Didn't run anywhere near what I wanted.

I wasnt entirely planning on running it at all today since Id never been to the track and just wanted to watch. But I couldnt resist, so heres what happened.

First, because of liability laws, I couldn't drive it, which I suspected would be the case (I'm 17). So I had to have my friend Brad drive it, who had never driven it before.

Run 1 the CL was up against a 10 second drag car with no exhaust. Needless to say that was loud as hell and Brad didnt notice how much he burned out off the line because of it. So after some massive wheel spin the first time ever driving the car, Brad got a 16.37@88.78. Since stock is about 16.85@84.8 (source: carpoint) I wasnt too thrilled with that. I tried to ride with him the first run to see what boost it was hitting but you cant even ride in the car without a waiver.

Run 2 was up against a VW 1.8T. I got Brad to launch slower this time. His RT got much slower but the ET improved to 15.65@89.55. I think the boost was at 7 pounds but since there was no place to set boost inside the track and I couldnt ride in the car Im not positive.

Basically I was just trying to get an idea of what it would do. When I go back I will have an electronic boost controller, 1 more hour dyno time, much less gas (had about 14 gallons in it today) and I'll get my mommy to go sign the waiver so I can drive. Then I'll make some runs at 7-9 psi. I can definately be in the 14s with my setup though.

Oh and if anyone cares it was 85 degrees with about 70% humidity

 

what kinda tires you got, get some tires just for the track, and then those for daily driving...that should help with the spin some

 

oh..and what kinda clutch?

 

Reppin CL's for us 17 year olds wooo hooo

 

damn i didnt even notice the ages are shown now above the post counts.

the tires are falken ziex 512s. they arent really the problem, it just makes too much power to launch how he tried with the fwd. i think he said he dropped it at 4000 rpm, which was not really good. even stock it woulda bounced and/or spun like that.

clutch im running an ACT organic street disc with extreme pressure plate. nothing monsterous but it holds.

 

Tuning is 90% of the battle. Once you get everything dialed, your times should be better.

 

get a vafc and get the thing dynoed and tuned properly

and then your set

nice runs too bad you could not drive it yourself, im sure you could have done much better

what kind of turbo are you running? bov? wastegate? intercooler?

 

id rather invest in a stand alone fuel management system.

 

do some minor tuning and some grippier tires, you'll have a fast car man

and when did the age thing come up?

 

its the same here you have to be 18 to run at the tracks or have a parent/guardian sign a waiver. GL with the tuning and hope u get better times bro

 

I'm running hondata and its been dyno tuned for 3 hours already (they only made about 4 pulls an hour). I'm switching to an electronic boost controller since the manual cant bleed off enough air up top so my boost drops. Once I install the EBC and get it tuned by a better tuner I should net about 20 more hp in addition to the 2 extra pounds of boost I could have run yesterday.

 

CL wasn't meant to go fast?

 

true, but at this point 14s are very possible. i also have a wicked torque curve which makes it fun to drive.

 

Not a bad way to spend 10 thousand dollars. **points**

 

hey snowman...is that your car?

 

oh man turbo 2.3...gotta love it! can u put up a list of ur mods so far?

 

civics arent meant to be fast either...or better yet saturns but yet lisa kubo has hers running 7's......

 

For those of you asking about my setup

My "go" mods consist of:
-Tanabe Hyper Medallion catback (modified)
-FMAX thermo coated log manifold
-FMAX downpipe straight piped to catback
-Turbonetics T3/T4e turbocharger (don't know what trim, got it used)
-TiAL 35mm wastegate with thermo coated dump tube
-Spearco front mount intercooler
-R/C 550cc saturated injectors
-AEM 1:1 fuel pressure regulator
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-Crane HI-6S ignition w/ LX91 coil
-Crane 11mm ignition wires
-OEM custom modified distributor cap
-GReddy Type S blow off valve
-Hondata S200B engine management
-Turbosmart in cabin mechanical boost controller
-PSPEC tuning short shifter
-Clutchmasters 8lb flywheel
-ACT organic street disc w/ extreme pressure plate

 

and you afforded all of this how?

 

Since im 17 and live at home, I have 100% disposable income, and I work part time during school and full time in the summer. Also, I installed almost everything myself saving a ton of money.

 

You could of bought a faster car than your with all that money you put in there

 

Actually no, my parents wouldnt let me get anything remotely fast. Plus, I enjoy working on cars, so buying something fast wouldnt have been any fun.

 

$ outweighs what you get. You can make ANYTHING fast...Depends what it turns out to be in the end. With this amount of money...Supra woulda been a wiser option.

Plus, ever try to road course one of those 10 second civics? Yea...that doesn't work. Continuous runs over and over again? Yea...no. Overheat, etc. Reliable? No. Pimp? No.

You get my point.

 

i love the turbo 2.3 im 16 and have a 98 2.3

 

 

the purpose of your post was?

 

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Originally Posted by jbaz2.3
i love the turbo 2.3 im 16 and have a 98 2.3


the purpose of your post was?



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