Anyone here race their FL5 or even FK8 down the quarter mile?

[Zone47]

Yeah, I know, it's a road race car, not a straight line race car, but still 1/4 mile racing is a good indicator of the power to weight ratio (via trap speed).

I'm going to run mine later this month when the air cools down a bit to see what she will do. The prob with this car is; every shift you lose boost for a second (plus shifting too fast might grind the syncros).

I read that Honda publishes the car should do a 13.50 / 110mph (the 110 seems optimistic) and for top end, 170mph. But being internet info, who knows for sure? I'm guessing more like high 13s and maybe 103-105?

Any drag race junkies here?

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[Jester04]

Yeah, I know, it's a road race car, not a straight line race car, but still 1/4 mile racing is a good indicator of the power to weight ratio (via trap speed).

I'm going to run mine later this month when the air cools down a bit to see what she will do. The prob with this car is; every shift you lose boost for a second (plus shifting too fast might grind the syncros).

I read that Honda publishes the car should do a 13.50 / 110mph (the 110 seems optimistic) and for top end, 170mph. But being internet info, who knows for sure? I'm guessing more like high 13s and maybe 103-105?

Any drag race junkies here?

I took mine for a mixed event of roll racing and 1/4 mile. And you are absolutely right on the mph at the end of the quarter. These don’t trap 110mph unless tuned from what I have seen.
In the event there were multiple type R’s and most were trapping 108mph with some boltons that I could see. I went 114 mph from a dig-117mph on a roll but I went with stock tires so traction was an issue from a dig. It was very hot out and that certainly plays a factor in the performance of car.

I used to drag a lot with friends a few years back because it is the only thing we have close by. But I much prefer lap times.

 

[Zone47]

I took mine for a mixed event of roll racing and 1/4 mile. And you are absolutely right on the mph at the end of the quarter. These don’t trap 110mph unless tuned from what I have seen.
In the event there were multiple type R’s and most were trapping 108mph with some boltons that I could see. I went 114 mph from a dig-117mph on a roll but I went with stock tires so traction was an issue from a dig. It was very hot out and that certainly plays a factor in the performance of car.

I used to drag a lot with friends a few years back because it is the only thing we have close by. But I much prefer lap times.

What tune were you running?
108 is pretty decent and 114 is impressive, especially on a hot day. I would think that would be in the mid/low 12s if you can get off the line without spinning or hopping, and better yet on a cool and low humidity day.

 

[Jester04]

What tune were you running?
108 is pretty decent and 114 is impressive, especially on a hot day. I would think that would be in the mid/low 12s if you can get off the line without spinning or hopping, and better yet on a cool and low humidity day.

My own tune, and I have a bigger turbo setup so not applicable for most. But I do have customers trapping 108-110mph in the 1/4 with very few mods and just a tune. The main challenge is hooking up. With a good set of tires I could launch my car harder and trap an even faster ET.

In my opinion this car needs a good rear motor mount and a good set of wheels and tires if you are looking to drag race the car. Even in stock form there should be big improvements in time.

 

[optronix]

Kidding aside, drag racing can be fun, but it's tough for me to justify even just the wear and tear on the clutch and drivetrain for the minimal thrills I get from drag racing. It is a cheap and accessible form of motorsport, but I just don't think this platform makes sense to get too serious into it.

To put it bluntly, there are just too many other much faster cars out there that you don't have to fight the front-wheel drive limitations with. But to each their own. Drag racing was life when I was in my 20s... roughly around the time this movie came out.

 

[svvitch]

I bet low 14s with 105mph. And a 2.3 or 2.5 60ft hard to launch the 19s.

 

[Tougefl5]

Don't forget to bring a pillow.

 

[Jester04]

Kidding aside, drag racing can be fun, but it's tough for me to justify even just the wear and tear on the clutch and drivetrain for the minimal thrills I get from drag racing. It is a cheap and accessible form of motorsport, but I just don't think this platform makes sense to get too serious into it.

To put it bluntly, there are just too many other much faster cars out there that you don't have to fight the front-wheel drive limitations with. But to each their own. Drag racing was life when I was in my 20s... roughly around the time this movie came out.

I agree this is not the ideal platform for this.

I think it is fair though to consider this, depending on where you live a track for circuit might not be close to you and you only might have a drag strip nearby. In my case the closest circuit is about 2 hrs away, drag strip is like 20 minutes from my house. I never go and if I do I usually don’t end up racing.

Now let’s say you are kind of bored and want to get some races in away from the street and have fun enjoying the car I think it is a good outlet to let steam out.

So for the random time you want to race or get some cheap thrills and the safety of being in a place to do that I will support it for those owners of type R’s that want to pursue this.

So in spirit of encouraging safety I say go for it.

Now from a performance standpoint I think the Type R is a quite capable contender with the right setup. A good rear motor mount and a set of slicks will get you very close to the 12 second mark. A tune on top of that you are guaranteed a mid 12 second pass with trap speeds around 108-110 mph. After that if you want to chase better times then it gets exponentially more expensive.

I try to take advantage of the roll racing events since I can have some fun without any danger to others aside from me and the other driver. Plus it is less harsh on the car and you don’t really have to dump a ton of money into the car. I just try to get lined up to cars that would compete in a similar category.

