Supercharged J Series Drag Civic Comes to Life
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Supercharged J Series Drag Civic Comes to Life
By Aaron Gaghagen and Brian Gillespie
People are always asking how fast our projects are. A lot of the time we don't know exactly. We benchmark most of our projects in 1/8th mile runs, but that doesn't give 1/8th mile times the same way that a visit to the track does. So, let's change that! (At least for one project.) We are building a Civic to hit the drag strip. This time we're going with a boosted J swap.
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That crash was insane. To be alive from something like that is truly remarkable
*_These J swapped hot hatches are such unique builds… It's awesome to see these swaps getting more common these past years 🔥_*
Jesus that crash was scary , glad you survived brother
@antecboy
3 ай бұрын
There is video is about that titled "Honda Flips 15 1/2 Times in Crash" and it's available on "VTEC Academy", which is this/their youtube channel
I still own my 99 Accord V6 Coupe and remember dreaming of installing a CT Supercharger on it back in the day! If memory serves they were $4600 and that was just for the kit. To then install and tune it was another $1500 on top of that! I was way to poor at the time so that dream died. But I still have her... 278k miles on the odom. I'd love to rip her apart and completely refresh. And with her being 20 years old I don't have to worry about emissions to pass inspection. Skies the limit! Awesome little build sir. Thank you for sharing! Trying to learn as much as I can.
@jay7264
3 ай бұрын
25 years old in nyc to be exempt for emissions
@DarkMikaruX
3 ай бұрын
@@jay7264 I'm in North Carolina, so it's 20 for us. I'm trying to sell my old turbo kit that was for my Genesis turbo. If I can't sell it I might just slap it on the Accord for fun. lol
@ryanw724
3 ай бұрын
Slap it in bruv 🤌@@DarkMikaruX
Hands down one of the gnarliest Honda engine swaps I've ever seen. It's so obnoxious and I love it. I'm sure it will be wild to drive down the strip. That is if you can see the tree. Lol
@robertkenney7122
3 ай бұрын
You should see some of the stuff Brent over at PFI Speed has done with the J series 👀
This channel is a gold mine for J enthusiasts
Great job you guys! I love that you're still pushing the limits and willing to do awesome things like this.
Pretty damn wild! So nice to see Brian still doing it…. And doing it well. I used to sell to them a bit here and there way up from Vegas (Acura) back in the day. Mainly linkages since those were hard to source. Brian had me test on of his solid rear mounts on my EM SI coupe and it was amazing. Good people to work with.
The grin on Brian's face when he "HA HA" while the car was idling, I do the same when a new project of mine turns on again 😂
This is so awesome! I absolutely love the j series honda motor so much that I actually make custom harnesses and axles for these swaps into 90s hondas. Love seeing them get popular, hasport mounts are king for the swap as well!!
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! It’s so ridiculous. 😆
I can’t believe the insight crash was already 10 years ago. My coworker wants to supercharge his Ridgeline and this is going to really motivate him since he’s looking at the CT kit as well.
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Right? Time flies! A supercharged Ridgeline would be amazing to drive.
@ThatHondaGuy2
3 ай бұрын
Btw, always thought it’d be awesome to supercharge mine, too!
Best build yet! So excited for this build love it!!!!
The throttle body will be your biggest/cheapest power adder on this setup. Too small a TB really hurts power on these blowers, so a big radiased wntry is tour friend. Can't wait to see it!
Looks crazy !! Love ur guy’s content keep up the good work 👍🏽👍🏽
I love it when someone does something other than a B or K turbo setup. I had contemplated a H series build for a rear engine Del Sol.
Wanna see more of this already!! lol thanks for sharing all that info as well
the tower of awesome!!
I think it's pretty cool that you hired that homeless guy to be lead fab at your shop 👍🇺🇲...great video cant wait to see this thing run!!!!
