Julio Builds His Motor for More Power

It seemed like it was just last month when Julio cruised in his newly-boosted Honda Civic Si with the AJP turbo kit. In fact, it was last month.

Way back then he had a little over 400 whp. Now he has over 500 whp at 17psi.

Julio added a built motor to his car, known as the Standard Road Monster Package. After putting enough miles on the new motor, he came back to tune it for big power. And that’s exactly what he got when he took it out on a test drive.

The Standard Road Monster Package comes with pistons, rods, race bearings, valves and lots more. By building the motor, we can turn up the boost with the AEM Fuel/Ignition Controller. For now, we kept Julio conservative, but he could turn up the boost even more.

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Honda of America Racing Team Race Report by Bryan Johnson

GT Live - Redline Time Attack, October 5, 2008

Virginia International Raceway

In the final race of the 2008 season, the HART Time Attack Civic Si took home 1st place in the Unlimited Front-Wheel-Drive class, and an impressive 5th overall among all competitors!

The car ran flawlessly all weekend, thanks to the expert tuning of Doug Macmillan from Hondata. After some conservative runs on Friday and Saturday, driver and project leader Bryan Johnson turned up the boost on the AJP turbo kit for Sunday’s Time Attack session. The result was a best lap of 2:03.79, which shattered the FWD Time Attack record by 7 seconds!

At 14 psi, the HART Civic Si was making over 450 horsepower with the help of the free-flowing Corsa exhaust and AEM fuel supply components. All of that power made it to the ground through the Exedy twin-disc racing clutch and beefy Driveshaft Shop axles.

The HART tuned suspension pulled up to 1.5 lateral G in the corners thanks to the super-sticky Hoosier tires, Forgeline wheels, and Koni dampers. The APR rear wing and custom front splitter kept the car glued to the track in the high speed Esses at 140mph!

The Civic reached top speeds of 150mph on the straights, and when it was time to slow down, the Brembo GT front brakes, Hawk Performance DTC pads, and custom carbon-fiber brake ducts made with the help of Algie Composites provided fade-free stopping power.

The team is excited to continue to develop the Civic Si’s performance over the winter and contend for the 2009 Redline Time Attack Championship. Thanks again to all of our contributing sponsors!

Julio Talks About Getting the AJP Turbo Kit

Less than two days after driving home to Orlando, FL, Julio made good on his promise to exercise the “real power” under the hood of his 2007 Honda Civic Si by dispatching of an Evo X and BMW M3 by three to four car lengths.
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Orlando, FL Customer Revels in AJP Turbo Kit Power

“This is power. Other turbo kits, they give you a little taste of power, but this is real power.”

Julio could barely contain his excitement as he felt 420 whp and 284 torque at his command. The cameraman next to him could barely contain his intestines, let alone his video equipment.

Down from Orlando, FL in his red and black 2007 Honda Civic SI coupe, Julio was testing the brand new AJP turbo kit installed in his car. Having done lots of research, he concluded that AJP was the place to go.

In addition to the kit, he bought the AJP 3″ exhaust and added the AEM Fuel/Ignition Controller to give him a few extra pounds of boost.
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AJP Turbo Kit Breaks the 8.5 psi Barrier with Help of AEM FIC

Oscar keeps a license plate holder on his dashboard with some very simple instructions:

Get In. Sit Down, Shut Up, Hold On.

This pretty much sums up his car more than ever. He may not have kicked the bottle habit but he’s a turbo addict now. Not only did he get his car back with more power than he had before when he was on nitrous, but he can rest easy that his motor won’t get ruined the way the 100-shot destroyed it.

In addition to the AJP FG2 turbo kit, his car also came with the AEM Fuel/Ignition Controller.  Since the beginning, customers were limited to 8.5 psi of boost. Now we can now turn up the boost and blast out another boatload of horsepower.

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