PolosportZ81

with just bolt ons how fast can the 98 civic EX push? 1/4 times, etc....
i'm not sure if i wanna go turbo since i live 4 hours away from home, i'm currently at school so this car is my everything!! i've heard with turbo its not good to go on road trips ....tha ttrue?

thanks!
peace

ITR 2K

Hmmm.. If it's stick, with I/H/E, you'll probably be hitting 16.3 to 16.7.

hobo79

how about 1/4 times bone stock?........i think that turbo is ok on long trips as long as u dont have the pedal to the metal all the time. that way, it wont boost unless its Wide open throttle.

mr2

i wouldn't recommend turbo for cars that have to drive to work or school far away, just unneeded stress on your engine!

maxim

What makes you think that? There are tons of guys on this board that travel close to 60 miles per day that have turbos on their Honda/Acura. Only thing is they don't go into boost(3500-4000rpm) all the time. The stress you are referring to is only when they are in boost.

Halive

really... that slow with i/h/e???

ITR 2K

Ofcourse, it's a Civic. What do you think it is? A La Mans car? If you expect to make a Civic quick, after only I/H/E, then there would be no point of getting a GSR then.. would there? If that was the case, then everybody will be buying a Civic, and put I/H/E, and there will be no one buying Integras. Civics are slow, that's why people do motor swaps, or force induct the bitch. If you really wanted a fast car, then you wouldn't have bought a Civic.

BARF1

sad .. but it is the truth ......

3.3.3

16's maybe 17's if you dont really race at the track. believe me, thats not thaaaat bad. my friend ran his 95 lude si w/ aem cai and ran a 16 flat as his best time. reaction was .8xx

maxim

Really if you wanted a fast car, you wouldn't be shopping for a Honda/Acura in the first place. Think about this, a stock ITR has only 63 more hp than my SLOW economical civic, but yet costs more than twice as much. All I need to do is spend $4500 max on a turbo to be even with a stock ITR at the track...with a slow CIVIC si with realtively the same set-up would slide right ahead but still have near $5000 left before reaching the hefty price tag of your ITR. If I were you I would be embarassed. If you feel the need to knock civics don't do it here, go to the ITR forum....***

mr2

<quote>Civics are slow, that's why people do motor swaps, or force induct the bitch. If you really wanted a fast car, then you wouldn't have bought a Civic.</quote>

because hb are light and with the right mods you can have a little hb do 13's in the 1/4 thats why... don't try to be a smart a*z

EK-Cruiser

Doh! I Forgot that ITR's are the fastest thing on to wheels! Not to mention that you can't possibly buy anything faster for the same price or even less!