Man I have videos out the wazoo of civics beating corvettes, vipers, etc..All it really takes is a built 1.8L VTEC motor (or 2.2L if your crazy) and slap on a turbo running 12-18psi of boost. You dont have to take out the guts, or the radio, or the seats, or anything else. While it may not retain the usual Honda reliability, you shouldnt have to rebuild the motor every other day. My brother bought a civic down in Houston that has a 1.8L (non-VTEC) with port & polish, valve job, and shot-peened(sp?) rods and pistons. It has a GSR transmission and it ran low 14's. We put on a 100 shot of NOS (yes its safe) and it runs into the high 12's. Car has 107K, the motor has about 42K, and he's been shooting NOS every weekend. On another note, last weekend I saw an 89 Eclipse turbo toast a Viper at the street races, but thats easy..
