racing pros n cons
CustomWhips
10-14-2002, 03:08 AM
ever since i got my civic ive worried about the life of the engine i mean i dont want to be driving a year down the road taking oil and letting out clouds of smoke..
i pushed her to the limit tonight. saw what she got. i did 0 - 85 in a quarter mile. not sure how good that is but i know thats close to the best in a stock civic with a intake and exaust lol. anyways. now that ive made sure this thread wouldnt be deleted.
how bad is racing for your engine. is it bad? or is driving through town at all the red lights for hours worse on it then the 20 seconds of letting your engine rip?
what are the draw backs? what will it do long term to your engine.?
i pushed her to the limit tonight. saw what she got. i did 0 - 85 in a quarter mile. not sure how good that is but i know thats close to the best in a stock civic with a intake and exaust lol. anyways. now that ive made sure this thread wouldnt be deleted.
how bad is racing for your engine. is it bad? or is driving through town at all the red lights for hours worse on it then the 20 seconds of letting your engine rip?
what are the draw backs? what will it do long term to your engine.?
YogsVR4
10-14-2002, 09:17 AM
Pushing the limits on any engine will stress it out over time. If you only race once in awhile, you're little Civic should last a good long while.
Cyprus106
10-14-2002, 03:24 PM
Yup, thatt's the way it goes. If you race every day, your engine will most likely do a little dance and fall out the bottom of your car a year from now but occasional stress isn't gonna kill it.
civicHBsi91
10-14-2002, 05:43 PM
if you think about it wouldent everything be bad for your engine?
94svt5.0
10-14-2002, 06:41 PM
85 mph in the 1/4 is around a low 16 sec time.
esp
10-14-2002, 08:57 PM
also to help your engine run longer let the damn thing warm up first there are kids at my school who come out after school and start flying around the parking lot and the streets and i laugh because they will eventually kill their motors by doing that.
CustomWhips
10-15-2002, 12:29 AM
1.41 miles per minute going 85
3600 seconds per hour
0.02 miles per second going 85
0.02 x 12.5 seconds = .25 miles
= 12.5seconds :eek:
16s my ass..
(and now i wonder why i dropped out)
3600 seconds per hour
0.02 miles per second going 85
0.02 x 12.5 seconds = .25 miles
= 12.5seconds :eek:
16s my ass..
(and now i wonder why i dropped out)
cybercrx00
10-15-2002, 12:33 AM
You should be an accountant for enron
CustomWhips
10-15-2002, 12:36 AM
no. i was of course wrong i forgot about the 0 to 85 part....
Self
10-15-2002, 03:32 AM
Originally posted by CustomWhips
1.41 miles per minute going 85
3600 seconds per hour
0.02 miles per second going 85
0.02 x 12.5 seconds = .25 miles
= 12.5seconds :eek:
16s my ass..
(and now i wonder why i dropped out)
:confused:
I'm confused...what was this supposed to mean??
1.41 miles per minute going 85
3600 seconds per hour
0.02 miles per second going 85
0.02 x 12.5 seconds = .25 miles
= 12.5seconds :eek:
16s my ass..
(and now i wonder why i dropped out)
:confused:
I'm confused...what was this supposed to mean??
CustomWhips
10-15-2002, 02:19 PM
we were figuring how many seconds it took to go 85 in the 1/4 but i forgot about the 0-85 part... i figured if you were driving 85 how long would it take to go a 1/4 mile..
TerminalVelocity
10-15-2002, 04:33 PM
by this I would have a 10 sec car :p
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