Sickest Acura on the Planet

November 6th, 2018

No, you have not flipped your wig! This is a left-hand drive, JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) Acura Integra that has been radically modified aesthetically and mechanically. The color is Porsche Orange but the attitude is cutting edge. Under the hood is a 2.4-liter (K24) bottom-end (from a Honda Element) with a K20R cylinder head. It has a Precision 62-millimeter turbocharger with a Golden Eagle intake manifold. Every electrical connector and wiring harness on this car is redone with heavy-duty in mind. Car owner, Ryan Basserri is the owner of Rywire so, innovative wiring is his stock in trade and it Read More

Turbo Acura V8 Killer

December 11th, 2017

You can imagine our surprise. After all, it isn’t everyday that we pull up to an event like Street Car Takeover Phoenix (Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park) and find a front-wheel drive Acura Integra going on about quenching some V8 dreams. Even more to our amazement was the tiny four-cylinder engine underneath the hood. Before the day was done in Wild Horse Pass, we would discover that the fella’ with the biggest gun doesn’t always have the fastest bullet. The car was setup to campaign in the Front-Wheel Drive Class but a lack of FWD competitors resulted in a move Read More

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