All-Wheel Drive Civic EG Hatch Runs 7-Second Quarter Mile

Civic features a big turbo on a 2.0-liter engine, a dog box transmission and lots of weight reduction.

The video above comes to us from That Racing Channel on YouTube and it features one of the nastiest Honda Civic EG hatchbacks that we have ever seen. This car is fitted with a turbocharged engine that makes monster power, but making this car so quick is the high performance all-wheel drive system. Daniel Rodriguez, better known as Frustrate EG online, is the owner and driver of this car and after spending lots of time in the low-8-second range, he was able to click off an incredible 7-second run.

The Build

During the middle of the video, the camera catches up with Rodriguez to discuss his car and his awesome 7-second run. At that point, he is asked to describe his build, but he is so excited and so out of breath that he has a hard time conveying the information. He thanks everyone who helped him get to the 7s and he repeatedly explains that it is a fairly simple build, but his details on the build are a bit hard to follow.

Fortunately, the video details list the key aspects of this stunning Civic race car. That includes a 2.0-liter K20 engine fitted with a Precision 76/85 turbocharger, a PPG “dog box” manual transmission, an Action triple-disc clutch, Insane axle shafts, a suspension setup from ESM and an E98 tune by Karel Tuning that leads to roughly 1,300 horsepower. Of course, it also has the all-wheel drive system that allows this little hatchback to make use of all of that turbocharged power.

The Record Run

While the video above is almost six minutes long, we watch just two runs by this wicked all-wheel drive Civic EG hatch. The video begins with a quick look at the in-car footage of the record run, followed by a series of panning shots of the car in the pits. After that, they head out to the track for the good part.

Rodriguez and his Civic roll to the beams alongside another old school Honda race car. As engine speeds rise, each car lights all of the staging bulbs and both drivers take the car to their peak launch speed on the two-step. Anti-lag systems cause both engines to pop loudly and when the green lights drop, the dueling Civic race cars blast away from the line.

The green car gets a slightly better start, leading the race early on and Rodriguez never looks back, beating the car in the right lane but more importantly, he finally ran the 7-second run he had been chasing. To be exact, Rodriguez ran a 7.98 at 187 miles per hour while the other car ran a respectable 8.16 at 176 miles per hour, so this is really an excellent showcase of Honda performance.

The video ends with the all-wheel drive Civic making one more run, laying down an 8.31 at 179 miles per hour with a big slower launch.

Crank up your speakers and enjoy!

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com