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Honda Project Civic

Project Civic – Letting It Breath

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 importnut

Following the 2016 refresh and having addressed all of the stumbling blocks I encountered, I realized that I needed to

Featured Honda

My First Engine Swap

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 importnut

Once upon a time, circa 2000, I set out to do what would be the biggest automotive project I had

Featured Nissan Tech The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap

The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap – Part Numbers

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 importnut 300ZX Brake Swap

As anyone who has tried to mix and match parts has discovered, trying to figure out Nissan’s part numbers and

Old Car Problems Project Civic

Project Civic – 2016 Refresh, Part 2

April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 importnut Project Civic

I had originally intended this story to be covered in one post. However, I ran into several issues that needed

Old Car Problems Project Civic

Project Civic – 2016 Refresh, Part 1

December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 importnut B&R Fittings, Blox, Carbotech, Hardrace, Hondata, HPS, Moroso, Old car problems, Project Civic, Skunk2

During the 2015 autocross season, I started to see the impact that 22 years of use had on random components on

Project 240SX

Project 240SX – Introduction

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 importnut 240SX, importnut, project 240sx

The time I spent with my 240SX was short and long ago, however I think the story is important to

Honda Project Civic

Project Civic – Suspension Upgrade and More

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 importnut Project Civic

(This write-up was originally written and published in 2006) After a long weekend at Putnam Park Raceway in Indiana, I

Old Car Problems

Old Car Problems – Throttle Cable

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 importnut OEM, Old car problems

I’m kicking off a new series of posts with this write-up and the idea is to outline seemingly invisible parts

Project Civic

Project Civic – Back On Course

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 importnut 2005, Drive Shaft Shop, Project Civic, Putnam Park

Race, Race Race! This was the year that I really came back to autocrossing. After I destroyed my Civic coupe

Project Civic

Project Civic – Sway bar Upgrade and Bushings

November 11, 2015October 23, 2015 importnut Project Civic

After I installed the upgraded power plant, covered here, it was time to sort out the suspension. Since the Civic already had

Honda Tech

Honda Civic Acura Integra Sway Bar Install

October 28, 2015October 23, 2015 importnut

Upgrading the sway bars, or simply installing sway bars is a very cost effective way to drastically improve the handing

Past Rides

Murphy’s ’92 B16a Turbo Civic

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 importnut

Long ago, on a Honda email list serve, I met Greg. He was a fellow Honda enthusiast. The first time

Honda Review

Hybrid Racing 8th Gen Civic Clutch Master Cylinder Upgrade

May 26, 2015September 30, 2015 importnut

One thing that always bothered me about my ’07 Civic Si was the fact that it was almost impossible to

Honda Project Civic

Project Civic – Hot Rod Engine Build

May 19, 2015June 23, 2017 importnut Project Civic

This story starts out with a little garage mishap by a close friend of mine. As with most projects, one

Past Rides

Luke’s 300ZX TT

May 13, 2015October 23, 2015 importnut

Luke is a salesman at the Tire Rack. Long ago, while ordering tires, I met Luke. We’ve been friends ever

Honda Review

H-Motors Online – Review

May 5, 2015July 13, 2015 importnut

When I managed to destroy another engine, through a rather embarrassing water compression experiment that failed, I needed another one.

Past Rides

Greg’s 2004 Subaru WRX Wagon

April 28, 2015April 10, 2017 importnut

Greg is a very good friend of mine from grade school that delved into sport compact cars with a B14

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