I want to like this car. I LOVE 1st gen CRVs (I had a 1997 in college and it was a great little ute). But man this is way overpriced. It also has the wrong engine. The B20 is the worst choice for boost as it has very thin liners. Couple that with the added rev range from the VTEC head and you’ve got a ticking time…

First gen is cooler. More ground clearance, better looks, nearly all the same cool features, plus you can get parts from ARB and OME.  And with no lift they look really cool, and are quite capable with some 215-75/15 BFGs underneath.  How do I know?  Well...

Not sure if you’ve looked at what’s on the market right now, but that EXACTLY describes the vast majority of new cars for sale today. Does the owner of a -insert CUV here- care about the top speed of their family hauler? Or the 0-60 time? Or the g-forces it pulls? Or how the feedback on threshold braking? No. They…

That’s a good question.  Drag strips, race tracks, and autocross events all exist, but people still street race.  While it would help, I get the impression the type of people who do street burnouts and drift attempts are doing it because they want to look rebellious.  There’s also a bullying aspect to it to: ruin…

Correction:  It’s not the axle that failed here, it’s the lower control arm.  The rock ripped the LCA in half and then yanked out the axle.  

Fleet sales are a beautiful thing.

He didn’t stop it from rolling away, he stopped it from flipping over on its lid again. Watch the video again, the tailgate hits the bottom of the gully and begins to tip over.  The driver grabs the tow strap and keeps the truck from continuing its backflip.  

Watching mechanics prepare go karts /= being able to change your own suspension in the dirt.  I have no idea how mechanically inclined Alonso was before his Dakar training, but I am 100% sure he is MUCH more mechanically adept now.  Because in order to be even remotely competitive in a rally like this, you HAVE to be…

You’d be surprised. Most drivers have zero clue how a car works. One of the most crucial parts of being their setup engineers is deciphering what the driver is saying and translating it into useful setup changes. There are plenty of notable exceptions, but these days pro drivers focus on driving, pro mechanics focus…

While there is a BIG part of me that hates seeing this happen, there’s another big part of me that realizes just how dated that ladder chassis was. Sure it was light and simple, but the design was practically chiseled on stone tablets. It was time for an update.

iRacing isn’t a NASCAR game either. But you know what? It doesn’t actually matter.

I actually saw a good video on YouTube that made a business case for re-opening the track. In the late 90s and 2000s when NASCAR was chasing 80-100K people every race, NWS didn’t make sense. But now that attendance is about half that at most tracks, moving away from the 1.5-2.0 mile tracks and back to smaller sub-mile…

FORZA ARE YOU LISTENING?!? GET YOUR SHIT DOWN TO NORTH WILKESBORO!!!

Seems like a bit of a stretch since the guy who owns CMS and ZMAX Dragway is Bruton Smith, aka the reason NWS is closed to begin with.

I have no idea how durable the block is, but it has pent roof heads and fairly straight intake and exhaust ports, so I suspect the head flows really well.  Also the intake manifold is variable volume with a series of vacuum powered butterflies to change intake runner length.  I believe the crank is forged as well.  I…

I sold mine in August. I enjoyed my three years with it, it was a wonderful little truck that was way more reliable than the internet lead me to believe (my single breakdown was very much an age related one when the accessory belt tensioner seized after 170,00 miles and threw the accessory belt. And because the…

While an LS would physically fit, working on that engine in the VX engine bay would be a living nightmare. Working on the V6 is nightmarish enough as it is. And since I owned a VX for three years I’m definitely speaking from experience.

By that same legal logic, Apple should be suing every other phone maker out there because they all use a big rectangular screen, a machined aluminum case, and rocker volume buttons. Those are style choices picked by the OEM to satisfy usage and customer comfort. You can’t claim them as protected property because it…

5Ps are pretty standard in the automotive industry. While I do supply for Honda. most of my 5P work has been with GM.  

I’m disappointed the seats are not pink too.  Alanis, buy this car and fix this travesty.  If you’re going to go pink, go all the damn way!