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Honda civics are an excellent choice for auto-x and drag racing. Hondas light weight shell from the factory and many bolt-on accessories make Honda among the top raced cars in the world. Also the price of a used civic won’t hurt the wallet either, causing Hondas to be in the hands of the younger generation. After many people realized that Honda and Acura parts were slightly compatible there were many shops and companies that started modifying hardware to make the Acura parts fit in a Honda a lot easier.
When Honda was designed, the engineers used the science of power to weight ratio to assure that they could put a small amount of horsepower into a light car causing the car to be very economical friendly as stated on http://corporate.honda.com/environment/, in terms of gas mileage. When race enthusiast realized that the civic was a very lightweight car with a very small power source they figured that a bit more power would make the car move a lot faster. Enthusiast also figure while they are giving the car more power, why not take some more weight off. Honda then became a “shoebox with wheels” because of its light weight design. Shops decided to use a lightweight piece of material such as carbon fiber which is also very strong to mold into body panels like doors, fenders, hoods and trunks, shaving multiple pounds off of the already light civic. Along with the carbon fiber components and the already light design racers began to remove interior parts like seats, carpet, sound dampers, even going as far as taking the safety bars out of the doors and putting them back together, making civics all out racecars and no longer street legal.
Hondas came from the factory very low to the ground causing them to handle very well. Science said that, if the car was lower to the ground it would have less “body roll” and have a very good reaction to turns and have less chance of rolling over. Once again racers decided to make the already good parts even better by adding suspension parts like tie bars, control arms and sway bars making the ride very stiff causing the car to hug corners like no other street vehicle. In the modern day we use coil over suspension to look nice but many Honda drivers don’t realize that a lowered car can handle amazing around turns compared to a stock car or lifted truck. While a stiff ridding Honda may not be the most comfortable for daily driving, it handles just as good, if not better than an all-wheel drive vehicle, assuming it is a dry day and the Honda has good tires. When Acura came out with the Integra type-r people began putting the five-lug suspension on the civics not only because it had one more wheel stud but because there was a huge size advantage to the braking system. The Integra type-r has larger rotors and calipers causing the heavy Integra to be able to stop fairly easy, putting the five-lug suspension on a civic will make the civic stop on a dime.
Like all makes and models there is a luxury sport company that is also made by Honda, Acura is where Honda goes from economical and simple to sporty and luxurious. As many people know Honda and Acura have the same concept throughout the drive train and suspension. As racers and car builders began to notice all of the compatible parts from Acura to Honda they started creating hardware to install the bigger Acura engines and suspension components onto the civics. As one company, Hasport, became very familiar with making motor mount kits and custom shift linkage to make the bigger Acura engines fit into the smaller, lighter civic, Hasport began to mass produce these products and is now the number one source for engine swap components for Acura and Honda. The most popular Acura to Honda swap is the Integra b series engine into a civic whether it’s an EG EF or EK; Hasport supplies everything to make the motor and transmission fit perfectly inside the engine bay. Now that Acura is coming out with J-series engines and K-series engines Hasport has been working hard to keep up with the technology to create swap components that will make these new, more powerful engines fit into the smaller civics with ease.
All of Hondas simple component, light weight design, cheap parts and many bolt-on upgrades make the Honda civic an excellent choice for racing whether its drag racing or auto-x racing. As time and engineering progresses the Honda civic could be the number one choice for racing sometime in the near future. Assuming that the rate of stolen civics doesn’t rise anymore the Honda civic could be seen on more race tracks than the more common Chevy Camaro or Ford Mustang. When Honda first started building they’re light economical vehicles I don’t think they ever imagined having their company become so big with racing and being modified.
just figured i'd share because its a honda site lol the only reason i didnt get the 100% is because of the format FML
Honda civics are an excellent choice for auto-x and drag racing. Hondas light weight shell from the factory and many bolt-on accessories make Honda among the top raced cars in the world. Also the price of a used civic won’t hurt the wallet either, causing Hondas to be in the hands of the younger generation. After many people realized that Honda and Acura parts were slightly compatible there were many shops and companies that started modifying hardware to make the Acura parts fit in a Honda a lot easier.
When Honda was designed, the engineers used the science of power to weight ratio to assure that they could put a small amount of horsepower into a light car causing the car to be very economical friendly as stated on http://corporate.honda.com/environment/, in terms of gas mileage. When race enthusiast realized that the civic was a very lightweight car with a very small power source they figured that a bit more power would make the car move a lot faster. Enthusiast also figure while they are giving the car more power, why not take some more weight off. Honda then became a “shoebox with wheels” because of its light weight design. Shops decided to use a lightweight piece of material such as carbon fiber which is also very strong to mold into body panels like doors, fenders, hoods and trunks, shaving multiple pounds off of the already light civic. Along with the carbon fiber components and the already light design racers began to remove interior parts like seats, carpet, sound dampers, even going as far as taking the safety bars out of the doors and putting them back together, making civics all out racecars and no longer street legal.
Hondas came from the factory very low to the ground causing them to handle very well. Science said that, if the car was lower to the ground it would have less “body roll” and have a very good reaction to turns and have less chance of rolling over. Once again racers decided to make the already good parts even better by adding suspension parts like tie bars, control arms and sway bars making the ride very stiff causing the car to hug corners like no other street vehicle. In the modern day we use coil over suspension to look nice but many Honda drivers don’t realize that a lowered car can handle amazing around turns compared to a stock car or lifted truck. While a stiff ridding Honda may not be the most comfortable for daily driving, it handles just as good, if not better than an all-wheel drive vehicle, assuming it is a dry day and the Honda has good tires. When Acura came out with the Integra type-r people began putting the five-lug suspension on the civics not only because it had one more wheel stud but because there was a huge size advantage to the braking system. The Integra type-r has larger rotors and calipers causing the heavy Integra to be able to stop fairly easy, putting the five-lug suspension on a civic will make the civic stop on a dime.
Like all makes and models there is a luxury sport company that is also made by Honda, Acura is where Honda goes from economical and simple to sporty and luxurious. As many people know Honda and Acura have the same concept throughout the drive train and suspension. As racers and car builders began to notice all of the compatible parts from Acura to Honda they started creating hardware to install the bigger Acura engines and suspension components onto the civics. As one company, Hasport, became very familiar with making motor mount kits and custom shift linkage to make the bigger Acura engines fit into the smaller, lighter civic, Hasport began to mass produce these products and is now the number one source for engine swap components for Acura and Honda. The most popular Acura to Honda swap is the Integra b series engine into a civic whether it’s an EG EF or EK; Hasport supplies everything to make the motor and transmission fit perfectly inside the engine bay. Now that Acura is coming out with J-series engines and K-series engines Hasport has been working hard to keep up with the technology to create swap components that will make these new, more powerful engines fit into the smaller civics with ease.
All of Hondas simple component, light weight design, cheap parts and many bolt-on upgrades make the Honda civic an excellent choice for racing whether its drag racing or auto-x racing. As time and engineering progresses the Honda civic could be the number one choice for racing sometime in the near future. Assuming that the rate of stolen civics doesn’t rise anymore the Honda civic could be seen on more race tracks than the more common Chevy Camaro or Ford Mustang. When Honda first started building they’re light economical vehicles I don’t think they ever imagined having their company become so big with racing and being modified.
just figured i'd share because its a honda site lol the only reason i didnt get the 100% is because of the format FML
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