Ridiculous Supercharged J Swapped Civic EG Hits the Drag Strip
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Ridiculous Supercharged J Swapped Civic EG Hits the Drag Strip
By Brian Gillespie and Aaron Gaghagen
We slapped a big ol' supercharger that was meant for a Honda Ridgeline on a J32 from an Acura TL and then stuffed that into Hasport's old school Civic EG hatchback. The result is straight up kooky-dooks. The Civic looks like an engine with a car attached to it instead of a car with an engine installed inside of it. We are using the new Hondata J swap ECU. After a couple more modifications we go to Import Face-Off to see what it'll do in the quarter mile. It's only been like 15 years since Brian has gone drag racing. This should go well.
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Very subtle mods, what a sleeper 😂
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Stock 💯
@AlbertoGonzalez..
2 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademy😂
@geniferteal4178
2 ай бұрын
I think he designed it in his sleep. 😂 he was dreaming when he thought it might fit under the hood. 😮
@johnsineni
2 ай бұрын
@@geniferteal4178that don't fit under the hood, so some of the hood needs to go.
@geniferteal4178
2 ай бұрын
@johnsineni Actually it's the super charger that caught my eye. all these turbos lately. I think the supercharges are becoming forgotten. For the street though I like the idea of turning up or down the boost so easily.
"and if i blow it up, i don't care. It's a $300 engine." THIS is why J series is slept on....
@Azzen234
26 күн бұрын
lol where can i get a j for 300..
“So much torque the chassis twisted coming off the line”
@rexmedina4561
2 ай бұрын
I’ve never driven her. Scares the sh-t outta me.😂😂😂
@moe2527
2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@OminousObelisk
2 ай бұрын
Underrated comment
@MrSagerific95
2 ай бұрын
If your gonna use the quote, commenting on a Honda video, please use the quote with accuracy. The exact quote is “so much torque, the chassis twisted coming off the line” 😂❤
@yellowrice1453
2 ай бұрын
@@MrSagerific95 thanks. Corrected it lol. Now me and the mad scientist are gonna get back to replacing some deep fried piston rings
A heavy wonderful thought for all the VTEC Academy friends. It just hit my Dad and I. Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda, would be truly so proud of Brian and the team at VTEC Academy. In the honour and traditions of Japanese culture and philosophies, Mr. Honda, who has said, " "Racing improves the. breed." and " “I think best when I have a wrench in my hands.”", would welcome Brian and the team into his home. But then after tea, they'd all hang out in the garage. And that is as cool as it can gets.
PFI sprays Hairspray on supercharger belts when on the Dyno..lol
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Maybe we need to try that! Good idea.
Saw this go down the track at IFO last weekend. Such a clean run!
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
That's what's up!
@mistafiftyone9227
2 ай бұрын
Awesome build, saw this at IFO, Brian is a great guy and a legend 🫡🫡
@robertverduzco1613
2 ай бұрын
Yeah I was the one that was driving it Brian is so cool I love that dude! After I drove it Brian just gave me the car🎉
All this J series content definitely has me thinking about my old 2001 cl type S. A set of headers and a comptech intake really made that engine roar. Keep up the good work vtec academy!
@klowenstein483
2 ай бұрын
I can imagine how glorious she sounded! I had one too, soo much fun. Howled at the moon every chance she got!!
@hotakkord93
Ай бұрын
Made me want to put my cls back on the road also
I'm a Chevy guy but that Honda definitely got my attention! Sweet build.
that civic is wild good luck getting into the 10's Brian👍
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
It sure is. It looks like nothing else out there right now. Hopefully it doesn’t cost us a belt every run!
"Whats in it??" "Ahhh just a d series"
17:35 Smoked Deadbeat Garages Blazer 😮
Gotta love the J-series content can’t wait for more! 🤙
You need a heat exchanger looks like you are having high iats
@mxracingunlimitedltd7784
2 ай бұрын
Yea whats the deal with the cooling? Is that a cooling block below the S/C or just a mount? You can add an air-to-water heat exchanger in the path of the S/C into the motor and cool that coolant with a seperate low-Temp pressurized coolant system. Could be getting hotter and hotter IATs which blows hot air and causes knock, and the ECU having to pull timing, etc..
Super cool guys, love the racing content
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! It is such a brick. 😂
I always really love the science behind your videos. I also love that you decided to use a smaller belt, which would allow you to put pressure on the pulley, stopping the slippage..
Love the creativity smashing that 6 cylinder acura engine in there lmao keep up the good work boys love to see it
Holy crap that's freaking sweet! Bravo🤙🤙
Good stuff Brian
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
AWESOME RUNS!!!
