Hey guys i constantly see people saying that the car wasnt meant to drag race and ive always wondered as to why. i mean i know they have no torque what so ever, and if anything even less torque in the lower rpm making it harder to get off the line, but for some reason i dont see why the car "isnt good for drag".

i guess i just want somewhat of a more in-depth explanation as to why. and i know launching the car at 7,000 isnt good but maybe if you launch an ap2 at about 5,000, with the more low end torque it has you would think it would put up better times than an ap1 but i usually see theyre times the same. i do intend on using this car for drag and not auto-x so i would just like to know why exactly the car doesnt do good at the drag strip and what i can do to fix that problem or at least help out, because mid 14-s is good as hell for a stock car so im kind of curious about this. thanks.

 

People say it isnt good for drag because there are better cars to put money into for the strip. A V8 that gains major power from a few thousand in bolt-n-go mods is more cost effective and "worth it" for a drag car.

The S is a roadster and was designed as a grip-style handling car (for cornering). Take a 12 second drag beast onto a road course and see who wins.

It's a N/A 4-banger that gains little from most bolt-on mods. It needs F/I (or Gears) to really show any promise for straight line runs. In other words, it costs a lot to make it compete with cars that were made for straight line acceleration.

It also has a relatively weak differential that is not designed for hard shock of clutch drops. That means you NEED to spin the tires to avoid damage. Spinning tires = wasted power.

It isnt good for drag, but that doesnt mean it cant do it. It does a decent job because of it's light weight (relative to many cars) and decent power.

 

Weak diff.

 

of course there are better cars for this but that shouldnt be a reason as to why the s2k isnt good for drag. i also know that s2k can take turns that an 11 second beast cant.

out of curiousity what would it take to be able to consider the s2k as a respectable drag car like the evo and sti. of course i know theyre completely different cars, but with sticky tires and 4.77 gears i think the s2k CAN be considered a drag car and put up some pretty good times, i think the differential will hold up as long as you dont make this a habit of launching at 6,000.

 

Weak as in the differential isnt able to put power to the wheels at a fast enough rate or weak as in it wouldnt last alot of launches like that?

also if people say the car isnt good for straight line racing lets say you start a race from 25mph or so and go from there, wouldnt our car be really good in that scenario when weve already hitten vtec and dont have to put all that wear on the differential and deal with the tire spin?

 

As in the differentials are, IMO, the weakest link in our cars.

 

It's a great car for drag




if you have money

 

money for what? sticky tires? gears? re-inforced differential? and maybe a clutch and flywheel upgrade? am i missing anything needed to make the s2k a respectable drag car?

 

Money to make it a fast quarter mile car. Duh?

Any car can be made to drag, you just need the proper amount of money to do the necessary builds.

 

you guys are giving me the obvious, of course you need money to make it into a drag car, but i was curious as to what modifications would be needed to be able to classify it as a drag car. also people say the s2k isnt good for straight line racing, for example starting from 25mph, why wouldnt it be good for that either? i assume it would be good since we would be in vtec at that time and wont have to deal with the wheel spin or damaging the differential.