all time favorite by most dragster
Honda Civic EG topped the survey for most newbie and professional drag racer.
Because if you're looking for your first project car you probably want it to be cheap yet reliable and good looking. And there is rumor that the American cars aren't as long lasting as the Japanese cars.
most common modification for civics is first increasing the horsepower by changing its stock engine or some modifying the engine and putting a little spray in it or simply call it a turbo engine. most Honda racers use B18 or B16 engine. factory tuned civics comes in 1200-1500 cc engines just imagined how much increased in horsepower will it have in swapping an 1200 engine into a b18 or type R engine which is around 1800cc and can reach up to 200 hp without any engine modifications.
photos from Autopartswarehouse.com
Next most common modifications are decreasing the weight of the car and the aero-dynamics
by putting wing at the back it improves the car's grip on the road. Normally the weight of a car is the only thing that forces the tires down onto the pavement. without this the only thing we can do to increase the grip is by increasing the weight which is not helpful at all. the wing generates a down force for the car.
with that the racer can now focus on decreasing the weight of the car without sacrificing the grip on the road.
image of a wing for Honda Civic Eg
No wonder most street racer choose Honda Civic EG as their project car because improving it or making it faster is easier than other cars because of accessibility for parts and of course the price of its parts are way incomparable to other car makes.
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