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HONDA CIVIC
Eleven years ago, when L.A.'s tuner scene was taking shape, Paul Ho was a punk kid street-racing a crude-but-wicked Honda Civic. Today, at 26, he's in charge of R&D at Injen Technology in Pomona. He still drives a hot-rodded Civic. But now it's the ultimate expression of the import tuner ethic -- fully customized, it's docile enough to drive on the street, powerful enough to blitz a dragstrip in under 11 seconds.
The first step to a fast Civic: Junk the engine. Ho replaced the stock four in his 1994 Si in favor of the more powerful B18C, a 1.8-liter twin-cam VTEC found in the Acura Integra GS-R. This easy swap is so popular that the B18C has emerged as the small-block Chevy of this new generation of hot-rodders (and, dubiously, has also led to Integra theft rates 2.5 times as high as any other vehicle). Ho blueprinted, balanced, ported his engine -- the traditional go-fast hocus-pocus. But the only way to make real power from 1.8 liters is forced induction. Ho's weapon: a giant turbo mated to an exhaust manifold he designed and welded himself. On the track, boost dialed up to 26 psi, the car makes more than 600 hp.
Ho wanted a sleeper -- a wolf in lamb's clothing, and opted for a restrained JDM look built around a J-spec body kit. Aside from the panoply of gauges and the gutted rear of the cabin, the interior is as subdued as the exterior. As he explains: "I wanted a car that made a lot of power, but still looked really clean, very subtle, almost stock." Close enough.
Car class: Front-wheel-drive dragster. Ho's goal is to create the fastest street-legal Civic in the world, and he will sacrifice anything, including the ability to carry other passengers, to meet that goal.
Most demented improvement: An exhaust manifold Ho designed and welded himself in the hopes of more efficiently powering his turbo. He has succeeded.
Headturner: Ho wanted a "sleeper" -- fast as hell but you'd never know from the exterior -- but his wicked intercooler instantly blows his cover. Then again, the decals and rear wing don't help much, either.
CUSTOM TO THE CORE
If Non Fujita's 240 is a show car built around racecar components, and Keith Ta's Supra is a show car being transformed into a racecar, then Paul Ho's Honda Civic is a racecar that's sweet enough for the show car scene. The intercooler (1a) and carbon fiber hood (1b) are standard equipment in this company, but Ho also added a carbon-fiber rear wing (1c) and J-spec headlights (1d) for that authentic JDM look. The 1.8-liter VTEC engine (2a), reworked after being lifted from a friend's Integra, has emerged as the de facto engine of choice for Civic tuners. The gargantuan turbo (2b), mated to Ho's custom exhaust manifold (2c), dials from 14 psi of boost on the street to 26 psi on the track. Ho designed, fabricated and welded the exhaust manifold (3) -- the ultimate in customization. He bent mild-steel tubing into equal-length runners, welded the tubes into place, and treated the exhaust headers with a ceramic coating. If serious about your drivetrain, it's not uncommon to mount extra gauges -- water temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure and fuel pressure -- in front of the passenger seat (4a). The ignition box is mounted on the floorboard (4b), as is the launch control (4c), which allows Ho to set his engine speed for racing launches. The turbo boost controller, meanwhile, is hidden inside the glovebox. Ho tracks the boost, air-fuel ratio and exhaust gas temperature using the gauge cluster to the driver's left (5a), though as a practical matter, he doesn't have time to consult them when he's speeding toward his shift-point redline of 9,800 rpm. (That's why God created shift lights.) Note how the rollcage (5b) is artfully routed through the dashboard instead of bent around it.
WHERE'D THEY GET THE GOODS
Car 1994 Honda Civic Si
Engine Honda B18C dohc inline-four (swapped out of an Acura Integra GS-R)
Pistons Arias Pistons, 310-532-9737
Connecting rods Crower Cams & Equipment, 619-422-1191
Camshaft WEB-CAM Racing Cams, 909-369-5144
Ignition MSD Ignition, 915-855-7123
Fuel injection RC Engineering, 310-320-2277
ECU ACCEL, 248-380-2780
Turbocharger GReddy Performance Products, 949-588-8300,
Intercooler A'PEX Integration, 714-685-5700
Intake manifold STR Power
Exhaust manifold Injen Technology (custom), 909-839-0706
Exhaust Injen (custom)
Clutch Advanced Clutch Technology, 661-940-7555
Differential Quaife America, 949-240-4000
Wheels Volk Racing/Mackin Industries, 562-946-6820
Tires Toyo Tires, 800-442-8696 West Coast, 888-444-8696 East Coast
Suspension A'PEXi
Seats Sparco Motor Sports, 800-224-RACE
Harnesses Sparco Gauges GReddy
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Insane
quote:
ma dej tomby ferrari nima za burek pa kake ti klatis pa sej ni avto samo drag ,
z enzotom mu naredis take sale ta ti tut jasn ni poglej mal aerodinamiko za zacetek pa se marsikej druga
Civic HB VTi 98
Auto je podrejen DRAG-om! Za primerjavo Mclaren F1 ima z mesta do 402m 11.1 sec! Se pravi tudi enzota bi bolel na DRAGU!
Kar se pa končne tiče pa je to nekaj drugega!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
ma dej tomby ferrari nima za burek pa kake ti klatis pa sej ni avto samo drag ,
z enzotom mu naredis take sale ta ti tut jasn ni poglej mal aerodinamiko za zacetek pa se marsikej druga
Civic HB VTi 98
Auto je podrejen DRAG-om! Za primerjavo Mclaren F1 ima z mesta do 402m 11.1 sec! Se pravi tudi enzota bi bolel na DRAGU!
