I took the car to the track yesterday to try it out for the first time since installing the new motor

Specs:

- 1996 Civic HX
- JDM B18C (GSR) I/H/E and Clutch
- Car Weights 2350lbs without me in it (2510lbs with)
- 17" ADR Wheels with 205/40's @ 25Psi
- Stock OBD II P72 ECU

First Run:

- 2.52sec 60ft, (car bogged down)
- 15.6s 1/4 Mile Time
- 91 mph

Second Run:

- 2.47sec 60ft (Major Wheelhop)
- 15.3s 1/4 Mile Time
- 92.6 mph

Third Run (Last)

- 2.355sec 60ft (Feathered the clutch, lost traction at 5k rpms)
- 15.01 1/4 Mile Time
- 93.2 mph

Just wanted to share my experience with you guys. I was satisfied for this being my first night out there, and it was 80F and humid as hell.

What times do you guys think the car has in it with better driving??? BTW I was shifting at 8k rpms.

 

get some smaller wheels and u might see 14.5's

 

gut the car and you might see a decent gain....better tires to like street said

 

get smaller wheels. i prefer 15s and grippy tires.

what do you launch at?

 

When I got the 15.0 I launched at 4300, and slipped the clutch.

 

seems to me like you should be mid to low 14s. I ran 15.0 with a LS and bolt-ons. My friends wawsrunning a 14.2 on a stock GSR in a hatch.

 

maybe u should sell the 17s.. put the stock hx wheels back on.. and see what you can pull off.. i bet youll see 14s

 

I would be disappointed w/ those times. I'm hoping to get similar times w/ my b18b swap NA. get smaller tires like everyone else is saying and see if that helps.

 

you gotta bring down those 60's

 

hey just wondering if your car is silver and did you get it with stock engine?? and what track did you go to?

 

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Nah, the car is coral red, and I went to the west palm beach, moroso motorsports park.

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You should be able to get those times with a B18B swap. Remember this was my first time at the track and I only got three runs. I'm sure with some practice and better tires I should see mid to low 14's.

 

Not bad for your first time.

The 17s are not really your problem, the low profile tires are not helping you.

try this the next time you go:

When you line up at the line, make sure your tires are in the center of two black strips on the track. That is where most of the rubber is at.

Do not worry about reaction times, you are not racing the person next to you, you are racing yourself.

Preload the clutch by holding the clutch just before the fraction zone (the spot where is just starting to engage the clutch).

Feather the clutch, it will take practice.

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Remember this was my first time at the track and I only got three runs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Moroso sucks sometimes. Line up in the dial-in next time, you will get more runs and the track will hold better (dial-in goes after Pro cars go).

 

Thats not bad, my first time a ran a 15.2 and once i got practice i got it down to a 14.6. I had a 95 dx coupe with jdm gsr, i/h/e and nitto nt 450's. if the tires didnt suck so bad i could have pulled lower b/c i spun through 1st and 2nd gear

 

Pretty good first time out numbers!

I have to disagree with Turbogixxer (just on this part, everything else he said was correct!) and will say those 17's are hurting your time. Depending on the weight of the wheel/tire combo your probably losing a good bit of power. Considering the torque Honda motors make isnt hardly enough to get you off the line in the first place (thats more or less a joke) much less trying to deal with all that extra rotating mass.

Try borrowing a set of lightweight 15's from a friend and then you shall understand.

 

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Well, in 60' time, I am speaking. The problem is more of driving/tire then rim.

But, a lighter rim (less rotating mass) will always yield better times with the same factors (besides the rims).

 

Damnit I hate how people compare their times to someone else's time. When they have a totally different setup. Its just stupid and their are numerous people who do it. Ditch the 17's man and put back on your steelies and try it out again.