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Old 04-10-2003, 11:59 PM
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Can anyone give me a rough estimate of how much HP it would take to get a Civic HB into the 12's?
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:01 AM
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stripped ... 350hp will get you low 12's if driven properly..


300 prolly like mids to high 12's
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there is a a 88-91 civic HB in the issue of sport compact car last month with 151 horsepower running 12's
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:23 AM
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there is a a 88-91 civic HB in the issue of sport compact car last month with 151 horsepower running 12's
what 151 hp and a 100 shot of nos?


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Had to be some nitrous in there somewhere. I'm in the 14's now with 180 hp.
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:32 AM
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well..according to the artical..it was all motor.. with a b20 block and b16a head...i just read it..they printed he ran like a 12.9 with 151 horsepower..read the artical.
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:33 AM
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12.9 ok.... uhm that thing musta had a PRO driver. holy christ


o and also the b20 has a hell of a lot more tork, mabey that helped it out.
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:34 AM
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seriously guys, how hard is it to launch at 5k rpms with slicks and speed shift. seriously! not very hard!
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Old 04-11-2003, 12:44 AM
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Who knows, the car might not of even been street legal.. so many factors.. Weight/traction/setup etc..

---- Bisimoto is like running 300hp and hitting 10's..

to much shiet..


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Maybe the final gear drive was changed.
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