Kar se pa končne tiče pa je to nekaj drugega!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Uporabnik
cruiser : ja sej to jst ze skos govorim...
na ovinkih z encotom naredis temu civicu kar hoces...
jst ne vem tist folk ki si kupuje honde oziroma avte za drag pa jih tunna zarad tega je za mene najvecji idiot kar jih je svet kdarkoli videl ... ce mene vprasas to sploh ni uzitek razen ce mas 4000hp --- monster drag
Civic HB VTi 98
na ovinkih z encotom naredis temu civicu kar hoces...
jst ne vem tist folk ki si kupuje honde oziroma avte za drag pa jih tunna zarad tega je za mene najvecji idiot kar jih je svet kdarkoli videl ... ce mene vprasas to sploh ni uzitek razen ce mas 4000hp --- monster drag
Civic HB VTi 98
Uporabnik
quote:
Ma ni v tem fora loj! poglej si ceno ferarija enzo pa verjem da je v primerjavi s temlem civicom pa vsemi njegovimi predelavami 1000x večja, pa še ferrari enzo je grd po obliki za moje pojme!
CRX VTI 95, Civic HB VTI 95
a to si pol mislu da tisti ki si privosci enzota (sej ni vsem dostopen pa tut ce majo dnar) nima po nakupu za burek ?
dober to pa pol zastopim ...
Civic HB VTi 98
Ma ni v tem fora loj! poglej si ceno ferarija enzo pa verjem da je v primerjavi s temlem civicom pa vsemi njegovimi predelavami 1000x večja, pa še ferrari enzo je grd po obliki za moje pojme!
CRX VTI 95, Civic HB VTI 95
a to si pol mislu da tisti ki si privosci enzota (sej ni vsem dostopen pa tut ce majo dnar) nima po nakupu za burek ?
dober to pa pol zastopim ...
Civic HB VTi 98
Insane
quote:
cruiser : ja sej to jst ze skos govorim...
na ovinkih z encotom naredis temu civicu kar hoces...
jst ne vem tist folk ki si kupuje honde oziroma avte za drag pa jih tunna zarad tega je za mene najvecji idiot kar jih je svet kdarkoli videl ... ce mene vprasas to sploh ni uzitek razen ce mas 4000hp --- monster drag
Civic HB VTi 98
Hja no eni radi pulijo avte za DRAG race eni raje dirkajo!
Jaz nobenemu ne bi rekel da je idiot zaradi tega!
Če še nisi pogruntal večini, ki sami pulijo avte ni bistvo sam DRAG race, ampak pulit recimo Corradota do te mere, da na 400 metrov poči Enzota!
Kapo dol tistim, ki imajo dovolj volje in energije za kaj takega!
Vsaj moje mnenje je takšno! Ti imaš seveda pravico do svojega!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Edited by - R type on 06/06/2003 14:58:26
cruiser : ja sej to jst ze skos govorim...
na ovinkih z encotom naredis temu civicu kar hoces...
jst ne vem tist folk ki si kupuje honde oziroma avte za drag pa jih tunna zarad tega je za mene najvecji idiot kar jih je svet kdarkoli videl ... ce mene vprasas to sploh ni uzitek razen ce mas 4000hp --- monster drag
Civic HB VTi 98
Hja no eni radi pulijo avte za DRAG race eni raje dirkajo!
Jaz nobenemu ne bi rekel da je idiot zaradi tega!
Če še nisi pogruntal večini, ki sami pulijo avte ni bistvo sam DRAG race, ampak pulit recimo Corradota do te mere, da na 400 metrov poči Enzota!
Kapo dol tistim, ki imajo dovolj volje in energije za kaj takega!
Vsaj moje mnenje je takšno! Ti imaš seveda pravico do svojega!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Edited by - R type on 06/06/2003 14:58:26
Insane
quote:
Ma sej ok, sam potem naj ne oglasujejo svojega avta da dol poci veliko boljse avte od sebe
Sicer je pa itak se vedno najvec od voznika odvisno dokler nismo profiji
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'93 RX7
'93 CRX VTi
A tega p ane razumem čist točno! Kdo oglašuje avte? A to zgornjo hondo! Ta Honda nažig skoraj vse serijske avte na 400m!
Ne vem pa če sem te prav zastopil kaj hočeš povedat!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Ma sej ok, sam potem naj ne oglasujejo svojega avta da dol poci veliko boljse avte od sebe
Sicer je pa itak se vedno najvec od voznika odvisno dokler nismo profiji
---------------------
'93 RX7
'93 CRX VTi
A tega p ane razumem čist točno! Kdo oglašuje avte? A to zgornjo hondo! Ta Honda nažig skoraj vse serijske avte na 400m!
Ne vem pa če sem te prav zastopil kaj hočeš povedat!
LP
R type
Accord 2.0 16V l.95
Uporabnik
Gorek: Idiot?! Pomojem ne, nekaterim je drag hobi, drugim so hobi GHD, drugim cross, ne moreš definirati če eden to dela je idiot!
Zato pa nas je na svetu toliko različnih ljudi, nekdo bo za milion kupil ta nov model harmonike, kdo drug bo kupil sliko, spet tretji.... upam da razumeš kaj ti mislim povedati.
LP, Uroš.
Civic HB VTi '96
Celje
Zato pa nas je na svetu toliko različnih ljudi, nekdo bo za milion kupil ta nov model harmonike, kdo drug bo kupil sliko, spet tretji.... upam da razumeš kaj ti mislim povedati.
LP, Uroš.
Civic HB VTi '96
Celje
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