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Spoon To Convert LHD USDM NSXs to Type R Status
Honda has given the JDM-only Civic Type R a mild refresh for 2009, with a few subtle revisions being made to take the most hardcore small sedan ever created into the new year. Don’t get too excited though: the changes are only cosmetic and the power output, suspension setup and trim levels are [...]
Honda took the wraps off the Mugen-developed Civic 5D Mugen at the recent Moscow Motor Show, and suffice to say, it’s one delectable looking hatchback. Mugen have succeeded in transposing the Type R flavour of the two-door FN2 Civic Type R onto its five-door sibling, and it’s tempting to say that the [...]
If you’re a bit of a motorsports fiend and regularly track your car, you’ll no doubt be aware of the perils of oil starvation. Under hard acceleration, cornering and braking, oil can slosh away from the oil pump pickup and result in some rather undesirable outcomes like excessive conrod-to-block interaction or, if you’re lucky, a [...]
Spoon Sports has announced pricing for their Type R specification USDM NSX conversion, as well as a little more information regarding the availability of the car. Spoon’s LHD NSX-R is now available to order from Spoon, however pending approval from various US road safety and registration departments the cars cannot legally be driven [...]
US-based Honda fanboys take note: the US arm of Honda specialists Spoon Sports has confirmed that they will be converting left-hand-drive US-spec NSXs into full NSX-R trim in the very near future.
So, while the only Type R the US market ever (officially) enjoyed was the ol’ DC2 Integra, American enthusiasts should be able to get [...]
While most regional markets have enjoyed some kind of Type R goodness over the years, our friends in the USA have consistently been denied the ol’ Red H - which is slightly puzzling, considering the sheer number of Honda fanboys that seem to reside in that country. That may change in the [...]
While its torsion beam rear suspension may lack the outright handling potential of the multi-link rear found in the Japanese Market FD2 Civic Type R, there’s no denying that the European (and Australian) spec FN2 CTR is one beautiful beast. In racing guise it’s even more handsome, and the JAS Motorsport-built Civic Type RR (not [...]
It’s almost been a year since Mugen released the Type-RR, the slightly insane cousin to the ordinary Civic Type-R, but now the good folks over at Nihon Car have finally managed to get their mits on one and have published a review, along with some tasty video of it in action. We won’t bore you [...]
A light rotating assembly is essential in any high-power naturally-aspirated engine build and for those of you thinking about hardening up your K20A-equipped Honda, you might want to consider JUN’s newest releases. JUN have two grades of piston for you to choose from: the lighter-than-stock Hyper Piston, and the featherweight Hyper Piston EX. Both are [...]
Honda has released a couple of videos showing their in-house Forumla One driver Jenson Button taking to Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschliefe circuit in the FN2 Civic Type R.The first part is an introduction to the circuit, as well as a short history of Honda’s involvment with the track. The second part covers Button’s impressions of the [...]
