If you love classic Japanese sports cars, then this episode of Driving Line’s Driver Battles is for you. In it, Nick Aguayo and his 1996 Subaru Impreza GC8 WRX swap go up against Meng Tea and his 1993 Honda Honda Civic EG Hatch at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. With almost double the horsepower we decided to put Nick and his Subaru on Nitto NT05's to even the playing field as much as possible.

00:00 Intro at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
00:52 Meng's Civic EG Hatch Breakdown
01:44 Nick's GC Impreza Breakdown
02:39 Welcoming the NT05
03:10 Nick's Track Experience
03:46 The Wager
04:25 The Lap
06:43 Who Was Faster?
09:48 Do You Wanna Race?

Let’s dive into the details of the cars to get a better sense of who might have the edge in this tight battle. The first car up is Nick's swapped Impeza. Its EJ205 2.0L flat four engine. As far as mods go, he has added STI spec pistons and rods, Cobb SF Intake. Perrin inlet, STI VF48 turbo, HKS EL header, BC 272 cams, OEM 2003 WRX ECU, Fortune Auto coilovers, Volk TE37's 17x7 +48 with 235/40ZR17 Nitto NT05's, 2004 STi Brembo Brakes, Recaro RSGk. Meng’s Civic is a little more stripped down and also engined swapped. He has added Honda B20B 2.0L I4 engine swap, HPS intake, DC header, Greddy Muffler, Stock Integra LS ECU, GSR Transmission, Riaction coilovers, Volk TE37 SL's 15x8 +35 with 225/45ZR15 Nitto NT01's , Project Mu brake pads, Recaro seat, and a Momo steering wheel.

With the consistency of both the NT01 & NT05 tires, both drivers had the opportunity to push their times lower as the day went on. The only question was, who could take advantage, and who would be left wishing they had pushed that little bit more?

———Want to compete in Driver Battles?———
Enter here! https://www.drivingline.com/driverba...

Subscribe to Driving Line: https://www.youtube.com/drivingline?s...

Want more Driver Battles?
   • Driver Battles: Racing Head to Head  

Nitto NT01: https://www.nittotire.com/competition...
Nitto NT05: https://www.nittotire.com/cartires/n...
Find more awesome enthusiast content on: https://www.drivingline.com/
Facebook:   / drivingline  
Instagram:   / drivingline