ReynoldsJK

Short and sweet, and I did a search. A kid that I work with has a little Honda Civic that he put a B16a motor into. I think he said that it is a second generation, whatever that means. I have rode in it, and it seems quick, but I think that I will be able to beat him whenever my bird is done. I have an 88 with a 350 going in, 3.42 in the rear, open right now, but I want to have a locker or a posi by the time I race him. Oh, and i have a 350 turbo also. It is getting ready to get a shift kit. Soooooooo...... can I beat him?

92WhiteRS

Depends on lots of factors. In my town we have this little **** racing shop that has a civic hatchback running 12's with a highly modified b16 motor...but the standard ones run more in the high 13 to low 14 range, and if you hook and have a decent 350 you should win.

MdFormula350

race from a stop and you will have the best chance to put u a car or two lengths ahead.

BigErns90IrocZ

Depends on the type of Honda really. I would probally guess it is your typical CRX or hatch that is packing a swap and thinks it is fast. I think with only a b16 swap, they might be in the low 15's or something. The local r^ice shop in my area has a completely stripped 94 or so hatch, is tubbed, has raceseats, has a GS-R engine swap and even on a 75 shot of ZEX it only busted 14.3's or so I think. For all the money they put in it, that is sad.

unknown_host

iTrader: (1)

Yup yup. I have a friend with a CRX with a B16 swap and he only manages mid 15's out of it.

Dan88IrocZ

I find that to be bull. My friend did the same swap and ran a 14.9 with a stick.

BigErns90IrocZ

He probally gutted the whole car and possibly even went with carbon fiber parts. Or he had other mods besides swap.

SFX099

B16 swaps are not that great. My friend had a '95 Civic Hatchback and he swapped a B18c(integra type-R motor) in his, now that thing was pretty quick. Once you get into the B18, and H22 swaps you start to have a problem keeping up. Also just like Mustang GT's you can never tell what there packing because they all sound the same.

I say with a mild B16 swap you will have no problem taking him, just dont let him get a rollin start so he has the upper hand with that damn VTEC.

unknown_host

iTrader: (1)

My friend isnt an awesome driver, he isnt bad either, just average. I thought it would be faster than 15's too. There was a hatchback civic at the track running 15's with a B16 swap too.

Dan88IrocZ

Well now that someone mentioned it, his car has an entire carbon fiber body kit with all lightweight racing seats - so that's probably the difference right there.