Turbo civic blows engine!

Five0 · 11-09-2001, 05:50 PM

I raced a civic with a turbo at the track a little while back and he got me with a 12.5@111 or 113mph.

I posted this a while back; well I just found out that he blew up his motor shortly after that day.

It is true that they cannot handle that kind of power long! Just thought I would share.

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James Cox
nochevy@hotmail.com
1991 Mustang LX

Hammer · 11-09-2001, 06:13 PM

On near stock components, and boosted to heck, they don't last long...

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69fastback · 11-10-2001, 05:06 AM

I would think a 4 cyl with loots of boost and stock compents wouldn't hold together for very long. Even with aftermarket componets how much could a 4 cyl block handle anyway.

5ohCOUPE · 11-10-2001, 12:19 PM

He burned 4 pistons. Unfortunately for us when he gets it back on the road again it will most likely be in the low 11's. He is getting block work done, better rods and pistons. When it is all said and done he will be running about 28 psi boost !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it will be a couple of weeks though. I will talk to him tonight.

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91 LX COUPE, 3.73 gears, 2 1/2 inch full exhaust, 1 5/8 shorty headers, 73 MM C&L MAF, 70 MM MAC TB, LUNATI cam, Windsor jr heads, GT 40 intake with ported lower, world class T5 with PRO 5.0 shifter, Griffin aluminum radiator, Fluid Damper, SSM traction bars, 150 HP shot N2O kit, 190 GPH in tank fuel pump with T-Rex external pump. And more to come.
BEST TIME ON BOTTLE---11.51 @123
BEST TIME ON MOTOR---12.63 @109

Nitrous Al · 11-10-2001, 06:03 PM

Work on your 5.0 and be ready to spank him when he gets back on the road. Boil that rice!

Five0 · 11-10-2001, 06:21 PM

With out the bottle that might be hard to do, this thing is fast.
The good thing is by the time he gets it running I should have mine running right "I hope".
Then I will spray him!

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James Cox
nochevy@hotmail.com
1991 Mustang LX

1BAD89 · 11-10-2001, 06:24 PM

Well you see the nitrous kits for the 4 cylinders and they are like 25,50 shots, and sometime a 75 shot. So what does that tell you? A stocker couldn't hold up to much boost, but any car with too much boost won't hold up. That is dang fast for a 4 cylinder though! Props to that guy. ;oP

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-1989 GT, not stock.
-2000 Camaro SS-A4,
-1989 Chevy S-10, EX. Cab-383, RPM air-gap intake, demon carb., tubbed, trick flow TW heads, trick flow pistons, 6" rod's, etc... autometer phantom gauges, "built" 700R4, roll cage, lexan back window, corbeau seats, R.H.S. 5 harnesses, Fuel cell, convo pro wheels, 15x14's with 29x18.5 M/T'S on back, 15x4's on front, nitrous, 4 inch cowl hood, Ford 9", auburn Pro-series Posi, Pro-billet distributor, Sanderson Jet-hot coated headers, Custom radiator,

Vector · 11-13-2001, 12:33 PM

That car is deffinately NOT rice, and it's damn fast for any car, 8-bangers included.

topless tire fryer · 11-13-2001, 12:44 PM

Its like math for the real world. If a 4 cyl. is subjected to 28 PSI boost, how far will the snapped rod throw the bent piston through the block wall? Skip that whole "if one train leaves Boston and 11:30 going 35 MPH..." crap, this is better.

11-09-2001, 05:50 PM	#1
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Turbo civic blows engine! I raced a civic with a turbo at the track a little while back and he got me with a 12.5@111 or 113mph. I posted this a while back; well I just found out that he blew up his motor shortly after that day. It is true that they cannot handle that kind of power long! Just thought I would share. ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX

11-13-2001, 12:44 PM	#9
topless tire fryer All show, some go 4 now! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Franklin, NH Posts: 175	Its like math for the real world. If a 4 cyl. is subjected to 28 PSI boost, how far will the snapped rod throw the bent piston through the block wall? Skip that whole "if one train leaves Boston and 11:30 going 35 MPH..." crap, this is better. __________________ '95 Chrome Yellow GT ragtop, KN filter charger, Dynomax cat back, Accel plugs and wires, Chromed '95 Cobra R's (bought for $19.95, now 2 are warped!) Cervinis stalker ram air hood Our baby <a href="http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?1883">

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11-09-2001, 06:13 PM	#2
Hammer AKA "Dr. Evil" Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: South Fork Ranch Posts: 1,721	On near stock components, and boosted to heck, they don't last long... ------------------ Adam "Hammer" Packett: Moderator, Gulf War Veteran Holy Moses... Stop reading magazine times, put down the Fast and the Furious speed calculator, pull your head out... and read the da** TIME SLIP!"

11-10-2001, 05:06 AM	#3
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	I would think a 4 cyl with loots of boost and stock compents wouldn't hold together for very long. Even with aftermarket componets how much could a 4 cyl block handle anyway.

11-10-2001, 12:19 PM	#4
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	He burned 4 pistons. Unfortunately for us when he gets it back on the road again it will most likely be in the low 11's. He is getting block work done, better rods and pistons. When it is all said and done he will be running about 28 psi boost !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it will be a couple of weeks though. I will talk to him tonight. ------------------ 91 LX COUPE, 3.73 gears, 2 1/2 inch full exhaust, 1 5/8 shorty headers, 73 MM C&L MAF, 70 MM MAC TB, LUNATI cam, Windsor jr heads, GT 40 intake with ported lower, world class T5 with PRO 5.0 shifter, Griffin aluminum radiator, Fluid Damper, SSM traction bars, 150 HP shot N2O kit, 190 GPH in tank fuel pump with T-Rex external pump. And more to come. BEST TIME ON BOTTLE---11.51 @123 BEST TIME ON MOTOR---12.63 @109

11-10-2001, 06:03 PM	#5
Nitrous Al Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Everett, MA Posts: 417	Work on your 5.0 and be ready to spank him when he gets back on the road. Boil that rice!

11-10-2001, 06:21 PM	#6
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	With out the bottle that might be hard to do, this thing is fast. The good thing is by the time he gets it running I should have mine running right "I hope". Then I will spray him! ------------------ James Cox nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX

11-10-2001, 06:24 PM	#7
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Well you see the nitrous kits for the 4 cylinders and they are like 25,50 shots, and sometime a 75 shot. So what does that tell you? A stocker couldn't hold up to much boost, but any car with too much boost won't hold up. That is dang fast for a 4 cylinder though! Props to that guy. ;oP ------------------ -1989 GT, not stock. -2000 Camaro SS-A4, -1989 Chevy S-10, EX. Cab-383, RPM air-gap intake, demon carb., tubbed, trick flow TW heads, trick flow pistons, 6" rod's, etc... autometer phantom gauges, "built" 700R4, roll cage, lexan back window, corbeau seats, R.H.S. 5 harnesses, Fuel cell, convo pro wheels, 15x14's with 29x18.5 M/T'S on back, 15x4's on front, nitrous, 4 inch cowl hood, Ford 9", auburn Pro-series Posi, Pro-billet distributor, Sanderson Jet-hot coated headers, Custom radiator,

11-13-2001, 12:33 PM	#8
Vector Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Comox, BC, Canada Posts: 119	That car is deffinately NOT rice, and it's damn fast for any car, 8-bangers included.