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Project Honda Civic EG: Part VI
Little black boxes. Little black boxes lying to each other and to the ECU, tricking the system into thinking everything's OK and you need a... more |
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Project MR2: Part 2
After the success of part one of Project MR2 Spyder, we got cocky. The first stage we did--suspension, wheels and tires--worked better than... more |
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Project Focus ZX3: Part 1
It's about time! We've been promising a Focus project car since our first driving impression more than 17 months ago, but we have, to say... more |
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Project Ford Focus ZX3: Part 2
Project Focus is turning out to be remarkably easy. In hindsight, this might seem predictable, considering the near constant praise of its... more |
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Project Ford Focus ZX3: Part 3
Most of our project installments center around taking a perfectly good car and screwing it up. At least that's what the masses would think.... more |
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Project Ford Focus ZX3: Part 4
For the last few months, our Focus has been doing nothing but burnouts. At every green light, pulling out of every driveway and in every... more |
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Project Ford Rally Focus: Part 2
The last time you saw this car, it didn't look anything like a rally car. Times have changed. As we promised in the first installment of... more |
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Project Ford Rally Focus: Part 3
Building a one-off Group 5 rally car isn't easy. There are no established formulas to follow, no experience from which to build. This is... more |
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Project Ford Rally Focus: Part 4
This car looks different than the last time you saw it. We think it's better. Hopefully, in the coming months, it'll work as well as it... more |
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Prescott Forest Rally 2001
Are you sure we're going the right direction?" more |
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Project Dodge Neon: Part 1
Several moons ago, our engineering editor, Dave Coleman, made a comment in his nerdy "Technobabble" that he had yet to see a fast Neon.... more |
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Project Matrix: Part 2
Every bit of automotive intuition I have says this can't be done, but we just did it. We turbocharged Toyota's 2ZZ-GE. Five years ago, I... more |
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Ramada Express Rally 2000
It's a phrase no rallyist wants to utter."Uh, Mike, can we borrow a hammer?"Mike Welch, of Road/Race Engineering, has along with his... more |
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Datsun 510 Rally Beater: Part 1
Inspiration can take many forms. For many, it's the soft red glow of a perfect sunset or the view from atop a high peak. For us,... more |
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Datsun 510 Rally Beater: Part 2
In the introduction to "Project Rally Madness" in the March issue, we did something a little unusual. We suggested you not follow our lead. more |
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Datsun 510 Rally Beater: Part 3
It's amazing how having a rally car can focus your life. Even with the casual, half-hearted approach we have taken to building our rally... more |
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Project Honda Civic EG: Part 1
The EG Civic, available from the 1992 through the 1995 model year, was offered in three body styles (two-door, four-door, hatchback) and... more |
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Project Honda Civic EG: Part 2
At the end of their quest, most used-car shoppers emerge a bit bamboozled, slightly scathed, and definitely poorer. I wish I could say we... more |
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Project Honda Civic EG: Part 3
We bought, we researched, we built. Or maybe we haggled poorly, prayed for proper fitment, and bled and swore profusely. Whatever we did,... more |
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Project Honda Civic EG: Part 4
With Project Civic looking mean and clean, we desperately needed to address the suspension and brakes. Tired shocks suspended in sagging... more |
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Project Honda Civic EG: Part 5
Sitting pretty, carving lanes and braking late, Project Civic was still poseur slow. Rather than try to squeeze horribly uninteresting and... more |
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Project Honda CRX: Part 1
There are a few things that are always true with cars. More power is always better, for example. Less weight, however, is even more... more |
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Project Honda CRX: Part 2
Long-time readers of Sport Compact Car may recall the introduction to our Project CRX Hybrid. Actually, it wasn't that long ago, only seven... more |
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Project Miata Gen 2: Part 1
What on Earth would possess someone to drive a Miata on a warm summer's day? Any dermatologist worth their salt will tell you to avoid... more |
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Project Miata Gen 2: Part 2
That's right, we can pontificate all we want about how enjoyable it is to drive our lovely emerald green Miata along the serpentine roads... more |
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