Wow after you mentioned your crash I had to go see it. Glad you are doing great. Just got my EGK5 Mounts last week love em other than having to modify the passenger side mount since there was no room to tighten the bolt without grinding down part of the mount
@dertmatyui
3 ай бұрын
Dude that crash was knarly…
The smiles when it fires up is the best haha
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
It sounded so raw in person.
420 HP! Love the videos!
Very interesting, I owned a TL in 08 and always thought it would be a beast with some boost!
Only OG Honda Guys know of HAP Auto Parts
Cool stuff. Nice work.
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Pretty dang cool
Absolute legends
Great video!
TVS EATON SC for the win. i have a 1.9 blower on a 5.0. its no slouch
That is definitely cool. Very tall very cool
420 hp, 69 ft-lbs of torque!
J SWAP ARE GREAT AGAIN!!! LOL
I love it already, saludos de México 🇲🇽
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
It’s going to be so fun!
holy shit youre alive after that crash is the craziest thing
455 hp sounds amazing.
Phoenix PD must love you guys 😂😂
this is a great channel and video
Patiently waiting for you guys @VTECAcademy to continue the RD1 K auto swap.
Thumb nail had me dying
I saw this at eibach in irwindale like a decade ago!!
Nice
488 hp. Just my guess. Love this build!!
that chop thoe!
That might be a problem clearing the hood hahaha 🤣
Awesome… 14:02 sounds exactly like a ported rotary engine, lol
Probably looking at somewhere around 397hp before swapping the pulley. Just a guess though.
The ridgeline had a supercharger? Wow
@JamesEhler
3 ай бұрын
Aftermarket. Not stock.
More j series vids on wiring would be dope
Nice work guys. Guessing 450hp/400 tq before pulley swap. Which axles are going in?
Id love to see you do a 6 speed manual pilot keeping the awd and keeping it looking stock.my wife loves her pilot but dreads the day the auto takes a dump.
Could you please do a series about what it takes to put a manual trans in a 2001 up style odyssey? Do you sell the mounts?
Thought it was gonna be a heaton glad it wasnt I do wonder if the zzp intercooler would fit under an m90 on there
What shifter setup are you running? I have the cl-s shifter that came with my motor but a bolt in option would be nice
"You guys are gonna...... defecate" 😂 I love this dude
Wow 😮😮
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I'm sure you could get an intercooler brick in that plenum if you were tricky enough
What's the difference between the Tl and the pilot V6
When your done getting that SC broken in, you should switch gears and turbo it. That things going to be spincity with slick's.
420hp ftw
@Vtecacademy do you believe the J swap and will be the kryptonite of the K series? J2k ?
My 1998 Acura Integra Type R burnt in a house fire during a restoration. I miss that car.
@raimondnu3
3 ай бұрын
Were you able to get the insurance to get money to buy another one? Sorry to hear that!
How hard would a manual swap be in a rb1 odyssey??? I’m wanting to do it as it would be the best daily. Help me plzzz
Looks like it’s straight out of Mad Max lol. I’m guessing 500-550whp with the right pulley combo.
Can you do a swap putting original engine back and fully restoring a Honda to stock
Dope I would love to j swap a ek sedan with 6 speed
I seen that crash video before didn’t know it was this og that crash it
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, check kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoSltdOnoM26m8Y.htmlsi=zw2XTHgaY2OpJd0g
@jactive1111
3 ай бұрын
Lmao g shit
If only honda came out with a V8 5.0 With VTEC in their lineup or something like that
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
That would be the holy grail engine. LOL
@jactive1111
3 ай бұрын
America wont allow it check out the guy building the 4.8 v8 honda engine sick creation
@thepsychedelicmicroscope4688
3 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademyit’s coming soon Neutron engines k48.
@spankthemonkey3437
3 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademyall they would have to do is throw two k24 together. I know it would rival the ford 5.0
@mikellewis2346
3 ай бұрын
@@spankthemonkey3437there is a company that has built a v8 k48 they called it. Seen on a video on KZread so I'm shore u ca find it.
this would be so much better mounted in the back of the hatch lol
Come to nky race my crx its a j30 full motor got about 360 wheel
Lets not forget the civic you brought onto pinks with the turbo B series? , or was it a D series?
