Originally posted by senseiturtle
You are correct about swapping, but there's a size limit to what a car nowadays can accept. I'd love to stick the twin turbo audi V8 into my jetta, but we can't win them all. Boosting what you've got, then becomes the answer.
u forget that hondas are like legos
or at least thats my analogy
unlike a VW
swapping a bigger motor (ie. a V6) is not the best route to go
this is because honda inline 4's make more power than their V6 counterparts
i saw a LS-Vtec civic hatch run a 14.1 at the track the other day, granted it was spoon powered but thats not at all bad for a small displacement 4 cylinder.
the main point is power to weight.
you could have gobs of torque in your 3600 lb camaro or mustang
but when matched with a 2400 lb civic with 200 HP and 161 TQ (h22 swap) the math makes my case
most of the late model Z28's and camaro SS's i saw at the track were running consistent mid 14's with an occasional low 14
there were 5.7's and 4.6's running some good times under 13 but those guys obviously had more serious engine mods.
unfortunately the condition of the track was also playing a role in the performance of everyone there, so i would take a few tenths off those times i quoted. the launchpad was ****ed up concrete with gravel scattered on it, and every time a pro-stock or top fuel car was staging ahead of me, the front of my car got pelted with gravel.
and the evo 7 that was there bested at 14.1 with the spoon LS-Vtec civi.
all in all it was a humbling experience for the handful of people that were there, especially when this dude with a fairlady 300ZX showed up an ran a startling 11.7 at 130ish.
~boom