I tried my EJ8 last saturday in the strip and my best time was 18.3

I have a Civic Coupe 99 EX Automatic stock 1.6 VTEC - It was my first time in a drag race and that makes me a noob in the racing life. I want to know how to improve that time before puttin mods in mi car. I know it can do better than that (some ppl told me that 2) I dont know about how to improve my launch .. all I do is (brake-acel) @ 3000rpm on D4.

All of you know that the EJ8 has:
P
R
N
D4
D3
2

Last night I hit the gas in D3 and i felt that it was launching faster than on D4 .. can I get any advices from someone of you guys that has an EJ8 and races with it??

Another thing ... if I launch from N to D4 it can damage the tranny??

I'll appreciate any help with that. Thanks in advance.

Personally when I fool around in mine I put it in D3 give it the most gas before it bogs down, when it hits 2nd gear I shift it to "2", then near 7000RPMs shift back to D3.

But thats me fooling around

yep it will screw ur tranny up i messed mine up by droppin it from n-d4 2 many times but its workin out for the good cause im getting me a 5 spd conversion

In my SUPER honest opinion...I would do a tranny swap before even attempting to drag race. You'll notice better results right away from the get go, then you can learn how to drive and launch properly with a stick, then you can do mods.

I have a saying that goes, "Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should." I get asked all the time to race someone's stupid car, and I say...I drive a Civic, not a race car, why are you asking me? That said, I won't even attempt any sort of race until I have a turbo kit installed.

All in all, I'm sure there are some people on here that drive (and race) with with an automatic, they'll give you some pointers, I just think that it isn't worth it.

do a manual swap

its much better on the tranny. Plus they are cheaper to replace than autos IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVwq27De4NI

never gets old... but thats what your post reminded me of.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

HAHAHA


I really would like to get a new tranny.

I literally cried. Epiiiiic.

mate draging in an uto..? is it jus me coz iam english or is that a bit wired..? surely the first mod on your list if u want to keep the car would be a tranny transplant..?