This Civic coupe built by Erick's Racing is powered by a 2.1 liter B18C1 (GS-R) engine that uses TODA camshafts, valve springs, and campulleys to run the quarter mile in 10.59 seconds @ 127mph, the fastest time ever for a normally aspirated Honda engine

He runs an SMS header. Kinda funny how Toda doesn't advertise that fact

Warren

Yeah, that's funny...
Now, how da heck is that motor a 2.0L keeping the stock stroke??? Is it all in the bore???

This Civic coupe built by Erick's Racing is powered by a 2.1 liter B18C1 (GS-R) engine that uses TODA camshafts, valve springs, and campulleys to run the quarter mile in 10.59 seconds @ 127mph, the fastest time ever for a normally aspirated Honda engine

Please note the 2.1L

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Erick's Racing Body Slams the Competition at IDRC BF Goodrich Summer
Slam Nationals in Englishtown, NJ

New world record:

10.590 @ 127 mph

Erick Aguilar continued his domination of the IDRC All-Motor class with
another resounding win at the IDRC BF Goodrich Summer Slam Nationals over
the July 4th holiday weekend. The event, held at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Park in Englishtown, NJ, featured a large crowd and a rare 16 car all-motor
field.

Erick's Racing completed a sweep of its two race East Coast swing sponsored
by Hasport, and assisted by fellow racer Gary Gardella and County Line Auto
Body. The win did not count for national points, but moved ERE into a near
tie for the lead in the East Region points chase. Winning that region will
be tough however unless further sponsorship is found to allow ERE to attend
more races on the East Coast.

The weekend was a bit hectic. After just missing a major airport shutdown at
LAX, Erick and crew chief Derek Stevens worked to get a new transmission in
the car before the event. Then it was discovered that one of the wheels on
the car was bent, necessitating swapping some tires around and rebalancing
everything. Once the car was put back together, it was time for qualifying.
The first pass was a surprisingly slow 11.323@121.2 mph, caused by a 8000
rpm rev limit. The problem was quickly found - a speed sensor plug had
vibrated loose, causing the engine to run the whole quarter on the staging
rev limiter. After securing the connector, the car was running fine and
ready for a better qualifying pass. And was it ever better! Erick blasted
off the line with a 1.52 60 ft on his way to a 10.59@127.16 mph, a new FWD
and Honda record! Only one hundredth (0.01) seconds now separated ERE from
the overall all motor record (held by a RWD car) and Erick seemed more than
capable of finding that small increment of time.

Sunday morning dawned cool and clear and Erick lined up for a final
qualifying pass. When the lights turned green, things were looking good.
Compared to his 10.59 pass, Erick bettered his 60 ft by 0.002 seconds. By
330 ft he was 0.03 seconds ahead of his record pace. At the 1/8th mile, he
was nearly 0.06 seconds ahead and traveling almost ? mph faster. And then
the recurring 5th gear balkiness resurfaced on the transmission, causing the
engine to bounce off the rev limiter and a slow shift. Erick finished the
run with an ET of 10.629@124.34. Without the 5th gear problem, the record
would surely have been broken. Based upon the run data, an ET of 10.55 or
better was well within reach. Don't worry though, it will happen, it's just
a matter of time!

Actual eliminations were somewhat less exciting, at least initially. In the
first two rounds, Erick faced 13 and 12-second competition, but still wanted
to run the car as fast as possible. Erick pulled out near identical passes
of 10.635@126.70 and 10.632@125.56. However, the car's 60 ft times began to
increase and the crew observed some tire shake. These signs were a warning
of problems to come. The semi-finals saw Erick rip off a 10.604@127.1 mph,
matching his previous best ET. Even more impressive, this pass was made in
temperatures 12 degrees hotter and with a lower barometric pressure than the
balky 10.62 pass in the morning. Again, this car is easily a strong 10.5
performer in good conditions. And once again, 60 ft times were a bit slow on
this pass (making the 10.60 even more impressive still).

In the finals, Erick would face his toughest competition yet - and we're not
talking about his opponent in the other lane (although give them credit,
they were Erick's fastest competitor on the day, and were in a position to
pull off the upset given what transpired). No, the parts failure demon
surfaced once again. This time, on the launch, the driver's side lower
control arm broke. Here was the hidden cause of the tire shake and poor 60
fts that the crew had been unable to find. Further down the track, the left
side drive shaft popped out of the intermediate shaft. Eventually Erick
needed both hands to fight the steering and could not shift in 5th gear,
shutting the engine down and coasting the rest of the track. Fortunately for
Erick, the car stayed together and Erick managed to still pull off a
11.119@97 mph to his opponent's 11.602. Got the win and kept the car off the
wall - could you ask for more from your driver?

When asked about the run afterward, Erick noted that, "I think we were kind
of lucky we put the new tranny in for this event. We didn't have an extra
spool, so we put a Quaiffe limited slip in it. The LSD prevented the car
from being too hard to handle when the suspension broke, compared to a
broken axle on a spool which usually means you hit the wall."

ERE's next event will be the Battle of the Imports night race in
Bakersfield, CA, August 9-11. ERE's next scheduled IDRC appearance is in
Phoenix on October 12-13 in an effort to put a choke hold on the West Coast
and National titles. Be sure to come out and see us and stop by and say hi.

Special thanks to ERE's sponsors: Hasport, Toda Racing, Landspeed Racing,
Alaniz Technologies, Zero Factory, Motul.

See http://www.ericksracing.com for more information.