Seek And You Shall Find – Interview

An inside look at the very elusive Seeker of Japan. From the January, 2012 issue of Honda Tuning By Micah Wright Photography by Henry Z. DeKuyper There are three prominent Honda shops in the Miyamae ward, and they all sit within a stone’s throw of one another. Automotive giants Spoon Sports and Honda Twincam (Feel’s) …

Hands-on research with the F2K swap

From the December, 2011 issue of Honda Tuning By Jonathan Thompson Photography by Henry Z. DeKuyper Fast. Jake Gavio’s naturally aspirated ’95 coupe, powered by a fully built F20C motor combined with a K-series PPG Dog Box outfitted tranny, is really fast. Casual YouTube browsers are threatened with visual whiplash, and according to Jake, he’s …

The Legacy Of The’88-’91 Honda Civic/CRX

Consider the foundation for Honda performance officially laid. From the January, 2012 issue of Honda Tuning By Aaron Bonk In 1987, Honda Motor Company did something terribly right, something that would forever change the way the automotive performance rank and file would view the brand. On the heels of a global car market that had …

2001 Acura Integra Type R – Kill Gil

…and then there was one… There’s no doubt that there were a number of great Honda builds in 2011… The last two days we’ve taken a look at 9 (10 with the tie) of what I felt were the best of the best in 2011, but in the end there can only be one. One …

Bring The Ruckus – The Honda Ruckus

Although very popular in USA this fully customizable bike is not known in Europe. ~ gAME oVER ~ This RAT ROD Custom Honda Ruckus 49cc started out as a weekend hobby and turned into what is now RUCKSTERS Customs. It features an rPRO paint job with custom flames on black, sporting the "original" gAME changing …

The Great Honda Tuning Photographer Search

Think you’ve got what it takes to shoot a feature for Honda Tuning magazine? All it takes is that winning submission to Honda Tuning’s official Oh Snaps! photo contest and you could be on your way to a life of automotive fortune and fame or at least have the chance to shoot a Civic and …

Kevin Kempf’s ’92 Civic CX

The condensed story of import drag racing thus far: Toyota, Mazda, and Datsun tuners began late-night street racing within the confines of Los Angeles county's industrial parks sometime during the '80s. Honda owners enlisted just after the turn of the decade. By the mid-'90s, sanctioned drag racing events emerged throughout California; privateer racers with little …