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Building a Honda Prelude Race Car - Part 4
The EngineThis is probably the question that you've all been waiting to have answered. What does the engine bay of a Honda Prelude racecar look like? Well, this is what you see when you open the hood...
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Delay Dilemma
First and foremost, my apologies for the complete lack of new content these past few weeks. As much as I'd love to cite personal life taking over or work taking priority, the reality is that none of it...
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First Impressions - Tenhulzen 4-Wheel Alignment System
WIth the right caster, camber and toe settings, even the most mildly tuned track cars will turn some very impressive lap times. If you get your alignment settings wrong, $10,000 coilovers and custom...
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Hands-On - Tenhulzen 4-Wheel Alignment System
Now that we are done assembling and fiddling with the Tenhulzen 4-Wheel Alignment System, it's time to put it to good use. Our testbed is a '90 Honda CRX Si prepared for endurance racing by the team at...
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Next Up - Race Paint from the Budget Handbook
If you've ever looked at anything that I own, you would know that I value function over form - So much so that my most prized possessions often appear to become the unfortunate victims of blatant...
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"Painting" a Racecar with ElastiWrap - Part 1
Yes, it's finally done. It took a few confused calls to Eastwood, several trips to Home Depot and a significant amount of trial and error, but the #7 StudioVRM.net Prelude finally has a new livery! In...
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"Painting" a Racecar with ElastiWrap - Part 2
I hope you got a good laugh from my trial of errors in applying Elastiwrap. Don't worry, I don't mind. After a full day of drying time, the Prelude had a brand new look and was ready for the track....
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Best Shop Chemicals for the Auto Enthusiast
Every auto enthusiast starts their wrenching career spraying rusty bolts with WD-40. Then they quickly realize that WD-40 is woefully inadequate for breaking stuck fasteners and embark on a quest to...
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Building a Honda Prelude Racecar - Part 5
A few weeks ago, an avid reader of this site gave me a gentle reminder that I never posted detail photos of the header and exhaust in my ITS Honda Prelude racecar. So in the hopes that it really is a...
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Does a Limited Slip Differential Make you Faster?
Through all of my years of racing and modifying the Prelude, there was one thing that I kept putting on the back burner: The installation of a Limited Slip Differential (LSD). The reasoning was very...
View ArticleGet Honda Brake Rotor Screws Out the Right Way
It turns out that there is actually a Honda-recommended method for removing those Brake Rotors screws that everyone has trouble getting out. And for some odd reason, no one had it up, so I turned it...
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My $12 Driver Training Simulator
I love racing simulators. When I moved into my first apartment with two of my closest college friends, we built our own simulator rig to supplement what little track time we could get in DE events. It...
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Best Shop Chemicals for the Auto Enthusiast
Every auto enthusiast starts their wrenching career spraying rusty bolts with WD-40. Then they quickly realize that WD-40 is woefully inadequate for breaking stuck fasteners and embark on a quest to...
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Building a Honda Prelude Racecar - Part 5
A few weeks ago, an avid reader of this site sent me a gentle reminder that I never posted detail photos of the header and exhaust in my ITS Honda Prelude racecar. So in the hopes that it really is a...
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Does a Limited Slip Differential Make you Faster?
Through all of my years of racing and modifying the Prelude, there was one thing that I kept putting on the back burner: The installation of a Limited Slip Differential (LSD). The reasoning was very...
View ArticleGet Honda Brake Rotor Screws Out the Right Way
It turns out that there is actually a Honda-recommended method for removing those Brake Rotors screws that everyone has trouble getting out. And for some odd reason, no one had it up, so I turned it...
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My $12 Driver Training Simulator
I love racing simulators. When I moved into my first apartment with two of my closest college friends, we built our own simulator rig to supplement what little track time we could get in DE events. It...
View ArticleHow Often Should You Maintain Your Performance Car?
Don't rely on your odometer to tell you when to change your oil or replace your brakes on a track-driven car. That's just asking for something to break when you least expect it.Instead, steal a page...
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Why Race?
Seven years ago, I was sitting on a wooden picnic table in the paddock of Lime Rock Park, taking a written licensing test for my first race license. Chief instructor, old friend, and motorsport mentor...
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PTH Racing Oil - Top Tier Racing Oil on a Grassroots Budget?
Car enthusiasts often say that that a good engine oil is "cheap insurance" for their performance motors. Unfortunately for those of us with dedicated track or race cars, this has started to become less...
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