Damn that thing SUPER McNASTY! I love it!
@Buckenuptyrants
2 ай бұрын
Awd would be nice but I still love it
So much torque is all over the place runing 11 second on the first rung that's pretty damm good great content
Nice more racing content 🔥🤙🏽
It sounds so darn good!!!
I’m new around here , is it staying fwd ? ,great content btw 🤙greetings from Toronto 🇨🇦
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Yes it is! Welcome aboard! We will get into the 10s.
Is that Brian Gillespie from Hasport?
Enjoying the j series right now have j35y4 myself love to get my boosted
Yes to the nitrous bottles and yes to the J series sounding good.
nice. i wanted to see a run, but kept missing them
That thing actually sounds reeeally good with that exhaust.
Hello great work I have 94 civic with turbo b18c I always wondered about starting in second gear because first spins no matter what I do what is your thoughts it’s gsr trans as well
@turkeyboyjh1
2 ай бұрын
You can try but you’re probably going to bog or roast the clutch, you need better tires and stiffer rear suspension to limit weight transfer and then start adding weight on the front bumper sometimes takes up to 150lbs to get them to stick
Ive always wanted to do a j32 supercharged in a 2nd gen mr2
Man love this video ,Ive been saying ppl sleep on jseries! Watch alot of ppl jump ship to j series..
What an amazing mod
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Do you think stock oil pump is gonna be able to hang with the supercharger? I’m asking because of the application.
I wish I could have gone to this with Roy watching this it looks so fun
Be amazing to see a collaboration with pfi. Both have so much honda knowledge the build would be epic
Saw you at the Honda/Acura meet!!!! I wanna know what youre currently running so I can replicate this
Brian you should hit up lht performance on they're griptec super charger pulleys and see if they have something for you. my Jackson supercharger wasn't slipping to my knowledge I bought the pulley just to try and everyone that was using a Jackson racing supercharger charger all were boosting slightly apart from each other and I picked up boost consistently back to back and was the same diameter pulley as well
thermal soak . needs air to water inter-cooler to fix problem
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
That's one theory. When we get it tuned again, we will see if the the boost is falling off still.
@jay1185
2 ай бұрын
This is what I was thinking. Heat soak is a MF.
Sounds good,I heard it doing pulls ,through the wall...lol
I spotted rug-head from Deadbeat Garage 😂
Heck yeah i want to j swap my 00 coupe! I was just waiting for more affordable ecu options to become available, like they just are! Do you know if a stock ek subframe with work with a j swap?
That sounds rowdy!
Good, stuff, goiing on a whim here, but it sounded like it started to miss fire the last 2 runs, most likely it's spark gap. but it could be many things best of luck figuring it out!
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! We’ll get it sorted sooner or later. We just dynoed it again this week and found some things to address.
Reminds me of the old school hot rods
Did you find out the reason for it going slower? This car is awesome. How is it with the new exhaust system?
Awesome 👍🏻
Need to know if the money that spent on that superchargers was put in the motor and was on the bottle would it be faster and lighter?
Love the project!!! Please put on a bigger Throttle Body and make that intake to the TB shorter. Just measure the pressure between the TB and the rotors of the charger and you will see the difference. Make sure the inlet surface area of the charger is smaller or the same as the throttle body. Otherwise you will have a restriction. Any tensioner on the pulling side will not work, you will always have belt slippage. Otherwise go to an 8 or 10 grooved setup.
I love the custom license plate number. 😁
Very cool. I’d set up launch control and much In first gear. That thing definitely has a 10 pass in in it
18:48 You can hear some minor breaking up(?) happening in the later pulls - almost sounds like making popcorn in a pot. Maybe a fueling issue? I certainly don't have nearly as much experience as some of the people here, but the engine sounds ... off to me.
Just went to the track and there was a j swapped crx and it didn’t stick out of the hood like that ,ran 9 sec very clean
During the last run it did not sound very smooth, almost like it was threatening to break up. Hope you can get it fixed and run 10s!
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Thanks! We will get there. Still it’s very promising after the first visit to the strip.
Hey i see deadbeats blazer on the right side!
2:45 Guys, this certainly doesn’t look like a J32! That style of exhaust post is the second style of single port Honda used on the J series. The one that came on the 04-08 TL is different. That engine is likely a J35 or J37. Also, the “J32” stamped on the block doesn’t have the correct spacing. Looks like as if someone used to race this car and swapped a different engine but stamped J32 on it to trick people.
Is that the same intake I made you @ AEM back in the day? RIP JC!
