ABS For All?
Note: This is a work in progress. I will update with more detail when I have time. Enjoy! While researching potential ABS upgrade for my Civic, I discovered excellent solutions…
Honda/Acura Engine Block Venting
Crankcase Venting Block venting is a topic that’s been well covered and doesn’t need further explanation by me. If you want to read a great write-up about venting, check out…
5G (EG) Civic Gauge Install
Why is this important? It really isn’t…I just thought I would share the idea. While I was working on the upgrades that I outlined in “Project Civic – Letting it…
Project Civic – Letting It Breathe
Justification Following the 2016 refresh and having addressed all of the stumbling blocks I encountered, I realized that I needed to develop a long term plan based on how I…
My First Engine Swap
Once upon a time, circa 2000, I set out to do what would be the biggest automotive project I had done to date. I swapped the engine in my Civic…
The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap – Part Numbers
As anyone who has tried to mix and match parts has discovered, trying to figure out Nissan’s part numbers and the variations between years and models is a serious exercise…
Project Civic – 2016 Refresh, Part 2
I had originally intended this story to be covered in one post. However, I ran into several issues that needed to be resolved from the original work along with a…
Project Civic – 2016 Refresh, Part 1
During the 2015 autocross season, I started to see the impact that 22 years of use had on random components on the Civic. As the season wore on, I found…
Project Civic – Suspension Upgrade and More
(This write-up was originally written and published in 2006) After a long weekend at Putnam Park Raceway in Indiana, I realized that my hatch needed a far more aggressive suspension.…
Old Car Problems – Throttle Cable
I’m kicking off a new series of posts with this write-up and the idea is to outline seemingly invisible parts on a car that are normally not considered normal wear…
Honda Civic Acura Integra Sway Bar Install
Upgrading the sway bars, or simply installing sway bars is a very cost effective way to drastically improve the handing of any car. I’ve outlined the installation of Eibach’s sway…
Hybrid Racing 8th Gen Civic Clutch Master Cylinder Upgrade
One thing that always bothered me about my ’07 Civic Si was the fact that it was almost impossible to shift quickly at redline without grinding or missing gears. To…
Project Civic – Hot Rod Engine Build
This story starts out with a little garage mishap by a close friend of mine. As with most projects, one thing leads to another and a fully built engine emerges…or…
H-Motors Online – Review
When I managed to destroy another engine, through a rather embarrassing water compression experiment that failed, I needed another one. The shop that I had used for years for swaps…
The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap – Justifying The Upgrade
Why do this swap? What are the benefits? The primary purpose is to improve the overall braking performance. This is accomplished by installing larger rotors and calipers. The Nissan Z32…
Nissan 240SX 5-Lug Conversion
Whatever your justification for converting your 240SX to 5 lugs, whether it is to simplify a brake swap or expand wheel options for your S13, or S14 base model, you’ll…
The Definitive 300ZX Brake Swap – Master Cylinder Swap
One of the more important aspects of the swap is upgrading the Master Cylinder. The pedal feel on the 240SX is weak with the stock brakes, but feels even worse…