Project EF Civic Racecar: Witchcraft & Wizardry
We already documented that on our first shakedown, we found a massive oil leak. Our second shakedown went better as we were at least able to complete two whole days…
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Project EF Civic Racecar: Dusting off the Cobwebs
In our last installment we introduced you to our newest racecar, a 1991 Honda Civic CX that had been turned into a racecar for SCCA Improved Touring class racing. When…
Project EF Civic Racecar: Redheaded Stepchild
Around a decade ago, Clint Boisdeau bought a 1990 Honda Civic to use in the former MotoIQ Pacific Touring Car Championship. That car had a wonderful, revvy B18C engine, a…
S2000 BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE FLUID
HEL BRAKE LINES AND PROJECT MU BRAKE FLUID In preparation for our next track day upgrade, critical for safety, confidence, and faster lap times, is upgrading our brake setup. Part…
Project EP3 Civic Si Two Piece Rotor Rebuild with Fastbrakes
So our Project EP3 Civic has been doing duty as our daily driven super-beater car and has been racking up the miles. The miles had been taking their toll on…
S2000 Suspension Geometry Fix
In our last article, we lowered the height of our S2000, which changed the suspension geometry leading to tweaked handling and irregular wear to the driveshaft inboard joints. In addition,…
Project S2000: Part 36 – The Finale
-ed note: I have always given Khiem crap about his overly complicated turbo system and lack of peak power for all the work he did but, I had never driven…
Rebuilding and Revalving S2000 Coilovers
What can you do with track abused S2000 coilovers? Well, you don’t have to throw them away! We’re going to be giving some used S2000 coilovers an extra life and…
Project S2000: Part 35 –Dyno Tuning, Finding Problems, Retuning, and Math
If you have been following the progress of Project AP2 S2000, to prove my motor and turbo combination, I drove the car around for a while avoiding boost to test…
Project S2000: Part 34 – Fuel System Install and Dyno Tuning for 500hp
The last major part of the puzzle before getting the car tuned was installing the fuel system components. Smaller bits included wiring in the Hondata boost solenoid and 4-bar MAP…
Project S2000: Part 33 – Turbo Installed (Not Yet Boosting) and Sorting Things Out
I have been driving the car around with the turbo installed to help troubleshoot all the small issues. That, and I just like driving the car because of all the…
Project S2000: Part 32 – Fitting and Installing Turbo System Parts
Firstly, please excuse the phone pics. I brought my camera but forgot my memory card in my laptop. Oops. So anyway, it’s been a super slow burn on this project…
Project S2000: Part 31 – Oil and Fuel System Updates
To make my low-mount turbo setup work, I would need to relocate the oil filter to make space for the turbo compressor inlet pipe. Of course, that means mounting the…
Project S2000: Part 30 – Cooling Upgrades and Packaging Improvements
In deciding to go with an air-to-water intercooler setup, there are extra component and packaging challenges compared to a typical air-to-air setup. The S2000 already has a tight engine bay…
Project S2000: Part 29 – Investment Cast 347SS Turbo Manifold
It’s been a long journey, but the most important piece of the Project S2000 AP2 turbo build is finally here. The original plan was to 3d print from Inconel 625…
Project S2000: Part 28 – Test Fitting Cooling Components For The Air-To-Water Intercooler
I had some concepts in my head on how the parts for the air-to-water intercooler setup would fit. As is often the case, things don’t quite work out the way…
Project S2000: Part 27 – Building the F22c for Turbo Boost and Manifold Test Fit
The stock block F20c/F22c is well-known for being very stout. Many S2000s have been turbocharged to over 600whp without ever being opened up. However, our base target is 500 crank…
Project S2000: Part 26 – Air to Water Intercooler Setup
For my low-speed/max-response turbo S2000 project, I decided to go with an air-to-water setup. Auto-x is the environment I’m designing for where you’re sitting idling for long periods of time…
Monitoring the S2000’s F20C Engine with Autometer!
When we last left our AP1 S2000, we had just installed a Canton Racing Products baffled high capacity oil pan to help assure that our F20C engine would always have a…
Project S2000: Part 25 – Designing a Custom Turbo Setup With 3D Scanning, CFD, FEA and 3D Printing!
I’ve owned Project S2000 for about a decade now and it is finally time to boost it. I have a particular set of requirements and none of the existing turbo…
Preventing S2000 Oiling Issues with Canton
The Honda S2000 is an awesome car. With mild suspension modifications, it handles like a dream and can turn some impressive lap times. With RWD, an engine that is set…
The Best of 2018: The King of Speed, PZ Tuning’s Amazing Time Attack Civic
The King of Speed, PZ Tuning’s Amazing Time Attack Civic By Mike Kojima At the end of 2018, we take another look at the all-dominating FG4 Honda Civic of William…
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It! For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…
WATCH: Bad Luck at the Track for Our Integra!
Since our last trip to Buttonwillow Raceway we put Stoptech big brakes on our DC2 Integra along with some sticky new Nitto NT-01 tires and fresh motor mounts! Unfortunately…
Can Oil Improve Your Fuel Economy?
Can a simple oil change give you a significant increase in fuel economy? Can the cost of changing your oil provide savings for your wallet? These are questions that oil geeks…
Project S2000 AP1: Installing the DeatschWerks DW200 Fuel Pump
Project S2000 AP1: Installing the DeatschWerks DW200 Fuel Pump by Vince Soto All was not right with our Project S2000 AP1. It was making some louder than normal sounds that…
Project AP1 S2000:DIY Oil Filter Stopper
Project AP1 S2000: DIY Oil Filter Stopper by Vincent Soto Most S2000 owners know about the oil filter problem on AP1 S2000's. At high RPMS, the engine vibration causes…
Project AP1.5 S2000: Introduction, Installation of AEM Infinity & Dyno Tuning!
Project AP1.5 S2000: Introduction, Installation of AEM Infinity & Dyno Tuning! by Karla Pestotnik Okay, we know what you might be thinking. We already have two Honda S2000 projects…
AES Auto: A Civic for Street and Strip!
AES Auto: A Civic for Street and Strip! by Frank Ewald Two years ago we first met the AES Auto team at Mission Raceway Park. That chance meeting has resulted…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we thought we had…
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Hasport AP Differential Mounts
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Hasport AP Differential Mounts by Vincent Soto Our Project AP1 S2000 is a daily workhorse. It’s almost 17 years old and coming up on 140,000…
Can an Oil Change Affect Horsepower?
A lot of people have asked this question before and the jury has been out on whether this is something that is true or not. We have attempted to test to…