Originally Posted by
CBowesracing
I built my civic for Drag racing. I put a Complete LS together. Stock block, pistons, rods. Stock LS transmission. Open diff. Built it fresh. Just turbo, and engine management. I have kept the same motor in the car for 5 years now, drag racing the piss out of it and just recently tuned it at 403hp and ran 11.0 and thats in Colorado where elevation SUCKS! I have seen so many DSM'ers go big and yet every one ive seen, runs 12s then blows up or blow up trying.
IMO I would have to say hondas can be a little more reliable. Lighter so they can run a little quicker.
Just my 2 cents.
you freshly built your motor and setup. most people buy the car and just start adding bolt ons. they don't rebuild the motor or tranny, they just start upgrading stuff, thats why things break on ANY car.
i believe that the more you upgrade, the more problems you will have with any car. you add 150-300 hp in any car and you will start to have issues if not done to perfection