 

[Jester04]

I bet low 14s with 105mph. And a 2.3 or 2.5 60ft hard to launch the 19s.

Last time I went to the track I decided to do a run for fun. I literally rolled the car off the line since I did not want to put too much stress on the car and just went mid 13’s at like 114mph.

Stock tires, horrendous 60ft since I just rolled off, and I beat a Ford escape

 

[Zone47]

Kidding aside, drag racing can be fun, but it's tough for me to justify even just the wear and tear on the clutch and drivetrain for the minimal thrills I get from drag racing. It is a cheap and accessible form of motorsport, but I just don't think this platform makes sense to get too serious into it.

To put it bluntly, there are just too many other much faster cars out there that you don't have to fight the front-wheel drive limitations with. But to each their own. Drag racing was life when I was in my 20s... roughly around the time this movie came out.

Good clip!
Yeah, I agree that it's not a very good platform for drag racing although with a little work it might do just fine. For myself, I'm talking about a one time event just to see what the car can do (I hoping it can beat my stage II GTI time, and I think it can). The car is certainly engineered to be a better road race track car, but I'll bet that puts a lot more strain over all on the engine, brakes, suspension and clutch than several runs down 1/4 mile.

 

[Noize]

This car is good on the highway, and really nice tuned from rolling speeds.

But one thing it ain't is a drag racer! Good grief, it's impossible to get going. From anything under 40mph, my old DSG Golf R would put train lengths on it.

The magic of this car is handling, lateral grip, and braking. They are really quick with a tune, and seeing what they can trap with some mods is fun, but without at least a drag radial, it's a hopeless drag racing platform.

 

[optronix]

I've hard-launced my car dozens of times during autocross... I think the only true difference from a wear and tear perspective is the road surface on a drag strip is going to be stickier and I would probably be focusing more on getting a good 60' time and therefore launching much harder without knowing I'll have a sharp turn coming up in a few feet.

But where it becomes worth the wear-and-tear is the whole rest of the course where I'm actually turning the steering wheel and modulating throttle and brake input. The days of just mashing the go pedal and trying to shift as fast as possible (as one of my very good friends liked to call it, "go hapkido on the clutch") just aren't that enticing to me anymore.

I'll also admit that the wear-and-tear conversation for drag racing vs road racing isn't one I've actually put that much thought into. I think the "shock" to the drivetrain would be far worse in drag racing... plus the power levels would likely be higher thus higher risk of mods/software failing but pegging the tach above 5500 rpm for 20+ minutes at a time will surely introduce its own issues, especially with this car's heat management challenges. Front tires will take a beating drag racing, but not nearly as much as road racing, or probably even autocross. Brakes, no contest; they're not really a concern with drag racing unless you're trying to go REALLY crazy- and then it's just about stopping the car in a reasonable distance one time, not repeatedly standing on the brake pedal every few seconds.

Probably much more likely to run into a wall on a road course than a drag race too... but I've seen some crazy shit.

All in all though I often truly wish I was as into drag racing as I was when I was younger. I too have a drag strip 20 minutes away and haven't gone in almost 20 years... when I piloted my SR20DET powered 240SX with a few bolt-ons into a 13.5 at ~105 IIRC.

 

[NoelPR]

This FL5 record was set over the weekend in PR

10.5@135mph

590Whp

https://www.facebook.com/reel/501239059203173

I don’t have all the details, but in another video, the tuner from RedStar Motoring mentioned that the car is equipped with an RV6 Turbo and supporting mods. I also saw in the comments that it has an upgraded clutch.

Ninja Edit:
Found the mod list
RV6 7XX Drop In Turbo with Carbon fiber Inlet, catless DP
Hondata Fuel System Plus / FlashPro
PRL Motorsports, LLC Hvi/ I/C/ Charge Pipes
Innova'Tig Front Pipe
Exedy Clutch
Aem meth kit



There was an ITS (Dream Works Performance) build in the low 600s, but it couldn’t break into the 10s. This one uses a stock clutch.
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[Zone47]

This car is good on the highway, and really nice tuned from rolling speeds.

But one thing it ain't is a drag racer! Good grief, it's impossible to get going. From anything under 40mph, my old DSG Golf R would put train lengths on it.

The magic of this car is handling, lateral grip, and braking. They are really quick with a tune, and seeing what they can trap with some mods is fun, but without at least a drag radial, it's a hopeless drag racing platform.

I don't know, some Civics seem to do pretty well FWD only.... These guys run a FWD and an AWD Civic. Yeah, it's light, yeah it makes 2000hp and yeah this is the AWD....but let me find a good FWD video.

 

[Jester04]

I don't know, some Civics seem to do pretty well FWD only.... These guys run a FWD and an AWD Civic. Yeah, it's light, yeah it makes 2000hp and yeah this is the AWD....but let me find a good FWD video.

Like I stated in my previous post, it is doable. The main issue is traction, so Ideally you want some wheels with slicks.

Now the other issue is approaching the slick option is the size of the brakes and the calipers. You are limited in wheel size so options for slicks are even harder to find. So it drives up costs. But doable absolutely and they will be decently quick.

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