Golden Era Hondas – there’s nothing like ‘em. You can spend all the money in the world building more expensive cars… and not capture this feeling. Miss it entirely. It’s almost impossible to describe for anyone who hasn’t experienced it. And that’s… just part… of what makes these cars so addictive. So intimate.
When you look back to Hondas like this as an adult…
There’s no denying the simplistic yet intense & pure energy of the era. And it makes you wonder – why must we complicate things? Why must we lose our way? And why do people lose intensity with age?
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion…
And it has a way of fogging the reality of the past. But there’s no fog here; it’s crystal clear: These cars were better. Their energy was better. This era was better. And it drew better qualities out of us.
I’m about to get oddly specific…
But for those 1 or 2 people who stay with me… we’re about to seriously bond lol. When the frequency/pitch of your Honda neck-deep in vtec… elevates to the same frequency/pitch as the Sum 41 song blasting on your stereo… and the two become one?? Something happens. It’s the perfect energy, the perfect pace, the perfect moment… and the perfect sense of perspective. Exactly what the doctor ordered. I wish you could goddamn bottle that energy. Because in that moment, there is absolutely no question of who you are, or what you’re all about. No confusion, no dilution, and no compromise.
Car Owner – Tim Grace Text – Wooley Photos – Dave Otero
Engine
JDM spec-r B18c with matching LSD trans
Mugen v1 headers
Hasport mounts
Wireworx mil-spec engine harness
Gram 1000cc injectors
AEM fuel rail, pressure regulator, & cam gears
Competition clutch
S2000 clutch master
Buddy Club pro-series 2.5” exhaust
CSF radiator
Custom titanium intake
Tuned by Pito Tuning 205hp 164tq
Interior
Recaro SR3 confetti seats
SIR-S black checkered door panels
Type-R steering wheel
Mugen shift knob
Miracle X bar
Exterior
Full respray in OEM Captiva Blue
All new OEM seals/trim
Clear taillights
Mode Parfume front bumper, carbon lip/skirts/spoiler, mirrors
Custom carbon rear spitter
Chargespeed 20mm over-fenders
Downstar firewall block-off plates
Wheels / Suspension / Brakes
Volk TE37 concave in 16×8 +25
Toyo R888Rs in 205/45/16
Type-R steering rack
KTuned compliance bushings
Whiteline caster kit
ASR subframe brace & sway bars
Energy Suspension bushings
Function type-2 coilovers
Truhart front/rear camber kit, & rear ITR control arms
Wilwood DPHA front brake kit w/ Wilwood master
Stash Auto brake tuck kit
ChaseBays brake booster delete
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Bro, I miss my Crx so much. B18a1 type r pistons and basically nothing else. Sunroof gone, seats gone interior gone. But 100+mph felt well like well absolute fear. Rain you get wet, cold you’re f—–g cold. I hated that p.o.s. Now I would 100 percent take it back. I’ve gone a lot of places in this industry and ended up in audio and fabrication. I now own a Del Sol, Element, and VW GTI. GTI is a recent addition in part because my 10 year old build of a Del Sol, “grumpy” burned the clutch playing in Pigeon Forge. I’ve owned I think 20 Honda’s now the Del Sol will never leave. Currently on its 5th engine and about to get a b18 based ls vtec, solely because I think Grumpy deserves it. I may own a German car but I cant leave my roots.
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