CIVIC PRIDE: World's Fastest Honda Civic (Bonneville)

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From SPEEDtv.com


CIVIC PRIDE: World's Fastest Honda Civic

Written by: SPEED Staff
Wendover, Utah – 9/6/2007


Bonneville Salt Flats Outside Wendover, Utah/Nevada Speed Week August 11-17, 2007

Piloting the Lucas Oil Honda Civic, Richard Holdener blistered the salt by running a two-way average of 207.5 mph. Running in the Blown Gas Competition Coupe class, the turbocharged Civic bettered the old record (set in 1991) of 196.124 mph by over 11 mph.



Bonneville records require the vehicle to make two time speed runs. The official speed is the average of the two runs. The Lucas Oil Honda Civic ran 206.2 mph in the first run and 208.7 mph in the cool morning air on the second day. The Civic was clocked at nearly 210 mph exiting the 5th mile. Holdener was quick to credit extensive dyno and top-speed testing in preparation for the Bonneville event. According to Holdener, “We spent hours on the dyno making sure the motor was both powerful and reliable. We also made numerous 200+ mph speed runs at our top-secret Nevada test facility (appropriately labeled Area 52). Running BFG street tires, Eibach coil-over suspension and 17 psi of boost, we ran over 211 mph at Area 52. That was an exciting ride!”

The impressive engine used to power the World’s Fastest Honda Civic was a turbocharged B18C built by Killer Bee Racing. Though the engine has produced as much as 728 hp at 29 psi of boost, the boost was run at only 13-14 psi for the record runs. Holdener added,” We purposely ran the boost, air/fuel and timing at conservative levels. The aero package on the car worked so well that it took very little power to achieve these impressive speeds. Of course the 1999 Civic Si was also a good car to start with.” In addition to the use of Lucas 5W-20 synthetic oil, the 1.97L motor build up featured a Dart head and block, Skunk II cams and intake and Hondata S300 management system. Internal engine components came from Eagle and Coast High Performance. The boost was supplied by a Turbonetics T72 turbo feeding a dual-core Spearco air-to-water intercooler. Ice water was used to significantly reduce the air intake temperature, but further cooling was achieved with the use of a water/methanol injection from Snow Performance (Water only used for record runs). Ignition chores were handled by MSD while the custom 4-inch oval exhaust came from the experts at Borla. Driver Richard Holdener was quick to credit Bernie Vanhamond and Tom Habrzyk for their fabrication of the roll cage, full belly pan and other aero and safety equipment. Holdener added, “Driving a race car, even a 211-mph Honda Civic, is always the easy part. The real talent behind this car came from the guys who built it”.

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211-MPH Civic Specs:

Dart Block 84mm bore
Eagle 87.2mm Crank
Probe Rods (GSR)
Probe Forged Pistons (84mm flat top)
Dart B18C Head
Cometic Head Gasket
Skunk II Stage 2 Cams & Sprockets
Skunk II Intake & Holley TB
720 cc RC Injectors
HP Performance Turbo Manifold
Turbonetics T72 Turbo
Spearco Air-to-Water Intercooler (Dual Core)
Vortech BOV
Tial 44mm Waste Gate
MSD Distributor & Ignition
Hondata S300 Management
4-Inch Oval Borla Exhaust
Hasport Engine Mount Kit
Snow Boost Cooler (Water/Methanol)-Water only in gas class!
Street-17x7 5Zigen Wheels
Street-BFG 205/55-17 Tires
Bonneville-15-inch Steel Wheels & Moon Disc Covers
Bonneville-15 x 4 x 26 Goodyear Eagle Front Runner Tires
B18A Trans with Custom Ring & Pinion
ACT Clutch, PP & Flywheel
Custom K&N Filter & Air Intake System (into turbo)
Fluidyne Radiator
Denso IQ31 Spark Plugs
Innovate Air/fuel meter

728 hp, 503 lbs. ft. at 29 psi (Flywheel hp)-Measured On Superflow Engine Dyno
517 hp 351 lbs ft. at 17 psi (Wheel hp)-Measured on DynoJet Chassis Dyno

Vehicle:

1999 Honda Civic Si (only 12K original miles)
Eibach Coil Over Suspension
5Zigen Wheels (street)
BFG Tires (Street)
Goodyear Front Runner Tires (26 x 4.5-inch) for Bonneville Runs
Factory Steel Space Saver Steel Wheels (seam welded & Moon Hub Caps-Bonneville)
Custom rear wing, front spoiler, belly pan, parachute mount, aluminum work, roll cage, fire system, cover plates, seat mounting, dash mods-Fabricated by Bernie van Hamond & Tom Habryzk
13-inch Ft. Baer Brakes-Street
Stock Ft Brakes-Bonneville (Hawk Pads)
SPC Adj Suspension Components

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Originally Posted by Shiba-Kun

We also made numerous 200+ mph speed runs at our top-secret Nevada test facility (appropriately labeled Area 52).

i read somewhere that that top secret test facility was nothing more than a public road, albeit a quiet, not-heavily used public road...

scary stuff...

it would scare me to hell if i was driving along an empty road, and the second i blinked, a civic came out of nowhere, flying past me at 200+ mph, while struggling to stay in a straight line and not cross over into my lane...

though i did also read that the car was nice and steady at high speed...