FsuGoNoles63

So it sound stupid, but my friend keeps wanting me to race him from a dig. He has a manual civic w/ a cai and thinks he will beat me from a dig. Even with my stupid open differential with snow tires, I should win this pretty easy, right? By the way, there is no snow on the ground here. Its been like 50 degrees here all week. Im loving it. lol

perfect.disguise

Civic.....Year, trim, etc..

Newer Si should win.. We need more info.

FsuGoNoles63

Oh, my bad. Its an 03 EX, 1.7 liter with V-TEC, BRO (sorry, just had to do it. haha). I always beat him from rolls but Im just worried I wont catch traction with my blizzaks. Only thing he has going for him is the car is only like 2500 lbs and he's a pretty good driver.

aaquib1992

Depending on which model Si it is and his shifting skills, you might take a loss... Either way, it'll be a close race no matter which civic he has.

The snow tires are a bad idea, make sure you know the speed rating beforehand because many of them don't go above 99mph. And the snows are designed for biting into snow/ice, not dry pavement grip so that might hurt you out of the hole too...




Just saw your edit lol. The 1.7 base models were pretty lackluster, so I would bet you have this one unless those snow tires REALLY mess up your launch. You could really do with some gears man.

bluebeastsrt

Wait til spring. just saying.

z28th1s

Just because a tire has a speed rating of 99 MPH doesn't mean that you can't go above that speed!! It just means that the tire is only designed to run that speed for a sustained period of time.

aaquib1992

Yes short stints over the rating may be okay, but I believe there is no actual hard evidence to show how long each and every tire will last over it's rating (be it 3 hours, or 3 seconds)... If you want to take that gamble (especially at 100+mph) be my guest.

A blowout at that speed WILL kill you. And if it doesn't, you're not walking away without some lost/damaged appendages.


My current blizzaks will start to get scary around 110mph, and my old firestone winterforce tires would lose their **** at anything over 100 flat for more than a few seconds.

FsuGoNoles63

Race is from a dig so it will only last about a 1/4 mile. So I will end up going 90 at best. lol

jojobanks

if it's a pretty much stock 03 ex (mild bolt-ons only) then you should destroy him no matter what. He has an open diff as well and FWD to boot. Hell he's probably only got like 120whp tops.

1.5LofFury

not even, they're rated 127bhp. he'll be lucky to make over 105whp.