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…
Fixing FL5 Civic Type R Limp Mode with a CSF Radiator!
If you own an FL5 Civic Type R and do track days, you know of its tendency to run hot. On hot days it is relatively easy to get it…
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…
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…
WATCH: Honda K-Series Cylinder Head Tech
By popular demand, after watching our Short Block Guide video many of you asked for a video on the k-series head–so here you go! If you liked the video,…
Project NSX: Part 10 – AeroWerkZ Paint Correction and Stek PPF Install
To protect our freshly painted NSX, we visited the experts at AeroWerkZ for a full paint correction and wrapped the entire car in Stek’s “DYNOshield” Paint Protection Film (PPF). AeroWerkZ…
SlipAngle Podcast /// SCCA Autocross National Champion Andy Hollis and His Honda K24 Powered “One Lap CRX”
Episode 395 – We’re at COTA with Andy Hollis for Super Lap Battle 2021. Andy’s no stranger to high performance supercars, but this weekend he’s driving his One Lap CRX,…
Garrett Advancing Motion Honda Civic Si Intercooler Test!
Getting something for nothing is always a good thing. When modding a car, usually every modification has drawbacks. Get more power? Usually more power means more stress on things, more…
Project NSX: Part 7 – Installing PFC Multi-Pad Monobloc Calipers
Project NSX is back! (Again!) We return by installing arguably the most advanced brakes ever to be fitted on an NSX, in anticipation of more than doubling the stock output…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four
In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car. Our engine was intended to…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three
In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two
In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…
SlipAngle Podcast /// Honda Guru Mark Johler
Adam and Abrin bumped into Mark Johler from One6Motorsports at #GRIDLIFE Finals at Road America and decided to record a podcast about Hondas, because Mark knows them better than anyone.…
SlipAngle Podcast /// Levi Brown is Back!
Episode 275 – A surprise visit by our buddy Levi brown! We talk about crashing old Hondas into turn 10 at Road Atlanta, the upcoming #GRIDLIFE TrackBattle Finals at Road…
SlipAngle Podcast /// Real Talk with Hasport’s Brian Gillespie
Episode 269 – Adam and Abe recorded a few shows at WMHM 2019, and were lucky to be joined by the Brian Gillespie from Hasport Performance. Brian drove from Phoenix just…
RealTime Collection Hall – The Power of Dreams Fulfilled
Peter Cunningham is washing up as the door opens, as if to demonstrate decades of getting his hands dirty making Hondas and Acuras fly. Turns out, he’d had an incident…
Event Coverage: 2019 IndyCar Grand Prix
It’s our fifth Month of May! Of course that means we’re back at the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, covering the month’s events. As always, we’ll be starting with the…
Testing the Fluidampr Viscous Harmonic Balancer on the B18C Engine
In laying down the base for some serious B series power that we have planned later, we decided to test out Fluidampr’s viscous harmonic balancer on our Project DC2 Integra’s…
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…
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…
Tragically Awesome – TMB Fabrication’s #Winning Time Attack EG Civic
There’s actually nothing tragic about the orangeish-reddish TMB Fabrication EG Civic itself. Thruxton Booth’s one-man show, TMB Fabrication, built something really awesome. The tragedy actually came in 2017 when Thruxton…
Fixing the DC2 Acura Integra’s Crappy Stock Brakes!
When track testing our Project DC2 Acura, the limitations of the stock brakes quickly became an issue. Even though we had originally rebuilt the old worn stock brakes with Stoptech OEM replacement…
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…
PZtuning and William Au-Yeung’s Record-Crushing RSX
William Au-Yeung is no stranger to extreme FWD performance, especially when it comes to Hondas. He and PZtuning (Point Zero), an automotive performance store and full shop in Canada, are…
Hondata’s Land Speed Record Honda CRX
Hondata's Land Speed Record Honda CRX by Mike Kojima A lot of armchair racers like to comment on Land Speed Racing saying things like “how hard could it be to…
Update: Spoon Sports USA Time Attack Civic!
Update: Spoon Sports USA Time Attack Civic! by Mike Kojima If you are a Honda fan or a follower of Time Attack then you are probably familiar with the Spoon Sports USA…
Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si
Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si by Mike Kojima What, I said, your brother in law wants to sell his Civic Si for $500? I was speaking to one of…
Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 2 The Bottom End!
In the last edition of our series, building the ultimate streetable late model K24, we had focused on the engines top end switching to an earlier model K20Z3 head with…