Congrats to April 2012 Ride of the Month Winner: MATALATTO
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Engine/Performance Modifications
k24/k20
flash pro
boomba mouts
ingalls torque damper
stage 3 cams
custom head
blue print rods
wiseco 12.5.1 piston
supertech valve stem
supertech valve spring
toda RETAINERS
ARP head stud
k20a2 oil pump
custom Trans.
exedy hyper single clutch
oem type r red valve cocer
cf manifold cover
pasw. jdm cooling plate CF
kidd racing header
custom cai
sk2 72mm dbw tb
Omni cmc
Short Shifter
Base and Cable Bushings
I would like to thank Cookstar for making this years Dragon event a huge success. Be sure to check out all the fun we had this year in the picture thread. Hope to see you all next year.
When asked if he looked to another automaker's high performance model in building the new 2012 Si, Honda Civic chief engineer Mitsuru Horikoshi was unequivocal. 'No', he said, in plain English, his translator not being needed to communicate this most basic thought to the assembled journalists.
Were it another car, we might have had our doubts, but as the flagship performance offering in the Civic lineup – a vehicle that spawned a generation of import car tuning – the Si is the benchmark to which others are measured. This held true even late into the previous car's product cycle, with newer rivals hitting the market, when it could no longer be considered the obvious performance king.
Still, it never shied away from comparos with an equally big fanboy favorite, the VW GTI, or with the MazdaSpeed3, which overwhelmed with abundant torque – and torque steer. While close on paper, track tests with cars like the Kia Forte Koup SX and Scion tC were still too distant to consider, while even a modern generation of sports cars, like the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, found themselves humbled by a front-driver that knows how to turn.
And so it's back, debuting as one of six new models in the new ninth generation Civic lineup, defying naysayers who have been ringing... [Read More]
Over the past few years Lexus has been referred to as a Japanese Buick, with the number one reason being the ES front-drive luxury sedan a car that drew direct comparisons with the not-quite-Cadillac GM premium brand. To erase those comparos the new 2013 ES gets a more stylish exterior with a GS-themed front nose and a profile more like the flagship LS.
Swapping its Camry underpinnings for an Avalon platform it has, however, grown even more in size a notable Buick trait. Plus, to challenge the eAssist mild-hybrid LaCrosse, there's finally now an ES300h hybrid system getting 39 mpg average.
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