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i went to the track last night and i ran a 16 with my k20 swap in my 01. Now i believe it was so slow because of my 18" rims. Is this true? i also have full interior with a big *** subwoofer box in the trunk. what do u guys think. I got roasted twice last night once by a 14 sec cobra and again by a 12 sec EVO MR

 
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next time remove as much unneccessary weight and switch to smaller rims before you go to the track

 
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really thaat is way to slow..waaaaaaay slow even if u have all that weight. something is wrong. did u just drop in the swap? and what parts do u have on the swap

 
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pretty much its just a stock swap...i have no extra parts on it yet.. i have a cold air but not on yet. im 235 lbs and i know my subs way atleast 70 or 80 lbs...like off the line i was so slow but after words i was pulling alot harder..when i raced the cobra he killed me off the line but through the thousand he beat my by almost a sec. well i think its the rims..maybe a lil of my driving...

 
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Thats really slow, even for an a3. stock a2 should be in 14s cause an RSX-S runs a 14.1 or so.

 
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Yes that is very, very slow my first and only time at the track it was hot as hell, my 60' times were horrible (best was 2.45) and I still ran 14.1. I would say that something is wrong with your car. What were your trap speeds??

 
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the slowest u should hit would be 15s. even with a bad driver 15s would be possible. and on 18s ud have more traction. so something could be wrong with the motor. maybe timing is off.

 
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You should be in the 14s' but 18" rims will slow you down... cant all be cool like me

 
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^ it shouldnt slow u down to the point of being 2 seconds behind.

 
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Depends on your mods BUt i've seen a lot of high 13s.

For other chassis like EGs and EKs, its lower 13s.

 
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I actually ran a 15.1 one of my passes LOL I completely bogged off of the line, I got beat by a 5.0 that ran a 15.0xx.

 
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yea it kinda felt like i was boggin down also off the line cause it was slow. My car has the k pro but i didnt have the funds to get it tuned yet so i dont know if that might have an effect cause im sure fuel pressure or timing can be a huge issue. So next week im gonna take my seat out and my system and see if i approve. Is it true every 100 lbs is a 1/10 of a sec.

 
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doesn't stock manual civics able to run a 15.7??? yeah something is wrong there man.

do you have an A3 or an A2?

 
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yea i have the a2..so yea something hs to be wrong but i dont know what..it pulls hard as hell from a roll, just yesterday i beat the new 06 gt...so what do u think..

 
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Shoot, you know theres something wrong with your car if I got an lx w/ i/h/e on my em2, and I could beat your k20 swapped vic... *shakes head* Just got to the tuner- how can you drop all that money on the swap and then not put the money down for a tune? Go to the tuner, if there is something wrong, he'll probably find it in the process.

 
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^^^Yep, that was my thinking when I was debating spending $400 on a tune. After a bit of thought I came to the conclusion that it would be stupid not to.

 
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yep thats what I did on my A3.. Get your Swap Tuned. and Grab a Race header.

and maybe 2.5" sxhaust.

My k20a3 swap ran 14.9 So something is wrong.

 
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ok guys so yea i came to the conclusion i need the tune asap to see what my numbers are..I appreciate all ur guys help on answering my question. Im hopin i would of been around the 14.5 sec. but that 1st race diappointed me so bad when it said 16 sec. but thanks and i will keep u posted 7th generationers.

 
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wow thats slow, i ran a mid 14 with my k20z1 swap in my FOUR door 01 civic, withOUT k-pro! street tires, no lsd, not stripped, all i had was intake,TOda race headers,and exhaust, i was faster then a g35skyline, and i forgot what else but yea, 16's? ur making the k-swaps look bad

 
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ok intake, toda race and exhaust makes a big difference buddy. especially for a z1. in fact i think its rather on the ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh side that u hit mid 14s. but hey nt.
anyways dont worry he'll be fine once hes tuned. good luck and post up numbers man and go back to the track again

 
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Its possible you just arent launching properly. Are you just learning how to drive standard?

I know I'd run a shitty time on the QTR mile as well but I am just learning how to drive stick

 
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first time I ran my swap I ran mid 13s all day.. maybe you just need some practice?

 
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Maybe it had a bit to do with the track, a cobra should be alot faster than a 14sec car.

 
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yea i dont think it was the track cause they had some fast *** cars runnig what they thought they should be running...

yes this is also my 1st stick car and my reaction time was like 9/10 of a sec i know thats bad but it felt like my car didnt wanna move off the line...so take some of that off the 1/4 and i would be running like 15.6's.. thats still bad but i will imporve on those and get rid of those big *** 18's also.

 
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I don't think your reaction time is included in your 1/4 mile time. The timer does not start until you cross the line. What were your 60' times those are what you should look at.

 
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i think u should just get tuned right away. no need to see what u can hit especially if ur hitting low. imo just get it to the shop asap. base run, then tuned run, and more tuning runs.

 
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hahaha a 16 my current set up would beat u haha....on a real side get a good header, get a 2.5 or 3inch exhaust for the k to breathe, tune a/f in kpro, use the cai kpro map if you are still unable to get a tune quickly and so forth... all of that and you should run mid-hi-13's. you need good tires to, lower the 60ft times

 
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I ran a 16.4 with my 02 ex civic manual with intake header exhaust 35 pounds per wheel 18s and a stereo. It just might be that you aren't launching like other people are saying, what do you drop the rpms at?

 
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^16.4 i/h/e? 60 foot times? please dont say 2.5

 
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So what was your trap speed? That will be a good indicator if there was anything wrong. You should be trapping in the 90's My opinion is you just don't know how to launch yet. A bad launch greatly effects your et especially if you bog. Slow shifts add more time, not shifting at redline....it all adds up. Keep working at it.