1995 Honda Civic Sedan

Bitten by the boost bug, Cheuh plucked a T3 turbo from a Lotus Esprit. Although it's larger, a T3/T4 unit holds more fashionable sway over Honda heads. Cheuh was attracted to the smaller compressor's low-end response. Despite its force-fed status, however, the B18 remains stock underneath. Nearly 90K miles on the B warranted a rebuild, but Chueh opted for all OEM components, save for a set of ARP rod bolts and ITR camshafts.

To withstand the positive pressure on the B's stock internals, Cheuh designed a fuel system comprised of a Granitelli in-tank pump feeding RC Engineering injectors and regulated by a Comptech fuel pressure regulator. A Vision-programmed ECU plugs in alongside an A'PEXi Super AFC to keep lean mixtures at bay, while in front, an A'PEXi GT intercooler alerts the watchful that this is no family sedan.

These days, a set of Tein Super Street coil-overs link body and chassis, and an assortment of strut and sway bars from the likes of Mugen, Cusco and Comptech resist the roll. Volk Racing TE37's clad in Toyo Proxes provide the contact patch, with Powerslot rotors and Hawk pads handling sudden deceleration duties.

At only 8 psi, Chueh's Civic is good for 243.2 hp to the ground and has posted a best of 13.1 down the quarter. If his parents had only known what was happening to the family four door, perhaps this fine filly wouldn't be gracing these pages.

We don't often see sedans executed this flawlessly, let alone with 13-second timeslips in the glovebox. It illustrates the possibilities when you inherit something like a Civic and not an '87 Plymouth mom mobile.

Bolts & Washers
Dan Chueh's '95 Civic

Propulsion
The powerplant packs factory .025mm oversized pistons and rings, while the block was bored oversized, honed, decked and reassembled with ARP rod bolts. A lightweight, Civic Type-R crankshaft pulley bolts up to the end of the crank for reduced rotating mass. Head features a three-angle valve job, minor exhaust porting, a resurfaced deck and bronze valve guides to withstand the additional heat, ITR camshafts and JUN adjustable cam gears.

The straight T3 turbo mates with a Rev Hard exhaust manifold and administers boost via a 35mm Tial wastegate. A'PEXi GT front-mount intercooler ices down the intake charge as an HKS Super Sequential blow-off valve relieves air pressure from the custom piping between shifts. A custom-fabricated downpipe and HKS Hiper cat-back exhaust system evacuate spent gases.