That torque steer is scary
I want to swap a J37 out of my 2008 Acura MDX into my 2002 Civic and I want to keep the car a manual would I have to use a TL 6 speed transmission or are there other transmission options
SHOUTOUT TO DEADBEAT GARAGE IN THE BLAZER
@matthewriche3827
2 ай бұрын
rug head in the shoot at 16.50
@estewar03
2 ай бұрын
@@matthewriche3827 braking differentials.
@poppinfresh5261
2 ай бұрын
@@matthewriche3827 yessir
This monster looks ridiculous and phenomenal!👌🏻
12hr drive to Brent and Jamie at PFI,the best guys to get the best tune.
I had a ef kinda like this wasnt supercharged but it was j35 swapped with the TSX 6 speed
"200 to 300 Yards where I couldn't get into 5th gear. "
16:13 brother spray some cosby sauce brotherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
🤞🙏 for some ridgeline content...
Cali approved I'm down!
I need a set of Lenzo skinnies sooo bad
It reminds me of toretto's Charger or was it a Challenger..on fast and the furious pt.1 but an import version.. I so want to do!!! this
Why does it look like two superchargers stacked on top of each other? I don’t remember a J-series intake manifold looking like that.
What size is the supercharger?
I need this supercharger on my Ridgeline 😂
What are those 5 star wheels?
thats allot of work when PFI and Boosted Boys have 4 that are over 1,000 hp but its cool looking
Im not sure about the intake. It looks kind of goofy, but it would be a good place to put a water injection system. It would be cool to see it long striding a 3.7.
Tims good. Best in Tempe
*_, Damn, It sucks that they went out of business._*
The engine sat a long time so no surprise it’s smoking. I didn’t see anyone even try to put any lubricant in the bores and turn it by hand. You shouldn’t just fire up any engine that sits without putting at least a little lubricant in the bores to keep the rings from wiping out. Surface rust always builds on the walls when an engine sits cause some valves are open.
I absolutely love your channel everything you guys do is super cool I have a lot of friends that are into Hondas I brag about how you can cram a j35 into a freaking 2006 and up Civic, that is on my bucket list. However I'm curious to see why you went with the Mad Max double supercharger look personally it doesn't make sense to me if you can't see you can't drive. That was the problem with the one in the movie if you watch the behind the scenes they said they couldn't see anything on the other side of the car. My solution would be to remove the power steering pump relocate it to a completely different area use the V of the engine to put a 2006 or newer M90 or m122 supercharger in the v and it might even clear the hood who knows plus running a 2.5 inch pulley would definitely get you into the 450 horsepower range. There is a channel by the name of Richard holder on KZread he's done all kinds of freaking tests on the superchargers and he's amazing as well he's an old dude with tons and tons of knowledge I love his channel as well. Thank you for all the hard work you do you guys are knocking it out of the park.
oh these guys are local in Az.
J series are underappreciated. Had a j30 Accord 6 spd coupe for years and it was always fun and quick for what it was.
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Totally, plus I sounds better than a VQ.
@Jmarxz
2 ай бұрын
I’m trying to find one to replace my odyssey soon. I’d love to put a j32 or j35 in one
@bruz09911
2 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademyokay hear me out from the land down under.. j series rd7 crv
@nvrdwn3140
2 ай бұрын
I had the same car but a 4 door. I was FBO and it was a quick car. It consistently ran 82-83mph in the 1/8th.
@zanecovey9820
2 ай бұрын
@@nvrdwn3140rundown on the brands you went with if you remember or the order you went for torque gains !
This thing is sweet 😂
That's amongus mount is super sus Brian 11:25 😧
I want all the V8 owners to watched this and get SCHOOLED.....
Where are you all located?
Love the license plate…😂
The supercharger may be getting heat soaked which could why its getting slower and slower.
OEM plus build
How do i enroll at vtech academy
Id love to help tune your j series projects... pretty sure i can make them faster id be willing to put it to the test against any of the tuners in that area or further..
"Oh heck yeah! Civic with nitrous would be even more crazier ... This build better be at the next sema!*
So that's why you didn't put the J-series into the CR-Z @VTEC Academy
Your like the marvels universe creator of the Honda game
Dead beat fam in the house ..
I said 375 the last video you guys made asking us to guess the horsepower glad I was close 🎉
@VTECAcademy
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, after we tightened the belt down it had to be making close to that.
@brokencrown6549
2 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademy sweet can't wait to see it
Your putting 10 lbs in a 5 lbs sack.. 🍻
A stock k24a2 with cams and an oil pump kit is faster in the quarter mile. hard to believe
Mount it on the back, rwd baby
Maybe needs a smaller pulley. That roots blower should be boosting around 2700.
Do water methanol injection