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World's fastest Honda Civic

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Tampa Sports Car Examiner

The daily driven 1999 Honda Civic shown in the video below can reach speeds of 175.42 making it the world's fastest daily driven Honda Civic. Honda Civic's aren't typically known for traveling at speeds above 120 mph let alone 175 mph. Any speeds above 140 mph the wind force starts to really play a key role in a vehicles top speed. It is amazing that this Honda Civic, which is almost box shaped can travel 175 mph!

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The run was proven by recording a GPS unit for speed verification. Watching the footage it is easy to see the performance held within the Honda Civic. It took every last bit of 7300 RPM's to reach the esteemed 175 mph mark. Most people think a Honda Civic with performance modifications is a slow vehicle, and makes more noise than power. In some cases this is true, but this one breaks the rules! Becareful the next time you trash talk a Honda!

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Honda Civic's are the most widely modified vehicle. There is so many of them on the road, but only a few of them are tuned to run like this one. Your average performance modified Honda Civic will not reach 175 mph. The Honda Civic used in this film features a turbo forced induction system.

By adding forced induction to the Civic, you fully take advantage of the in-line four cylinder engine. Because it is inline, the air pressure generated by the turbo has a very short path to reach the combustion chamber. The problem with adding forced induction to engine types that aren't inline is the potential to be gained isn't as much. An inline engine naturally generates more torque than other styles of engines.

VTEC plays a key role in the performance capabilities held within a Honda Civic.What is VTEC? "VTEC (which stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is an electronic and mechanical system in some Honda engines that allows the engine to effectively have multiple camshafts. As the engine moves into different rpm ranges, the engine's computer can activate alternate lobes on the camshaft and change the cam's timing. In this way, the engine gets the best features of low-speed and high-speed camshafts in the same engine. Several of the links below go into the actual mechanics of the VTEC system if you are interested."-HowStuffWorks

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