Tonight at the dragstrip, I saw an 1100-1200HP Honda Civic. I still cant believe you can take a 100hp car and do this with it. He was running 8.9 seconds. All turbo.

I also saw him break it, I though I was going to be sick. Split the block in two at the 1/8th mile mark.

 

Say what? Chevy's 2.2L Ecotec motor could support 1200hp(? I think) on stock internals. I know honda had a motor that was similar to it and the one you describe might be it. I would have been pi$$ed if I was him.

 

Prob a b16 with turbo,

 

Those little Honda engines can reach some insane numbers with the right build up. I've seen video of a 1000+hp 1.8L drag Integra before.

 

The motor is not stock, special internals, special tranny, and the turbo alone was $4000.00.

 

A 2.2 ecotec will not see anywhere near 1000 hp on stock internals. my best friend is running a 2.2 turbo SS cobalt thats maybe pushing 400 and its spun rod bearings twice...

At my 8th mile track, there is a b18c turbo civic that runs 6.90s his turbo is gigantic.

 

yeah, the turbo was huge, looked like 1/2 the size of the engine. Speaking of boost, it seems like there are alot of people on here who have done it. I dont see many talk about racing, though. I dont understand why you would spend the money on boost/hp if your not going to race it.

 

hmmm..... I have heard from a couple different people stock internals were good until 1050 hp or so. I knew it seemed like a stretch but two totally different people said the same thing and had similar experiences, oh well... lol. I still have the 'cookbook' for the 2.2. That came in handy on my cavalier

 

it may be certain years also. when they went to the turbo cobalts, the crank and bearings were changed. (or so I have been told)

The supercharged motors had "better" bottom ends.


As for racing... are we talking track or street? I dont visit the track all that often. (lol)

 

I have a friend that built a single cam turbo hatch that went 9.2 in the 1/4 mile