast and wasnt high enough cuz it was the first time with those tires. i think it wud do perfect with a nice warmup and a 6k launch on my tires

karizzle

just got back from the track. my best time is

reaction - .314
60 ft - 2.537
1/8th - 11.261
et - 17.473
mph - 80.175
(2002 dx automatic)

my friend
reaction - doesnt say??
60 ft - 1.743
1/8th - 10.271
et - 16.506
mph - 81.696
(2002 lx manual with cai)

SilverVTEC

1.7 60ft??? that is excellent. Good job!!!

turboengnr

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holy ****!!!! Was he using slicks?

02BLKCIVIC

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What is considered a "bad" 60ft & a "good" 60ft.

If you guy dont mind...

turboengnr

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bad 60' = 2.3 or higher
decent 60' = 2.0-2.3
good 60" = below 2.0

02BLKCIVIC

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Thank you SIR!

tougEMII

how the hell do u get a 1.7 w/o slicks..is that even possible?

turboengnr

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my buddy is a good driver, and he hit a 1.72 on BFgoodrich comp TA's in his 01 celica GTS.

it takes a lot of skill.

tougEMII

ok well thats a celica gts...that has pretty good number on it...but with a civic..kinda seems weird. iuno.

CustomXSpunjah

the civic launches similar if not just as effeciently as the celica...

04_CIVIC_HFP

I got a 2.5 on my launch..... haha

DaddyFatSacks

I cut a 2.3 and change on my car with Toyo TPT's 185/65/15 aired down to like 20. Track grabbed good that day, I could have launched at a higher rpm, I was going at like 4500

If he cut a 1.7 you'd think his timeslip would be better that 16.5 and 81.

04_CIVIC_HFP

When I ran I got up to 84 mph.