A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer

As Soichiro Honda once said – “Without racing there is no Honda.” And quite rightly so, with avid Honda fans eager to pull their cars apart in order to let loose the racing soul lying within, or quite happy to make do with what’s being offered – knowing what lies beneath the hood has been race inspired.

Many of us have probably been to the workshop to watch in eager anticipation as tools connect to the car that’s being…well, disassembled. Often times, we need to watch our cars undergo ‘open heart surgery’ as the engine gets extracted – worked on and then re-inserted only to start kicking again and sounding sweeter to get your heart racing faster than a shot of adrenalin.

Meet racing surgeons of Compass 360 Racing, who will be conducting a walk-through of what they will be doing to a standard 2012 Honda Civic Si to turn it into a contender for the Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

Watch as they strip out the car of its comfort and engine and enforce a triage on the parts that will make the cut or will be replaced, with the insertion of a roll-cage and the final re-assembly of the Civic – including the 4-cylinder 2.4L VTEC engine that’s been tuned by Honda Performance Development (HPD) to produce 25% more ponies than the standard engine thanks to the use of an improved intake and exhaust flow as well as other mechanical wizardry that’s gone into the Civic.

http://youtu.be/Ipt7-9A-5sA

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07-27-2012, 11:18 PM	#2
kiseki 50bhp Junior Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: johor Posts: 73 Likes: 45 Liked: 4 / 3 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer how come they got a 2.4 litre DOHC engine but we only got 2.0L SOHC engine?
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07-28-2012, 01:00 AM	#3
goodnaturedbanter 5bhp Stock Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer Quote: Originally Posted by kiseki how come they got a 2.4 litre DOHC engine but we only got 2.0L SOHC engine? because race car
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07-28-2012, 06:58 AM	#4
YRvi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: KL Posts: 132 Likes: 14 Liked: 23 / 9 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer Guys.. that’s K-series.. They offered K-series for the SI trim in US which we don’t have it here.. I bet Honda will still be using the K-Series in their motorsports division..
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07-28-2012, 08:14 AM	#5
peeche Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 92 Likes: 15 Liked: 28 / 18 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer Si version reminds me to non TypeR on 90’s. black top instead of red, such as B16A and B18C GSR.
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07-28-2012, 11:59 AM	#6
spoon civic 150bhp Tuned Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: terengganu Posts: 170 Likes: 30 Liked: 9 / 7 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer Quote: Originally Posted by peeche Si version reminds me to non TypeR on 90’s. black top instead of red, such as B16A and B18C GSR. yeah..that’s rite bro….
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07-29-2012, 05:31 AM	#7
YRvi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: KL Posts: 132 Likes: 14 Liked: 23 / 9 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer What’s the difference between Si and SiR?
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07-29-2012, 01:59 PM	#8
g4i8y0t 700bhp Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kedah Posts: 770 Likes: 175 Liked: 136 / 83 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer I wish Honda Malaysia would bring the Si Civic here. Oh well, it’s just a dream, I know.. The Power of Dreams…
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07-30-2012, 12:24 PM	#9
-sky- Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 113 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer i like that…. “The power of dream!” without dream no racing and without racing no Honda!! I dream of hitting the jackpot and do charity!!
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07-30-2012, 05:09 PM	#10
Supra_Fanatics 5000BHP! Senior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8,979 Likes: 6,103 Liked: 1,297 / 797 Posts	Re: A Standard Honda Civic Si (2012) Becomes a Racer Design of the tail lamp still better than the one we have in Malaysia…Mini Accord..
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