The D15B7 engine that Honda installed in my beater/daily-driver ’92 Civic DX was rated at 102 horsepower. Car and Driver managed to get the ’92 DX down the quarter-mile in 16.7 seconds… but that was at sea level, in a brand-new car. With its tired 200,000-mile engine gasping for air at 5,280 feet up, my Civic is definitely short on power in its new Colorado home. The good news is that I have an Integra GS-R B18C1 engine in the garage, and it’s getting swapped into my Civic very soon. That means I needed some “before” dragstrip numbers, so I can see just how much improvement the new engine will bring. Time to visit Bandimere Raceway for Test-&-Tune night! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1990s, 1992, 1992 Honda Civic, Bandimere Raceway, Civic, Colorado, Drag Racing, Honda, honda civic, Honda D Engine, Racing, Renault 4CV, Saab Sonett
Tagged as 1990s, 1992, 1992 Honda Civic, Bandimere Raceway, Civic, Colorado, Drag Racing, Honda, honda civic, Honda D Engine, Racing, Renault 4CV, Saab Sonett
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