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Originally Posted by darcane
Not really. 
It's more of an exponential growth curve.
Typically for a small FWD car (CRX, older Civic hatch, etc), gutted out and built for drag racing, you need somewhere around 500hp to break into the 9's in the quarter.
That engine in an otherwise stock 1st gen Insight is probably good for low 14's in the quarter mile.
For reference, my parents own/operate a drag strip... |
Thing is, the Civic is already in the 14's with that engine. Surely shaving a third of the mass (over 1000lbs) would give more than 5% more acceleration? I'm assuming that this is with the stock LRR tires, too.
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The 2016 Honda Civic EX Coupe with the 1.5 Turbo is rated at 174 HP at 6000 RPM with 16.5 psi of boost helping push torque numbers to 162 lb-ft. According to JeffX’s VBOX, the 1.5 turbo put down between 164-166 HP to the ground with no mention of torque figures ( if we estimate around a six percent drivetrain loss, we’re looking at 152 lb-ft.) According to JeffX, curb weight for the coupe plus the driver and 1/2 a tank of fuel came out around 2,900 pounds. After a couple of power runs and standing starts, according to VBOX, JeffX was able to pull off a 0-60 MPH time of 6.5 seconds and a quarter mile run of 14.9 seconds @ 97 MPH.
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Wonder how much the CVT helps with that?