This one is for the Civic guys :)

CivicSiRacer · #1 10-14-2002, 10:16 AM

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http://www.haydu.com/autox/autox100602/MOV03495.MPG

This is what Civics are meant for not drag racing.

Goosse · #2 10-14-2002, 01:54 PM

Very cool vid. What exhaust setup are you running cause it sounds very good.

CivicSiRacer · #3 10-14-2002, 02:06 PM

A'PEXi N1, A'PEXi GT headers, AEM intake.

SilverY2KCivic · #4 10-14-2002, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
"Right click" and "Save As"

http://www.haydu.com/autox/autox100602/MOV03495.MPG

This is what Civics are meant for not drag racing.

My thoughts exactly!

Very clean run I must say, what were your times on that one? Anywho, I like how your car sounds in it, I guess I'm used to the farty sound the N1 has on D16 motors, but on your Si it sounds really nice. That last curve you did, seemed like you really gunned it around it, when I did that around this one big curve when I auto-x'ed a few weeks ago, I almost got myself in trouble because of breaking loose, but I was able to recover it without knocking a single cone.

Also, when you run, do you just leave it in 2nd, or do you move it around between 1st and 2nd? Cool vid though, I hope to be able get a digital copy of me running sometime.

CivicSiRacer · #5 10-14-2002, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by SilverY2KCivic

My thoughts exactly!

Very clean run I must say, what were your times on that one? Anywho, I like how your car sounds in it, I guess I'm used to the farty sound the N1 has on D16 motors, but on your Si it sounds really nice. That last curve you did, seemed like you really gunned it around it, when I did that around this one big curve when I auto-x'ed a few weeks ago, I almost got myself in trouble because of breaking loose, but I was able to recover it without knocking a single cone. Also, when you run, do you just leave it in 2nd, or do you move it around between 1st and 2nd? Cool vid though, I hope to be able get a digital copy of me running sometime.

I went from a high 39 to a 38.1. In the moring I went from 1st to 2nd (like i the video) after the first turn and stayed in 2nd until the final curve for the finish line where I shifted back to 1st. I'm starting to get better at clutch in, heel-toe and braking, shifting and gunning it to the finish line.

In the afternoon I left it in 1st the whole course - hit redline about 2 times which isn't much on the back straight going into the downhill section coming at the camera.

SilverY2KCivic · #6 10-14-2002, 10:30 PM

That's cool then. With having mine being an auto, I can't play around with it as much as you can with 5-speed. Before I did my first race, people told me to just leave it in "2" for the entire run, in 6th gen auto Civics, that locks it into 2nd gear, without ever dropping back down to 1st when you stop. Then someone that has been auto crossing for a little while told me just to leave it in D4 when I run, as 2 might not be as ideal. I left it in D4 (can't get a good launch leaving the line in 2 anyways) and I think it stayed in 2nd most of the time by itself, possibly going into 3rd on some of the straights, but I can't recall it happening... When I got to the final straight where they say to gun it before you turn in off the track, I remember it would always downshift (into 1st I'm assuming) as I'd floor the gas, and the RPMs would shoot to readline.

If I couldn't make up the time on the track, at least I could on the final straight

I'll have to post links to the pics I got of when I raced, pics was all I got, no vids.

GScivic7 · #7 10-14-2002, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
"Right click" and "Save As"

http://www.haydu.com/autox/autox100602/MOV03495.MPG

This is what Civics are meant for not drag racing.

but you can actually drive a car like that...you know i'd have cones sittin on top of the roof if i tried doing that

SilverY2KCivic · #8 10-15-2002, 02:57 AM

It's not actually as hard as it looks, it's just about car control, and steering control, and not taking the turns too fast. It's really lots of fun!

My forst time I ever did it a few weeks ago, between 3 runs I did, I only knocked down ONE cone the entire day.

GScivic7 · #9 10-15-2002, 04:53 PM

i'll go try autocross when i got a decent car and suspension setup it looks like mad fun, more than just going straight.

kicker1_solo · #10 10-15-2002, 07:48 PM

cornering>speed

CivicSiRacer · #11 10-16-2002, 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by GScivic7
i'll go try autocross when i got a decent car and suspension setup it looks like mad fun, more than just going straight.

Actually most people think you have to have this awesome car with $20K invested in the suspension. I know guys who autocross there Fiat (80hp) or Lincoln Town Car and kicks Mustang and Firebird butts with it

The best mod for any car is to fix the driver. Spend $1000 on a coilover kit and maybe gain .5-1 second on a 60 second course. Spend $50 on a novice school or $225 on an Evolution School and gain about 4-8 seconds on the same course.

Plus some mods will bump you into harder and more difficult classes sometimes against cars that have tube frames, sequential shifters, 13x10" wheels ($1000 each) and super sticky tires.

SilverY2KCivic · #12 10-17-2002, 01:19 AM

That is SO true what CivSiRacer said above. The auto cross I participated in, I saw some crazy stuff there! For one some guy brought his '62 Cadillac (completely stock, looked like it had come off a junkyard lot, talk about LOTS of body roll and tire howling), another guy brought along his Izusu Rodeo, with some intake and I think exhaust mods to it, and almost ended up rolling it actually when he spun out around one curve (excatly why you DON'T auto-cross a stock height SUV), then there were various Civics, I saw a stock '02 Si hatch run, and a couple stock 7th gen Civic EX coupes run (my car is pretty midified, and one of the stock 7th gen Civics had about 6 seconds better than me times). So as you can tell, it's a sport for any driver, and any car (except a top heavy SUV), and even if you have the worst times, you stull have a really fun experience!

white94civic · #13 10-17-2002, 01:33 AM

What tires are you running on your K-1 rims.....Or are those slicks?...I'm going for the same thing but in my 94 sedan....

What suspension set up are your running...

I built up:
Front upper + lower Strut bar and front eibach sway bar
Rear upper + lower strut ba and rear eibach sway bar
Tokico Adjustible's with Ground Control coilovers
15x6.5 tenzo rims but have yokohama 195/45/15's (heard that tire size bad)

This set up has my car glued to the gound and handles nicely..

GScivic7 · #14 10-17-2002, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by SilverY2KCivic
That is SO true what CivSiRacer said above. The auto cross I participated in, I saw some crazy stuff there! For one some guy brought his '62 Cadillac (completely stock, looked like it had come off a junkyard lot, talk about LOTS of body roll and tire howling), another guy brought along his Izusu Rodeo, with some intake and I think exhaust mods to it, and almost ended up rolling it actually when he spun out around one curve (excatly why you DON'T auto-cross a stock height SUV), then there were various Civics, I saw a stock '02 Si hatch run, and a couple stock 7th gen Civic EX coupes run (my car is pretty midified, and one of the stock 7th gen Civics had about 6 seconds better than me times). So as you can tell, it's a sport for any driver, and any car (except a top heavy SUV), and even if you have the worst times, you stull have a really fun experience!

I'm gonna have to go out and buy some cones, i will try when something like this comes up though. BTW civsiracer...i love that 5g w/bigmouth i want my future car to look exactly like that cept w/black or red paint...it's soooo tight

CivicSiRacer · #15 10-17-2002, 06:47 AM

Here's our president - he took 2nd place by only a few points:

This guy has a custom build 1979 Dodge Dart (turbo and all the works):

This is a husband and wife car (they did great this year):

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