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We ended up taking our FK8 to the track this weekend for a bit of testing to see what kind of times this car is capable of. Denis drove the car to a best of 13.4848 at 109.25 MPH, followed by a few 13.5xxx passes at 107-108 MPH. The 109+ MPH trap speed is what spoke most to us and showed that our front pipe was definitely doing work! The short track, however, is where we struggled to cover ground, as we were constrained by the stock ECU and 3500 RPM launch limit. The car clearly needed more RPM to bring the 60ft down and logs showed that there was still throttle closure with flat-foot-shifting. This car is just begging for tuning! You can see how much of a dog it is out of the hole.
Why did we post this here?
Let's put this in a nut shell for you. A stock 1.5L turbo economy Civic with only an intake, intercooler downpipe/front-pipe and tuning has run numerous faster 1/4 mile times than Honda's flagship Civic! With that being said, we don't expect our Type-R to run much better of time, even with full bolt-ons on stock ECU mapping. The FK8's trap speed might increase a bit, which really shows the power they are capable of making, but until we can figure out a way to put cover short track ground, our Si will just keep on pulling down-low. The Civic Si puts down an extremely respectable short track. However, we don't suggest getting bold and picking on a Type-R from a roll, you might get spanked!
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