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
B-series CRX. Full Race had the D turbo Civic
Suggestions: For the aero for the supercharger I suggest a cowl a simple 7 bend sheet metal that attaches to the hood. You can either weld it on and that would eliminate 3 bends. Next is a inner cooler. and last but not least complete the build on my Nissan 200 SX. I'm disabled and can't work on it anymore. It has a one off body kit that I installed. Gutted cat with 1 to 4 exhaust. It's a 95 model that has great sentimental value to me. It Came right before my daughter did. She's the reason for the car. I can't find a shop that will build it with all parts supplied by Sponsors. There are so many car give aways I don't understand why a You Tube shop won't do this for the content. Any help with my dilemma would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
I hear your plight we are just Honda guys though.
Wasn't this car featured on Speedhunters like... 10 years ago? Im so confused...
Best of the best
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your support!
Hoooly were u in the car when it flipped or was someone else driving it😢😢😢😢
Is there any application that supercharger actually fits under the hood??
@cartergillespie5942
3 ай бұрын
Ridgeline
so i guess we wait for track time to actually hear this run?
Ok so with a 90mm TB giant supercharger with a tiny pulley, bigger injectors plus e85. Should be around 505hp. Good luck fellas
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Nice
450!!!
458 on pump gas, 530 on E85
586hp final
Brian was in the Honda insight when it crashed ?!?
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Yes
I dont think thats a 07-08 tl base 3.2 motor. Looks like the slightly newer 3.5 motors just looking at the valve cover design and the pcd design as well. Likely a j35z engine. Those engines make solid power until about 6200rpm and then die out
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Newer heads
When is this going to be on this vs haters
that throttle body looks awfully small for that combo
What hondata ecu you using ?😊
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
The new JSwap ECU. It’s based on the 07 TL ECU.
I think a centri blower would be a bad lil blower for this motor..just no room for a centri.
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Totally, but it wouldn’t look as ridiculous. 😆 The J series responds so well to boost.
@minibikemadman
3 ай бұрын
@@VTECAcademy ya those j series got some good flowing heads. well all Hondas hahha..I always wanted to do a Rotax j series ... a Rotax b series now that would be some fun hahah.
391 hp, 333 tq is my random guess. What’s up with one of those hoodies tho?
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
Which one?
381 Brian
I think this motor should push around 350-360whp..
402 HP
Forget a hood that needs its own roof😅
Now we just need a j to K comparison. U feel J series you get more bang for your buck🤷♂️
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
There's a bunch of Ks to compare to. We'll have to see what it does once we get it tuned and track it.
@TopClips7777
3 ай бұрын
I think J would be way more popular if people could make them AWD also, as far as I know only some Acura J had AWD. AWD J swapped RD1 CRV would be a killer winter beater, and super reliable.
@TrackSol
3 ай бұрын
There are J series engine to K series trans adapters. People are working on making J2K AWD: kzread.infoHWjGUCmVJJo?feature=shared
@jorgeisaac7742
3 ай бұрын
@@TrackSol I think you misunderstood the ?? Wich would be better a j swap ot k swap, me I think a J makes more power stock, so I feel it's the better swap but we will see as he makes more videos💪
@TrackSol
3 ай бұрын
@@jorgeisaac7742 I was replying to the other guy talking about the J would be more popular if people could make them AWD.
But how fast is it?
650 whp is my guess
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
That would be huge!
@Ontheregz
3 ай бұрын
That’s a VERY optimistic number lol
How are you alive?
469hp
440hp
Guessing 435
L15 ENGINE BEST FITS IN THIS CIVIC HATCH CAUSE ITS A SMALL HATCH.
@VTECAcademy
3 ай бұрын
I feel the B-series fits best.