my 1/4 time at the tracks

ok,so I went to the tracks yesterday,me & my brother in his mazda 626,
but lets start from the beginning,
My car:

20.3 stock d15b8 66k

19.3 I/H/2" E, duals

18.062 (4-26-06) b8 block,b7 head milled,cam gear

16.088 @ 83.859 (5-12-06) MPFI Swap

gained 2 seconds from the mpfi swap,I am 1 happy man to be down
in the low 16's pretty much high 15's,I could of keep on going to hit the 15.9,15.8 mark if I would of took a few things off,(I only ran 4 times)
but what gets me,is that a stock SI runs a 16.5,or so it says,
how is my car running a 16 flat with stock engine components,
not only with the d15b8 block & dx tranny,(my guess is exhaust!/)
my next upgrade I'm heading for is a stage 1 clutch & 12lbs flywheel,
VERY soon,
but I've gained a little over 4 seconds in my civic,since the beginning of the motor,that alone tells me to keep at it.
thanks to the ppl thats helped me out on here,especially the ones that helped me out on the multi-port swap.
Randy

Damn, MPFI makes a hell of a difference. The next step you should take now, especially if your car is wired for MPFI, is giving your tired d15 a break and swapping that crap with a new engine. ;)

not to bad, my si ran 14.7 on pretty much a stock d16a6 with bolt-ons(i/h/e), a chip and bald ass 13" steelies that broke loose in 3rd for the first 2 runs...lol. and the 4door is a little faster topend.
you should use a a6 block... they are stronger... the little d15 can only handle so much.

14's with a d16a6 w/ bolt ons. i dont think that is possibly considering my freinds b16a crx only run 14's and mid to high if that. idk that much tho so i will let everyonr else decide

Yeah ive only heard of stock d16a6's do high 14s on 4th gens with bolt-ons that were totally gutted with major weight reduction, gutted fourth gens look like ass IMO.

i dont think so i like em gutted or not they look good either way to me. but i prefer perfect interior. like i will have soon for f
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not to bad, my si ran 14.7 on pretty much a stock d16a6 with bolt-ons(i/h/e), a chip and bald ass 13" steelies that broke loose in 3rd for the first 2 runs...lol. and the 4door is a little faster topend.
you should use a a6 block... they are stronger... the little d15 can only handle so much.

you sir are a liar. no way in hell you hit a 14.7 with bald tires.

whats his name on here.....i can remember he doesn't post anymore, but he had that mint red si hatch with the ww kit with a BUILT a6 that ran 14's and he was really pissed cause of it lol. And built as in rods, pistons, cam, springs, etc.

next time i go to the track i will get the slips and post em on here...the hatch is gutted, no carpet no door panels no roof liner nothing it looks like a freakin nascar in there... 1 seat a dash steering wheel and a shifter.

what about the dash? is it there

I believe it. d16a6 is a tough motherfucking engine. I want to go to the track so bad. I always abuse the hell out of my car but I really have to take it easy though since I use it to commute...

:banghead:

14's are possible (when the car is fully gutted) if the a6 was strong to begin with, not all motors are the same.

just because tires are bald doesent necessarly mean your going to get bad times, I cut 2.1 60's with bald michellin v4's and ive seen people doing worse than that with drag radials. play with tire pressure and launching rpm's. Everyone goes to the track thinking they are gonna get the best possible time that day, go and learn how to drive your car you may think you know how to but practice enough and times will get better.

I cut .7 seconds off of my time just from going to the track everyweekend and learning my car.

so what was you runnin civicHBsi91?

ya I guess those times are possible if your going downhill in a 1/4...lol

so what was you runnin civicHBsi91?

My car ran a best of 14.7 @ 93 mph with a 2.1 60'

b18a, ebay intake, thermal cat back thats it

but new times are to come the car has been off the road some time now and a new setup has been arranged.

i am interested. what is your new setup?

Ill post about it when its done and I get some times, well it wont be 100% completed but enough to where it'll run some decent times.

14's are possible (when the car is fully gutted) if the a6 was strong to begin with, not all motors are the same.

just because tires are bald doesent necessarly mean your going to get bad times, I cut 2.1 60's with bald michellin v4's and ive seen people doing worse than that with drag radials. play with tire pressure and launching rpm's. Everyone goes to the track thinking they are gonna get the best possible time that day, go and learn how to drive your car you may think you know how to but practice enough and times will get better.

I cut .7 seconds off of my time just from going to the track everyweekend and learning my car.


You are totally right. I went to the track a month ago for the first time, after owning my car for 7 years, and ran a 17.8 It was pretty devestating :uhoh: Not really devestating, but I was expecting a 16-16.5

You are totally right. I went to the track a month ago for the first time, after owning my car for 7 years, and ran a 17.8 It was pretty devestating :uhoh: Not really devestating, but I was expecting a 16-16.5

It's all good man, just keep goin and practicing and they will come down. I was pretty upset that I ran a 15.4 when I first took mine to the track but I kept going back and I would run consistant 14.7's, then I just decided to take it off the road for the new setup :evillol:

then I just decided to take it off the road for the new setup :evillol:

thats what I'm doing, not dumping any money into the motor thats in my car,
everythings going to a built sohc.

14.7 with bolts ons sounds like someone is lying, unless its like YZ125rider21 said it was a downhill 1/4 mile...lol...civicHBsi91 jus out of curiousity what is your new set-up?

14.7 with bolts ons sounds like someone is lying, unless its like YZ125rider21 said it was a downhill 1/4 mile...lol...civicHBsi91 jus out of curiousity what is your new set-up?

"sounds like someone cant read" :icon16: